So, I went out for a run on Wednesday night. It was supposed to be a four mile run but it ended up being much longer. Somehow or another as I ran through Ward Circle I turned down Massachusetts Ave rather than Nebraska Ave. I didn’t realise the error until I reached Maryland. I spent another hour trying to find my way out of deepest, darkest Chevy Chase. Not my finest hour.
The sex chromosomes — X and Y — have a profound impact on our lives, determining not only what sex we will be but also influencing how we will live or lives. In his book “The X in Sex: How the X chromosome controls our lives” (Harvard University Press, Cambridge MA, 2003, 205pp), David Bainbridge makes the argument that though it is the Y chromosome that determines our sex, it is the much larger and more gene-rich X chromosome that plays the more important role in mediating subsequent sex differences. [ more … ]
Out of the box, iSync will not synchronize calendar or contact information with the Motorola V276 cellular phone. But there is a way synchronize iCal and Address Book information across Mac OS X and the V276 without resorting to third party software such as OnSync. Basically a couple of very minor modifications need to be made to a preference file in iSync. [ more … ]
I’m just back from attending a conference Steamboat Springs, Colorado. The conference was great, but the most fun part of the trip was attending a rodeo. It was the first time I’d been to one, and though I had a fair idea of what to expect, some of it was still a surprise. In particular the “Pee-Wee Ram Scramble” in which small children chased a ram, attempting to pull a ribbon off its back, was a hoot.
And this is what D.C. weather is like in the winter. Bear in mind that this is the exact same view as in the previous picture.
