http://www.hill-kleerup.org/blog/ News & Nattering. What will the children think? en-us Copyright 2008 Fri, 16 May 2008 20:40:51 -0700 Fri, 16 May 2008 20:43:53 -0700 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=4.01 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss "Yeah, pulmonologists have all the great journals. Chest!" "Yeah, I've seen that before on the racks. Though usually it has an opaque wrapper around it."... http://www.hill-kleerup.org/blog/2008/05/16/conversations_with_ones_s.html http://www.hill-kleerup.org/blog/2008/05/16/conversations_with_ones_s.html Love and Marriage Fri, 16 May 2008 20:40:51 -0700 Well, actually an old Zelazny novel, the manuscript for which was "lost" in the author's papers for thirty years. Oddly enough, The Dead Man's Brother looks like a pretty straightforward... http://www.hill-kleerup.org/blog/2008/05/16/a_new_zelazny_novel.html http://www.hill-kleerup.org/blog/2008/05/16/a_new_zelazny_novel.html Media - Books Fri, 16 May 2008 20:40:04 -0700 Usually it's just being lambasted by coffee aficionados, local business supporters, pop culture critics, American culture critics, or people who question their "Fair Trade" policies with coffee growers. Add... http://www.hill-kleerup.org/blog/2008/05/16/poor_starbucks.html http://www.hill-kleerup.org/blog/2008/05/16/poor_starbucks.html Big Business Fri, 16 May 2008 20:29:51 -0700 The new voice stress lie detectors ("Voice Risk Analysis," or VRA) don't actually seem to do any better than chance in detecting lies -- but they do deter folks who... http://www.hill-kleerup.org/blog/2008/05/16/voodoo_works.html http://www.hill-kleerup.org/blog/2008/05/16/voodoo_works.html Homeland Security Fri, 16 May 2008 19:35:54 -0700 http://www.hill-kleerup.org/blog/2008/05/16/kids_dont_try_this_at_hom.html http://www.hill-kleerup.org/blog/2008/05/16/kids_dont_try_this_at_hom.html Media - Movies Fri, 16 May 2008 17:13:36 -0700 Yes, my genetic progeny -- voluntarily getting on the phone! Calling people! Must have been switched at birth. UPDATE: Katherine actually volunteered to call up her friends from whom... http://www.hill-kleerup.org/blog/2008/05/16/dont_know_where_she_gets.html http://www.hill-kleerup.org/blog/2008/05/16/dont_know_where_she_gets.html Parenting Fri, 16 May 2008 16:39:36 -0700 So, I got a visit by a nice young college student type from Comcast. Since I get at least one mailer a month from them saying, "Hey, you already have... http://www.hill-kleerup.org/blog/2008/05/16/he_seemed_like_a_nice_you.html http://www.hill-kleerup.org/blog/2008/05/16/he_seemed_like_a_nice_you.html Hi-Tech Fri, 16 May 2008 15:24:50 -0700 So I make use of some saved Google searches -- including Google Blog Search -- to get informed, via my feed reader, of some news items I'm following, such as... http://www.hill-kleerup.org/blog/2008/05/16/selfinforming.html http://www.hill-kleerup.org/blog/2008/05/16/selfinforming.html Blogging Fri, 16 May 2008 14:29:13 -0700 What to do -- and not do -- when you get pulled over for a ticket. In most cases -- pretty much common sense and courtesy, leavened with a... http://www.hill-kleerup.org/blog/2008/05/16/but_occifer_i_only_had_tr.html http://www.hill-kleerup.org/blog/2008/05/16/but_occifer_i_only_had_tr.html Cars Fri, 16 May 2008 14:04:29 -0700 http://www.hill-kleerup.org/blog/2008/05/16/still_more_on_the_califor.html http://www.hill-kleerup.org/blog/2008/05/16/still_more_on_the_califor.html Politics & Law Fri, 16 May 2008 13:31:01 -0700 First off, many thanks and kudos to Margie for organizing this process. She rocks (and other construction materials). Nearly since we've moved into the house, we've discussed doing some work... http://www.hill-kleerup.org/blog/2008/05/16/landscaping.html http://www.hill-kleerup.org/blog/2008/05/16/landscaping.html Home Improvement Fri, 16 May 2008 12:45:06 -0700 Margie said I had to post this article/gallery of nudibranchs (sea slugs). Very pretty!(via Mary)... http://www.hill-kleerup.org/blog/2008/05/16/nudibranchs.html http://www.hill-kleerup.org/blog/2008/05/16/nudibranchs.html Science Fri, 16 May 2008 11:52:01 -0700 Been watching a few episodes of the new (well, in its second season, but new to me) Robin Hood series on BBC America. Think Hercules/Xena, only with fewer gods and... http://www.hill-kleerup.org/blog/2008/05/16/im_robin_hood.html http://www.hill-kleerup.org/blog/2008/05/16/im_robin_hood.html Media - TV Fri, 16 May 2008 10:41:06 -0700 Couple of good articles in the LA Times about the state supreme court decision yesterday that overturned the legal ban on gay marriage. It's an instant presidential campaign issue, for... http://www.hill-kleerup.org/blog/2008/05/16/more_on_the_california_ga.html http://www.hill-kleerup.org/blog/2008/05/16/more_on_the_california_ga.html Politics & Law Fri, 16 May 2008 08:50:49 -0700 So I really wanted WLW to work. It's got a nice interface, some clever features (tables!), a plug-in community, etc. Just a few problems: It regularly times out while posting,... http://www.hill-kleerup.org/blog/2008/05/16/back_to_ecto.html http://www.hill-kleerup.org/blog/2008/05/16/back_to_ecto.html Blogging - Technical Fri, 16 May 2008 06:30:34 -0700