Around the ’sphere
Other stuff:
Brent Simmons waxes ecstatic about SpaceShipOne’s X-Prize-winning second flight today. Always good to see someone reaching out a hand to touch the face of God. (See also MetaFilter.)
Tony Pierce is turning entertainment blogger for a week. I’d suggest a link, Tony, but “Moonshot Manny” came out last week and so it isn’t news.
Permanently open [...]
Checking in with the Mothman
I’ve finally gotten around to posting Jim Heaney’s one-year-after-the-trail catch-up letter, in which he reflects on the people and places he saw on his through-hike of the Appalachian Trail, updates us on the whereabouts of some trail buddies, and finally reveals the origin of his mysterious nickname. If you’re just entering Mothman territory, you can [...]
Pega luna, Manny!
Cool new music of the day: Joe Pernice’s “Moonshot, Manny (Pega luna, Manny),” written for the Red Sox as they enter the playoffs. Lyrics here; story here. The song, which Joe expects to have a short shelf life (though I’ve already seen the Boston Globe say it should be played regularly in Fenway), is available [...]
Stolen music, Mr. Ballmer? Or sour grapes?
Three years ago, I was enraged to hear Steve Ballmer, the not-quite-statesmanlike CEO of Microsoft, call open source a “cancer.” Tarring a development practice that’s resulted in some really good software—as well as the viral license of the GPL—with a very broad brush when Microsoft was trying to win the hearts and minds of developers [...]
Oh, my aching
The back pain from yesterday isn’t getting any better. It’s a good thing the gutters are done; I don’t think I could climb a ladder today, much less lift one.
It was at least a productive weekend. We now have:
A working dehumidifier in the basement, keeping watch over my books
A working garage door opener, thanks to [...]
