laze.net
Ryan M
laze.net is where I write about things that interest me. Try not to be shocked at the level of innovation! The site's history goes all the way back to December of 1994 when I launched a personal home page on my college's web server. It was only the second student site on the server and would eventually go on to eclipse the college's main page in terms of traffic. It also drew the ire of a politician in Richmond because I linked to "The Butt Page."
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Monday is the day that every individual vague worry awakens from slumber, rising up like a horde of zombies to consume our braaaaiiiiiins.
Weeknote #12, how deeply will you delve? Or will you put it back on the shel… ve? Life Notes As the end of summer wound down and we officially entered into autumn, the fam travelled to NJ to celebrate my dad’s 80th birthday. It was nice getting everyone together and having some good hang-out time with my 3-year-old...
After watching John Green’s video on not taking his meds, I was struck by the phrase “data is not the plural of anecdote.” I really liked it and Googled a bit to find out where that phrase came from and was surprised to find out that it was actually a misquote of Raymond Wolfinger’s exactly opposite aphorism “the...
Weeknote #11, which is how many donuts you’ll get if you order a dozen from Short Change Donuts. This week is the first week of weeknotes being available via email. If you’re getting this via email and things look way 2 fonky like DJ Quik, let me know. Life Notes It’s been a bit of a week out there in the world....
Though I amassed hundreds and hundreds of hip-hop tapes over my high school and college years, I was a relative newbie to jungle and drum-n-bass when I started expanding my electronica horizons in college. I managed to build a small collection of noteworthy (and a few quite rare) mixtapes from late-90s era d&b: I...
Weeknote #10 o’clock in the mornin', gave myself a stretch, a mornin' yawn and… Life Notes Decided to move my life notes higher because why not? These weeks of 2025 just get heavier and heavier as we go, don’t they? We live in a country where more protection is given to a patch of asphalt that (heaven forbid!) may...
A poem about coffee (all things equal) the first coffee of the day always tastes better than the second. A thought about mosquitos Once you notice a mosquito flying around the room you’re in, everything will itch until you or the mosquito is gone. Truly These could have gone on Mastodon.
Weeknote #9, like coffee, I’m still on the grind. Some Links Worth Sharing Probe lenses and focus stacking: the secrets to incredible photos taken inside instruments LinkedIn does not equal opportunity: Bold move changing one’s LinkedIn employment history to a review of what it’s like to work at each company! I love...
For years, I had pretty crappy sleep habits. Last year, I said, “I’ve gotta to do better.” After all, good, consistent sleep is super important for heart health and mental health1. A year later, I am in a much better place. I thought I’d share some of the causes of my bad sleep and how I countered them in case they...
I was 12-years-old in January 1988 when the Electronics Boutique catalog hit and I vividly remember reading it over and over, carefully planning my purchases. I focused on the games, naturally, particularly the sports games. There is so much to love in this catalog. The design aesthetic of the cover is almost too...
As noted yesterday, I dug through a box of papers that goes back almost 40 years and found a few gems. Today’s is the second of two crossword puzzles I made in fifth grade using Crossword Magic on our classroom’s Apple II-compatible Franklin Ace (probably the 1000 model shown in this video). Even though it didn’t...
This week, I dug through a box of papers that goes back almost 40 years and found a few gems I’ll be sharing here. First up is one of two crossword puzzles I made in fifth grade using Crossword Magic on our classroom’s Apple II-compatible Franklin Ace (probably the 1000 model shown in this video). Even though it...
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