by David | Feb 8, 2011 | culture
“So, what do you do for work?” Surely this is the most hackneyed and unimaginative of all possible conversational gambits. Yes, it’s polite to inquire about your interlocutor instead of blathering endlessly about yourself, but in a social setting,...
by David | Feb 3, 2011 | culture, science!, technology
Presented with minimal commentary, a video I found via Gizmodo. People with nets chasing ducks on wheels. I guess it’s all for a good cause. What I want to know is, is that an autonomous duck robot (programmed with real duck behavior patterns of course) is...
by David | Jan 9, 2011 | culture
It restores my faith in search engines when I get an interesting comment on a years-old blog post. Karen scolded me for allegedly mixing up Croatia and Yugoslavia in my June 2008 post about Grgic wines. I think Karen simply missed the tense of the story I was...
by David | Nov 23, 2010 | culture, economics, media
If you think that November has a needlessly negative sound – it starts with NO, after all – then you should look into Movember, the fundraiser that puts ironic facial hair to work to fight cancer. Grow a moustache, raise money for cancer research,...
by David | Nov 19, 2010 | culture, economics
It’s that time of year again, when colder weather, impending holidays and the end of the tax year turn good folks’ attention to charitable giving. And when the Grumpy Philanthropist waddles out from under his rock, writes a few checks and complains. As it...
by David | Nov 17, 2010 | culture, eating
At the new Art of the Americas wing of the MFA with L and P, we stopped for a bite before digging into the art. Lots to report on the latter but first this: churros! With spicy chocolate and honey! The cafe in the new American wing rather pointedly serves foods from...
