I broke down a bit back and decided to get a psychic reading from one of the bloggers I follow. Quite expensive, but I wanted more than just the feel good stories that are archetypal for that sort of experience. More specifically, I wanted to see the format and datasets used on the higher-price end of the spectrum, and see if I could apply them to ( Read more... )

I injured my right hand today, sparring. We were taking it fast and light, but toward the end of a set I threw my hand down for a block and very much blocked a hard, too-close kick. Jammed my right pinkie inward towards the thumb. I've been nursing it since, with alternative ice and self-generated heat, and massaging the hurt area in the interim.  ( Read more... )

At work, we have a tool that is essential to my job on the team called a PDA (or PDT, or LRT, depending on which generation you're talking about). It's basically a scanner that reads UPC labels and enters them into a closed circuit system that correllates each UPC with either a floor location or a backroom stock location. In this way, my workplace ( Read more... )