April 14, 2013
by Marie-Lynn Richard
For over two and a half years we could never spend Saturday night together, now, every two weeks we do have a ‘no kids’ Saturday night so we can enjoy burgers (photos) while watching the UFC. It’s date night! This … Continue reading
March 3, 2013
by Marie-Lynn Richard
“The idea to make make everything disappear so that you can just be in things and you can be in the interface” – Paola Antonelli, Senior curator in the Department of Architecture and Design at the MoMA, talking about the … Continue reading
March 3, 2013
by Marie-Lynn Richard
A bit over a month ago, Twitter protégé Vine went global with its (still very buggy) iOS app. I was glad to discover beta tester Kevin (Rose) had been uploading videos for 6 months. Vine is quite simply Twitter 2.0; … Continue reading
February 13, 2013
by Marie-Lynn Richard
WARNING: This open letter to Charlie Brooker, writer of Black Mirror, contains spoilers! Dear Charlie Brooker, It was obviously because of a glitch in the Linux vs. Apache time zone configurations (you know that bug that publishes stuff on the … Continue reading
December 23, 2012
by Marie-Lynn Richard
One of the more interesting articles I read in 2012 was Jessamyn Smith’s What she really said: Fighting sexist jokes the geeky way! @ GeekFeminism.org. I really connected with this article because, for 18 years, I too have been working … Continue reading
December 9, 2012
by Marie-Lynn Richard
J’ai maintenant un site en français! I spent years trying to preserve and regain mobility by doing embroidery. I favor decorating felt hearts and then making them into ornaments. They are simple decorative items I give as gifts to people … Continue reading
December 5, 2012
by Marie-Lynn Richard
Programmers can be like mechanics sometimes. I mean, the easiest way to give yourself an advantage off the start is to decry the ineptitude of the previous person who worked on a project. When I hear this however, what it … Continue reading
November 22, 2012
by Marie-Lynn Richard
I don’t watch that many movies anymore. Sure, I am going to see Skyfall even though in my head the Bond trilogy has long been replaced by a fantastic prequel that stars M as a total badass… Today I don’t … Continue reading
November 19, 2012
by Marie-Lynn Richard
As promised, here are more knits from my favorite vintage knitting magazine of the 70s. The gentlemen knits are quite cheeky.
October 16, 2012
by Marie-Lynn Richard
Mary Roach is a funny author who writes lighthearted books about popular science. A few of her books are: Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers (2003), Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex (2008) are Packing for Mars: … Continue reading