Correlation is Causation
f hot weather and ice cream sales are correlated (which they are), we cannot conclude that ice cream sale causes hot weather. Or I’ve must found a very tasty way of getting rid of winter depressions
UI Horror: iOS X
Note: this is based on a (fairly late) preview of iOS X; the behavior outlined has changed slightly in one of the earlier betas and might change again before final release. Hopefully this will change again before the final release, because the current behavior is […]
Internet of Blinkenlights version 0.2
It’s been a while since I’ve been playing with my Internet of Things aspiration, a box that makes it possible for me to control my curtains from the comfort of my bed. In addition, I want to collect sensor data (temperature, humidity, light) and […]
Insanely Large Numbers
Let’s talk about large numbers, why don’t we? Have you ever thought of what the largest number is? 7? 19? 21 perhaps? The computer scientists might smugly insist on 1 and a couple nerds out there will try to say 42 while laughing at […]
Britney Spears Treasure Hunt
Thursday morning, I did what any sane person would do: I went to the Britney Spears online store and ordered a bunch of stuff. Because that’s how I roll. And they have free magnets on orders over $50. I’ve done that before, to the […]
Deforestation
I’m like some sort of Gardening wizard. I removed all the ugly bushes and trees. Front garden before (April): Front garden after: Front garden in May: Front garden today (July): It’s a shame that copper nailing trees seems to be an urban […]
