Theater is part of politics. I get that. It is still incredibly childish and disingenuous of President Obama to pretend that it’s necessary to cancel White House tours as a result of sequestration. I’ve read here and there that canceling White House tours saves $18,000 per week. So, we’re talking just under $1 million a … Read more
Lea and I messed up Aaron’s eighth birthday. He wanted a red-eared slider, which we generally (and, as it turned out, ignorantly) agreed to. When I started researching how to properly care for one, it became an impractical consideration in a hurry. Red-eared sliders need truly massive amounts of space. Then, well, the issue languished … Read more
Whether it’s software, portable electronics, or whatever: interface designers, during normal operation, I should never be only one click, touch, or button push from launching a complex setup or other configuration mode that requires several more clicks, touches, or button pushes to dismiss. Is this really so hard to understand? Is it really so hard … Read more