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I am the 1%.
I'm not on a plane. Like many I can't afford to go, but unlike most that actually stops me. While others pile in six-deep, I will sleep in a room of one. They will ignore reality with abandon while I toil in a thankless job for a pittance. They will tweet pictures from parties that I'll see over a dinner of canned soup. They will mourn the end ( Read more... ) -
Chaos in the air on 9/11
On the news this morning was a report that the Rutgers Law Report had published a bunch of audio clips of air traffic control recordings and panicked phone calls from September 11, 2001. The link to them, and a transcript, is here: http://www.rutgerslawreview.com/2011/a-new-type-of-war/Ten years go by, the panic dies down, you get used to what ( Read more... ) -
MIDI player for the iPhone
I've often lamented the lack of a good, inexpensive MIDI player for iDevices. I mean, MIDI is a basic, nearly universal format that's been around for decades. Even the cell phone I got over seven years ago could play MIDIs. And while an app that can play all module files and almost any game music you throw at it is only $1.99, the only halfway ( Read more... ) -
Fiction friction
Normally I love reading. It's a great way to escape, falling into words and experiencing people and adventures I'd never find in reality. Lately though, it's been messing with me. It's probably just that the new stuff I've read the past few weeks is slightly disturbing to me, and not because of my state of mind, but I'm not sure ( Read more... ) -
Better, stronger
No, this isn't about an epic trip to the gym, just something I fixed ( Read more... ) -
Random Memory
I can't remember people I meet. I don't remember my work's phone number. I don't know the names of most of my coworkers. I sometimes forget the names of friends. I seldom recall much about people unless reminded. The only birthdays in my family I can remember are my mother's and sister's ( Read more... ) -
Discretion
There's something I've lately acquired an interest in getting into, but I'd first like to talk with someone who's into it (or has been). But, well... this thing is a bit embarrassing, and I'd feel awkward blurting out HEY I WANNA TRY [THIS] HAS ANYONE ELSE ( Read more... ) -
Transport Tycoon lives again!
Transport Tycoon Deluxe is being remade open-source! Not just remade, but greatly expanded upon! Most of the fixes from the awesome TTDPatch have been incorporated, and many, many new improvements have been made as well ( Read more... ) -
Sunglasses
I just want a good pair of sunglasses. Comfortable, affordable, not bad looking, with polarized gray lenses. Should be easy, right? Well, stores don't have them. It seems no one actually cares about sunglasses that preserve color; they all have tinted lenses that mess it up. Well sorry, but I'm sick of hiking in Yosemite and only finding out ( Read more... )