Monthly Archives: January 2016

far above the Moon

Posted on January 11, 2016 by dichroic

The way I feel about David Bowie was best expressed by a former officemate of mine: “Ikoon is er niet meer”. Idiomatically, that’s “An icon is gone”, but I think it sounds better in the literal Dutch: “Icon is there … Continue reading →

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I don’t think step tracking is supposed to be complicated…

Posted on January 6, 2016 by dichroic

I don’t think I’ve mentioned this, but I gave up wearing my Misfit Shine activity tracker, or rather it gave up on me. It popped out of its wristband – the rubber one it came with, not one of the … Continue reading →

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if Pepys could have it his way, why can’t I?

Posted on January 5, 2016 by dichroic

They keep talking about revolutions in publishing – e-books, print on demand, and so on – but I think what I want is for it to revive an older capability. MUCH older. I would like to be able to just … Continue reading →

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