(OK, sorry for the lame title, but you come up with something for HD other than High Definition. :))

One of the local NPR radio stations has a HD2 channel that they use to put music on. Now, considering there's probably a handful of HD receivers out there, and none of …

Near the beginning of the 2010 I finally broke down and sent back the copy of Civilization IV that I'd bought. Yes, yes, I know, I know, it's a Windows game, but I couldn't help it. I was bound and determined to play it under Wine, and the results that …

I recently had an epiphany, which may seem painfully obvious to most programmers, but it took me a little while longer to realize.

Under Python there is a module called doctest, which allows you to script an interactive session and look at the results. A sample would be:

>>> print 2 …

Wishing you all the very best Christmas possible,

And a very happy New Year.

• Craig

First, watch this video at Mindfulco

First, I applaud the author of this video for at least making the attempt to discover what keeps him from being productive, and course-correcting. That's really important.

However, I'll submit that it isn't the phone that's the main problem. Sure, smartphones are seductive in …