Meandering Thoughts #44
I'm in Norway to attend and speak at NDC Oslo and - typical of tech conferences - plenty of random entertainment for the attendees. What did I find? Pinball! Of…
Meandering Thoughts #43
In April, I attended Devoxx Greece at the Megaron Athens International Conference Centre: great conference, great venue, blah blah blah. What I can't understand is two UK-styled outlets are installed…
Meandering Thoughts #42
When the lights go down in the California townPeople are in for the eveningI jump into my car and I throw in my guitarMy heartbeat in time with my breathing…
Meandering Thoughts #41
Do tech-saavy children hear Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer and wonder why Santa just doesn't use GPS? Image Credits "Hermey & Rudolph" by In Memoriam: K!T is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.
Meandering Thoughts #40
I am not left-handed and only partially ambidextrous - have you ever tried to find a left-handed track ball? - but I do encounter situations which accentuates the disadvantages of…
Meandering Thoughts #39
The end of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade shows Indiana filling the Holy Grail with well and healing his father from the gunshot wound, followed by happily-ever-after as Indiana,…
Meandering Thoughts #38
How does any sensible musician conclude that s/he should cover a recent hit (#5 on the US charts) and add a meaningless chant Ooga-Chaka, Ooga-Ooga at the beginning? As I…
Compound Interest on Software
"Compound Interest Street Sign On Wall Street" by investmentzen is licensed under CC BY 2.0. Many articles and posts online show how regular, small, incremental change result in much larger…
Meandering Thoughts #37
Courtesy last.fm Who gets the royalties from sales of Marvin Gaye's music? Marvin was killed by his father days before his 45th birthday. By all accounts, Marvin Gay, Sr. was…
Meandering Thoughts #36
My wife's BMW displays this warning before every trip, which must be accepted before using any the in-vehicle infotainment system. Obviously intended at the driver, my wife wondered what's the…