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First, let me just say that I don’t know why I’m reading so many articles from The Economist. Now that I’m through my disclaimer, here’s an interesting piece from said mag discussing the future of the power grid. The short version: a decentralized grid is more fault-tolerant and potentially less polluting. Regular readers may remember [...]

Well, OK, not “kills” per se. However, a new study suggests that dyes often used in the British incarnation of that wonderful dish can certainly poison restaurant customers.

Yes, I’ve been blogslacking. Shut up. So – starting with the day I left off: Wednesday, 10 March – I had to take Nigel in for his 25K-mile service (yes I named my car; if you’ve read this thing for any length of time you’d know that). They’d have to keep him there for a [...]

When you introduce someone to computing, what’s the best approach? This author seems to think it’s the venerable command-line interface, and he makes a hell of a case for it. I’m putting this here so I can send the link to all my users who whine about green-screen.

because I have nothing better to write at the moment. Sorry. You remember that silly AFA poll? The one they said they’d present to Congress to “prove” that America supports their silly, irrational position? Well, it turns out they won’t be doing that. Alas. The Weekly Standard – not my typical choice of reading, mind [...]