Free to Choose – Milton Friedman
Milton Friedman is one of my favorite historical figures. I do think he’s wrong on a couple of points, but so much of what he says is spot… Read More »Free to Choose – Milton Friedman
Technology…
What is Agile / Scrum?
Scrum is one of the methods of doing Agile work… here’s the basis: www.agilemanifesto.org – It’s used mainly in project management and software development these days as a… Read More »What is Agile / Scrum?
Power generation – wind vs. anything else
While working at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS), I spent a fair amount of time reading and asking the engineers about the various forms of power… Read More »Power generation – wind vs. anything else
Review: Arvixe Web Hosting
"Meh. I’ve experienced better." I recently moved my site to a friend’s server, so didn’t need the hosting anymore. I’d been with Arvixe web hosting for many years,… Read More »Review: Arvixe Web Hosting
Review: DJI Phantom ‘1’
The DJI Phantom ‘1’ is the best quad for the price! It’s ready to fly (after a battery charge) and so smooth! I’ve flown a few other quads… Read More »Review: DJI Phantom ‘1’
Windows XP hill, then and now…
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Jukebox and Space Shuttle Pinball
When I lived in Redmond, Washington, sometime around 1997, I picked up a used (and broken) 1979 Wurlitzer X200 jukebox. It was 40” x 53” x 26” and… Read More »Jukebox and Space Shuttle Pinball
Sneakers’ ‘black box’ project
I recently picked up a Panasonic model KX-T1450 EasaPhone AutoLogic answering machine to try to re-create the ‘black box’ from Sneakers. As a geek, I loved this movie… Read More »Sneakers’ ‘black box’ project
My start with desktop publishing – and computers…
I was listening to a podcast today and someone mentioned doing ‘desktop publishing’ in the early 90s. My own memories suddenly came rushing back of my own start… Read More »My start with desktop publishing – and computers…
Dating nearby…
I was recently out with friends and start talking to a woman I met, who asked what I like to do for fun… I didn’t have an answer… Read More »Dating nearby…