What is it about 3D graphics that you always end up with stuff that looks like candy?* The demo lab for WPF 3D looks like an M&M. Now I’m craving candy-coated chocolates. * I’m fully aware that this is because of default properties for diffuse colors and the simplicity of using a simple sphere to [...]
I’m in Redmond this week for a class at Microsoft. I think shuttling Microsoft visitors and employees has become nearly a full-time operation at the Seattle airport, judging by the quantity of Microsoft logo apparel I saw on my flight from Amsterdam. Also, the typical dialog with everyone from customs and immigration to the taxi [...]
We’ve had some of the most dangerous weather outside lately. It’s been hovering around freezing, dipping both above and below, so we have a deadly mixture of snow and rain. Lately it’s been raining, but with temperatures dropping overnight, a lot of places end up extremely icy and slick. Thankfully, in its unending quest for [...]
A few months ago, I was making homemade salsa to take with me to a Mexican-food dinner party at our friends’ apartment, and I needed to run to the supermarket to pick up a few ingredients. It was a Saturday afternoon that I’d planned to spend at home in the kitchen, so I was wearing [...]
One of the biggest reasons Anne and I booked this particular cruise was the number of sea days. Knowing that the Voyager of the Seas was even bigger than the massive Sapphire Princess we sailed on in Asia last winter, we expected to have a great time with plenty to see and do on board. Our [...]