Thanks to the all squiggling FSM it's finally over! We, (citizens of the USA for the rest of you losers), have triumphed! We crushed those upstart crony Chinese communists, smothered our long-standing Russian adversaries and overwhelmed our cocky British hosts. All that remains is to hear the sweet loser chanting about how it's not about medals, or countries, … Continue reading Bankrupt Nation Wins the Olympics
Where’s the Olympic beach?
Readers of this blog know that I do not approve of the Olympics. What started out as an eccentric bit of 19th century classics nostalgia has morphed into the expensive, corrupt, drug fueled, real-estate orgy we endure today. Whatever athletic ideals the Olympic movement espoused died on national and corporate altars decades ago. By the time … Continue reading Where’s the Olympic beach?
Executioners should be selected like jurors
Would you execute this man? Jonah Goldberg makes an excellent point in his recent column about how the media always exploits shooting sprees to push for gun control but seldom asks --- what should we do with mass murders? To my right-wingy, death-beasty, vengeance-seeking, cowboy mind James Holmes, the Colorado Dark Knight Rises cinema shooter, … Continue reading Executioners should be selected like jurors
Writing Portable J addons
On July 24, 2012 I gave a short talk, Writing Portable J addons, at the 2012 J Conference in Toronto Ontario. I try to avoid “death by PowerPoint” with my presentations. Take a peek at the following and see if I succeeded. Click for Portable addons
Playing the Blog hit game
On June 5th 2012 my little blog set an all time hit record: 198 robots, spammers and readers incremented my counters. 198 hits would be embarrassing for a major blog like Instapundit but for Analyze the Data not the Drivel it was a “hitnotic” day. I always attribute my triumphs to my utter manly awesomeness … Continue reading Playing the Blog hit game
Mac JOD
JOD now runs on the Mac The J addon JOD now runs on Macs. You can update JOD, or install it for the first time, with JAL. JOD now runs on all the major J hosts: Windows, Linux and the Mac. To keep track of host specific features I have started a series of version … Continue reading Mac JOD
Turn your iPhone into a jPhone
Jsoftware recently released a free J app for the iPhone. Search for “jsoftware” in Apple’s app store and you will land right on it. There are many excellent free iPhone apps, I have half-a-dozen on my iPhone, but this little jewel sets a new standard for power in your palm. Let’s start with the good … Continue reading Turn your iPhone into a jPhone
Ooh Promethean Tentacles
Hey let's wander around in the dark and feed vagina snakes. Prometheus breaks the first rule of movies: don’t make your audience think! Any movie that violates this taboo gets exactly what it deserves and Prometheus is begging for it. Let’s get the good stuff out-of-the-way. Prometheus looks great. It throws up one fabulous tableau … Continue reading Ooh Promethean Tentacles
Controlling Cell Phones the new IT Frontier
Personal cell phones are on the IT hit list. It won’t be long before your employer starts jamming or confiscating your personal cell phone. Wait a minute isn’t that a tad hyperbolic? Wouldn’t that trigger an avalanche of “freedom of speech” lawsuits? Wouldn’t people yell “fornicate elsewhere” and quit? Ahh, if only it were so. … Continue reading Controlling Cell Phones the new IT Frontier
Venus puts a period on our Time
I left work early yesterday to scoot down to Forest Park, one of St. Louis’s best city parks, and take in the transit of Venus. The St. Louis Astronomical Society conducted a public outreach event on the grounds of the World’s Fair Pavilion. The pavilion sits atop a small hill with a good view of … Continue reading Venus puts a period on our Time
