We have finally moved into the modern era and acquired an HDTV! We traded our 21″ old-school weighs-zillions-of-pounds TV in for a 22″ HDTV that had been in my father-in-law’s office. He decided he wanted to put his ham radio in there, and the TV and cable box were taking up space. I was amazed [...]
Archive for April, 2011
Quicklinks for 2011-04-30
Finally took action and got RSS Digest installed so these will post once a week instead of once a day. Panderers in Japan Catch Western celebrities appearing in Japanese commercials, even if they wouldn't be caught dead doing it in the West. (tags: japan celebrities media)
Quicklinks for 2011-04-27
The Stuyvesant Spectator – 9/11 Edition Fall 2001 edition of the student newspaper at Stuyvesant HS in Lower Manhattan. (tags: sept11.war)
Quicklinks for 2011-04-26
Send Large Files With BitTorrent Instructions for using uTorrent to create your own torrent and send it to a friend. (tags: internet)
Be Careful with DriveSmart Signup
I decided to sign up for DriveSmart Plus, T-Mobile’s app to prevent texting while driving (TWD). I used to do it constantly, and I’ve cut back, but I still do it more than I should. (Red light? Phone in hand. Traffic jam? Phone in hand. Etc.) DriveSmart is meant to be a parental control, like [...]
Quicklinks for 2011-04-25
Track 61 Today show video about Track 61, under the Waldorf-Astoria hotel, near Grand Central Terminal. (tags: mass.transit newyork history) An Animal’s Place Michael Pollan's article on animal rights and to be (or not to be) a vegetarian. (tags: vegetarian) Meat Or No Meat: Tell Us What You Think And Why Excellent summary of the [...]
Quicklinks for 2011-04-21
The Truth About The Vegetarian Myth Every time I try to read The Vegetarian Myth by Lierre Keith, I get put off by being called an ignorant child. This explains a lot more reasons why she's wrong. (tags: vegetarian food)
Please Help the Animals Near the Fukushima Plant
A Japanese friend of mine wrote to me with horrifying news about the pets and animals in the exclusion zone around the Fukushima nuclear plant. As you may know, people were forced to evacuate immediately, without being able to make plans for their pets. Although there have been a few stories of rescued animals, like [...]
Quicklinks for 2011-04-18
John Lennon's Cats (tags: animals celebrities beatles)
Internship Award
Got a letter today from the Gallaudet Career Center. It seems that in addition to today’s induction into the Phi Alpha Pi Honor Society (Gallaudet’s own little Phi Beta Kappa), I’m being inducted into the Career Center’s Internship Hall of Fame! It recognized interns who exceeded all expectations during their work. Last year only three [...]