Archive for August, 2005

Brief

August 31st, 2005

Fortran evangelizing? and Ruby in one post… sadly totally not connected. And some FEMA.


Just a touch of analog.

August 22nd, 2005

With the death of Robert Moog (obit), it seems apropos to play some Wendy (née Walter) Carlos when I get home today. I’m sure I have some. A friend of mine lived in Asheville, N.C. and always talked about Moog’s presence there.
I’ve barely laid eyes on a Moog, but I am [...]


That Scattered Brain of Yours: Part 1

August 21st, 2005

Is the stream of consciousness really just a conflicted fight for our own attention.


The quest for writing it all down.

August 18th, 2005

Text files, I mean come on.


Great thing to read. Great thing to hear.

August 18th, 2005

Chemically Imbalanced (espresso-jogged screeds) This is the most intense thing I’ve read in a while. Like, it just overflows with excitement for the trivial, somehow I like that. Plus the coffee orientation is just so wonderfully single minded.
Jucifer the band. I haven’t been as blown away by a band since the [...]


Napa Valley

August 13th, 2005

Napa valley notes and White Stripes show


Nearly blasting off to Napa.

August 11th, 2005

I am just about ready to leave work. Cleaned my desk, gathered about 7 or so papers to read and (hopefully) tied up any loose ends around here. I would’ve liked to have gotten the two websites I’m working on up, but that will happen in due time… ie next week. Here [...]


Coffee economics

August 10th, 2005

A look at the cost per cup for various ways of getting your coffee.


Espresso mania

August 10th, 2005

Why do we spend so much time thinking about coffee?


Programmer goes off!

August 6th, 2005

I dig this rambling here: dirtSimple.org: The Multiple Self. The writer is on the right track, and I can respect his use of system administrator lingo, although it does seem to be reaching for something. The entire issue with writing about the self-image and the self and the truth that they are inseperably [...]