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Left Handed Flying (finally)

Posted on June 14, 2017 by

A weird thing happened recently in my flying: I got comfortable flying left-handed. I started flying gliders as a teenager back in Michigan and have always had the stick in my right hand and used my left hand for things … Continue reading →

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Today’s lame sales pitch…

Posted on February 1, 2016 by

I’m going to paste the full text of an email message that recently landed in my inbox and unfortunately wasn’t tagged as spam. But I won’t paste it in one blob, I’ll do it piece by piece so it is … Continue reading →

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My First Helicopter Lesson

Posted on November 23, 2014 by

Back on November 16th (last Sunday), we headed up to Auburn airport so that I could use the gift certificate for a 1 hour helicopter lesson that Kathleen got me for my birthday earlier this year. The plan was to … Continue reading →

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Cast Iron Cooking

Posted on October 29, 2014 by

Last night I made our favorite black bean & green chili chicken soup for the first time in about a year. It’s the one recipe that always makes me pull out the cast iron pot instead of a cheap lightweight … Continue reading →

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Smart Appliances? I think not…

Posted on January 13, 2014 by

There’s been a lot of talk lately about adding various “smarts” to our everyday durable goods: things like refrigerators, cars, TVs, dishwashers, etc. You know, the kind of things you only buy every 10-15 years or when they’ve become too … Continue reading →

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The Broken Permissions Model in Android Apps as Illustrated by Facebook

Posted on January 12, 2014 by

A couple days ago I was informed that the Facebook app on my Samsung Galaxy S3 wanted to update. But it needed me to agree to some additional permissions for the app. I clicked the button to see what they … Continue reading →

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Additions to a Fresh Windows 7 Installation

Posted on September 8, 2013 by

I recently found myself shuffling computers around a bit.  And since it’s useful to have a functional Windows box on hand, I installed Windows 7 on an older desktop in my office.  (Installing from an original Win7 DVD was entertaining–the … Continue reading →

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C-130 Taking a run at the Rim Fire

Posted on August 22, 2013 by

Shot from the Pine Mountain Lake Marina earlier today (August 22nd). The next photo is a picture of a plume that blew up east of Pine Mountain Lake Airport.

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Coursera on-line classes and the future of learning…

Posted on September 17, 2012 by

Ten years from now a “college education” is going to look radically different from when I went to school. And I think that’s a good thing, especially when you consider the skyrocketing costs of “higher education” and the miserable job … Continue reading →

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iPad and Wireless Keyboard

Posted on May 11, 2012 by

In the last year or so, I’ve been working to reduce my computer inventory so that I spend less time administering things and more time actually using them. As part of that, Kathleen and I recently got new iPads (the … Continue reading →

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