Category Archives: Random Musings

Dear Apple, it’s not you…it’s me.

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I’m done with iTunes and iPods and iWhatever. Last night, courtesy of the fine folks at Amazon.com’s shipping department, I received a 16GB microsd card for my Nexus One phone. I’ve been really looking forward to moving the rest of my mobile experience to the Android platform, which has really become an integral part of my life over the past couple of months. I use it for virtually everything now, and I’ve finally discovered what people must mean when they talk about a smart phone. Google Read more [...]

What the hell was I thinking?

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I have a very long commute. It's around 38 miles one-way, and depending on the day, the weather, and the time of departure, I'm looking at around an hour in the car. I cope by listening to a lot of audio books and podcasts, and it's generally a happy time, unless it's raining or there's a car fire. Seriously, that was yesterday morning. It took me two hours to get to work, and ran my collection of podcasts to dangerously low levels for the week. It happens...no big deal. Some days you're the Read more [...]

What you wear is important, but not necessarily for the obvious reasons.

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(This is a reposting of an article I wrote for a podcast I co-hosted, once upon a time.) Let me preface this entry by saying that I like to wear jeans and t-shirts as much as the next guy. Generally speaking, my wardrobe consists of more dark than a black hole. And we all know that if you’re going to be spending the day crawling around the raised floor pulling cables, common sense dictates casual clothes that don’t ruin easily. My organization’s dress code calls for business casual, except Read more [...]

The (sometimes) utter ridiculousness of going green.

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So, it appears that the company I work for, which is otherwise a fairly sane and sensible collection of folks, has decided to "go green". Now, don't get me wrong. I think we should all have some sense of stewardship for the planet, some sense of ecological responsibility. I must confess though, this news from my company has me scratching my head. HR drug a box through the corridors today, and dropped off a present to all the full-time employees.  A water bottle. The idea here is Read more [...]

Cats piss me off

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Specifically, my cat pisses me off. This is comfortable cat position number 3. It's the one where the cat stops walking and falls down into what looks like an insanely comfortable position. Lots of people hate cats. I don't hate them per se, I'm just really annoyed that no matter what position a cat is in, it's the most comfortable position imaginable. Oh yeah, and the stretching thing - no human can possibly have as satisfying a stretch as a cat. Read more [...]