An update from the Irish countrysite: Niamh and I are away on vacation, and I won’t be back in Indiana until the 12th of June.
Archive for May, 2005
Read this again in May 2006
11May05During the Rite of Passage for Informatics first year masters students, we talked a bit about what we liked and disliked about this year, and where we are heading. One of the things I said was that I am surprised at how much I believe in this program’s potential. I think two things–our [...]
Architecture Astronaut
10May05I hate to admit it, but this is me. I always thought it was a skill.
It’s not as if I am incapable of coming down from orbit and implementing useful things quickly. It’s just that in some cases it makes sense to take my time.
Niamh and I just booked our hotel for Paris, for about $90/night. We found our winner at Venere.com, which I would highly recommend. They have lots of reviews and pictures. We’ll probably use them to find hotels for the rest of our trip.
Time to ride home and have some dinner. Sid [...]
Dropping the WIM
09May05WIMP stands for “Windows, Icons, Menus, and Pointer”. These are the bread and butter of most computer applications. Amusingly, they are all crap ideas, except “Pointer” which is the oldest of the four. Pointing is something we naturally do. We have an ancient aptitude at wielding tools and making them extensions [...]
No Pants
06May05Did you know that the first Friday of May is No Pants Day?
And did you know that that the first Friday of May is today?
Moda
04May05The semester is winding down, so I had a little time tonight to update Moda.
