Closed Curtain
Title: Closed Curtain: Lives of de Wallen Author: Bruce Harris (Author), Michelle Bird (Illustrator) Paperback: 150 pages Publisher: White-Boucke Publishing (October 1, 2001) ISBN: 188858016X I read this book going to and back from Delft. The book is one of the only ones in English about the red light district (de Wallen) in Amsterdam. It […]
April 21st, 2005 by alephnaught
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Algernon, Charlie, and I
Title: Algernon, Charlie and I: A Writer’s Journey Author: Daniel Keyes Paperback: 228 pages Publisher: Harvest Books (September 1, 2004) ISBN: 0156029995 I just finished this book while flying into Amsterdam and my first couple of nights here this trip. It is a wonderful book! This is Daniel Keyes’s own story of how the famous […]
April 19th, 2005 by alephnaught
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Survey of XML file editors
Found a cool article on XML editors
April 19th, 2005 by alephnaught
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MAKE:DIYcast
A podcast for MAKE magazine
April 15th, 2005 by alephnaught
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How to Blog Safely (About Work or Anything Else)
How to Blog Safely (About Work or Anything Else) by the Electronic Freedom Foundation
April 14th, 2005 by alephnaught
Another trip to Amsterdam
Had another business trip to Amsterdam. Since I’m flying back on American Airlines, I can plug my laptop in and do some serious work, like writing this entry. Anyway, I took one picture that was pretty fun of a storefront right on Dam Square: Its a display for an upcoming show of new Chinese art.
April 14th, 2005 by alephnaught
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Blink!
Title: Blink! Author: Malcolm Gladwell Hardcover: 288 pages Publisher: Little, Brown (January 11, 2005) ISBN: 0316172324 Ever wonder what to do when your gut is telling you something but you just don’t have enough information to make a conscious choice? This book is for you. Galdwell’s previous book, The Tipping Point, is becoming a classic […]
April 11th, 2005 by alephnaught
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Fly: An Experimental Life
Title: Fly: An Experimental Life Author: Martin Brookes Hardback: 205 pages Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson (2001) ISBN: 0297645897 This was a fun book to read. Its all about the history of the fruit fly in scientific research. Because the fruit fly, various species of drosophila, live short, highly reproductive lives, they are a great subject […]
April 7th, 2005 by alephnaught
Tilton Elementary’s Read Aloud 2005
The assembly was fantastic! The kids are always high-energy and ready to shout and clap. We were ushered into the school and taken upstairs to have bagels and juice and coffee; we also wore name tags: Then, down to the auditorium where the kids were already rocking! Here’s the program: Norm Bobins, president and CEO […]
April 4th, 2005 by alephnaught
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Body Worlds exhibit
I took today off from work to visit the Body Worlds show at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago; this is a very cool show! I had a little worry that the exhibit might be too weird but it was really neat. The show is work by Gunther von Hagens, and its human […]
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April 23rd, 2005 by alephnaught
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