An old New York Times article predicting, in broad terms, the rise and impact of the Internet, published on the day Becky was born — June 14, 1982 — is making the rounds on Twitter tonight. The article reports on an NSF-affiliated study that, once you get past the silly names (“teletext and videotex”), is remarkably prescient in many ways…. Read more »
In case anyone was wondering, Becky and I are still the parents of two daughters, not three, at last check. 🙂 No baby yet, nor any real signs of impending labor. (When there is news, it will probably appear on my Twitter stream first.) Because the Baby Pool guesses were heavily weighted toward the holiday weekend — even though the… Read more »
Don’t bother counting the stars and stripes. Just appreciate the artistry, not to mention endurance, of the 39 1/2-weeks pregnant lady who made that cake yesterday. 🙂 UPDATE: The cake was really, really good. Like, seriously delicious.
Today, the Pac-10 officially welcomes the University of Utah and the University of Colorado to the Conference of Champions, and becomes the Pac-12. Utah will be the first Pac-12 team to open play when it takes on Montana State in 62 days, on Thursday, September 1st. Arizona State plays a game later the same evening. USC and Utah will face… Read more »
