I’ll celebrate my thousandth post with a quote from the same song that I quoted in my first. Yes, to dance beneath the diamond sky With one hand waving free, Silhouetted by the sea, Circled by the circus sands, With … Continue reading →

Me: Do you know ruby or java? Other guy: No. Php and Javascript. Me: How about you? C#, maybe? Third guy: No. Just Perl. Me: Anyone know Python? All: No. Me: OK, me neither. Let’s do Python, then.

Orwell’s Diaries have been serialized daily online for the last few years as though Orwell were a contemporary blogger. His diary started with Word War II and each entry is posted on the day it was written but time-shifted 70 years … Continue reading →

Vi! Maths was never so fun! Continue reading →

I started a new job with a brand-new startup. An old life is ending as a new life begins. Continue reading →

I’ve just spent 20 minutes searching the AT&T web site for somewhere to register my disenchantment with their services. The AT&T home page has a link to a contact us page which links to a message saying if you prefer to … Continue reading →

Here’s a fun game to play with your american-speaking children. Write out these three words on three separate cards and hand the cards to one of your children to read. Merry Mary Marry Have child number one read out the … Continue reading →

Love bloggingheads.tv. Love Jonathon Haidt. Love evolutionary psychology. Inevitable that I would love this. And I did.