finally
The A/C seems to be fixed now, just in time for… fall. Anyway. I still haven’t stopped running away from sitting down to write. But I’m enjoying reading to Keisha when she lets me (less often since I started reading Ready Player One to her… she’d prefer to get back to The Dresden Files).
sigh
After over a month, probably more than a dozen technician visits, installation of a new condenser unit, and replacement of the new unit’s compressor, wiring, and part of the suction line, our home A/C still doesn’t work adequately. Right now I feel so tired of the whole thing. Maybe the thermostat is a piece of [...]
games and stuff
Picked up “Kard Combat,” which is an badly-themed, badly-named version of Spectromancer. Spectromancer is fun, and this is it for $3, basically. So it’s fun.
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Just migrated to a new host and domain registrar, so the site was down for a bit. But now it’s not. Sweet.
GMO
Everyone who thinks there’s no science showing any problems with genetically modified crops should watch this.
More Gamification
I’m reading this right now. Haven’t gotten far yet, but it strikes me that operant conditioning techniques are right at home in organizations which value obedience in their members above all else.
Oops, I forgot the title.
This week I… …finished Persona 3. Started playing “The Answer,” the follow-up in the FES version which I have. I also recently got Persona 4, which I will play at some point after finishing “The Answer.” I really like Persona 3. The social game aspect seems like it could be a game on its own if [...]
Punished by Freakonomics
I just watched Freakonomics on Netflix Instant Watch. There was some really interesting stuff there, like the theory about Roe v. Wade being responsible for most of the 90s’ drop in crime rate. But having read Punished by Rewards, the stuff about incentives was depressing.
Physical Exertion
Slab leak fixed. With a lot of help from a friend (thanks!), I dug the “pilot hole” for the plumber to tunnel under the house to fix it without destroying the tile in the kitchen. This saved us a few hundred dollars. Then it rained, so yesterday I had to get most of the water [...]
Mundanities
I’ve been tired all week; didn’t get enough sleep this past weekend. We have a hot water slab leak under our kitchen. Insurance is covering some of it and warranty covered detection, but we will still have to pony up for the deductible.
Reality is Broken
This morning (yesterday morning now; I’ve been working on this post all day) I followed a link shared on Twitter by Jamie Madigan and Brenda Brathwaite to read an article entitled “I Don’t Want to be a Superhero.” Having read through almost all of Alfie Kohn’s Punished by Rewards by now, it got me thinking [...]
Eating Veggies
I’ve been moving toward vegetarianism and veganism this year. I recently saw an RSA interview with Jonathan Safran Foer about his book Eating Animals, and I’m looking forward to reading it. Then over the weekend saw the segment with Kathy Freston, author of Veganist. I’ve also read probably almost half of Becoming Vegan, but have [...]
