Clojure: the Holy Grail
Every few years I feel like learning a new programming language. After some thought and an amazing synchronicity I have decided to learn Clojure. Functional ...
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Earthquake!
A5.8 magnitude earthquake occurred today at 01:53 PM with its epicenter in the Virginia area. I felt it here in Philadelphia. My experience doesn’t really di...
Ben King: Dead or Alive?
A friend of mine named Ben King died on June 28th, 1996. Every year I do a memorial for him. Recently, a guy named Andrew emailed me who had lost track of a ...
The Quest for my iPad 2
I have it! I have my iPad 2. Getting it proved one of the strangest experiences in recent days. Listen if you will to my tale.
Skiing for the Second Time, Howard Johnson for the Last Time
Before we begin, this piece has several companion files. You can see a picture of me and one of my instructors. You can hear for yourself how it sounds to sk...
Big Boom!
I write this article under strange circumstances. On Sunday, we had a thunderstorm. It quickly escalated into a very severe storm, with wild lightning and ma...
Remembering my friend Ben King
Every year at this time I remember my friend Ben King. We met via my bulletinboard, since I had written a popular game called Barneysplat!. I introduced him ...
High Weirdness at the Toll House
After last night’s wonderful experience and article about Toll House Cookies, it seemed very odd that today I should see this article. Nestle just recalled 3...
Electrical Freakout!
I just had one of those experiences that makes you feel very thankful. The other night, the humidifier leaked water into a power strip. The strip did its job...