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Where are the QWERTY Phones?
After the recent death of my beloved Droid 4, I found myself in the Verizon store looking for an upgrade. Three things were quickly apparent: 1) all the phones these days are freaking huge (I couldn’t find an Android phone that would fit in my pocket); 2) the Verizon staff seemed more interested in the USMNT’s match with Belgium (which in fairness I was doing more watching than phone shopping); and 3) there wasn’t a single QWERTY phone (phone with a slide out, physical keyboard).
Happy Independence Day (For Reals)
In gratitude for this free country, thank you. Not just to the service men and women (who surely are afloat in thanks and praise today), but also to every activist, every fervent legislator, every voter, and every concerned and active citizen. If it wasn’t for what you do all would be lost, and the efforts of the men and women in the military would be nothing more than protection of the empire.
Happy Independence Day
It’s a hot dry summer, and fireworks were canceled in town because...
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Alizee – J’en Ai Marre
This song by Alizee, the French pop star, has been out for a couple of years ago, but I just came across it recently. I don’t speak French, and haven’t ever bothered to look up the...
D&D Classic Map Elements and the Starts of a New “Old” Map
I found graphics of the classic map elements that I turned into vector graphics, and got to work building maps in Adobe Illustrator. I am putting the vectors of the classic map elements up for download. If you use these, please give me credit and link back here:
Symphony of Science – the Quantum World!
Wow. This is so awesome. I wonder how they did it. Autotuning applied to each syllable? It’s like a musical version of the different overlay modes in Photoshop. Wow, wow, wow!! And the...
Review So Far: Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking
I have the hardest time spending my monthly Audible credit. There are just so many different books, and it takes me forever to get through a single audio book. I am still working on the Eye of the World that I started two months ago, and haven’t even started in on last month’s purchase. This month, after several hours of search and reading reviews and going back and forth, I finally decided on Susan Cain’s Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking. I have listened to a little more than the first chapter or so, but I have to say already that it is really great.
The Nerd’s Burden (Part 1) – Information is Cool
I have referenced a lot of information about being a nerd. If you have been following along, by now you know that nerdiness is ever so much more than pocket protectors and taped glasses. The...
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Quote of the Week – Ferdinand Foch
“My centre is giving way, my right is in retreat; situation excellent. I shall attack.” — Marshal Ferdinand Foch, WW1
The Awesomeness Upgrade Project
As a longtime fan of JRPGs, a genre of computer game that allows upgrading...
Where are the QWERTY Phones?
After the recent death of my beloved Droid 4, I found myself in the Verizon store looking for an upgrade. Three things were quickly apparent: 1) all the phones these days are freaking huge (I couldn’t find an Android phone that would fit in my pocket); 2) the Verizon staff seemed more interested in the USMNT’s match with Belgium (which in fairness I was doing more watching than phone shopping); and 3) there wasn’t a single QWERTY phone (phone with a slide out, physical keyboard).
Happy Independence Day (For Reals)
In gratitude for this free country, thank you. Not just to the service men and women (who surely are afloat in thanks and praise today), but also to every activist, every fervent legislator, every voter, and every concerned and active citizen. If it wasn’t for what you do all would be lost, and the efforts of the men and women in the military would be nothing more than protection of the empire.
Happy Independence Day
It’s a hot dry summer, and fireworks were canceled in town because...
Quote of the Week – Ferdinand Foch
“My centre is giving way, my right is in retreat; situation excellent. I shall attack.” — Marshal Ferdinand Foch, WW1
The Awesomeness Upgrade Project
As a longtime fan of JRPGs, a genre of computer game that allows upgrading...
More to Baking than Recipes?
I have baked a bunch of loaves (12) now using the 5-minute artisan bread...
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