Movin’ On Up…

…to http://www.saidsvec.com !

I’ve finally moved to my own domain, which I just setup.

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See you on the other side!

The Old New Thing

Raymond Chen learns from himself:

http://blogs.msdn.com/oldnewthing/archive/2008/11/27/9145565.aspx

I like the fact that he’s honest and humble enough to admit that kind of “mistake.”

A good pro/teacher/mentor/expert should be willing to learn from others, including himself.

Another Reason To Love The Swiss

Swiss elevators start at floor 0:

Swiss Elevator controls

And this Swiss department store starts at -1:

Directory for Manor, a Swiss department store

I wish I knew French.

Drinking out of the toilet?

Disney World has it all wrong

Exxon commercials during the Olympics try to make science and engineering look attractive to kids by showing nothing but equations. Okay, there’s a few semi-hip looking scientists and engineers talking about how they grew up being curious, taking things apart, figuring out how stuff works. Oh yeah, and equations. And then some more equations.

Disney World has it all wrong.

C’mon kids, it’s fun! Look – EQUATIONS!!!

Edit: Originally I wrote that it was Chevron’s commercial, but it’s actually from Exxon.  You can tell the commercial had a big impact on me.