Of puppies and particles

“The time has come,” the Walrus said, “To talk of many things: Of shoes–and ships–and sealing-wax– Of cabbages–and kings– And why the sea is boiling hot– And whether pigs have wings.” And you could have thought I was the only tech/design blogger somehow also talking up both puppies and hadron colliders. Well I am but [...]

Finding a dog exactly like looking for an apartment

  This is exactly the experience. Except for the dog part. There’s the constant scouring of the craigslist, the kajiji, the various online listings and directories. There’s the emails, the waiting for the callbacks, the competition, the gorgeous ones that got away. There’s the big decision do we take this one or risk holding out [...]