Well, this is on things I've been thinking about for a while, and they are probably of little interest to anyone. And this might take a while. But nevermind, here we go ( Read more... )

I'm back, baby ( Read more... )

Ah. That's better.

This icon has had its day. It is far, far too serious. It must go. It's been a good five years, but that's long enough.

It's only noon, and this has already been the most surreal day that I can remember for quite some time ( Read more... )

There appears to be this idea out there that "extraordinary claims require extraordinary proof [or evidence]" is a description of the scientific method and the usual burden of proof. That is, I've encountered people who seem to think that any claim that differs from the null hypothesis is the "extraordinary claim," and assign the burden of proof ( Read more... )

One of the myriad things distracting from my actual job today was an email that came in today, reminding me that I can download Windows 7, Home or Professional Edition, for $30. Hooray for stoodent discounts! Of course, the question is whether or not I should get it ( Read more... )

Jaime's car has reached that point of accelerated disintegration that means that we will need to replace it very soon. Fortunately, we have the means to do so, and so we are car shopping. Joy ( Read more... )

Incidentally, for those of you who don't already know, but would like to, you can follow me on Twitter now! I'm not a super-prolific user, but it's pretty fun and I do generally tweet at least once or twice a day. It's not real interaction, but it's kind of nice to see that people are out there and going about their lives. I like that, it's good to ( Read more... )

Dear Mr. President,

using signing statements in the manner of your predecessor is NOT COOL. Please stop.

love,
your voter,
Greg