“He made a whole city full of windows,” writes Johnson. “But none of the windows was his window.” I know that feeling. Harold draws a funny policeman with a round nose, but the policeman isn’t much help. But despite all the craziness, the book still finds its way to a cozy ...
A decade ago, our research led us to conclude that one of the most annoying things in the world was listening to someone else's loud cell phone conversation. We hypothesized that the reason it was so annoying is that our brains naturally tend to paint a complete picture of reality, but ...
Opening Line Idea: Everything about NB-317 was made of cardboard except his heart—that was made of flesh and blood and very capable of being broken. Jump-Start Questions: Who built this robot? Can the robot smell the flowers? Does the robot belong to someone, or is it an independent ...
I nod and snarl my nose a little before grabbing the imaginary microphone (everything is imaginary here, pal) like Leo in Wolf of Wall Street, and bellowing: “HALLOWEEN PARTY AT MY HOUSE! NO KIDS ALLOWED!!!” Folks, here’s what that party would feel like: To gain entry, you would ...
of the two reds under this label, and I like the 2008. This Cabernet is a mess, however, with a green vegetative character (I thought it might be mint on the nose initially) spoiling the show. It got worse over a couple of days - not really drinkable. Maybe this was a bad bottle...
If you insist on a 25 year old with 3 years of experience, you should have to pay more. If you are willing to accept what is available, you can get by with less than you would normally have to pay someone with that much experience, but you would still have to pay more because of...
He sat with us for 90 minutes, he was supposed to go to lunch with someone else. I’m pointing to my watch, he is waving me off like him tell them not to steal home, and he’s coming in, he doesn’t care, and so it ran a little long, by the time we back out some of th...
As per Dr. Maya Angelou’s famous quote, “When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time”. A lot of people were angry, and didn’t care for the clarification. To Conti’s dismay, one of these people had the means to meaningfully act on their anger....
(Lil Bit) – a smaller version of her midnight black mother. She had the same long, sleek body but looked as if someone had shrunk her. Kelly always picked Lil Bit. Gayle settled on White Paw, and the racers were ready to compete. Chubby checked out a lizard nearby, deciding if it ...
someone who’s doing it part time. If you can survive for an unpaid year after you graduate in CS, you could do a full-time Masters in a year; otherwise you can do it over a longer period as you work. (The University of Bristol is really good for this: you can do a one-year ...