Last week, an FDA task force issued a report basically stating that the agency needs to be better versed in nanotechnology to ensure that the deluge of products using...
basically
-
Monitoring Everyday Nanotechnology
details »
-
And the blog moratorium shall end
details »
So as you’ve undoubtedly noticed, I haven’t been blogging much lately. But this time, I actually have an excuse. One or two of you might recall that back in...
-
Dry Measuring Cups vs Liquid Measuring Cups
details »
I recently received this email from a visitor asking, “if a recipe calls for four ounces of something, how do you know if they mean four ounces on the food scale,...
-
Facebook’s crazy terms of use
details »
Sigh. About a year and a half ago, I wrote about Picasa Web Albums, discussing their terms of service and explaining why I couldn’t use it. Basically, those terms...
-
A brief word on my blog posts and links
details »
In the past couple weeks, I’ve received a few e-mails from folks wondering why my blog has been less active than in the past. The answer is pretty simple:...
-
Getting things done! Again…
details »
To-Done! is going to live again! Expect new articles and information. New articles will be probably more business oriented as most of my experience is from business...
-
Crackerjack
details »
The web design world, if you pay attention to many of the css and webdesign gallery sites, can seem a bit insular. Seemingly every few months, a new design accouterment...
-
One last quickie for 2007, then it's a new year!!
details »
Well the last post of this turbulent year is a great hard rock album from 1972. I'm sure anyone reading this blog is familiar with these guys and if by chance you aren't,...
-
Legionella
details »
As my son Michael already mentioned, I was hospitalized with double pneumonia based on legionella pneumonia, together with liver, kidney and some other minor problems....
-
Cuban Economy: Status Quo
details »
Up to 1990 the Cuban economy was heavily subsidised by the Soviet Union and the Comecon (Eastern Block) - basically sugar for fuel.When the Soviet Union collapsed in...
-
Recap Post
details »
For the past couple of months the blog took a back seat. Basically, since KDD, I have had very little time to write. I have been on the road quite a bit and my trip to...
-
Um, ‘upgrade’ to MT :D
details »
Heh, I worked with MT for a whole year at theage.com.au and basically the only thing they have going for themselves is static html… which of course Super Cache does...
-
Better Beveled Text
details »
In the Script-Fu menu, there is an option to add a bevel, but I've found it to be lacking, so I found a better way to create a bevel which I'm sharing with you here.For...
-
Legitimate uses of micro-benchmarks: parameter passing and function call costs
details »
So, everybody knows about the Fibonacci pissing contest by now. From the moment you mention two programming languages, this is likely to happen, and the blog post that...
-
The Dev'ilz in ur projects, trackin' ur changz
details »
The Dev’il is out; get it while it’s hot. What’s that? you’re wondering. This is the story behind it. The Rubinius project (where The Best Ruby VM of All Time...
-
Earn My Degree
details »
Sponsored Review EarnMyDegree is an online education resource for adults who are interested in pursuing further education, whether it be a certificate course or an...
-
Just in time for L.U.N.C.H.
details »
A suprising number of you use the pantry! For the uninitiated: basically you list out what you've got on hand and store it on Snacksby and everything is nice and neat and...
-
A Material World…
details »
… it’s not just the lyrics of a Madonna song; it’s a reality of life, and one I think people would be better off if they understood at a more personal...
-
Evolution in the species "companies"
details »
Evolution is evident and well-known in biological species, and can be seen in artifical environments quite easily, but evolution actually applies to any environment with...
-
POX and SOAP
details »
Leonard Richardson: The “POX” in HTTP+POX basically means “no SOAP”, but what specifically don’t HTTP+POX people like about SOAP? Is it the complexity...