Archive for February 2008
links for 2008-02-09
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I love these: index cards with faux charts.
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whoa. that is entirely crazy. and yet somehow quite cool.(tags: wordpress)
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Reveling in the tiny kitchen. I could definitely use some more of that attitude right about now. (OTOH, things are finally moving forward again. Looking forward (!) to this weekend.)(tags: kitchen)
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“Most professional users are not very interested in podcasts or newsfeeds (RSS).” — just highlighting that as part of an ongoing discussion. I think this is one of mr. crankypants’s better articles.
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keeping my fingers crossed that a townie/lime is still available
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thinking about getting in on a ride or 2….
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including AOL, Popular Science, and Rock Band (the video game)(tags: drupal)
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“Not sure what I’m doing about Saturday and probably won’t until Saturday a.m.” — that’s about where I’m at. (as usual, Dylan is quite entertaining.)
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I think I have a package of walnuts at home, now calling my name….(tags: recipes)
links for 2008-02-08
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“Is a novel about werewolves/written in verse/necessarily cursed?” apparently not.
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“part of really getting the idea of social software or technology generally is that many people confuse tools and brands and examples and I think people will feel more in charge of technology if they know how to explain it”
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create an entry form that feeds a spreadsheet. very clever.
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as germane to some discussions of late on olyblog.
links for 2008-02-07
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This may be too labor/time-intensive to make on a weekday morning, but perhaps for a Sunday with leftovers on Monday?
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another one to make on the weekend or the night before. this one might even appeal to C!
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I increased my dumbbell weight a couple of months ago; I think I need to add another set of reps.
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maps!
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“As a security guy, I’m paranoid, but I don’t understand the threat model here. On the other hand, four accidental failures in a week is a bit hard to swallow, too.”(tags: conspiracy security)
links for 2008-02-06
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“the bigger the company and the more expensive the product, the worse the product’s frontend code will be” — regardless what anyone says about the “top 100 sites”, I agree that this is all about the “enterprise” web apps & intranets. bleh.
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ah, that would be helpful.
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in the comments: “Jesus Christ on a stick. Could they make this *any* more confusing? a) the website sucks b) the system sucks c) suck” no kidding. I went last time and I’m still confused. C won’t go, for sure; I’m only going if things still look way up i
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these look delish…plus more recipes in the comments!
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via the other elaine
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whoa. a riff on a photoshop tutorial I read recently. I just wish it worked in FF2. (try it in Opera.) (via shelleyp)(tags: web_dev photoshoppery)
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“Super Tuesday was upgraded to Super-Duper Tuesday in 2008 when a number of state governments decided to pay only 39 cents more.”
links for 2008-02-05
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pretty wild, also quite likely useful.
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dunno if I want to get these for me, for a very good friend, or both.
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the answer to a lunchtime argument: “immigrants who had never paid into the system became eligible for SSI (Supplemental Security Income) benefits when they reached age 65″(tags: politics)
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yep. all the places offering high deposit rates are going to be dropping with all the rest of the interest rates.(tags: creditunion)
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I want to take a picture of the drop box where I left our ballots this morning. Actually, it was kinda pretty: all covered with frost.(tags: politics photography)
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“It’s like taking the two guys who finished second and third in a 100-yard dash and tying their legs together and asking for a rematch, believing that now they’ll run faster.”
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over the weekend, I had this weird burst of revelation on my long-dormant novel. (something about dozing in the back seat of a car driving thru snow?) this gives additional food for thought
