Investing $55M in Carrier IQ seemed like a good idea at the time. http://tinyurl.com/5tgacjp

“[Carrier IQ] monitors network performance on the device itself, giving carriers data about exactly what customers are experiencing.” – VentureBeat, June 2010 – In fairness, I would have dropped a few mil on that too, and you can’t say they didn’t warn you.

If Siri was REALLY pro-life...

Courtesy of ifakesiri.com.

What happens if you tell Siri you want to protest an abortion clinic? Results still "pro-life"? http://tinyurl.com/7v7ag9x

I don’t have an iPhone 4S to test this, but I’m guessing Siri’s inability to guide you to an abortion clinic isn’t based on what you intend to do there. Software isn’t politically biased. People are.

Thanksgiving Rightunders

The opposite of leftovers. We packed our own vegan feast for the family dinner.

Ignorance breeds creativity. I have tables to prove it.

The proof is not in data in tables, but the data tables themselves created by people who don’t bother to learn how to do them right in Word or Excel. It’s amazing how many different lines and grids can compose one table.

Bluetooth volume control works for snapping iPhone photos

Should make these desktop photos easier to take.

The fruit of clean-up day

Waiting to come in from the cold

So hard to them all sitting together in one photo.

Oh no! My iPhone upgrade eligibility moved up to... next month!

Damn. Originally thought it was February, but recheck today shows I'm eligible for full subsidy next month. Now I'll be counting the days instead of not thinking about it through winter.

They tried to make me go to decaf, and I said, "Zzzz..."

Between diet, exercise, and decaf, I have great numbers and no focus.

If your file name is too long to tweet, it's too damn long.

Received a PDF with name that is 211 characters with spaces. Windows XP can’t even store it.

At Whole Foods for dinner and a show

Selection for the night is "Supercharge Me", a film about raw food.

I spend too much time showing people how to use the Internet.

“Yeah, you see where it says that word you were looking for? Yeah, click that.”

Using images in lieu of text for contact info in an email sig should banned

Especially if you include a URL. Can’t click it. Can’t copy and paste it. Show the recipient some decency and type that s--- out. Forcing them to re-type it just sucks.

"Basic Instructions" sums up my feelings on Steve Jobs exactly. http://tinyurl.com/3ub35he

Exactly.

Recovering from Irene

Yep, Irene really stuck it to us. I have to drink decaf to calm my nerves.

Survived an earthquake

Please note, my office wall is made of glass so even a tremble puts me at risk.

Got two free Optimus Prime Kre-O figures

Someone was giving these away at the market. Cool.

Marinated what? #signfail

Quote from work: "He doesn't know how to use the word 'back'."

Working for an English-language medical journal, you’d think I would not have to explain such things, but I do. Often.