Snow snow and more snow
It has finally started snowing and has not stopped since lunch time or so. I does look pretty but I hope it does not cause too many disruptions!
Quantum Tunnel Blog
Elliptical Answers to Why Winter Mornings Are So Long – Rebloged from NYTimes.com
Reblogged from Elliptical Answers to Why Winter Mornings Are So Long – NYTimes.com by John O’Neil. As the parent of teenage boys who have to be dragged out of bed on school days, I had been looking… Read More »Elliptical Answers to Why Winter Mornings Are So Long – Rebloged from NYTimes.com
Fixed Problem with Sparrow Not Quitting
When I first heard of Sparrow, a new email client (in beta back October 2010) that used the IMAP protocol and promised to be good, minimalist e-mail interface, I was indeed interested in finding more… Read More »Fixed Problem with Sparrow Not Quitting
The London Underground: 150th Anniversary
The first journey on the London Underground (or the Tube as we affectionately call it) was made 150 years ago, on 9 January 1863. Since then, the iconic transport system has become one with London… Read More »The London Underground: 150th Anniversary
Programming Language Index – version 2013
A couple of years ago I had a look at the state of the TIOBE index that ranks the most popular programming languages. So has C# finally dethrone C++ as THE language of the year?… Read More »Programming Language Index – version 2013
2012 in review at the Quantum Tunnel blog – Happy 2013
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: 4,329 films were submitted to the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. This blog had 24,000 views in 2012. If each… Read More »2012 in review at the Quantum Tunnel blog – Happy 2013
The Swanson Effect
Solar energy currently provides only a quarter of a percent of the planet’s electricity supply, but the industry is growing at staggering speed. Underlying this growth is a phenomenon that solar’s supporters call Swanson’s law,… Read More »The Swanson Effect
Mirror mirror, right and left, up and down
You are getting ready for the New Year’s party and cannot help to use a mirror to check that all is spot on. The tie is straight, the hair is tamed, the shoes are polished… Read More »Mirror mirror, right and left, up and down