Visualization and Data Topics

Topics near and dear to my heart, largely because they keep me employed, absolutely include all things Data related. In particular, lately, Data Visualization has been a hot topic. We got to attend a presentation today by Frank… Read More

Cars, Work, Blogs, and such

Well, my wonderful Subaru WRX with a gadzillion (162k) miles on it blew a head gasket just before Halloween, and I JUST got it back. It’s much happier now, several thousand dollars later. In the mean time I… Read More

TeamFortress 2 and BlackJack

Not much to see here. I needed to add an update so that people would quit complaining… you know how that goes. I actually disabled the front page briefly, then people complained they couldn’t get to the pics… Read More

This is why I never get anything accomplished

This is the exact text of the e-mail I got today explaining why our servers can’t be administered today. Fortunately, I tend to work in the building next door to this, otherwise I might be concerned: Just got… Read More

Don’t Lick the kleenex and Don’t Blink

That’s my useful advice for the day. Moistening a bit of Kleenex to clean up, well, anything, makes good sense, unless your kleenex is anti-viral, because licking it tastes foul. It’s probably not bad for you, but still…. Read More