Check out whether your globe shows Micronesia as US or independant. Or whether Zimbabwe still says Rhodesia. Use the list to figure out when your globe was made. Mine? Somewhere around 1986, apparently. I need a new globe. BONUS HUMILIATION: Trying to find all the countries. I knew most of the few I looked at […]
Archive | September, 2007
Confluence
No, you geeks, I don’t mean wiki confluence, though that works pretty well and I use it at work. And I don’t mean the photo project, though I love the idea. I’m just talking about my own little life. I love it when a book or magazine article I’m reading refers to another book or […]
"Using the Phone" = "Talking to Someone"
Eight months ago, I ranted about people who think that cell phones are picking at the threads holding society together. Today, Wired magazine sort of says the same thing I did, but with less cussing and more logic. What set Wired off (aside from belatedly reading my post, which of course all technology magazines do) […]
The Ex (with a spoiler)
Last night I rented “The Ex,” which got a rockin’ 20% on Rotten Tomatoes. In other words, it was supposed to be terrible. It wasn’t actually terrible. But that’s it for the movie review. I just wanted to mention something that I think they did really wrong. The movie is more or less an extended […]
My New Crush
I know the whole “size doesn’t matter” thing is overdone. And yet. And yet, I find myself drawn to it. My three imacs, all in a row. I considered getting out my Mac Classic, which still runs just fine, but it’s in storage, so will have to remain in sad obscurity. I realize it may […]
Podcast!
The second ever weeklyrob podcast. It’s just under 10 minutes. Basic stuff about the universe’s elemental forces. NOTE: I don’t know anything! I was an English major, for God’s sake. Don’t believe anything I say about science. No music or sound effects this time, and Soundtrack Pro’s “Clicks and Pops” feature really let me down, […]
How-To
Instructables gives step-by-step instructions on anything that anyone has bothered putting together. Some cool stuff, like the 12 volt battery hack. But we’re here today to point to the step-by-step instructable on setting up your own working Barbie Doll Electric Chair, with a mug shot for the press. (Link from Seed)
Spoil the Child
Let’s say you had fifty billion in the bank. You have a son and you plan to leave everything to him. What’s the reason not to give him everything he wants? Of course, I don’t mean that you buy him a company and let him fire or humiliate the employees. Let’s say that you don’t […]