So, we had Rachel Corrie protesting the Israeli destruction of Palestinian homes. She was killed when she fell down while standing in front of an Israeli army bulldozer with a bullhorn. The dozer rolled over her and then backed up. So here’s the question: did this woman die for a cause? Or did she believe …
Category Archives: perspectives
Talking about DISD and my wife’s job.
Fact: the Dallas ISD is the 8th largest in the nation, having recently been eclipsed by the Broward County, Florida, school system. Dallas ISD serves over 150,000 students. Fact: The Dallas ISD is divided into 8 regions, each with their own superintendent. Fact: The Dallas ISD is still operating under court-ordered integration lawsuits filed 25 …
Great quotes on actions and consequences
I’m looking for some good quotes about actions and consequences. The current favorite is “You can’t unring a bell.” (David Foster Wallace). If you have any, post them in the comments.
On Linux Internals
This is a rather short entry. I’ve been taking a Linux internals class this week, and now, after the class is over, I am in utter awe of the amount of stuff that goes on behind the scenes in any operating system when you do something like open a folder and create a file in …
A letter from Bill.
My old college roommate Bill and I have recently re-opened email lines of communication, and in the re-connecting process, he let me know that he was inbetween jobs at the moment. After I made the statement that “even a financial analyst can find jobs in this market”, I got back this reply: What’s this about …
A moment on Columbia
Well, it’s about 4:15 or so on February 1, 2003. My wife and I woke up extremely late today (after noon), and as such, we lived in the luddite world for a bit (no TV, radio, or internet on). Then a friend called and left the message that “the sky is falling”. This exact same …