Yesterday was a very grim day. First my wife warned me, even before I left for work in Cupertino, that the road I normally take was closed because of police activity. Some wacko had shot up a cement plant where he worked, killing three people and wounding six others. Then when I got to the office the story… Continue reading A Grim Day in Cupertino
Author: glenn
The Story So Far
So first of all, “PC” doesn’t mean “personal computer.” I’m not trying to keep this a secret. But neither am I trying to broadcast it to the world. In April I had my annual physical examination. One of the tests I always have is a PSA (prostate specific antigen) test. The results were not high,… Continue reading The Story So Far
whatis – What is that file?
This is a program that examines a file and attempts to determine what it is. It is similar to the posix file(1) command but gives more detail and recognizes a wider variety of file types. (There are occasions when whatis recognizes that file could give more information, and calls the latter program.) Note: This program has an unfortunate… Continue reading whatis – What is that file?
Technology Penetration
I was searching the Internet to see how many households have PCs these days, and ran across an interesting article on technology penetration in general. I thought it was a little wordy and condensed it into a spreadsheet:
Indian Journal
In 2006 I went to India to attend the wedding of a friend of mine. While there I made a journal which may be seen here.
Photographing Yosemite
We’ve just returned from a weekend in Yosemite. What a challenging place to take photographs! Yosemite is one of the most beautiful places on the planet. Why should that be challenging? Just look at the photograph above. Taken from the Wawona Tunnel Overlook, this must be one of the most often photographed locations on Earth.… Continue reading Photographing Yosemite
Bangladesh Journal
In 1990 I made a trip to Bangladesh along with the group RESULTS to visit The Grameen Bank and its founder Muhammad Yunus. (A number of years after my visit, Yunus won the Nobel Peace Prize.) I made a journal of that visit, originally handwritten into a notebook, and later transcribed and edited into a… Continue reading Bangladesh Journal
Avatar and War and Non-Violence
I am writing this on the last day of 2010. One year ago today my wife and I saw the movie, Avatar. The following day I began writing an essay on that movie and on the subject of non-violence (an unlikely combination of subjects to be sure). Somehow I never finished that essay, and so… Continue reading Avatar and War and Non-Violence
Music of India Script
Recently I made an audio production about Music of India. It is too large to put on-line, and besides I don’t have the necessary music clearances. However, here is the script.
People I Admire
The Dalai Lama Mother Teresa Thomas Edison Jimmy Carter Buckminster Fuller Leonard Bernstein Muhammad Yunus Ram Dass Benjamin Franklin Robert Heinlein Mark Twain Arthur C. Clarke