Yep. There are plenty of manuals that do this to my brain. Like the
tangled skein that is VPN configuration - I think my mind shuts down
in self-defence.
Sent from my iPod
29.3.08
PHD Comics: C-C-Coffee...
http://www.phdcomics.com/comics/archive.php?comicid=983
19.3.08
17.3.08
15.3.08
Lost! On an Island!
Lost with 80's style credits. Hilarious.
http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/03/14/losts-lost-opening-sequence/
(And a good demonstration of why they don't do it on the show. :D)
7.3.08
23.2.08
22.2.08
Update on 'boootiful canine of peace'
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23256903-2,00.html
"People say 'he attacked your sister, doesn't that change the way you
feel about him?'. It doesn't change the way I feel," Diesel's owner
said.
Wow isn't there some way this bogan princess can be charged with
assault? Criminal negligence?
I feel bad for the tradie, actually. Probably a prime target by the 'we
wuff our land pirhanas' contingent.
21.2.08
But pitbulls are beauuuuuutiful animals!
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23250314-2,00.html
The real hilarity is the video of the dumb whore owner that ran on the
news tonight. Her sister got her leg shredded and she was whining
about her dead dog!
/Got another nail?
20.2.08
12.2.08
A Leopard Ate My Website
If you can't view user websites after upgrading to Leopard, and your
directory permissions are okay, this page has the solution.
directory permissions are okay, this page has the solution.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=306884
And if you're using Filevault, you'll need to read this -
http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20071224093830773
though in Leopard, "chmod +a "www allow search" /Users/username"
works fine.
3.2.08
And this is why I had to walk a few extra blocks to work this morning
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,23151593-2862,00.html
Checking it out on the way home to see if it's still 1945.
28.1.08
Thoughts on multitasking
- Theres no such thing as 'flow' (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flow_(psychology)) in multitasking, and this is the mode in which we are most productive doing complex work
- Women are colloquially better at it…. But most 'traditional' women's tasks (housework, watching children) require frequent, small, bursts of attention, and don't require you to load any knowledge ('state') on the situation into your head. More complex or potentially dangerous tasks (such as attending to a squirming infant, and ironing) are *not* multitasked for obvious reasons.
- Multitasking is a copout for not setting boundaries with other people. "Sure I can do that for you….(while I juggle my five other projects)
Giving up multitasking for a week
Or at least cutting it back….
I'm flustered and whether I have ADD or not, it sure looks that way. Task X and Y are both due, but if task Y is more boring or daunting, I'll 'multitask' it with task X and end up barely touching it.
I've learned this behaviour over time, but maybe I can change my habits.
It means taking responsibility for how I allocate my time, and not putting down a task I've started until I reach a checkpoint or until I have to do so. It means setting boundaries with myself and other people.
I've read this http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/01/27/2221228&from=rss and then followed it up with this - http://fabadger.blogspot.com/2005/11/giving-up-on-multitasking.html
The latter advocates a task handling structure of
- Job in
- Job allocated a time to be done with full attention
- Requester informed of where their job is in my scheme of things
- Job done
I think that could work.
/I've got STOP MULTITASKING!!! Inked on my wrist.
//Buddhism has many, many words devoted to this concept, which indicates its been a Known Issue in the human brain for some time.
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