Author: mradwin

Frequent Flyer

I got the following error message while trying to change an itinerary on the Southwest website:   southwest.com What happened? This trip requires 35664 award coupons, but you only have 1 in the reservation. What you need to do: Go back to the previous page and modify your selection. Reference Number: 300067 Occurred:  12/21/04 10:40:38

Books I should read

Here are a handful of books hanging out in my Amazon shopping cart waiting to be purchased: Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly – Anthony Bourdain The Open Society Paradox: Why The 21st Century Calls For More Openness–Not Less – Dennis Bailey The Know-It-All : One Man’s Humble Quest to Become the Smartest Person […]

Stickin’ it to da man

I voted early, but I didn’t use one of those creepy touchscreen voting machines. I got a paper ballot instead. Yes, I know that California isn’t using the Diebold machines (my county is using AVC Edge). But I still think we need a better electronic voting system. I am biased towards David Chaum’s Votegrity system, […]

McWireless

Ariella and I are at McCafe on El Camino Real in Palo Alto. She’s preparing materials for a lecture she’s giving this week, and I’m writing annual performance reviews for my team. If you buy a coffee drink (I got an Americano for $1.45) you get a free hour of wireless internet access. 802.11b/g network […]