http://blog.maxedmands.com ...speaks of shoes, ships, and sealing wax Thu, 06 Mar 2008 15:05:19 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Three days ago NASA posted a photograph of planet earth as seen from a spacecraft orbiting Mars. Isn't it beautiful? As my dad says, we had better take care of that tiny blue sphere. We're not quite ready to move camp yet. http://blog.maxedmands.com/2008/03/06/earth-as-seen-from-mars/ MoveOn.org has created a petition: They want the superdelegates in the Democratic primary to allow the voters to decide between Clinton and Obama, rather than the delegates deciding the election themselves. For every person that signs the petition, MoveOn will send an email to the superdelegates. You’ve probably heard about the ... http://blog.maxedmands.com/2008/02/14/democracy-should-extend-to-the-primaries/ I've found one of the synchronizing solutions of my dreams! Spanning Sync keeps my iCal calendar and my Google calendar perfectly synchronized, always. I don't even have to do anything. http://blog.maxedmands.com/2008/02/13/spanning-sync/ Every once in a while, I stumble upon a piece of information that is so important that I want the entire world to know about it. Here's one: the Story of Stuff is an interactive video journey describing the production, consumption, and disposal of all of the consumer products that Americans have ... http://blog.maxedmands.com/2008/02/13/the-story-of-stuff/ I'm looking for a high-quality travel mug that I can bring to school with me as soon as winter break is over. Does anyone have any suggestions? It must be sturdily made, and it shouldn't leak when it's closed. Extra points to anyone who can find something that's extra environmentally ... http://blog.maxedmands.com/2008/01/03/travel-mug/ Yesterday I saw The Golden Compass in theaters. I always try to make sure I've read the book before I see the corresponding movie. Usually, I read the book immediately before I go to the movie, but in this case I didn't get a chance. I had, however, finished the book ... http://blog.maxedmands.com/2007/12/31/review-the-golden-compass/ This Christmas, my family decided to make me very literate. They gave me the following books, which I plan to read over the course of the next few months: Discourse on Method by René Descartes Ethics by Benedict de Spinoza A Treatise of Human Nature by David Hume Critique of Judgement by Immanuel Kant The Poincaré ... http://blog.maxedmands.com/2007/12/28/my-new-reading-list/ I've licensed this blog with a Creative Commons Attribution / Share alike license. I urge all you other bloggers to do the same, and promote open, freely available content and information dissemination. That's how progress happens! http://blog.maxedmands.com/2007/11/07/open-source/ So I'm back, after a long hiatus. Blogging is a pretty significant habit to keep up, but as I've seen, it's also pretty rewarding. This time around, I'm going to keep you updated on my open source travels and experiences, and my attempts at organizing and revitalizing my crazy, crazy ... http://blog.maxedmands.com/2007/11/07/updates/ In the last two weeks, I've shifted from keeping all my emails, contacts, and calendars on my computer (using Apple's Mail, Address Book, and iCal) to Google's well-implemented suite of online applications. I'm pretty satisfied with the results: Now I can get at my important data from any computer I'm ... http://blog.maxedmands.com/2007/11/07/what-google-needs-to-become-more-awesome/