The Big Think

“It’s how creativity works, especially in humans. For every good idea, ten thousand idiotic ones must first be posed. Sifted, tried out, and discarded. A mind that’s afraid to toy with the ridiculous will never come up with the brilliantly original- some absurd concept that future generations will assume to have been ‘obvious’ all along.”
David Brin, Brightness Reef, P. 424

Ahnald won the California gubernatorial election last night (I just love saying that word. Gubernatorial. Gubernatorial. Heh. Goobernatorial). Here is a map showing the counties he carried and by which margin.

Mac OS X 10.3 (aka “Panther”) will officially be released on October 24. Excellent!

Here’s a review page on Xtension. Xtension is the Mac-based home automation software I use to run my house. Fantastic piece of software. It’s rare when a product gets 5 stars from everyone who reviews it.