Category Archive for: ‘Reviews’
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Ahh, April Fool’s
Possibly the best April Fool’s day gadget I’ve seen in years can be found here. You don’t even have to be a tool geek to think it’s funny, but if the humo(u)r strikes you as overly dry, just skip to the disclaimers.
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Chloe Wins It
My mother is a huge fan of Project Runway, despite not really being a fashion afficianado (though she does have a humongous wardrobe). As a teenager, I took several classes in tailoring because, at that time, there really weren’t as many options for someone large …
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Chicago, Saturday: T. Sue
By the time I woke up, Strata had caught her flight back home. I got up, ate a Luna bar, then headed to the Field Museum for two things: to see Sue and to see the Pompeii exhibit. When I first walked in the building, …
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Chicago, Thursday
I arrived in Chicago for the 37 Signals “Getting Real” workshop Thursday night. Boss lady Strata Chalup and I decided to go out for Brazilian food, where they bring slabs o’ meat to your table. We’d both been feeling a bit protein-starved, and I’d never …
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Why I love TextDrive
For seven years, deirdre.net was hosted at Hurricane Electric. However, even though they were across the bay, I never really felt like I “belonged” there. At BayCon this year, I talked to Matt Mullenweg, who suggested I look into TextDrive. I’d already heard of them, …
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You Knit What?
I hadn’t seen this site before Bill Humphries mentioned it in his blog, but Oh My God this site is funny: You Knit What?. Probably the best part is the catty commentary — and the comments.
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"Yes, I’ve read a poem. Try not to faint."
So said Mal in the movie of the evening, Serenity. I’m not going to spoiler it except to say it was great fun, 24 episodes too short and, as the guy in the row behind me said, “The best movie I’ve seen with a space …
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CocoaHeads
Thursday night, I went to the first meeting of the Silicon Valley Cocoa Heads, which was a lot of fun. Unusual for a first meeting, there were 24 people there, including long-time Mac writer Scott Knaster. He showed off his latest book, and people introduced …
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Linux Picnic
Sunday was the annual Linux Picnic, aka picnix14, celebrating the 14th anniversary of Linux. Overall, it was less well-organized than prior years, despite increasing support from corporations. For example, there was a long line for registration, which got one a name badge, a free t-shirt, …
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