Category Archives: Rants

Outrage, absurdities, etc. often political

Facebook badges

Just discovered that Facebook only lets you have one version of your profile badge. Facebook Widgets Since I run a static site in addition to this blog (and a number of other things), found that when I edited the badge … Continue reading

Posted in Rants, Technical | Tagged , | 1 Comment

Food Inc. – second chance

Food, Inc. on PBS on April 21, 2010 If you missed this first time around, there is another chance. You can watch it online around air time. Instead of getting angry or discouraged you can take an active role in: … Continue reading

Posted in Cooking, Gardening, Rants | Comments Off on Food Inc. – second chance

the war on error – part 3

“Seriously though, are you at all interested in switching to marketing?” The man who asked me this I feel had good intentions. He had recently married a single mom and it had been an enlightening experience for someone who had … Continue reading

Posted in Rants | Comments Off on the war on error – part 3

the war on error – part 2

We need to get serious about the War on Error. If we are making mistakes, the sooner they are corrected the better. “Don’t get greedy.” My gloved hands were busy handling a pipet inside a laminar flow hood while learning … Continue reading

Posted in Rants, Technical | Comments Off on the war on error – part 2

the war on error – part 1

I have been thinking of writing this series for some time. Our former president was very close to the heart of the problem, if he had only dropped the first letter from the name of his famous war. This will … Continue reading

Posted in Rants, Technical | 1 Comment