I read two articles this morning. The first was about the nature of the activity that we call science. The author uses the example of Anaximander’s realization that the Earth is not flat to illustrate what he believes to be … Continue reading →

Does anyone want a newspaper? Continue reading →

I used to sing this song every day to my first baby clown. Continue reading →

I joined the Navy as an artificer at HMS Fisgard in 1982. Continue reading →

Oglaf. The funniest comic on the interwebs (sometimes). It’s very naughty.

Python. It’s not quite Ruby. Continue reading →

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 →

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