Friday, November 21, 2003

Simple principles of decency dictate

"The plaintiffs volunteer in our schools, worship beside us in our
religious houses, and have children who play with our children, to
mention just a few ordinary daily contacts. We share a common
humanity and participate together in the social contract that is the
foundation of our Commonwealth. Simple principles of decency dictate
that we extend to the plaintiffs, and to their new status, full
acceptance, tolerance and respect. We should do it because it is the
right thing to do."



- Justice John M. Greaney, in a concurring opinion in the Supreme
Judicial Court of Massachusetts's decision on same-sex marriage.

Wednesday, November 19, 2003

Agent Sokoban, logic puzzles for Windows

Agent Sokoban are some of the prettiest, most fun logic puzzles for Windows. I'm also a fan of SokoMind and Sokoban logic puzzles.

Can you see the invisible?

"Only those who can see the invisible can do the impossible.

Fiber optic Internet comes to Cleveland

This ought to boost the city in interesting new ways. Cleveland rocks.

"OneCleveland recently gained rights to nearly 400 miles of fiber optic cable that extends from Garfield Heights to Westlake and from Cleveland Hopkins International Airport to Lake Erie. About 200 miles of fiber was donated to Case Western Reserve University, which in turn gave it to OneCleveland, by City Signal Communications, a company in Malvern, Pa., that owns five fiber rings in Greater Cleveland. OneCleveland bought from City Signal the rights to the remaining fiber for an undisclosed amount."

Sunday, November 16, 2003

Microsoft Producer 2003 is simply incredible

Microsoft Producer 2003 is simply incredible as a web multimedia storytelling tool. Can you believe this software is distribute for free? It's worth a lot to me.

Some thoughts on the nature of preparation

"Prior preparation prevents poor performance."