We Are Touchy, Aren’t We?

Thursday, October 23rd, 2008 Posted in Newspapers and News, Real World | No Comments »

...because physical components of the machines expand and contract in response to temperature changes, the amount of time a machine has been running, or even the time of day, might affect calibration—which could explain why the problem didn't show up ...

Spammers Buffet, anyone?

Tuesday, October 21st, 2008 Posted in Newspapers and News, Real World | No Comments »

Like having about a dozen CCTV cameras per head of population wasn't bad enough (yeah, OK, so I'm exaggerating a bit), the UK Government seems dead set on knowing what email we read, web sites we view, and mobile phone ...

No One Expects…

Tuesday, October 7th, 2008 Posted in TV and Movies, Writing | No Comments »

In the continuing tale of a would-be game writer, I find myself wanting to write a mission, but lacking the energy to get it done in anything less than a geological era. I keep setting time aside to get going, ...