A Passive-Aggressive Steve Jobs? I have no secret sources to back this up — it’s pure speculation. But at the last Apple press conference (iPod), Steve Jobs allowed that there were some unkept secrets that had been leaked. So I wonder if Apple’s planted a red herring with all these “leaked” pics and video of [...]
“Rumors of My Demise…” So much fun following predictions for Apple’s “Let’s Rock!” event today. My prediction is Steve Job’s retirement. Here’s why: “In the phrase “Let’s Rock,” the rock symbolizes Job’s gravestone (we all should have clearly realized this when his obituary was released). The rock also hints at the iXcaliber sword in the [...]
It’s That Time of the Year Again… I’ve been working on my AERA presentations and actually touching up the papers that have been submitted. I’m not sure I can adjust the official versions, but I’ll try…In the meantime, there are copies available here: regardingjohn.com/papers.
I have been Blocked by Bad Behavior! I was sad to have lots of SPAM comments. I installed Bad Behavior. Q: I have been blocked by Bad Behavior! What do I do? A: In extremely rare circumstances, Bad Behavior may block actual human visitors. Bad Behavior was designed to target robots, not people. These “extremely [...]
For Rufus, really. Well, for our runs. Small? He’s good, doesn’t tug. He only needs guidance to remind him that we’re moving on. Reflective? To get to the dog park, we have a 1/4 mile run on an “unruly” residential street. There are no sidewalks, and drivers don’t drive the speed limit, so I’d like [...]
Running: I hadn’t mentioned it before, but I’ve been running for the past two months. I’m currently doing 30-45 minute runs every other day with Rufus at the dog park. One of these days I’ll bring a GPS unit and see what that is in miles.Biking: I found a possible replacement frame for my 54cm [...]
Bought a new Jay Turser JT-133 semi hollow-body guitar this morning, on eBay. Walnut. Should be good. At least a lot of people like the model. Walked into the local St. Vinny “Dig’n’Save” looking for a cheap patio table. Saw a very cool, low-slung, retro, light oak bed frame for $10, and walked out with [...]
Today, instead of working on my AR research, I went to the Star Schools weekly meeting, but was told that they didn’t need me there because they were discussing control groups (nothing I’m interested in). So I worked on the curriculum documentation for the Wingra AR game instead — 122 pages and counting. Then lunch. [...]
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I just read an opinion article in the NY Times today by Verlyn Klinkenborg titled “On the Recentness of What We Know” — here’s the excerpt that quite nicely sums up my ontological stance: Unlike scientists, most of us tend to live easily, almost unknowingly among our assumptions—another word for our ignorance. But the business [...]
My PowerBook is full. It’s down to 500MB left on the 80GB drive. I knew this would happen — it’s happened to every computer I’ve ever had, from the Mac SE with the HUGE 20MB hard drive, to this one, and I know my 250GB iMac will reach that point too. But thought I’d be [...]
