I don’t know if anyone else descends to the same level of egotism that I do or not, but one of my guilty pleasures is a Google Blog Search feed for “Justin Ryan” — if people are talking about me, I want to know about it! (And be able to print it out and put [...]

For about the last week, I’ve been teasing my esteemed colleague Marcel Gagné — Linux Journal’s celebrated Chef Français — after he posted a video of himself on Cooking With Linux speaking perfect English and dressed like an ordinary geek. Given that Marcel is French Canadian and can’t really be expected to wander around wearing a [...]

Anyone who is familiar with quantum mechanics or LOLcats will know of the thought experiment generally called Schrödinger’s Cat. Most will also be familiar with the singular they, even if it isn’t recognizable by that name. (If you’re not familiar, skip to the bottom for a quick explanation.)
So, it occurred to me, the other night, [...]

I was up early this morning — actually, I was up all night — and around 6:45, as I was having breakfast, I switched on the TV. Being that it was quarter to seven in the morning, there wasn’t much of anything interesting on, so I stopped on Nickelodeon’s Jimmy Neutron and left it there [...]

We’re all familiar with the stereotype of the tinfoil-hatted whackjob proclaiming that the government is beaming subliminal mind control messages into our heads as a part of some nefarious plot. Those of us with at least some hold on our sanity generally dismiss them outright, or perhaps call for the men in white coats.
Apparently, the [...]

This is what I have to work with;it’s wonderful to have a place where you fit in.