miconian

Resolutions for 2012

miconian — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 19:43:55 +0000

The short version: Read more books. “Books” defined: Complete, self-contained works printed on paper. The long version: The amount of time spent reading books should, by the end of 2012, be greater than the cumulative time spent doing the following: Checking, reading, or writing email. Checking, updating, or otherwise using Facebook. Watching Twitter or any

Winter Is Coming: Defending Game Of Thrones

miconian — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 06:59:17 +0000

HBO’s hugely successful and expensive fantasy series, Game Of Thrones, based on the popular novel by George R.R. Martin, doesn’t need any help from an independent blogger to prove its commercial worth to HBO, to find more viewers, or to get the green light for another season. But, being the landmark mainstream institution

Occupy Steve Jobs

miconian — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 18:37:58 +0000

Last night, while walking through Zucotti Park, the center of the mico-city that is emerging within the Occupy Wall Street protest, I overheard part of a conversation about Steve Jobs. I thought that maybe he, like Radiohead, had been rumored to make an appearance. Only after I got home and online did I realize that

Excel Custom Number Formatting Explained

miconian — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 17:14:58 +0000

For years, I found it daunting to look at the box shown above. It’s not so much the complexity of the character strings, but the complete lack of information displayed about what they mean. The underlying message seems to be that somewhere out there, someone is doing something so complicated and esoteric with Excel

An Open Letter To The Woman Who Tried To Hold The Doors Of The 6 Train Open With A Large Paperback Book During Rush Hour

miconian — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 19:14:33 +0000

First of all, I just want to say that I’m sorry I didn’t get a better look at what you were reading before I pushed your book back out at you so that the doors could close and the train could leave the station. When I encounter someone with a philosophy of life that’s clearly