Monthly Archives: November 2011

computers: browser-based efforts

Posted on 2011-11-28 by skierpage

I wrote a year ago that when it comes to computers, I want to be browser-based — since I’m doing most of my work in the browser, let me do nearly all my work in the browser. Boot 2 Gecko … Continue reading →

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cars: progress in eco, not in design

Posted on 2011-11-19 by skierpage

Toyota’s 2012 high mpg warpath, Subaru’s best mpg all-wheel drive car. Continue reading →

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music: Jeff Beck grinds cats

Posted on 2011-11-19 by skierpage

I watched Jeff Beck: Performing this Week… Live at Ronnie Scott’s, and I’m hugely impressed but not quite thrilled. The man doesn’t play guitar, he plays Stratocaster; the whammy bar and volume knob are integral to his right hand technique … Continue reading →

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