Old People Killer It's coming up on three weeks since I fell and ripped my quadriceps. I am now cleared for passive, gravity assisted, flexing of my knees. This morning I managed a seventy-five degree bend. I would like to reach a full ninety degrees before the end of the week. I suspect my days … Continue reading Cripple Chronicles Continue
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Top Ten Invalid Annoyances
The way I roll. I have been in the rehab/old-folks home for eight days: long enough to adjust to the routine. It's amazing how quickly we get on with a new normal. This doesn't mean I am comfortable or thrilled with my circumstances. I have a list of invalid annoyances. Let's do this from least … Continue reading Top Ten Invalid Annoyances
iPhoning It In
Last week I fell in Faust park and tore the quadriceps muscles above both knees. Right now I am in a skilled nursing home waiting for a change in my "weight-bearing" status. For the time being I cannot stand or even bend my knees. An outing consists of being helped into a wheelchair and rolling around … Continue reading iPhoning It In
A Walk in the Park
At noon on February 23, 2011 I decided to get out of the office and take a little walk in nearby Faust Park. What could go wrong? Lots apparently. Faust park is in western St. Louis. It's distinguished by an absolutely charming butterfly conservatory. The conservatory is a greenhouse that's maintained at 85F year round. … Continue reading A Walk in the Park
Anathem: Plato’s Parallel World
About the best thing anyone can do for you is to suggest a good book. When I was in my teens my aunt pointed me at Tolkien: a shrewd call. I was at the perfect age for a romp in Middle Earth. In the 1990’s a consulting client introduced me to Neal Stephenson. I started … Continue reading Anathem: Plato’s Parallel World
J 7.01 Now Playing in your Browser
Big changes are afoot for J programmers. With the release of J 7.01 JSOFTWARE has taken the risky step of deprecating two well established user IDE’s and replacing them with brand new GTK and Web browser-based interfaces. As we all know new software is not necessarily better software, (remember that risky bit), but in this … Continue reading J 7.01 Now Playing in your Browser
The UN Space Treaty is Holding Us Back!
Apollo Earthrise 2011 marks the 42’nd anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. 42 idiot infested years have passed since that glorious day and nothing that has happened since comes within a nautical league of matching it. My vile boomer generation has downplayed the significance of space exploration for decades. I remember getting a shrill … Continue reading The UN Space Treaty is Holding Us Back!
It’s all over for Broadcast TV
Human beings are worthless lumps of lazy protoplasm. We only change our bad habits when that bitch --- reality --- forces us to reconsider our wayward ways. In this respect the great recession has been a wonderful teacher. It's sat us down and made us stare at the books. And arithmetic, being what it is, … Continue reading It’s all over for Broadcast TV
A Black Swan Song
There’s a lot to like in The Black Swan. To begin, you simply cannot beat the soundtrack! Tchaikovsky delivers a bit stream worthy of high quality digital cinema sound systems. Natalie Portman gives the best performance of her career --- now I see what the young Darth Vader and that creepy V guy saw in … Continue reading A Black Swan Song
Soon we will all be Software Archeologists
One of my pet peeves is the ridiculously short lifetimes of digital media. I remember 9 track mainframe tapes and 5.5 inch floppies: technologies that thrived in an ancient bygone epoch known as the Eighties. Good luck trying to read 9 track tapes or 5.5 inch floppies today! You will have better luck with older … Continue reading Soon we will all be Software Archeologists
Analyze the Data not the Drivel 