Category Archives: Web/Tech

Word up

Posted on August 10, 2008 by Molly Newman

Hey, look what I made: If you have a blog or anything else with an RSS feed, you can generate a "collage" of words found on that page at wordle.net. It's free and it's fun, and you can adjust the … Continue reading →

Posted in art, sorta, Web/Tech | 1 Comment

Decisionmaking

Posted on March 27, 2008 by Molly Newman

When choosing between two possible courses of action, using a flowchart can help you clarify your thinking and foresee possible outcomes.

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Step off, Spielberg…

Posted on March 10, 2008 by Molly Newman

…and make room for the mad video skillz of Fred and Sharon. Now I want to have a birthday, anniversary, theater show or other special event just so I can get Fred and Sharon to show up and film it. … Continue reading →

Posted in Web/Tech | 4 Comments

Maybe it’s because I said I eat a lot of beef?

Posted on February 20, 2008 by Molly Newman

How evil are you? Stolen, in my evil way, from azureavian. …sigh… Apparently, according to the authors of this quiz, fantasizing about philosophy is less evil than fantasizing about sex. So woud philosophizing about sex be more or less evil? … Continue reading →

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Books are for nerds.

Posted on January 28, 2008 by Molly Newman

And, apparently, reading books to your children is for nerdy parents. All the cool parents will now be farming out their dreary drudgerous reading-aloud duties to the Tag Reading System, a new wonder device from your good friends at LeapFrog. … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Homeschool, Web/Tech | 8 Comments

Non-representative sample

Posted on October 23, 2007 by Molly Newman

It’s probably a good thing that I’ve never been a Nielsen TV viewer, a political poll-ee or a market research survey subject. Because I would apparently skew the results to the point of unacceptability. I just don’t seem to fit … Continue reading →

Posted in Pointless Rants, Television, Web/Tech | 3 Comments

My life as a Lego

Posted on August 11, 2007 by Molly Newman

Via Pharyngula (where else): This is what I would look like, were I a daring quasi-goth Lego superheroine. (The coffee cup slogan is a Handsome Family reference.) Lego-fy yourself here; let me know if you do.

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Click

Posted on May 28, 2005 by Molly Newman

So I got out of bed this morning and we had a new digital camera. This one. So if all goes well, I should be able to start adding photos to the blog around Thursday or Friday…

Posted in Web/Tech | 5 Comments