According to the BJCP style guidelines, an English Barleywine is: The richest and strongest of the English Ales. A showcase of malty richness and complex, intense flavors. The character of these ales can change significantly over time; … [Continue reading] about A Barleywine
Declaring Bankruptcy
Lawrence Lessig called it email bankruptcy: when you have so many unanswered emails in your inbox that you decide to make a clean start and just admit to yourself, and to those who wrote, that you are not going to respond.I have a related problem, … [Continue reading] about Declaring Bankruptcy
Introducing ODF 1.1
ODF 1.1 is now officially approved as an OASIS Standard in a ballot which ended Wednesday. Accessibility Subcommittee Co-Chair Peter Korn breaks the story. I played but a bit role in this story, though I watched it unfold with amazement. It was … [Continue reading] about Introducing ODF 1.1
More Matter with Less Art
I wish to discuss a recent blog post, a vigorous defense of Microsoft's Office Open XML and XAML from Novell's Miguel de Icaza. His post is so wrong, on so many levels, that I am somewhat at a loss for words. Miguel is not stupid, and I find it … [Continue reading] about More Matter with Less Art
Defining Deviancy Down
Kai Erikson, in his classic study of deviant behavior in early New England, Wayward Puritans, made the important observation that:...the amount of deviation a community encounters is apt to remain fairly constant over time. To start at the beginning, … [Continue reading] about Defining Deviancy Down