December 2008
6 posts
Use a Prius as an Emergency Generator [Clever... →
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Factor the cost of a generator into the cost of a new Prius. I’d also plan on gas being closer to $4.50 than $1.50.
If you happen to be the owner of a Toyota Prius, or any other…
Sikh Signs For Package, UPS Driver Enters His Name... →
A UPS driver entered a Sikh man’s name as TERRORIST on its online package-tracking database. The man’s family discovered the epithet when they searched for a package UPS failed to deliver. UPS is…
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Netbooks: good. Apple: absent. (for now) →
This brief piece points out that the netbook market is surging and that Apple isn’t a part of it. And actually, the author is a little critical about Apple’s absence.
Well, in late 2000, another market was booming and Apple wasn’t really a part of that either. One-year later, they came out with the iPod. Check out the last couple of paragraphs of this article about the Nomad...
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Schizotheme
I guess we’re all trying to solve this blog’s identity crisis.
More of a winter look.
Wellness Screening Results
I knew you were all curious, so here goes. The four big areas were: BMI, Blood Pressure, LDL, and Serum Cotinine. I was well beneath company goals for BMI, though technically overweight by NIH standards. My blood pressure was under NIH standards at 119/64. My LDL was 124, which beats my company standards by quite a bit, but also is well above NIH standards. I was also negative for Serum Cotinine,...
Oh wow.
Well, look at that. December 17th. Since my last post (11/21), and my last written post (11/7), here’s what I’ve been up to:
November 10th: Had a morning meeting about a student who can barely tell left from right, let alone piece together a logical thought. Funny kid, though.
November 10th-13th were full of interviewing CIO candidates. Sixty to ninety minute interviews every...