When I saw an episode of 60 Minutes pointing out the arrow embedded into the Federal Express logo, the subtlety of the design blew me away. Now, I can’t stop seeing the arrow. I suspect that after reading this article,… Continue Reading
I’ve been subscribing to the filings and postings in the Perry v. Schwarzenegger case. Of late there have been a lot of requests by the media to broadcast the arguments (which will be a week from today). The Court has… Continue Reading
So I’m opening up a new file and one of the things involved is a background check on the plaintiff. This includes checking the plaintiff out on Facebook. I farm this out to my young assistant. She reports that the… Continue Reading
Fortunately there are some things I only need to worry about with respect to comfort.
I expected better of you, MSNBC. “Gas Pipe in Chicago Effects Prices in Milwaukee Area.” Really? Perhaps I should not have expected you to get that one right. Perhaps this is advanced stuff for, you know, journalists. Perhaps this is… Continue Reading
I really liked the photo on today’s Bing, the one of Atrani on Italy’s Amalfi Coast. So I wanted to wallpaper it and couldn’t figure out how to do it. Instead, the click went to a generic search for all… Continue Reading
It’s easy to lose sight of the fact that the Founding Fathers were not perfect people, that they made mistakes and even changed their minds about things over the course of their lives. But of course even a moment’s thought… Continue Reading
I don’t follow things like initial public offerings very closely, but I was interested to learn that Tesla Motors had an IPO today. Had I known, I’d have considered taking a flier on it. The Tesla Roadster inspired automotive lust… Continue Reading
For the most part, I think that solar power generation is part of the wave of the future. It isn’t always reliable (clouds and night) and so far it isn’t super-efficient, but it’s getting there. But one advantage of solar… Continue Reading
The Daily Show takes on history: The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c An Energy-Independent Future www.thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor Tea Party Contemporary talk of “green power” is no different than the… Continue Reading