Sunday, November 27, 2016

Ripping an unplayable CD and burning a new one

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We bought an audio CD (stop smirking please) on a recent trip, played it once or twice at home, and... now it won't play. …which remi...
Sunday, November 06, 2016

The way of power, and the way of love.

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This morning's sermon included some words from Henri Nouwen's book, In the Name of Jesus . I didn't quite start crying, though...
Saturday, October 15, 2016

Collin reads the 2016 California statewide ballot propositions

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Can you believe there are seventeen of these? That's as many as republicans who ran for president this year. Herewith my summary an...
Monday, September 12, 2016

Hip rolls and a spiritual exercise

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The physical therapist gave me four or five exercises. Six months later, I’m still doing one of them: hip rolls, a set of 30, morning an...
Monday, September 05, 2016

If Finder (Mac OS X) is sluggish, maybe it's that memory leak; here's how to fix it

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Short version: if Finder is hogging RAM, killall Finder in a terminal window. It'll automagically restart and work much better. The l...
Wednesday, August 10, 2016

Open letter to Amit

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The other day, someone at work asked me if I had regrets over choosing a career in tech. Here's my response. Updates 2016-08-11: La...
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Monday, August 08, 2016

Corporate Benevolence and Investment Strategies?

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In the 1970s, a company called Merck discovered a cure for "river blindness," a disease that afflicted thousands (millions?) of...