In that excellent 1980s film Throw Momma from the Train, the two main characters (one, a creative writing instructor; the other, his student) keep chanting the mantra of the instructor’s class: “a writer writes… always.” Stephen King in On Writing gives the same advice, as does Cerebus creator Dave Sim, who says something like (I’m… Continue reading I’m still alive
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Yelp should be more like Netflix
I don’t use Netflix any more, but when I did, I liked how it tried to guess what you might like based on how you rated things. They would look at people who rated things similarly to you and then say something like “85% of people with tastes similar to yours also liked this movie.”… Continue reading Yelp should be more like Netflix
Website plagiarism strikes again
If your website is somewhat popular but not so established as to have its own brand name and legal team, then it’s very likely it will be plagiarized at some point. This happened to my Ubuntu tutorials site recently, and thank you to the individual who pointed it out to me (if you want to… Continue reading Website plagiarism strikes again
San Francisco needs a Trimet
Just got back from a trip to Portland. Never had been there before. It’s a nice city. No Asian people… even in “Chinatown.” A lot of people smoking on street corners. A few ugly bridges over the beautiful water. But some good food, a walkable downtown, charming parks everywhere, and… an excellent public transportation system.… Continue reading San Francisco needs a Trimet
The HP Mini – Two Weeks Later
Now that I’ve had my HP Mini for a couple of weeks, here are a few more things I’ve noticed about it: When people said in their reviews that the touchpad buttons on the side meant you have to use two hands, I thought they meant the right hand index finger using the touchpad and… Continue reading The HP Mini – Two Weeks Later
A Linux live CD can save your data
You don't have to convert to Linux full-time to need Linux. In fact, a Linux live CD is a great thing to have if you're a Windows user. Here are a bunch of Windows and Mac users who thought they'd lost all their precious personal data (documents and photos) just because of a Windows or… Continue reading A Linux live CD can save your data