Too much of a good thing 

I've really been enjoying the NPR Books podcast. They round up interviews about book topics from a number of different NPR programs. I may have to stop listening. Everything is so interesting to me that it frustrates me I can't read them all. In just one recent episode I heard about two different books I'd like to read: Londonstani, a novel about South Asian kids in London, and a new biography of Mozart's librettist.

That's fast 

It's fun to watch Rocketboom 19 inches wide with the new HD option you can download with BitTorrent. A few of the low-rez screen caps don't look so well, but overall it's a neat way to watch, more like TV.

A foot in each camp 

In other Rocketboom related news, Amanda says she is close to signing a contract that bridges old and new media. I left a comment questioning whether than can be done, just yet.

Suppose this is true? 

A co-worker told me a pilot told her that commercial airliners do have fresh air in the cabins. I always thought there wasn't any and that's why you often get sick after travelling. She also said the oxygen they mix in is variable, with the cabin getting less than the cockpit. If that's true, I wonder if the motivation is to enhance the crew's performance, or keep the passengers calm?

Not me, but I agree 

Shelley got me mixed up with Hil, referencing Hil's post on unidimensionalizing the genders, but I pretty much agree with them both about most of what they both said. I do think woman can be geeks, and sort of pride myself on being one.

As Shelley points out, everybody's definition is differerent. I'm not sure I have a handle on my own definition without thinking about it more but it has to do with loving technology, having a "gotta solve this problem" hacker mentality, and enjoying being current on the latest developments. Oh, and I guess the ego trip associated with hearing things at work like, "I knew you would know the answer to this."

I'm not a programmer, but I do recall a moment, about ten years ago when I first realized I could do programmery things with CGI and Perl. I studied a guestbook script and worked out a way to tweak it into becoming a survey I needed for my old World Nap Organization nap-taking advocacy site. I recall feeling a genuine tingle on getting to that little success. What do you think? Do I qualify?