Things every hacker once knew...   This is a fascinating essay by Eric S. Raymond .  Almost everything in it is well known to me, though I ...

Model X update...   We've had our Tesla Model X now for just over a month.  How do we like the car after having had it for a while? Ve...

Random morning thought...   While I was reading the news this morning about the 63,411 things that Trump did last night, a memory surfaced: ...

Milo's response ... to the Berkeley riots.  It's excellent.  In particular, I like his point about the irony of this happening at...

Paradise ponders, shifty grout and hoarfrost edition...   But first, for your amusement, the video at right (try to ignore the fact that i...

Paradise ponders, super wildlife viewing edition...   Debbie and I took a drive up Blacksmith Fork Canyon, leaving shortly after sunrise.  T...

Paradise ponders, massive burrito edition...   The photo at right shows what you get if you order a carne asada burrito mojado from Los Pr...

Paradise ponders, “I am grout!” edition...   That title is a nod to Guardians of the Galaxy , which many who know me might be quite surprise...

National Security Council changes...   Here's a good example where Trump has done something that worries me.  He's changed the membe...

Paradise ponders, snowy drives edition...   A day without snow plowing!  It's a miracle!  Today dawned cold (5°F), clear, and snow-free....

“We will not accept what might have been...”  An awesome speech today by Mia Love, U.S. representative from Utah.  She's not the repr...

Paradise ponders, magical XPK01Z edition...   Our weather forecast for last night had a 0% chance of precipitation.  Guess what it's doi...

Well, that was much better!   At the suggestion of reader Richard C., I bought myself some “breakout boards” to make it easier to work wit...

Obamacare benefit #25,981...   In today's mail I received a 104 page bound book that contains a “Summary of Benefits” and “Outline of Co...

Paradise ponders, jeez it's snowing again edition...   There is just no respite from this non-stop snow!  Last night there was a small ...

Paradise ponders, beef soup and boot zippers edition...   Yesterday afternoon Debbie and I headed to Los Primos , as planned, for our lunc...

Paradise ponders, the overhang of doom edition...   Yesterday afternoon I ventured up onto the roof of our deck, to shovel off the massive...

Trump and trade...   Well, he promised during the campaign that he would deep-six the TPP, and he did.  It's challenging to assess what ...

Paradise ponders, lots of wet, sloppy snow edition...   I didn't post earlier this morning because I was out doing snow removal at first...

Well, that was disappointing!   A little while ago I got a notification that the software upgrade on my Tesla Model X had completed.  Yay! ...