Earlier this evening, my partner’s car was hit by a guy running a red light. He sustained a concussion and wanted to go to the hospital. Here is dashcam video of the accident. After calling insurance to find out which hospital he could visit (turns out, not the closest one!), I looked it up online to verify … Continue reading “Online Emergency Department Check-in Mishap”
Month: February 2016
Bowling!
I went bowling for the first time in a long, long time last night with some friends. I expected to see the typical scoring screen. On the screens above each lane, I could see a similarly detailed scoring outline for each player. But what I saw on a smaller screen next to the lane, very much … Continue reading “Bowling!”
5 Reasons to Stop Using Carousels, Now
Motion on websites makes me sick. To me, automatic carousels are the equivalent of the GeoCities sites from 20 years ago that would start blasting you with some awful music on page load. The only people who liked the auto-music were the people who made the webpages, and the only people who like carousels are … Continue reading “5 Reasons to Stop Using Carousels, Now”
Lights Out!
Just a quick post today, folks. The city power company mailed us a fridge magnet with the phone number to call in the event of a power outage. If the lights have been on for awhile, and then go out—presumably because of a power outage—the magnet glows in the dark. Whoever thought of that is … Continue reading “Lights Out!”