Swiss Cheese
In my travels, when I visit a place that has a food named after it, I’m always interested to find what it is actually like to the locals. When I visited Switzerland, my first interest was to find Swiss cheese.
Correct Use of “Alumni”
If you mean to say you graduated from a school, and you want respect, don’t say you’re “an alumni”. Here’s a chart of the five valid Latin words for this.
An atheist’s unpopular view of Notre Dame
I understand that people are sad about losing a pretty building and a landmark. But I can’t help wondering how many other people see it as an edifice honoring oppression.
Trans-Sensitivity as an Educator
As an educator, my only goal is to inspire students to learn. Sometimes I encounter sex/gender-variant people in my classroom, and in the interest of being the best ally possibly, I asked a trans woman a bit about etiquette. Here is a transcript of the chat.
Fexit: My Facebook Exit
There are many great ways to connect with me, but no longer Facebook. Read why, and to find alternative ways to reach me.
Maybe Han wasn’t wrong to say “12 Parsecs”
It all depends on what the “Kessel Run” actually is. Parsecs are a unit of distance, but maybe that’s okay!
Answers to New York Times Crossword Puzzles
NYT Crosswords have certain words that appear way more frequently than others. Here they are.
Shooting 360º Video at the South Pole
When a polar explorer asks my guidance on getting a 360º video right — on the first try — I do by best to share my wisdom!
iPhoneX vs. iPhone 6s
My “Day 1 Review” of iPhoneX, and thoughts about whether it represents innovation or not. (tl;dr: pricey, but awesome)
Nikon FM2
For many years, an FM-2 just like this one was my very trusty companion.
Remembering Hugh Hefner
When I was 16, I had the unusual opportunity to visit Hefner at the Playboy Mansion. Here’s my secret and untold story of what happened!
Read more“We live in a society exquisitely dependent upon science and technology, in which hardly anyone knows anything about science and technology.”
— Carl Sagan
Read more“If you are willing to look at another person’s behavior toward you as a reflection of the state of their relationship with themselves, rather than a statement about your value as a person… then you will, over a period of time cease to react at all.”
— Yogi Bhajan
Silver Ingot
I don’t always carry around chunks of precious metals, but when I do, I prefer it to be at least a thousand ounces of pure silver.
Brilliant campaign for gender equality
I just saw an incredible discussion from @samimoutran of Memac Ogilvy, about how Google AutoComplete reflects gender bias in the public… Watch the two minute video; it left me...Read more“We are the first generation that can end poverty, and the last that can put an end to climate change”
— Tomas Anker Christensen
Senior Advisor for Partnerships
Office of the Assistant Secretary
General for Strategic Planning
United Nations
Read more“The world is a hellish place, and bad writing is destroying the quality of our suffering.”
— Tom Waits
Read more“I fear the day that technology will surpass human interaction. The world will have a generation of idiots.”
— Albert Einstein
