In 2005 I briefly anticipated Buro Vormkrijgers’s Pong® Clock. I later forgot about it.
But I just discovered John Maushammer’s Pong Watch and have to have one. The concept may not be original, but his design is inspired. The minimalist prototype cases, PIC code that adapts to low battery levels, and aesthetic PCB […]
Category Archives: thoughts
Applied thought
February 19, 2007 – 6:35 pm
As simple as driving
February 18, 2007 – 2:02 pm
GreatCall is advertising mobile phones for “Baby Boomers and their parents” with big buttons, easy-to-read displays, and simplified UI. This is ingenious, and I expect they’ll be quite successful.
One of the phones features three big dial buttons. Although the middle button is configurable (along with a contact list: do-it-yourself, ask a friend or […]
Visual weblog
February 16, 2007 – 9:42 pm
A crazy idea that needs to be written down to get it out of my head: a wordless, visual weblog. Posts are pictures with no explanation prose, and the comments form is a sketchpad for visitors to draw upon.
Fidget-friendly
February 14, 2007 – 6:16 pm
I decided it was time for a wireless mouse, and decided to finally try one of those modern button-congested monstrosities, the Logitech MX Revolution. Most of it’s superfluous buttons are easily ignored, and the scroll wheel can be set to spin freely, perfect for fidgeting.
The OS X drivers, though, suck. Contrary to mainstream […]
RTF 9th Amendment
February 4, 2007 – 7:44 pm
…the Constitution doesn’t say every individual in the United States or every citizen is hereby granted or assured the right to habeas.
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales at the Senate Judiciary Committee (transcript not available online, see coverage by the San Francisco Chronicle and Los Angeles Times)
The best reaction to this attitude towards habeas corpus I can […]
Freedom v. Liberty
February 1, 2007 – 7:55 pm
I was recently reminded of Brad Borevitz’s excellent State of the Union text analysis project. This year, he’s added a tool that lets us graph the frequency of words against each other. Here’s an interesting example, over time the use of the word “freedom” has risen dramatically, while “liberty” has remained fairly steady.
Maybe […]
Rendered with ink
January 30, 2007 – 9:11 pm
I don’t order books online often. When I do, they’re typically gifts for others.
It’s not that I don’t read dead trees, I just prefer to browse in a bricks-and-morter store, even though I usually know what I’m looking for and don’t need to review before purchasing. Fond memories of childhood hours spent in […]
QOTD
January 22, 2007 – 10:18 pm
Hate, unfortunately is what substitutes for political discourse these days. - Diane Meyer
Heir to the throne
January 18, 2007 – 1:59 pm
With As the Apple Turns defunct for over a year, where is an unapologetic Apple fanboy supposed to get his regular dose of humorous zealotry?
Macalope to the rescue:
Is your wife there? Can you put her on the phone? Because… damn, woman.
Corporeal Revenge
January 16, 2007 – 11:02 pm
As age presumably imparts increased wisdom, I’ve grown to oppose the death penalty. This is mostly a result of my libertarian perspective; executions do not directly serve any of the obligations of government.
The satisfaction of scheudenfreud or katharsis cannot outweigh the risk of error.
I believe life imprisonment is more cost effective, a more likely […]
