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Monthly Archives: November 2007

H.P. Lovecraft

by Rob Friesel

Having never before read any H.P. Lovecraft, I held a deeply geeky shame. This was an author that was supposed to have helped define modern horror, helped define weird fiction and the truly-out-there sci-fi. The “Cthulhu Mythos” was something that I referenced frequently and yet ignorantly. All this time it was as if I had […]

compression

by Rob Friesel

Amazing how fast media go obsolete.  In between other chores this weeken I went through a couple dozen CD-Rs from the past 6-7 years.  First there was the shock that I have been backing up data to CD-Rs for at least seven years; then there was the shock that I was able to get about […]

links for 2007-11-18

by Rob Friesel

Sciral Consistency via LifeHacker (via 43f): an app designed for tracking those recurring “important but not urgent” tasks; NOT the one-off to-do items, NOT the projects… (the GTD app for those that don’t need strict GTD? the anti-Kinkless?) (tags: GTD lifehacks productivity tools software todo)

dream.20071116: spoons, bottles

by Rob Friesel

I am washing the dishes.  There are a few plates and bowls but the sink is filled mostly with cutlery.  As usual, I finish with the plates and bowls and pots and pans first.  Moving on to the silverware, I notice that many of the spoons need to be thrown into the garbage.  The first […]