Found this through Hacker News: http://www.elasticspace.com/2013/03/no-to-no-ui I don’t know who Timo Arnall is, but he/she gets it that I am so annoyed by user interfaces that leave me guessing what the f*** is going on with whatever device/app I’m using. My experience with my Android smartphone is well articulated by Arnall – having been a… Continue reading Glad to see a technorati that articulates my complaint about UI
SOMA camp – it’s coming!
SOMA camp is a production of the Sonoma County Mycological Association – a club known hereabouts as “SOMA”. Yes, not only does that mostly cover the initial letters of “Sonoma County Mycological Association” it’s also a reference to SOMA, the “divine mushroom of immortality”, as described in R. Gordon Wasson’s book. SOMA camp is a… Continue reading SOMA camp – it’s coming!
GIS Day 2012
GIS Day
Local Wendover lunch
If you’re passing through Wendover, UT on your way across Interstate 80 and you’d like some lunch and you don’t want to give your money to the casino robber barons of Wendover, NV – you can get a great meal and support the locals at “Garlic and Onions”. The carne asada tacos with rice and… Continue reading Local Wendover lunch
Elk Mountain – head in the clouds
Elk Mountain stands out south of I-80, east of Rawlins. This stretch of the highway is reknown for snowing over. The state has installed miles of snow fences in an attempt to reduce the amount of snowfall drifting onto the highway, with only small effect apparently. With the tailwind as I head east, I’m getting… Continue reading Elk Mountain – head in the clouds
Salt flats in January.
The tourist traffic is clearly reduced this time of year. Interstate 80 isn’t the ribbon of cars traveling east and west. The salt flats are brown and soft. The brown is a fine powder that might be from the blowing dust. It’s been a dry winter. But they are soft when walked on. Footprints are… Continue reading Salt flats in January.
Nevada evening sky on I-80.
Storm is blowing in as I head east on interstate 80. The bands of clouds rolling across the sky are sharply delineated. Temperature about 54°.
Chickens help make beer
A use for spent brewing grains.
I’m a low multitasker
According to the little test application referenced in this article, my scores are the same as a low multitasker. I would have predicted that. Despite my use of technology – I’m aware that I don’t do well juggling many tasks simultaneously. It is one my peeves at the way the current work environments have evolved… Continue reading I’m a low multitasker
Chorus concert – season finale
This weekend was the 2 concerts of the chorus. Haydn’s “The Creation”. With soloists and orchestra. It was fun and I sang well and the event got a blurb in the local paper. The blurb doesn’t mention Christa Pfeiffer, the other soprano that sang the part of “Eve”. She was stunning. Very expressive both vocally… Continue reading Chorus concert – season finale