Chicago Metra comuter train schedule stuff
I’ve written a little web app to find the next four trains running between two stations on the Chicago Metra comuter train line. I also loaded CalTrain, a little Blackberry application, with the lines I and a friend usually take (the application can’t handle a large set of data for some reason).
October 27th, 2007 by alephnaught
Stardust
Title: Stardust Author: Neil Gaiman Mass Market Paperback: 352 pages Publisher: Harper (July 31, 2007) Language: English ISBN-10: 0380804557 ISBN-13: 978-0380804559 I read Anansi Boys and American Gods a bit ago and, when I saw this book had been made into a movie, I figured I should read it. This was a quick, fun read. […]
October 23rd, 2007 by alephnaught
More paper models!
I built two more paper models, one of the Duomo and the other the Campanile, both in Florence. I also started a web page on my paper modeling hobby. I made two more paper models, which I bought on eBay and from Daedalus Books (a good overstock and discount on-line bookstore). The models are of […]
October 19th, 2007 by alephnaught
Rachel and Leah: Women of Genesis
Title: Rachel and Leah: Women of Genesis Author: Orson Scott Card Paperback: 368 pages Publisher: Forge Books; New Ed edition (November 29, 2005) Language: English ISBN-10: 0765341298 ISBN-13: 978-0765341297 Just finished this book. I liked it quite a bit; it goes along with Card’s books on Sarah and Rebekah. Card is doing a series of […]
October 16th, 2007 by alephnaught
My Brother Is An Only Child
A good Italian film from the Chicago International Film Festival. Since I’m between jobs I’ve been trying to spend more time with Aviva. She and I don’t typically like the same films, but I agreed to go with her to see this one for a Saturday night out. We ate dinner at a restaurant next […]
October 8th, 2007 by alephnaught
The Deathworld Trilogy
Title: The Deathworld Trilogy Author: Harry Harrison Paperback: 438 pages Publisher: Berkley (September 15, 1983) Language: English ISBN-10: 0425068277 ISBN-13: 978-0425068274 I don’t know what made me think of this book…. When I was a child, my sister had the second volume of this trilogy – the cover had a great photo of half-naked slaves […]
October 1st, 2007 by alephnaught
GWT in Action: Easy Ajax with the Google Web Toolkit
Title:Â GWT in Action: Easy Ajax with the Google Web Toolkit Author:Â Robert Hanson, Adam Tacy Paperback: 600 pages Publisher: Manning Publications (June 5, 2007) Language: English ISBN-10: 1933988231 ISBN-13: 978-1933988238 Finally, a technical book again! I liked this one – I wanted to build a simple interactive site for finding the next Chicago comuter trains based […]
October 1st, 2007 by alephnaught
Real Dolls
We saw a documentary last night on BBC America called “Love Me, Love My Doll.” This was a strange one we found by accident – a documentary about four men that own realdolls – dolls designed to look and feel like women. I’m providing the link to the wikipedia entry here for your enjoyment. I […]
October 1st, 2007 by alephnaught
Eastern Promises
We saw “Eastern Promises” Sunday morning. Eastern Promises is David Cronenberg’s latest movie. Its a bit of a departure for him. The movie is set in London and involves the Russian Mafia. A young woman is rushed to the hospital – she dies but gives birth to a baby girl. The young doctor finds her […]
October 1st, 2007 by alephnaught
Gates of Paradise
We visited the Gates of Paradise exhibit at the Art Institute of Chicago. We went to the Museum of the Art Institute of Chicago to see the exhibit “The Gates of Paradise.” The show includes art work and three of the panels of the east doors of the Bapistry in Florence; these panels are considered […]
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October 27th, 2007 by alephnaught
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