But I sure haven’t been feeling well, either. I’ve slept for nearly 24 hours since Wednesday evening, and don’t feel particularly high-energy today, either. In fact, I’ve just started for the day today, and am already thinking that I’d rather go back to bed than face the day.
But there’s stuff that needs to be done. There’s work for a client. There’s forms to be faxed to various people before the year’s up. There’s shopping so I don’t feel like a schmuck when it’s time to hand out presents. And if I don’t get around to putting away the clean laundry soon, it’s going to topple into the dirty, and I’ll have to start from scratch. Big excitement, eh?
- Scientists are looking at some 9,000 year old homebrew from China. Interesting stuff. [jim]
- Speaking of homebrew, the entry-deadline for the 2005 Upper Mississippi Mash-Out Homebrewing Competition is January 21. I’m betting I don’t have anything ready by then, but I guess it’s possible …
- The SF Chronicle asks Why does all the cool stuff come out in Asia first? Well, it’s because Japanese are freaks for cool toys, whereas most people here in the US do their gadget-shopping at Wal-Mart. [slashdot]
- The IEEE takes a look at the U.S. patent system, and suggests a radical cure. [slashdot]
- Here’s a solution to Roads Gone Wild: take down all the signs and lane markers and let drivers, bikers, and pedestrians figure things out on their own. The initially surprising part is that it actually seems to work better than traditional
traffic management
. It would be interesting to try something like this at the corner of 6th and University here in Minneapolis, where the neighborhood has been wanting a traffic light forever. I’ve spent as much as five minutes waiting to cross the street at that corner, as a mix of 25 and 50 mph cars go by in a nearly-continuous stream. My suspicion is that while it might eventually work, there would be a pretty ugly transition-time as people got used to the new system. [kottke]