Ragged Clown

It's just a shadow you're seeing that he's chasing…


Blog Archives

Memories. Of the past, mostly.

October
2015

Every blog comes to an end eventually and all too many end with a boring, uninspiring post that lingers at the top of the blogger’s home page for evermore like a turd that refuses to be flushed away. I’m sorry … Continue reading

Pssst. Wanna buy some junk?

May
2015

When it was announced that Verizon was buying AOL, the NY Times had several articles about the purchase. They made it clear that the only reason anyone would want to buy AOL is because of their advertising know-how. By layering … Continue reading

HBO without Cable

September
2014

Did you know that you can now subscribe to HBO at Comcast without paying for any of the other crap on cable TV? It’s true and it’s wonderful! They have a few technical kinks to work out though. Comcast asked … Continue reading

Songs Without Love

May
2014

I was wondering what songs are about. Most of them are about love of course but what about the other ones? Terry Gross had a dude on the other day who wrote songs about a bomb that went off his … Continue reading

Moral Instincts Don’t Scale

November
2013

Excellent idea that I never thought of before… The first half of this bloggingheads video is about Paul Bloom experiments showing how very young babies have a well-developed moral sense. In the second half of the video, Paul & Bob … Continue reading