Nice list on io9: 25 classic science fiction movies that everyone must watch. I’ve seen them all but the first and last. In general, this is a surprisingly great list. Some aren’t my favorites, but as far as movies you have a watch, yep. However, I’d omit: District 9 The Incredibles Terminator 2 And add: [...]
24Aug10
Commuting
Recently read this fascinating but sort of traumatic article on worldwide traffic problems. Here’s a picture of Moscow at its worst: This is pretty much my nightmare. I will drive an hour out of my way to avoid congestion. My house is under 15 minutes from work and sometimes it still feels like I’m wasting [...]
I posted on twitter that I have the hearing of a 16-year-old and the eyesight of a 50-year-old. I picked those ages somewhat arbitrarily, but genuinely trying to guess my age equivalencies. It occurred to me later that my actual age is precisely halfway in between those two ages. (Determining the numerical value is an [...]
