Robert Hahn: inspired by integrationI'm always interested in infrastructure that brings people together and facilitates communication. I'm currently exploring social software, markup & scripting languages, and abstract games.The End.- (Found July 5, 2008 ) As much as I wanted to, I just couldn’t seem to get it together enough to post regularly here. And if you were one of the secret members of my audience who were still following me, I’d like to thank you for checking in on this site every now and then. But this is not the end of my blogging. I’ve started up a new blog based on typo, which provides me with many features out of the box. I got started using Typo because of this contest, which I’m participating in...http://www.tenletters.com/rhahn/About/the_end.html I'm On a Blogroll!- (Found July 5, 2008 ) Extra cool. I would just like to say I’m tickled pink over the fact that I’m on a blogroll. Please go visit Douglas Nerad’s site and have a lookabout. I must say that on the basis of the book he’s currently got listed in the ‘read more’ section, he also has excellent taste in literature. The book, which I shall mention here for posterity’s sake, is Orson Scott Card’s Characters and Viewpoint (Elements of Fiction Writing)http://www.tenletters.com/rhahn/Interesting/Things/OnABlogroll.html The Great Eye Experiment- (Found July 5, 2008 ) When I was very little, my mom noticed that there seemed to be a shimmer in my pupils. She pointed this out a couple of times to the doctor, but he dismissed it, until finally, probably to placate my mother, he scheduled an eye exam for me. It turned out that not one, but both of the lenses in my eyes were dislocated. Although I don’t remember for certain, I remember that it was speculated that I was seeing triple of everything through these dislocated lenses. I underwent surgery.http://www.tenletters.com/rhahn/Experiments/EyeExperimentIntro.html The Great Eye Experiment, Part 2- (Found July 5, 2008 ) Today is the day I type my first blog entry without wearing any glasses. Yep, I have my contacts, and already I see I’m in for an interesting ride. After the contacts went in for the first time, and settled down, I immediately noticed that my right and left lenses have considerably different strengths. My left lens is about where it should be, but my right was a tad weaker, meaning my focal point is about a foot or two further away. I’m not sure whether this is a problem or...http://www.tenletters.com/rhahn/Experiments/EyeExperimentPart2.html "Intellectual Heritage"- (Found July 5, 2008 ) Tim muses briefly on how he thinks about the data on his computer. If there’s ever a time and a place to have this kind of thinking widely deployed, it is now. So I make a lazyweb request: If you’re a designer, I’d like to see a t-shirt that has something like this: On one side, we have a 2 column chart. The headings for the columns will be “You:” and “Me:”. Under the “You:” heading is the phrase “data”, or “office...http://www.tenletters.com/rhahn/Interesting/Things/intellectualHeritage.html One year Already- (Found July 5, 2008 ) That Nerad... holding me accountable for not writing! That does it! I’m just going to have to bring you up to speed on my doings. One year Boy the time went fast. Before I tell you what happened, let me first apologize for not writing. Will I write more often Probably. But it might not be here. So let me explain. I thought I wrote about this, but I can’t find it anywhere. Strange. Let’s see. Almost a year ago, I lost my job working for an incredible...http://www.tenletters.com/rhahn/About/oneYear.html The Case of the Missing Articles: Closed!- (Found July 5, 2008 ) Now that I think on it, I’m sure I wrote some articles between May and September last year. For example, I wrote a pair of articles (and published it) on The Great Eye Experiment (1, 2, which detailed my idea about wearing contacts strong enough for reading text off a screen, and wearing glasses for distance work. But they’re not here, and I can’t find them anywhere on my system. Checks ah-hah! Hey, Nerad! Announcements of my demise are somewhat premature... by about.http://www.tenletters.com/rhahn/About/caseOfTheMissingArticles.html New Keyboard Fun- (Found July 5, 2008 ) So, a week or two ago, I ordered a Kinesis Advantage USB keyboard because, after a little research, found that it was the best there is for reducing arm and hand strain. This action was precipitated by what I think was an RSI-related attack. I’m still not quite up to speeed on it, but I think most of that has to do with the fact that I’m not doing the exercises daily. There’s a lot of exercises to do, but I can certainly see the value in doing them. Because I...http://www.tenletters.com/rhahn/Interesting/Gadgets/keyboardFun.html Rails Day Results- (Found July 5, 2008 ) So, as I had mentioned a short while ago, I was aiming to participate in Rails Day. And I did. The results came in late last night. And I didn’t win. You know what That’s just fine with me. You see, the version that I last uploaded to the server wasn’t the right version. I have no idea what happened, but the files didn’t properly check into svn, so if the app worked at all (I was too chicken to find out), then it wasn’t what I intended to do. So what..http://www.tenletters.com/rhahn/Development/Languages/Ruby/Rails/railsday.html What I want in a PDA- (Found July 5, 2008 ) Slashdot gives us an opportunity to tell the world what we want in a PDA. Here’s my list: a screen like the iPod’s a keyboard like a Blackberry (this model has the right idea - the older ones have keys that are harder to press, and have more give) wireless access at dialup prices ssh, plus access to a machine to ssh to. pdftextrtfhtml document reader compact flash card support 8-12hr battery life price point: under CDN$200 IMHO, a PDA should be treated like a thin...http://www.tenletters.com/rhahn/PDA/whatIWantInAPDA.html |