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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
links for 2008-02-03
links for 2008-02-02
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🙂
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“In 1947, after escaping from a mental institution, he invented the formula for “Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soap”” — have you ever read the whole label? it’s freaking weird. I totally want to see this movie.
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for those who may be nervous. (and yes, I understand the ironic nature of this post.)
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OMG. That is HAWESOME. Best. Game. Hack. Evar.
links for 2008-02-01
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I’m chewing on one of the great “religious” debates of web design: fixed or elastic? for a new site design. The layout was done on a grid, and I think that helps the look. OTOH, I would love the accomplishment of a true elastic design.(tags: css)
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fun with shiny!(tags: design inspiration)
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(tags: intranet)
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“Out of 31 students, I am the only woman, and […] I have already taken this course so I am not really a part of this graduating class! The first time I took the class, I distinctly remember at least 5 chicas out of 30(ish) students.” sigh.
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“The FFIEC didn’t spell out what security improvements were needed, letting the banks decide for themselves. And so a thousand idiotic queries blossomed.” — no comment. 😛(tags: creditunion security)
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I still need to get a regular headset.(tags: mda)
links for 2008-01-31
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nice & simple, with 2 different htc hacks
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“It doesn’t qualify as an error so I’m not going to add it to the errata but I sure wish I had known about this when I was writing the book.” — an update of sorts for my very favorite JS book.(tags: javascripty browsers)
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from Sitepoint. wow! also, dig the reference icons, lego-style. (could one of them plz be a grrl? kthxbye.)
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“credit unions need to look at their membership and potential membership, find out what they are looking for, and create products for them” (still haven’t seen the video, damn filtering.) this guy is absurdly articulate!(tags: creditunion)
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Lots of references to Terminator, Star Trek, and I, Robot in the comments, as one might imagine.
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2 ideas I want to try.(tags: email-newsletter)
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in the interests of completeness, I should probably try this in my cms research. (IIRC, Andrea is doing amazing things with EE @ HSU.)(tags: cms_research)
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in the comments: “the money you’d save by being a CU member might just PAY for an iPod” — somewhere in this there’s an honest-to-$DEITY advertising campaign.(tags: creditunion)
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tips for making breakfast bars (ala nutrigrain bars) – I’m always looking for better breakfasts.
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awesomely weird. Scott Adams invited his blog readers to make up a nonsense song. Some german band actually set it to music. And then this random woman turned it into a music video. It’s freakishly catchy, too!
links for 2008-01-30
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via Ron Shevlin — the description is misleading, tho. Think of it like a *private* Twitter.(tags: wordpress)
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more ideas — as if I needed them! — for what to do with a “Money Day”
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“The debate isn’t security versus privacy. It’s liberty versus control.”
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beautiful!
links for 2008-01-29
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“the 5W paperback-sized PC” – via C. it’s quite adorable, tho the RAM included is pretty meager.
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“Yes, I’ve come to a legitimate art museum to see a Photoshopped portrait of a television political satirist that’s hanging next to the restrooms. Not only that, but there’s a line of other people who are here for the same reason.”
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comment #2 hits the nail precisely on the head. also, Shelley’s extensive quoting of WaSP (etc) from 2000 captures, I think, why this is such an emotional topic. (so emotional that I needed an hour of IM time to keep from FREAKING OUT, as in, way beyond w
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I want to be a writer again.
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“It’s kind of hard to fly under the radar when you are applauded for innovation in Library Journal.” — I find the whole idea troubling; the same way it irks me that I can’t use TRL’s online audiobook setup on the pod.
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“Noblesse oblige. Since we know more and can do more and better things with web sites, more is expected of us.” oy. thanks a lot. ::rolls eyes::
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“Each new version of Windows introduces new APIs while attempting to maintain compatibility with old APIs, even to the point of mimicking buggy behavior.” – connects the IE8 thing to OS issues.
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Mark Pilgrim’s links. I find his tag name amusing.(tags: x-ua-bs)
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“What if this JS widget is designed for IE 7 and my page is designed for IE 6?” — oh, I hadn’t thought about that at all. Theoretically, that could be ugly. (also, check out the EOL dates in the comments! OMG!)
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“it’s time they started earning their money instead of letting Dreamweaver do their jobs” – never mind the rest of the article (not much new here), I just love that line.
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“It’s furry, and purrs quietly when you pet it.” 🙂
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I will almost certainly need this later.(tags: mac)
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stylin’! I’d like to see more home design that honestly incorporates the needs of pets.(tags: home)
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trippy. reminds me of adolescent dinners out with friends, in a very obscure way.
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“I’d hold a press conference and say that ONLY an atheist should be president, in the same way you want a eunuch to guard your harem.” – as usual, very very weird, and yet, quite funny, and also: shockingly true.
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from Dylan. this sounds freakin’ tasty. when I make chili, I start with a Jamie Oliver (yeah, I know) recipe. there are definitely some things to try here, especially with the spicing, which has given me trouble.
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hm.
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scary story at the bottom of the comments, which are also quite rich in other ideas.(tags: business)
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Huckabee wigs me out.
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“I think we could make Iraq a very peaceful country just by dumping a few plane-loads of cash all over it.” — I’ve actually been known to make this argument occasionally in serious conversation.
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sounds startlingly tasty.
links for 2008-01-28
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video & other people’s notes from the thing I went to week before last(tags: drupal)