Adventures As Me

By way of Arstechnica’s
Science Sunday
column, a report on MSNBC titled
Anti-bacterial soap may disappoint
clarifies the role of anti-bacterial soaps and other cleaners. Apparently confusion exists
in the minds of people that such cleaners provide protection against all manner of
microbes.
The response from the manufacturer’s of such products is understandable:

“It’s important to remember that the products that were tested [...]

Raymond Chen reminds us in Blow the dust out of the connector
that the way we address people (tone of voice, instructions, etc) effects the outcome. Approaching people in a positive, upbuilding way leads to an equitable situation for all parties. His example of customer support highlights how this is used and why it works.
What is [...]

A number of upgrades occurred this weekend, the most noticible being Moveable Type, now running 2.661. What a number. The move from 2.64 was smooth, requiring no adjustments at all.
This past week I ’struggled’ (mild term) with moving data from MS Access to a format I can easily dump into MySQL. A simple csv export [...]

If you are a fan of the great show Pinky and the Brain (seen on variety comic show Animaniacs and as its own show), that question is part of the core goodness of the show. What inane, nonsensical response will Pinky give this episode? Do you wish you had a list of every response? Wish [...]

Lists like this:The 10 most overpaid jobs in the U.S. always tell me I chose the wrong profession.