Category Archives: General

While I’m generally in favor of access to computers in school (ideally Macs), I recognize that it’s not just as simple as handing out a bunch of laptops to middle-schoolers and saying “Here you go, now learn something”; so it’s … Continue reading →

From Coudal via John Gruber comes this list of common non-errors in English. The first item on the list is split infinitives, and of course they give as an example the most famous split infinitive in Modern English: “… to … Continue reading →

I’m not sure exactly where I came across the reference to this article about ketchup — apparently it hit the blogosphere a while back — but like many others I found it quite fascinating. The author, Malcolm Gladwell, writes periodically … Continue reading →

I finally got to see The Incredibles — I took my wife for her birthday. (We had decided based on the reviews that it was probably too intense for my five-year-old daughter; as it turned out we were completely justified. … Continue reading →

In a previous post I suggested Googling my name might be interesting. I should have tried it myself first. For the record, I am not a super featherweight boxer from Queensland, Australia. (And if I were, I wouldn’t have anywhere … Continue reading →

Disney is reportedly going ahead with Toy Story 3, without Pixar’s participation. As previously mentioned, I have a five-year-old daughter, so I’ve seen quite a few of Disney’s direct-to-video sequels, and let me tell you, almost without exception they are … Continue reading →