Future
Some ugly facts:
1. My alma mater now costs two-and-a-half times more than it did my freshman year (1987). Annual tuition plus room and board is $44,160. Cripes.
2. At the local state university, the cost of room and board is more than that for tuition and fees, $8,000 vs. $5,985. (Guess who’s living at home if [...]
In today’s Seattle Times appears an editorial regarding Initiative 88 on which voters will have their say come the primary election. The Times comes out against the initiative with this dose of verbal tough-love:
Who could be against smaller class sizes and new arts and music programs? In this case, this page is, because it is [...]
It’s indicative of the greatness of America’s interstate system that it takes only 12 course changes to drive from my house in Seattle to my dad’s house in Omaha.
According to Google Maps, the distance is 1,710 miles and would take about 28 hours to complete without stops. Of the 12 steps from start to finish, [...]
From Boing Boing, it seems Kim Cameron didn’t appreciate being subjected to the GE EntryScan3 at the San Francisco airport security checkpoint.
What’s it like? People, I really hated the GE product. It is tiny, and closes around you. I felt seriously claustrophobic. Then it shot bursts of air at me so hard it actually hurt. [...]
It’s almost my birthday. Time once again for thoughts of growing old to creep into my consciousness. To the rescue comes this handy mortality calculator. Punch in a few numbers, answer a few questions, and out comes your estimated life expectancy along with an entertaining analysis of your health risks.
I can expect to live to [...]
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