Bill Poser has asked “Why the attention to Bush’s language?”
For the comedy, of course.
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Category Archives: thoughts
George Bush is funny
January 11, 2007 – 10:05 pm
If Thomas Paine built a website
January 8, 2007 – 10:42 pm
The world has enough food. It has enough medicine. It has enough scientific research and invention. We know how to prevent malaria —- we’ve known for over 50 years. We know how to halt HIV. We know how to put down our guns. It can be peaceful, just and healthy; all it needs is good […]
Vocabularic performance
January 4, 2007 – 11:11 pm
Like Jeff Boulter, I believe “performant” is a legitimate word. How better to succinctly describe a system as performing to expectations? This is one of the few linguistic quirks from business software development that I’ve willingly incorporated into my own vocabulary. There it joins several others that I’ve involuntarily added, such as […]
Inspiration
January 2, 2007 – 11:28 pm
The influence of Apple design on Nintendo is undeniable in this icon that appears upon successful registration of a product serial number on my.nintendo.com.
Compare this to the user icon that I believe first appeared in System 7, but was prevalent in AppleShare and Mac OS 8.
And countless observers have commented on the Ivian feel to […]
Predictions
November 7, 2006 – 10:45 am
The Iowa Election Markets tend to be one of the more accurate predictors of election results. For almost a month now, the simulations have predicted that the GOP will hold the US Senate but lose the House. Interestingly, the last-minute uptick in Republican poll standings have not been reflected there.
Election day observations
November 7, 2006 – 9:38 am
The Diebold touchscreen machines are clunky, with blocky, aliased text against a pink background, and the printout is behind a door that most people don’t think to open. Don’t you think a few hours with someone who can spell “usability” might have been called for?
I voted mostly in line with Steve Patterson, but I […]
Social Turing tests
October 13, 2006 – 10:11 pm
Attorneys in New York and Austin picked up my notes jury duty and sent dozens of their readers this way to review them. Then the defense attorney tracked me down at work just to ask a few questions about the case as routine followup.
So, I’m going to continue my newfound career in jury consulting […]
Growing into naiveté
July 7, 2006 – 8:09 am
George W. Knox, director of the National Gang Crime Research Center, said he has trained hundreds of police officials in how to cull intelligence on gang membership, rivalries, territory and lingo from these Web pages.
“In order to understand any subculture, be it al Qaeda, witches, devil worshippers or gangs, you have to be able to […]
One holy, catholic, and apostolic…
June 21, 2006 – 2:04 pm
The first definition of the adjective cath•o•lic in Dictionary.app is (esp. of a person’s tastes) including a wide variety of things; all-embracing. See note at universal.
This morning Kristan and I went to the Basilica of Saint Louis for Mass (we’re considering it as a venue for the wedding). A guest homilist was in seeking […]
Cartoon justice
June 13, 2006 – 9:24 am
IM misfire from an overseas business partner:
1:52:46 AM redacted: Very important news!!! The artist who drew the pictures of the Prophet Muhammed (P.B.U.H)has died in a fire. He was burned alive. Denmark government is hiding the news from the public and everyone has got to know. Plz spread this…. (Its the price one must pay […]
