Those of you who know my connection to the BBC may remember me describing that they had a private file sharing system that they had contributing writers testing for them. My access to the system ended a couple of months before this official announcement. I described it as BitTorrent meets iTunes.
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I have been overwhelmed by the response to the themes that I have posted recently on this site. So, to speed up user registration, I have opened the public registration page. I have been really hesitant to do this because it makes the site inherently less secure, but I would rather manage that risk...
For those of you who might like to listen to any of the first two seasons of the new Doctor Who either at home or when you are out and about, here they are as MP3 files. Right-click (or ctrl+click) on the links to download them to your computer. Season 1
Not even computers will replace committees, because committees buy computers.
 Edward Shepherd Mead Yeah? Well, someone told me that there’s a beowulf cluster booting up in the boardroom that is getting to work on THAT particular problem right away!
Mister Gorbachev, tear down this wall!
Why am I quoting Ronald Reagan? Because I just heard this story on NPR about President Bush’s continued call to fence our border with Mexico. I never thought that I would be siding with Reagan on anything, but I maintain that the best way to influence polic...
Setting a good example for children takes all the fun out of middle age.
 – William Feather
MOVIE: HERE A few weeks ago, I stumbled upon the Celtic Folk Podcast. I’ve really loved the music and their other more diverse podcast, Upbeat Radio, is loads of fun too. With music from Keltic Kudzu, The Borderers, The Gobshites, and Coyote Run, I think quite a few of you would have fun...
Have you ever gotten a song stuck in your head because a loved one or co-worker was singing it? If so, you have experienced the dreaded Ear Worm. There are two known cures for Ear Worms. One is to get another, more acceptable, song stuck in your head. The other is to completely play out the one that...
Sometimes, after a hard day, you just need to relax…
Enjoy!
Drum & Dance last night was fantastic! Not least of all because I have my drum back. I really missed playing my ashiko. It’s voice is really unique. So, even if I am not the best drummer on the block, it let’s me have conversations with those drummer better than I as well as with the dancers.
I...
About a month and a half ago, a friend of mine messaged me and was all kinds of happy because coconutBattery reported that his Powerbook battery was reporting that it was better than it was the day it was new. I thought this was funny at the time. And, of course it got me thinking about my Powerbo...
I am considering going to this audition tonight:
Auditions for A Doll’s House by Henrik Ibsen and Family Album by Noel Coward MONDAY and TUESDAY, Feb. 6-7, 7-10 p.m., Smith College. A Doll’s House in Theatre 14; Family Album in Hallie Flanagan Studio Theatre.
And, here is the monologue that I...
I Get Along Without You Very Well
Words & Music by Jane Brown Thompson & Hoagy Carmichael
Recorded by Rosemary Clooney, 1960
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I get along without you very well, of course I do;
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Except when soft rains fall and drip from leaves, then I recall
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Miers & Microsoft
October 4, 2005 – 1:27 am
We don’t know much about Harriet Miers; her qualifications list is short. But one item that is invariably included is her representation of Microsoft. So what exactly did she do for the software behemoth? She protect...
