Reasons Not To Be Me This Week

by philrw
313 words - 2 min read
Rants and Raves
I am miserable. Here’s why: This Sunday I got sick. Not cold sick but fever, chills, mucus, coughing, bedridden sick. I took Monday off. I took Tuesday off. I took Wednesday off. I went back to work yesterday. I’m still coughing. It won’t go away. I have no energy. I can’t even get a hug without coughing. My mom is out of town so she left her dogs with me. Maya is level 10 A++ neurotic and Dulci has agression problems and EPI that has not yet stabilized. Surprise! $300 for cTLI/cobalamin/folate blood test and enzymes for Dulci that I wasn’t expecting.
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Thoughts on Internet Acronyms, YMMV

by philrw
71 words - 1 min read
Rants and Raves

I had to stop and think for a minute just now when I read the acronym “AFAICT” on a discussion board. That reminded me of why I don’t use acronyms. Prefacing your sentence with AFAIK, AFAICT, DYK, FWIW, etc. adds absolutely zero to your statement. If it’s common enough that you can use an acronym to express the sentiment then it isn’t necessary. Stop network bit-pollution. Clean up your writing. 🙂

James Hansen: Why I must speak out about climate change | Video on TED.com

by philrw
176 words - 1 min read
Personal
James Hansen: Why I must speak out about climate change | Video on TED.com. So the reasons I post external stuff on my blog are varied: some are funny, some are inspiring, some are cool, some I connect with on some level. This one speaks to one of the defining issues of my generation and future generations. The biggest problem in America is that this issue has been politicized. People listen to the loudest, not the smartest. I want it to be known for the sake of posterity that I did not ignore the warnings and I contributed, in what ways I could, to the preservation of our ecosystem.
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I Love

by philrw
64 words - 1 min read
Personal

  • Technology

  • Chocolate

  • Star Trek

  • Non-petroleum-fueled transportation

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