Odds and Ends
This page contains items that don't fit comfortably into any of the categories listed on the left.
I recently found out how well a TV remote control survives a shower of tea.
Robust Remote Control
Some technologies incorporate design so inspired it deserves to be called art in engineering .
When a modern electronic device needs a good swift kick, you have to remember the software.
When All Else Fails
I can't help noticing that the light from most compact fluorescent lamps looks yellowish. Here's more about that: How Many Kelvins?
For information about the appearance of my text pages, here are the meta pages .
I thought this kind of jam was silly. What did I know? Silly Jam
What happened to my tea? Tea Water Mystery
Some vocabulary-impaired college freshmen were embarrassed by a kangaroo court .
You'd think sports nuts would have the arithmetic of their scoring systems down pat. Not necessarily — here's an example of innumeracy at the Olympics .
I learned about the spell of words a long time ago, when I heard about the black glass mountain .
A recent book shows that people are still under the spell of words. Zeno versus Galileo
In my book collection there are both well-bound books and badly-bound books.
I've always liked cars with good handling; here's one of the reasons. Caster Return
The Christian church has persecuted many groups, including scientists. Christian Hypocracy
If I sometimes seem like a curmudgeon, it's because I feel outnumbered by the Overwhelming Majority .
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