I need to buy a new computer for Martha. Must drive a flat panel displayMust accept data from a FireWire miniDV cameraMust have a DVD burner We have an ancient parallel-port printer.... which would be nice to use. I could buy a Mac Mini. The Mac Mini...

http://credentiality2.blogspot.com/2009/01/engineering-is-plumbing-not-math.html 99% of what I do is plumbing. -Iain

Patio around the pool is mostly in. Hopefully today they will finish off the corner around the pump vault. Saturday I had hoped to install the last of the tile mosaics, but instead I found the remaining big Orca cracked in the center, and the north...

Relative Risk: Global Warming and Imported Fossil Fuels vs Nuclear Power It's from last year, but Representative DeVore perfectly summarizes the environmental aspirations and political logjam in California, and points out that a voter initiative is...

For the first anniversary of Jason Lezak's incredible come-from-behind finish in the Men's 4x100m freestyle relay, NBC has full-race underwater coverage of the race:...