Long gone, but now back… sort of. :)
Reader George asks (via the Contact link): “Fred, I have two PCs and when they are not in use I put them into ‘sleep’ mode. When I wake them up one or both of them do not connect to the internet but when I restart them they then make the connection just fine. Any thoughts…
I did another shift volunteering on the phones to help WBUR‘s Fall fund drive today. Most pledges are modest; any amount helps. The average pledge I’ve taken probably works out to something around a buck or two a week. But today’s jaw-drop moment: I took one pledge for $1,000; all-at-once, and no premium/prize requested. Wow!…
I give you the textbook blooper of the year pic.twitter.com/iMtRcVx0o8 — Simon Tilbrook (@tillers2214) September 26, 2018 Permalink: https://wp.me/paaiox-8C Questions? Click the CONTACT link on any page.
The Digital Museum of Planetary Mapping houses some 2000 examples of humankind’s best attempts to map our solar system, from the earliest pre-telescope hand-drawn maps to NASA’s latest high-resolution offerings. Examples: 400 years ago: “The oldest map available on the website is a sketch made between 1600 and 1603 of the moon’s surfaces, drawn without…
Reader Bill Hagemeyer asks, via the Contact link: Q: I have tried to do your Win7 no-reformat reinstall several times, but the system just doesn’t ever finish. It gets lost in the middle of the process and never completes. Any advice would be welcome. A: I think we can get you going, Bill! I have…
Q: Is writing the most difficult method of communication? (via Quora) A: No, because communication is more than the transmission of information: True communication is when your message is not merely transmitted, but also received and understood — and ideally, remembered. If you only look at the first part of communication — the transmission of…
Q. Where in Boston can you meditate away from car noise but not have to pay for this quiet space? (via Quora) A: Try the Boston Museum of Fine Arts’ free Japanese Garden, “Tenshin-en.” Tenshin-en, or the “Garden of the Heart of Heaven,” is a contemplative Japanese garden designed so that “One may be in…
It’s pledge week at WBUR, Boston’s NPR news station. Between NPR’s careful and objective news, and shows like ‘Wait wait don’t tell me,’ I feel that public radio is worth a modest financial contribution from me each year, plus helping them out during pledge week. It’s an interesting experience, and kinda fun, too. 🙂 Permalink:…
