2010-12-31
Talking about security that “assumes DNS holds”
In discussions of economics, a predictive statement is often accompanied by the qualifier ceteris paribus, or,...
Language
2010-02-28
The Economist and “ecto gammatâ€
Remember in The Fifth Element when Leeloo threatens to shoot Korben Dallas for stealing a kiss,...
2009-05-22
Concordian (noun): Busy bee
Okay, so there’s no English word “Concordic”, but that’s the adjective often used to describe the...
2009-02-27
Where in the world, with bonus silliness
A roundup of places been and places to be. Some silliness embedded; bonus silliness at the...
2008-10-01
Conference goings-on
A roundup of some upcoming meetings and conferences on which I’ve got my eye, and/or on...
2008-06-20
The Wordle of the Venn of Identity
Ooh, cool — Wordle can make word clouds out of anything. This is the Venn of...
2008-04-30
Everyday identity and human-centered design
The Managing Identity in New Zealand conference has been an amazing experience. The organizers did a...
2008-02-20
S.A.B.L.E.
Lauren gives her take on our fiberrific outing (or would that be “fibriffic” spelled her way?)....
2008-02-19
Fiber jazz
Test scrumbles So I survived the Madrona Fiber Arts Winter Retreat, and had a wonderful time...
2007-11-01
Fry some more
Thanks to Tim, I just checked out the new blog by Stephen Fry. Who knew?? Fry’s...