It’s a Monochrome Day in the Neighborhood

Note to Cap Hill residents: If you are going to place an object outside, any kind of object, please make sure you select your background to match the object. The above photo shows an excellent example of these principals in correct use. Thank you.

Nerdio

It’s Nerd + Radio. Get it? Hey, I’m trying to put together an application for a pretty cool travel writing gig and one of the things they want, if possible, is an audio clip. I’m playing with this. It’s Windows Media, my MP3 export didn’t work. Let me know your thoughts. Oh, I should totally …


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Blind men and elephants

I have this technology column I write, you know? I’m supposed to take a gizmo, mess around with it, and write about why it’s cool. It’s a GREAT gig and I consider myself really lucky to have it. But technology, you will be stunned to learn, doesn’t always work. This can be frustrating for the …


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Metronome

I don’t really know how to write about music. There’s a bunch of terminology that I can pretend to understand, but anyone who does know what all that stuff means is just going to see right through me. I can’t read music – though I am very slowly learning to – and I’m a mere …


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I hate Ticketmaster

Okay, who doesn’t. Still, can anyone explain to me how it can cost 8.55 PER TICKET for them to print up the ticket, put it in an envelope and mail it to me? That’s on TOP of the postage, by the way. Plus, they call it a “convenience charge.” What is convenient about charging 34 …


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Those Who Don’t Learn From History

Yesterday afternoon we went to see Everything is Illuminated. If you haven’t read the book, you shouldn’t go see the movie. I think that if you read the book after you see the movie, you’ll be disappointed, in retrospect, by the movie, and that’s not really fair to the movie. What I’m saying is that …


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