It’s was serendipitous when I found out a friend of mine would be teaching a Machine Learning class — her specialty — and her lectures would be recorded for posterity and she generously offered to let me “play from home.” How could I not seize the opportunity? During the fourth lecture, when she posted a […]
I found out that the North American Handmade Bicycle Show was being held in Portland. I ♥ Portland. I ♥ bike pr0n. The combination? Day trip! (Note: If you’d just prefer to skip ahead to the gallery, click here.) Portland’s about a 3 1/2 hour fugly drive down Interstate 5. For a day trip, that’s
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Scott gave me this awesome luggage tag to complement the Hello Kitty bag. Now I need to find a business trip! Thanks, John, for bearing with me as I iterated through: “Did that work?” “How about now?” “That help?” while diagnosing my TV antenna blog feed. The problem started a few weeks ago when I
The Outlook “inbox” at work represents things I haven’t processed (responded to, deleted, filed). I’ve been aggressively working to keep it below 20 items, but inevitably after a trip, it bumps back up. It’s above 50, and increasing. This really bugs me, but as I’m pretty exhausted from 2 months of busting the product release
Dear driver who spun out in front of me this morning, You are a moron on a public roadway, not a professional driver on a closed course. It’s icy. Your SUV won’t stop faster. Hang up your cell phone. Slow down. Learn how to drive. Much love, Jim Photo from KOMO-TV, www.komotv.com
While rummaging through my study looking for an old tax return, I found my second grade report card. My handwriting still “Needs improvement.” The fourth and fifth grade report cards were more interesting because they were in a Q&A format, no letter grades assigned. Apparently I didn’t like the approach to Spanish instruction taken by
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While Tivo-surfing for new material, I came across “How It’s Made,” focusing on the mechanical steps involved in producing a particular kind of widget. It’s much lighter than Mythbusters and Dirty Jobs, but still entertaining. Because the show has been around a while, my Tivo picked up a dozen showings before I told it to
What if Darth Vader’s brother, Chad, led the day shift of a small grocery store or went out on a dinner date? Blame Society Productions tackles these questions. Episodes 1, 2 and 6 were my favorites. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8