Monthly Archives: November 2007

But that’s just me

Posted on Thursday, 29 November 2007 by David Gorsline

Arnold Zwickly produces two rants after my own heart. First: Why are people so incompetent at finding e-addresses and web addresses? The hypothesis I’ve developed is that the InterWeb—the conglomeration of the Internet and the World Wide Web—makes people lazy … Continue reading →

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Current Nobody

Posted on Monday, 26 November 2007 by David Gorsline

Melissa James Gibson’s modern-dress retelling of the Odyssey puts the emphasis on the war at home and leaves the violence offstage. In a gender reversal, it’s house husband Od who stays at home with baby daughter Tel while his photojournalist … Continue reading →

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Thinking about choices

Posted on Wednesday, 21 November 2007 by David Gorsline

Wyatt Mason reviews John Updike’s collection of book reviews and other essays, Due Considerations, for the December, 2007 number of Harper’s (I’m not sure how long this article will live outside the paywall): Without coyness, Updike renders a stern judgment … Continue reading →

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Kitteh ate my web site

Posted on Wednesday, 21 November 2007 by David Gorsline

Via Compiler: In the Bizzaro-world spirit of The Eater of Meaning, the next stage of the internet’s decadent development is the Lolinator, brought to you by the good(?) people at malevolent design. It doesn’t seem to deal with long sidebars … Continue reading →

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That which we call a rose

Posted on Sunday, 18 November 2007 by David Gorsline

bit-player laments the confusing system of names used to identify complexity classes. The letter P generally stands for “polynomial” (except where it’s “probabilistic”). N usually denotes “nondeterministic” (but NC is “Nick’s Class”). Likewise the prefix D is for “deterministic” (except … Continue reading →

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Squeezing the melons

Posted on Saturday, 17 November 2007 by David Gorsline

Adelaide and Sarah summon the names of a few defunct retailers in “Marry the Man Today.” Adelaide’s intro begins: At Wanamaker’s and Saks and Klein’s, A lesson I’ve been taught: You can’t get alterations On a dress you haven’t bought. … Continue reading →

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Day off

Posted on Monday, 12 November 2007 by David Gorsline

Somewhat unconventionally, today is a company holiday for me. I made a decision not to schedule anything for today: no checklists, no appointments (except that Leta is coming over after her audition), no chores, no alarms. My bathroom needs cleaning, … Continue reading →

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Still squeezing

Posted on Saturday, 10 November 2007 by David Gorsline

So I hit the souvenir shop row along the the block with Ford’s Theater looking for a replacement squeeze coin purse, as the one I had from New York was getting hard and cracked. In the third shop, I found … Continue reading →

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Program inserts

Posted on Friday, 9 November 2007 by David Gorsline

We were called for a pickup rehearsal yesterday evening in preparation for this weekend’s run. It was a refreshingly productive hour. We reviewed only choreography, so we didn’t waste time clowning through the dialog (alas, a practice all too common … Continue reading →

