newsflash: House speaker Dennis Hastert gets his money by selling little children to trolls to bake into pies #
and a boca burger with cheese embedded in it. and some country corn that is kind of sweet and salty at the same time. and a tall glass of cold water. gosh is blue moon ever a lovely beer. post…
if you’re reading this, then you realize that i’ve moved my blog onto a webserver in my living room. my unc web space is now essentially an html business card, inspired by anton’s recent post. the liberal use of tilde…
is life all about being in a particular place at a particular time or can anyone do anything they set their minds to? these two philosophical cliches have been rattling around in my mind lately. the first suggests it doesn’t…
i used to expound on this theory of interpreting signs from fate, especially in terms of social interaction. it kind of went like this: if someone caught my attention three times, i should interpret that as fate whacking me on…
something like the coincidence i described in my previous post, interpreting signs from fate, happened last week. at doc searls’ ibiblio talk he summarized some of the things george lakoff says about conservatives’ and liberals’ differing use of the metaphor…
this post is dedicated to melanie and pj in tennessee weight first you have to decide laptop or desktop. let me make this easy. if the laptop you’re looking to buy weighs more than 4lbs, you’re not going to enjoy…
at the hypertext conference i heard dan gillmor talk about his experience of journalism, and something at that moment resonated with me. there are things that a journalist does (communicating, writing, explaining) that i would like to be doing more…
last friday i claimed i don’t have any recurring dreams. and then a few nights ago i had a dream that i swear i’ve had before. i’m sitting on a narrow ledge on a very high cliff with my legs…
newsflash: House speaker Dennis Hastert gets his money by selling little children to trolls to bake into pies #
very cool book: Linux Server Hacks #
hell fucking yeah, you tell it Garrison Keillor (thanks anton!) #
to listen to later: Tim O’Reilly on Watching the Alpha Geeks (from oct 2002) #
this looks interesting: Building the Perfect PC i just wish i could skim chapters 4, 6, and 7 online #
quote of the day: I liken the difference between classic development methodology and agile development as the difference between a boxer and a streetfighter. The boxer is constrained by the rules, whereas a streetfighter will hit you with a brick if that is the most effective way to bring you down. #
some timely and future reference: Building a Unix Server #
holyshit: i thought the whole secret law thing was just a joke, just a metaphor–go john gilmore #
news: A third federal judge ruled Wednesday that the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act is unconstitutional, saying it fails to include an exception when a woman’s health is in danger. #
gay republicans to bush: you suck, we’re joining the log cabin democrats #
does not work in IE: The value zero [for the attribute colspan] means that the cell spans all columns from the current column to the last column #
awesome: UNIX on the Game Boy Advance (and a brief history of UNIX) #
HAHA! Chechen fighters promised today to give $20 million to anyone helping them capture Russian President Vladimir Putin #
actually, i’ve never heard about the geek-cult-smash, “Getting Things Done” #
holy shit, he’s right: I printed the document and the “th” matches perfectly in the printed version. It’s a difference between screen and printer fonts. #
best referral log search terms ever! ibm x40 buttery (yeeah, baby!) #
haven’t linked to an achewood cartoon in a while, but knowing smile area wipes made me chuckle #
hehe: jesus, wrong for america #
about time to open source government? many eyes make all bugs shallow #
hehe: Trailers for Everyday Life #
damn, republicans are eeeevil: Lynne Gobbell is fired after refusing to take kerry sticker off her car (imagine how many people just succumb to the pressure and take off the sticker) #
amazing: get ready for the hummer crushing CXT: commercial extreme truck #
quote of the day: it’s so delicious you’ll wish every day was september 11th –lewis black (mpg) #
check out the crucifix knife on page 17 #
ibiblio supastar paul jones has a blog: The Real Paul Jones #
i’ll have to write about this later: Top Dem Rips Kerry Campaign #
what a nice pictureshirt filled by wind #
this is awesome! tajik air: measures of personal security in the case of the seizing of an airplane by terrorists #
on my list: submit photos to The 2nd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest. check. #
for a limited time only! (or at least until i think up another design) pick up your very own MOQTADA AL-SADR HAS A POSSE sticker. #
file this under “URL very very very hard to type”: www.———-0———-.blogspot.com #
compelling: comics, graphic novels, design, ahh. #
another so good achewood: i have a guy in sierra leone. let me know. #
and this one too: darren stole three ho-ho’s… #
interesting read: Adam Bosworth’s Weblog (old microsoftie, moved from BEA to Google) #
recently read: Mini-Microsoft #
recently read: Joe Beda’s EightyPercent.net (another microsoftian moving to google–notice a trend?) #
i own predeterminism #
PONGMECHANIK is offically the COOLEST THING EVER!!! make sure to watch the video! it is amazing. and in german. #
excellent dialog on the fallacy inherent in microsoft’s source code sharing program #
awesome! hacking the postal service #
eh? cuddle party #
judging by Cat and Girl’s cool store i should be reading it more often #
project: replace my server’s hard drive with a Compact Flash to IDE adapter and a 4GB compactflash card #
wow. quote of the day: At least one person says he was told that he needed to have his name legally changed to avoid the problem in the future. (cross-reference this under “gov’t gone wild!” and “vote for kerry”) #
the most frightening thing i’ve ever read: The Diebold central tabulators use a program called “GEMS” that saves vote totals in Microsoft Access, a Windows-based database program. (i’m moving someplace that takes voting seriously) #
right wing eye for the liberal guy #
headline of the day: Living in the Suburbs Can Make You Sick #
found while wikipedia-surfing: List of woods #
i don’t think we ever discussed this in linguistics: International Auxiliary Languages #
crude! neat polo shirt #
this will be arkansas: the bible BANNED, a man holding another man’s hand ALLOWED!!! #
