Monthly Archives: May 2010

Public Speaking

This is taken from the Q&A portion of a David Horowitz appearance at UCSD. As an an example of public speaking, it’s pretty awesome. Have a look, and then click through (if you’re interested) for some editorial remarks.

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Six Word Stories: Chemistry

In 2112, IUPA[S]C recognized “silly” chemistry.

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Inside Baseball

I like the expression “inside baseball“. It’s colorful, whimsical, and expressive. It never fails to bring a smile to my face. Language can be a real pleasure.

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Backhoe

In reference to the American flag t-shirt/Cinco de Mayo flap, Roger Ebert tweeted: Kids who wear American Flag t-shirts on 5 May should have to share a lunchroom table with those who wear a hammer and sickle on 4 July. … Continue reading

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Six Word Stories: Neologism

Archibald’s haiku incorporated two tropes: hexalogical If Shakespeare can do it, so can I.

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Projections

Today I’d like to present a little Python script that extrapolates Webalizer reports. Webalizer is a “fast, free web server log file analysis program” that my webhost uses to produce HTML traffic reports. These reports include month-by-month totals for the … Continue reading

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The Bag

There’s quite a bit of economic turmoil these days. It’s not clear what’s going on. Neil Cavuto says that “the world has no money and right now the emperor has no clothes”. I don’t think things are quite that bad, … Continue reading

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Batting 500

This is my 500th post. I hope you’re enjoying them. I’m pleased to tell you that Demine was approved by AAPL today. If you wanted to stop by the app store and say something nice, I certainly wouldn’t try to … Continue reading

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Six Word Stories: Cheated

“You’ve cheated me!” “Yes … I know.”

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Splash Screens

I just noticed that I’d neglected to include a “startup screen” in the Demine application. The creation of these sorts of screens is pretty straight-forward, and I illustrate it below.

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