Just As I Thought

Fun Stuff

Portrait of the Artist

Ah, that day when my friends Sara and Lance and I went to the Hirshhorn gallery to see the Laurie Anderson exhibit, and turned around to discover that we were being followed by… Laurie Anderson.

April 24, 2023

The War with the Customer

I was just watching John Seigenthaler on NBC News, struck by an incredibly annoying aspect of his face: he always seems to be smiling. Reporting on continuing earthquakes in Japan, his wry smile was still in evidence [more...]

October 24, 2004

On the Board

Life... Don't talk to me about life.

Someone’s in the kitchen with B

When I cook, it usually involves poking holes in plastic and programming the microwave oven. Even that ritual is rare, as I usually opt for fast food or, more likely, nothing much at all. This is a major difference [more...]

October 24, 2004

Life... Don't talk to me about life.

Charm City

Sorry I didn’t post yesterday. I was a bit preoccupied, spending my weekend in Baltimore with B. I was wondering this morning how — or if — I would describe my weekend here on the blog, not quite sure [more...]

October 24, 2004

Right = Wrong

Taking sides

Well, the Washington Post has come out and endorsed John Kerry. Hardly a surprising endorsement, but I was quite surprised at how well thought-out and comprehensive their endorsement was. While many people — [more...]

October 24, 2004

General Annoyances

Odds ‘n ends

October 21, 2004

Fun Stuff

Floating

A while back I wrote about a cool display technology I saw on ABC News, where an image floated on a piece of clear glass. Later, I saw this being used at Harrods in London in a clothing display. And now, you can buy one [more...]

October 20, 2004

General Annoyances

Great ideas

There are so many great interface ideas on computers these days, I just wish that they would be translated to other environments. Such as Exposé, the cool utility built into Mac OS. At a keystroke or mouse [more...]

October 20, 2004