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More is the new more

Posted on Friday, 9 November 2007 by David Gorsline

Scott Gilbertson explains HugeURL. Update: It turns out that I’m weak. I could not resist requesting http://www.hugeurl.com/?NTM3ZjA4MTNmZjU3MGNjN2U3ZWY5OTIyNTM4 NjQ4ZWImMTEmVm0wd2QyUXlWa2hWV0doVVYwZG9jRlZ0TVZOWFZsbDNXa1JT VjFac2JETlhhMk0xVjBaS2MySkVUbGhoTVhCUVZteFZlRll5VGtsalJtaG9U V3N3ZUZadGNFdFRNVTVJVm10a1dHSkdjSEJXTUZwSFRURmFjVkZ0UmxSTmF6 RTFWVEowVjFaWFNrbFJiR2hYWWxob00xWldXbUZrUlRGWlkwZDRVMkpIZHpG V2EyUXdZVEZrU0ZOclpHcFRSVXBZVkZWa1UyUnNjRmRYYlVacVlrWmFlVmRy V25kV01ERkZVbFJDVjAxdVVuWlZha1pYWkVaT2NtSkdTbWxXUjNoWFZtMHdl R0l4U2tkaVNFWlRZbGhTV1ZWcVJrdFRWbFowWlVoa1YwMUVSa1pXYkdoclZq SkZlVlZZWkZkaGExcFhXbFphVDJOdFJraGhSazVzWWxob1dGWnRNSGhPUm14 V1RVaG9XR0pIVWxsWmJHaFRWMFpTVjFkdFJteFdia0pIVmpJeE1GWlhTa2Rq UkVaV1ZqTm9lbFpxU2tkamJVVjZZVVprVjFKV2NGbFdWM0JIWVRKU1YxZHVU bFJpVjNoVVZGY3hiMWRzV1hoWGJYUk9VbXRzTTFSVmFHOWhiRXB6WTBac1dt SkhhRlJaTVZwelkyeHdSMVJyTlZOaVJtOTNWa1phVTFFeFdsaFRhMlJwVWta S1YxUlhOVzlOTVZweFVtMUdVMkpWYkRaWGExcDNZa2RGZUdOSWJGZFdSVXBv VmtSS1RtVkdjRWxVYldoVFRXNW9kbFpHVm05Uk1XUnpWMWhvWVZKRlNtRldh a1pIVFRGU1YyRkZPV2hpUlhCNldUQmFjMWR0UlhsaFJWSmFaV3RhV0ZwRlZY aFdNVkp5VGxaT2FWZEdSalpXYlRFMFZURkplRmRZWkU1V1ZscFVXVlJHZDFk R2JISmFSemxxWWtad2VGVnRNVWRWTWtwV1lrUmFXR0V4Y0ROWlZXUkdaVWRP U0dGR2FHbFNia0p2Vmxod1MxVXhXWGhWYmxaVllrWndjRlpxU205bGJHUlla RWRHYTAxcmJEUldNV2h2V1ZaS1JsTnRSbGRpV0dnelZGVmFZV1JIVWtoa1Jt UnBWbGhDU2xkV1ZtOVVNVnB5VFZWa1YxZEhhR0ZVVmxwM1ZrWmFjVkp0ZEdw aVZrcEpXbFZrYzFVeVNsbFpNMmhYWVRGd2FGWlVSbFpsUm1SWldrVTFXRkpZ UWxsWFZtUTBaREZaZUZkdVJsVmhNRFZWVlcxNGQyVkdWblJOVldSWFRVUkdl VlJzVm05V01VbzJVbXRvVjFaRldreFdha3BQVW14YWMxcEhiRk5OVlZZelZt … Continue reading →

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Evolution sucks

Posted on Thursday, 8 November 2007 by David Gorsline

Via Laura’s Birding Blog, a bit of humor, courtesy of the Phorusrhacidae.

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Quercus suber

Posted on Wednesday, 7 November 2007 by David Gorsline

Very handsome image, along with interpretive links, of a Cork Oak tree from Portugal at Botany Photo of the Day. Cork harvested from the bark of this tree is an eminently renewable resource.

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Some ink: 3

Posted on Wednesday, 7 November 2007 by David Gorsline

Lorin Buck gives us a nice writeup for the Fairfax County Times.

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It might work

Posted on Tuesday, 6 November 2007 by David Gorsline

J Luc Pitard hops in the backseat of one of GM’s hydrogen fuel cell demonstrator vehicles. Robert Seigel takes the wheel of the specially-fitted Chevy Equinox.

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Wildlife and wind power in California

Posted on Tuesday, 6 November 2007 by David Gorsline

The California Energy Commission has adopted a set of voluntary guidelines for wind power projects in the state, as reported by The Birding Community E-Bulletin. The document’s abstract: These voluntary guidelines provide information to help reduce impacts to birds and … Continue reading →

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