“Isn’t it ironic” by Alanis Morissette. Lots of people saying how the things she is singing about aren’t ironic. I think you are missing the point. The song is ironic, not the things Alanis is singing about. Irony to some people is a dull grey metal used in their crafting skills.

Just got my first American side-by-side refrigerator and freezer with ice maker. Jesus Christ this thing is enormous. I think the interior is bigger than the flat I had in Watford. The vegetable crisper drawer on the refrigerator is going to be where my good dietary intentions go to die.

I am confused by American movies… Why is it all black people call each other Monica? “Hey, what’s up Monica?” Er, his name is Eddy. I don’t get it.

Seriously? Why? Guy drives 10MPH below the speed limit on a two lane road. Speeds up when you try to pass him.

Watched the reply of the OJ “high speed” chase on TV yesterday. I think it would have been funnier if he had tried to escape in a doughnut delivery truck. One low-speed chase down the motorway with cops in hot pursuit of the doughnut truck. It would be all over the news… Oh wait…

Math can be taught. Music can be taught. Art can be taught. Baking can be taught. Can you teach entrepreneurship?

What would I be doing right now without access to a computer? I’ve had access to a computer on an almost daily basis since I was ten years old. I cannot imagine what my life would be like without a computer, and I cannot imagine what I would be doing right now without access to… Click to continue reading the rest of “I cannot imagine my life without it.”

As a software developer, and primarily a game developer, I am continually amazed to think that opportunities are governed not by how hard I work but how hard I network. My net worth is directly tied to the value of my network. Employment, gigs, money, opportunities, access to cool technology, access to cool parties are… Needing to read the remainder of “Net Worth?” Click the link!

I’ve been doing a lot of work recently on Virtual Reality with Silicon Graphics workstations. Lots of fun. And I was thinking about the experience of Virtual Reality. Virtual Reality, as it is today, is really low resolution. Shaded polygons (if that), limited draw distance, lag, poor frame rate, everything that is wrong with 3D… Continue reading the rest of “Virtual Reality & Commerce.”

We need an image compression format that supports both lossy and lossless in the same container. We also need an image compression format that supports multiple levels of lossy compression within the same image. The image format should support non-complex regions, e.g. this rectangular area, where the compression cab be tweaked to be lossless or… Continue reading the remainder of “Lossy & lossless compression format.”