Author Archives: Zach
Absurdly Descriptive Movie Titles
Recently, I’ve noticed a trend with movie titles: non-sensical, yet oddly descriptive titles. I’m ambivalent about the trend: yes, the titles seem idiotic, but they do have an appealingly absurd quality. My theory is that these titles stems from a … Continue reading
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My Old Fashioned
Muddling oranges and cherries and adding sprite are common travesties that force me to avoid the Old Fashioned at bars. A stirred Manhattan on the rocks is a decent substitute. My Old Fashioned is a slight variation on this excellent … Continue reading
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Follow-up on Ask Mozoot
This is a follow up to my previous post I received another suspicious text message about Ask Mozoot the other night. The next morning, I checked my AT&T account and there was another $9.99 charge for Ask Mozoot. I called AT&T … Continue reading
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Update to Snow Leopard Bug
So it seems that there is an easier way to switch the network settings. Create a new network location (I called mine “Wired Reset”). Switch location to “Wired Reset.” Hit Apply. Switch back to “Automatic.” Good news is that this … Continue reading
Shady Text Messaging Services called Mozoot
Examining my mobile phone bill today, I saw a suspicious charge called “Ask Mozoot Alerts” under the Mobile Purchases & Downloads: Communication Charges section. Somehow I was signed up for (I use passive voice because I do not recall or know … Continue reading
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Snow Leopard Network Bug and the DHCP Two-step
UPDATE: Updated and easier fix here. I updated to OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard the day it came out. For the record, I take full responsibility for the pains of being an early adopter and normally am quite patient with … Continue reading
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Death to Folder Hierarchies
Receiving materials from a classmate has made the issue of folder hierarchies more salient to me. In these comprehensive exam materials, articles are arranged by topic, which makes sense, but before that there is a dichotomous hierarchy imposed on the topics: … Continue reading
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Follow Up to SPSS Woes
I figured what was going on with the inaccurate scatter plot from the Chart Builder. For some reason, the variables were being treated as Nominal, despite the variable view showing them as Scale! This may be an artifact of an … Continue reading
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What is wrong with the Chart Builder in SPSS?
Why do the chart builder and legacy dialogs output radically different scatterplots in SPSS? Continue reading
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My new reconstruction of SMiLE
UPDATE 04 February 2010: I have posted the tracks here I recently did a new reconstruction (remix or completion if you will) of The Beach Boys’s SMiLE from vintage 1967 tracks into a cohesive piece. If you are unfamiliar with SMiLE … Continue reading
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