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An op-ed from today's New York Times talks about trusting your computer when it wants to automatically update.  The article reflects people's general ambivalent attitude toward computers: things that get in the way and boss you around and will theoretically make your life easier and more convenient but usually just slow you down and drive you nuts.  This attitude represents

Made it to San Diego with Nathan.  First time flying solo with the Bean - I was nervous about it.  Virgin America is always awesome; I've said before that flying Virgin was the first time I was actually disappointed to leave the plane.  There are several reasons for this: (a) Nicer seats, (b) they pressurize the cabin better so the altitude doesn't bother you as much, (c) they have a humidifier so the air doesn't get as dry, and you land feeling refreshed, (d) they have mood music and lighting to make you more relaxed and cheerful (it may be a cheap psychological ploy

My web host just informed me that they've gone green.  That may not sound like a big deal (how much energy could teh Internets possibly take?) but it actually is.  You know the computer under your desk?  Imagine a computer ten times the size.  Now imagine twenty of those.  That's a small server farm.  It uses a lot of electricity, and it generates a lot of heat, which has to be air conditioned using more electricity.  My web host now gets all that electricity from wind power.

A couple weeks ago I went to another CW reenactment at Duncan's Mills.  Didn't take many pictures myself, but I lent my camera to Judy, a professional graphic designer with some real skill.  The problem with letting someone else borrow your camera is . . . you have to process the photos.

Anyway here they are:

Just in case you weren't already convinced of Google's awesomeness, here comes Google Voice.

Google Voice is basically an answering service.  You call one number, and it tries all your other numbers.  If it can't reach you, it takes a message.  Of course, this is Google, so they've added a bunch of other crazy features: