Author Archives: MXH

Explainers

Posted on September 5, 2010 by MXH

Over at NRO, Jonah Goldberg’s got a piece up on “Clinton Nostalgia”. Clinton, a political prodigy of the first order, loved the human side of politics. He listened to the hoi polloi more than he listened to the Harvard faculty. … Continue reading →

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Six Word Stories: Job

Posted on September 4, 2010 by MXH

Bob copyedited spam for a living.

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Multitasking Opt-Out

Posted on September 3, 2010 by MXH

Given just how much of a hassle it can be to support multitasking on the iPhone, it’s worth a quick mention that it’s possible to opt out of the whole thing. All you need do is add this pair to … Continue reading →

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Customized Ads

Posted on September 2, 2010 by MXH

I don’t much like the Internet’s efforts to serve up relevant advertising to me. It’s creepy enough when, after I visit a company’s website to look at their products, I’m deluged with their ads from every website I visit for … Continue reading →

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Six Word Stories: Request

Posted on August 31, 2010 by MXH

“Send immediately: Lawyers, guns, and money.” With apologies to Warren Zevon. It’s actually not a bad shopping list for an insurgent: Lawyers to restrict the actions of COIN forces, guns to attack the civil society, and money to propagandize the … Continue reading →

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Vacation

Posted on August 23, 2010 by MXH

Apparently, I will be on vacation this week. (Well, vacation from the blog, anyway. I’ve been coming up to speed on Django and WSGI configuration.) Posting will resume on 30 August. In the meantime, perhaps you might enjoy these re-runs: … Continue reading →

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Credentials

Posted on August 22, 2010 by MXH

From the 18 August 2010 edition of Roger Ebert’s “Answer Man” letters column: Q. I have watched and read your reviews for years with great honor. I disagree so strongly with your review of “Eat Pray Love” that it makes … Continue reading →

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Six Word Stories: Gorillas

Posted on August 21, 2010 by MXH

The talking gorillas were dreadful conversationalists.

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Demine iOS 4.0 Upgrades (Multitasking Part 2)

Posted on August 20, 2010 by MXH

Today we’re going to finish updating the Demine project for the iOS 4.0 environment by adding complete support for multitasking. Even though Demine is not going to be doing any background processing, it turns out that a multitasking environment mandates … Continue reading →

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Jack

Posted on August 19, 2010 by MXH

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. All work and no play makes Jack a “dull boy”. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.” … Continue reading →

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