Amazon.com’s got a new (well, months-old) electronic book reader called the Kindle. Wireless delivery of hundreds of thousands of titles at a third the price of physical titles; dictionary and Wikipedia access; high-contrast “electronic paper” display; extended battery life; etc. Initially, I dismissed the Kindle solely on price. At $399, it’s at least twice what … Read more
Just out of the shower this morning, I did something unbelievably unpleasant to my neck and left shoulder. Normal movement—reaching for my toothbrush or something—and sharp pain lit up the whole works there, severely and suddenly enough that I cried out. I’m getting it down my left arm once in a while. (Alarming symptom, but … Read more
Terrible thing that has happened in Burma. I assume the Red Cross will find a way into the country eventually, so we’ll make a donation. And yes, I said Burma. A bunch of non-elected thugs with guns—the same thugs who would apparently rather their countrymen sicken, starve, and die than suffer the heinous indignity of … Read more