http://www.webliminal.com/mt-static/ Comments from Webliminal en-us 2007-05-23T08:29:35-05:00 http://www.webliminal.com/archives/2007/05/switching_to_wo.html I've changed from using MoveableType to use WordPress for the software supporting this blog. It just seems so much easier to be using WordPress. In case you were one of the handful who have an RSS feed from WebliminalBlog, the... Commentary ernie 2007-05-23T08:29:35-05:00 http://www.webliminal.com/archives/2007/03/fred_vargas__th.html I recently read Seeking Whom He May Devour: Chief Inspector Adamsberg Investigates (Chief Inspector Adamsberg Mysteries) a thoroughly enjoyable book. The setting for much of the story is a section of France a little north of Nice. WE had the... Books ernie 2007-03-07T16:53:14-05:00 http://www.webliminal.com/archives/2007/03/seed_starting.html I started some tomato, pepper, lettuce, basil, and assorted flower seeds about 10 days ago. The pepper seeds haven't sprouted yet, but most of the others have the first pair of leaves out. Today I planted seeds for Maltese... gardening ernie 2007-03-02T16:53:23-05:00 http://www.webliminal.com/archives/2007/02/interfere_with.html One of the podcasts that I've signed up for and occasionally listen to is TED talks. Very cool. The one I was listening to today is "Three minutes of fast-paced, whip-smart wordsmithing from spoken-word artist Rives, who has some... Interesting Web Sites ernie 2007-02-27T13:19:10-05:00 http://www.webliminal.com/archives/2007/02/mathematicians_1.html Rudy Rucker writes and spins another great tale of mathematics, computing, and science fiction. He does a great job of capturing the blend of the love for the intellectual, carnal, romantic, and fantastic lives that we experience through our... Books ernie 2007-02-25T09:32:12-05:00 http://www.webliminal.com/archives/2007/02/the_book__at_yo.html A friend who is an associate professor of linguistics at University of Mary Washington sent me a link the the video "Introducing the book," http://www.devilducky.com/media/57946/. Now other colleagues are sending me a link to it. The video is very... ernie 2007-02-18T13:55:02-05:00 http://www.webliminal.com/archives/2007/02/web_20_at_youtu.html I realize I'm coming a little late to this, but today I came across a very nice video at YouTube, "Web 2.0 ... The Machine is Us/ing Us," http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gmP4nk0EOE, by Michael Wesch, an assistant professor of cultural anthropology at... Interesting Web Sites ernie 2007-02-18T13:39:52-05:00 http://www.webliminal.com/archives/2007/01/virginia_higher.html Several Mary Washington faculty went to Richmond on January 11, 2007 to talk with our representatives in the Virginia Legislature and participate in Virginia Higher Education Advocacy Day. The event is organized and sponsored by the Faculty Senates of... Commentary ernie 2007-01-14T08:58:06-05:00 http://www.webliminal.com/archives/2007/01/articles_of_int_2.html Interesting Web Sites ernie 2007-01-11T21:35:15-05:00 http://www.webliminal.com/archives/2007/01/recycling_your_1.html A friend has been organizing his work space at home and had a few computers that he didn't need any more, and asked for some advice on selling them, donating them, or otherwise getting rid of them. The most... Commentary ernie 2007-01-07T19:39:11-05:00 http://www.webliminal.com/archives/2007/01/scaling_down.html Doing some research for my upcoming Programming Languages class I came across some articles by David N. Welton: "Articles by David N. Welton". The one titled "Downwardly Scalable Programming Languages" contains a quote to share. "Good systems should be... Commentary ernie 2007-01-05T13:50:49-05:00 http://www.webliminal.com/archives/2007/01/articles_of_int.html Peter Squire, a friend, occasionally sends me and a host of others a list of articles that he finds interesting. The list always contains some sites that I'd like to read further, come back to, and recommend to others. The... Interesting Web Sites ernie 2007-01-02T08:55:20-05:00 http://www.webliminal.com/archives/2006/12/ajax_and_php.html I am really liking AJAX and PHP, by Cristian Daire, Filip Chereches-Tosa, Bogdan Brinzarea, and Mihai Bucica. I've only read the first chapter and browsed the book, and it seems very clear and well-written. I'll be the instructor in... Books ernie 2006-12-28T23:36:42-05:00 http://www.webliminal.com/archives/2006/12/mommy_kissing_s.html Our sons were here for their annual Christmas visit. What a pleasure. Oliver, according to his usual custom, gave us a Christmas CD by his band, A place To Bury Strangers. The lead track is I saw mommy kissing... Commentary ernie 2006-12-26T23:13:01-05:00 http://www.webliminal.com/archives/2006/12/view_du_jour_de.html Here are a few pictures I took yesterday of our beech tree. The rain made the bark look almost black and gave the sheen. The tree looks muscular to me, with as much strength as the Minotaur. Click on a... ernie 2006-12-24T15:36:05-05:00