Monthly Archives: May 2012

Horizontal in a vertical world

Posted on May 21, 2012 by Jon

weather.com, the Weather Channel’s site, recently changed their format and appearance. One of the more significant changes was to move from a horizontal layout of their 10 day forecast to a vertical layout (as seen below): The only problem is … Continue reading →

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A grade school myth

Posted on May 21, 2012 by Jon

Did you ever have a grade school teacher tell you that it’s important to learn your math facts because you won’t always have a calculator handy? Boy, did they ever get that prediction wrong… – My name is Jon Friesch, … Continue reading →

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Why do we presume people to be innocent?

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Jon

I recently read a blog post by Bradley Smith, who was reacting to the New Republic’s assertion that the Supreme Court should presume laws to be constitutional unless proven otherwise – much as one is presumed innocent. What struck me … Continue reading →

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Tico Tico – like you’ve never seen it before (bet you didn’t know you’ve already heard it at least once)

Posted on May 9, 2012 by Jon

Tico Tico no Fuba is a classic Brazillian tune – most often heard on guitar. It was written by Zequinha de Abreu in 1917. Here, it’s played by the “Duo Siqueira Lima” – Fernando, from Brazil, and Cecelia, from Uruguay … Continue reading →

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Obama frames the election

Posted on May 8, 2012 by Jon

A few days ago, I read Obama’s Twitter feed, and this was the message: “The real question is not just about how we’re doing today, but about how we’ll be doing tomorrow.” My reading of this is he has just … Continue reading →

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