by David | Oct 21, 2012 | reading & writing, science!, technology
I’ve been a huge fan of E ink for ten years now. I visited the company’s Cambridge office back when I was in business school and was very impressed with the technology. So when the original Kindle hit the market a couple of years ago, I was very...
by David | Jun 12, 2012 | science!, travel
I’m back from a trip almost halfway around the world in terms of longitude, but a pretty short hop in latitude. A weather diversion on the way over brought me to Oklahoma City airport, what would have been my second time ever setting foot on Oklahoma soil, but...
by David | May 19, 2012 | science!, technology
In places like New York City, you can easily measure distance in blocks and people generally know how far that is in miles or minutes. In New York City, everybody knows that Manhattan street blocks are about 20 to the mile, and most New Yorkers can walk about one such...
by David | Apr 23, 2012 | culture, science!
Despite my grouchiness, Donorschoose keeps sending me thank-you notes. Despite my grouchiness, I keep finding them wonderful. Today I received a batch of cards from the classroom of Mrs. Horton, where I had contributed to the purchase of a globe, and apparently some...
by David | Apr 13, 2012 | media, science!, working
So we were hiring an intern. Hiring might be a strong word since we’re not planning to pay this intern, but I digress. So I’m reviewing resumes and sometimes if somebody looks promising, I check out his or her Twitter account. It is at least in part a...
by David | Apr 3, 2011 | media, photo, science!
Yesterday I attended a rare demo of the 19th-century tintype photographic process by photographer Nathaniel Gibbons at (or at least just outside) Gallery Kayafas, where Gibbons’ “Mammoth Plate Tintypes” are on display. For those of you who are not...
