Figlet

I think there used to be a program called banner, but that doesn’t seem to be around. I found figlet. __ _ _ _ / _|(_) __ _ | | ___ | |_ | |_ | | / _` || | / _ \| __| | _|| || (_| || || __/| |_ |_| |_| […]

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Cold winter?

Obviously this has been a cold winter for we Austinites. My propane bill in my new house has been shockingly high. So, I did a little noodling to see just how true that is. I found the requisite data here http://www.wunderground.com/ I chose to look at the average temperatures for Dec, Jan and Feb of […]

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Flow

During single-minded work time, people are ideally in a state that psychologists call flow. Flow is a condition of deep, nearly meditative involvement. In this state, there is a gentle sense of euphoria, and one is largely unaware of the passage of time: “I began to work. I looked up and three hours had passed.” […]

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