Monthly Archives: February 2008

O coffee

Posted on February 28, 2008 by cbd

I am now drinking my first cup of coffee since Saturday 2/23. O Coffee! Thou dost dispel all cares, thou are the object of desire to the scholar. This is the beverage of the friends of God; it gives health … Continue reading →

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More on the XO

Posted on February 23, 2008 by cbd

To date, Madelyn’s XO use has been limited. She’s just too little; she wants to whale on it and play with the antennas. So she can’t use it alone. Not to say she doesn’t get it; she’ll “type” and say, … Continue reading →

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Sought

Posted on February 21, 2008 by cbd

is the past of search, right? Or is that seek? Searched? Whatever. I’m happy to say I am on one fewer committee; my college hired a manager (read: geek) to take care of our electronic classrooms and build a student … Continue reading →

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Northern

Posted on February 17, 2008 by cbd

Grief, relief, and guilt about the shootings at Northern Illinois U Continue reading →

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Pink grits!

Posted on February 14, 2008 by cbd

Happy Valentine’s Day, everyone. Madelyn celebrated with PINK GRITS!

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Running spark

Posted on February 13, 2008 by cbd

I’m getting faster; some sparklines show it Continue reading →

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Nice work, Joe

Posted on February 11, 2008 by cbd

Very good news today: my student Joe Weinberg has been accepted into two excellent doctoral programs. Well-deserved, Joe. I bet writing that thesis just got a little easier.

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Tufte, Beautiful Evidence

Posted on February 10, 2008 by cbd

Edward Tufte’s most recent book Beautiful Evidence follows in the tradition of his previous books, arguing for visual displays with high information density. Much of the argument is by example, annotated reproductions or redrawings of images Tufte identifies as “graphical … Continue reading →

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Odds and ends Sunday

Posted on February 3, 2008 by cbd

The Easterling-Dilger household is bustlin’ these days, so bloggin’ sometimes has to take a back seat. I’m very, very glad to say I’m reading a fair amount these days. I’m halfway through a second reading of Tufte’s Beautiful Evidence, which … Continue reading →

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Unixtrix: Backup

Posted on February 1, 2008 by cbd

I back up my files remotely using rsync. For the Mac Erin and I share, on which we keep gobs of pictures, video, and the like, that’s not feasible given our limited bandwidth. Erin is good at archiving files to … Continue reading →

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