This morning, we joined the Atlanta MINI Club for a fun run through the North Georgia mountains. This is the route we took, and it was gorgeous! We were probably a week late for the foliage peak, but it didn't matter. Sunny day, brisk temperatures (especially with the convertible top down!), good company with 30+ other MINIs. Any of you who … [Read more...]
Archives for 2008
It’s Cold Outside!
November 9, 2008 by
Doing the Atlanta MINI run to Brasstown Bald. Found Calvin Yu, looking cold! … [Read more...]
Buy this CD!
November 7, 2008 by
Alright, I'm actively courting codgerhood here, but I don't like rap. Or hip-hop. Or whatever else the young whippersnappers call "music."But I just spent ten bucks on a rap CD (well, partially rap), and I love it! … [Read more...]
Do the Right Thing
November 6, 2008 by
I had a hardware problem with my MacBook Pro today. Apple delivered a model of stellar customer service. I figured the least I could do in return was write about it. … [Read more...]
Rules for Voting
November 4, 2008 by
"If you are part of a society that votes, then do so. There may be no candidates and no measures you want to vote for ... but there are certain to be ones you want to vote against. By this rule you will rarely go wrong." —Robert A. Heinlein … [Read more...]
InVenture Prize @ Georgia Tech
November 4, 2008 by
Announcing a new innovation competition for undergraduates at Georgia Tech! … [Read more...]
Serenbe
November 3, 2008 by
Spent a gorgeous fall day driving, eating, hiking, and shopping at Serenbe.I had planned to come home and write a blog post about it, but it turns out Angus beat me to the punch months ago: http://blog.angusmcrae.com/?p=43.Not a place I'd choose to live (I'm a city boy), but it's nice to know it's available, only forty minutes from my driveway.More … [Read more...]
Traffic
November 2, 2008 by
The effect of having your iPhone Web app listed on Apple's directory: http://tinyurl.com/6s8nyr … [Read more...]
Selectrics
November 1, 2008 by
Just put six Selectric II correcting typewriters out for trash pickup. Sad. Sold one, gave one away, no one would take the remaining six. They used to be the kind of the hill. Now they're just scrap. (But they STILL have the best-feeling keyboards in history.) … [Read more...]
My letter to the editor of “New Scientist” magazine
November 1, 2008 by
They probably won't publish this, so I'll put it here: ----- To the Editors: The premise of your special on growth in the 15 October 2008 issue is just plain wrong, and the wrongness starts in your lead editorial. http://tinyurl.com/4evh5e You state that "we live on a planet with finite resources." But we also live in a solar system with … [Read more...]
