According to their website, Hip Hop Harry has been nominated for the 34th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards for “Outstanding Preschool Children’s Series.” The phrase “crimes against humanity” springs to mind almost instantly.

Sure, the interiors in Dwell magazine look good, but the poor kids—they’re only allowed to play with toys that match the decor.

SCENE: Interior of the Millennium Falcon en route to Alderaan while fleeing from Imperial forces. Luke: Obi-Wan, are you all right? Obi-Wan: I felt a great disturbance in the Force, as if millions of voices suddenly cried out in terror and… Luke: Do you feel something terrible has happened? Obi-Wan: Nevermind. False alarm. I forgot [...]

[ On January 30th I installed Ubuntu Linux and decided to give it a serious try. Read Part 1 for an introduction including my reasons for doing this. Part 2 covers my installation experience. And Part 3 was all about finding and using replacement applications. ] Folks, it’s been a fun and sometimes woolly ride. [...]

You know what the difference is between a 4-year-old boy and a crazy person? Yah, me neither. Actually, the only difference I can think of is that we expect the mentally ill to get treatment. Which tells me that being adorable can go a long way when you’re insane. Incidentally, I’ve started contributing over at [...]

[ On January 30th I installed Ubuntu Linux and decided to give it a serious try. Read Part 1 for an introduction including my reasons for doing this. Part 2 covers my installation experience. ] I’ve heard that installing software on Linux is very difficult. That may have been true once but it is a [...]

Me: Sooo… I was thinking of renting The Lake House. Wife: You? Why? Me: I’m intrigued by the science-fictiony, time-travel twist. Wife: But it’s a total chick flick. I don’t even want to see it. Me: Um. Wife: Seriously? Me: Well, I was thinking it would be an interesting way to frame a discussion… Wife: [...]

[ On January 30th I installed Ubuntu Linux and decided to give it a serious try. Read Part 1 for an introduction including my reasons for doing this. ] If you’ve never installed a modern Linux distribution and you’re worried about how difficult it will be because you’ve heard awful stories about the process, let [...]

Recently, part of my day involves doing a technical review of a book about web mashups and I’m doing it with a basically virgin install of Open Office. What I found interesting about that process today is that many of the words used in the book aren’t considered words—at least, they’re not in Open Office’s [...]