Random Wednesday

Knitty Gritty Thoughts has posted the results of her “What do you like in a blog?”survey. There’s some interesting data there –by far,the #1 answer is “Personal stories.”“Pictures”is a close second,with “Posts in general (about projects and WIPs)”running a distant third. This confirms some thoughts I have myself,[...]

Post-Memorial Day Letdown

Finished knitting up a hat for The Ships Project,which seemed like a pleasingly appropriate thing to do on Memorial Day. (Knit Picks Wool of the Andes in Chestnut and Fern,held double,on 5mm circulars.)

One thing I learned from this hat is that ribbing is really stretchy. Quite a revealation,I know! [...]

Preserve “Net Neutrality”

“Net Neutrality”means that every site you visit is treated the same by your ISP. Verizon,Comcast,and AT&T feel that this is insufficiently profitable. Their plan is to essentially tax websites for the privilege of being seen by their customers.

Under this plan,if I wanted Verizon customers to be able to read my [...]