Monthly Archive for January, 2005
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a great free, general-use text editor. if you’re still using ‘TextEdit’, give this a whirl
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the Harvard freshman is being sued by Apple for leaking new products(categories: Apple university)
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Former ‘State’ cast members get new series — I hope this is more watchable than ‘Reno 911′(categories: tv)
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life goes on… i guess some people paid for holiday, they might as well get a holiday.
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‘By the hand of the prince, the prophet dies. Upon his death, the prince shall rise…’
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migrating from TypePad to Wordpress, and all that entails(categories: weblogs)
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Vanessa Tan had FireFox banned at her work, so she wrote a poem
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just in case you don’t see this on your evening news…
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smaller than a pack of gum
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it’s official(categories: politics Democrats)
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bring your own Display, Keyboard, Mouse
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I’m not sure if this is really depressing, or inspiring, given that my office looks just like this(categories: toys)
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ug… i hate that MT requires this much effort! but Wordpress isn’t enough. MT is like the wife you want to leave, but choose to stay with(categories: moveabletype spam)
I probably shouldn’t admit to this in public, but Presley & I are watching the season premiere of Queer Eye, and I can’t help but wondering, “when did Queer Eye totally whore out?”.
Product placements and the like were always a part of this show… but fucking JCPenney? I defy anyone to find a queer who shops at JCPenney. Ready…. go!
The whole reason us metrosexuals watch this damn show is because of the higher-end, New York product placements… the nice furniture stores, etc. But, I don’t need to see some cheap shit on my tv. I can go to Kohl’s or WalMart.
(go ahead, send me nasty emails…)
I dropped my 2000 9-3 off at the Framingham Saab today for its 30,000 mile major service, and was promised a “loaner” car. Great!, I thought… what a perfect opportunity to check out the new 2005 model, or maybe the new 9-2X, which is basically a fancied up Subaru? Right?
Wrong. I was handed the keys to a Purple Kia by an Enterprise Rep — automatic transmission, no CD player… (I wouldn’t have chosen this car, were I actually paying to rent it)
Swedish car owners are a specialty niche group, (and a very loyal one), much like Apple computer users. When someone buys a Saab, they are buying into a brand that is distinct from other car manufacturers, (and they pay a premium for that right).
When you step into a Saab or Volvo dealership, the first thing you notice is the modern, Scandinavian-style design. The woods are maple, the glass is curved, and the chairs look like they would cost $5000 at DWR.
So, if Brand is so important to Saab and its customers, why would they have such crappy loaners? I can’t imagine taking my Powerbook in for service, and being handed an eMachines pc for temporary use…
Another side note: this dealer sends me junk mail offers twice a month, asking if I’d like to upgrade to a later model. WTF?
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what the hell is that stock photo?
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‘there was great music and everyone was broke’
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give the poor guy a couple bucks and he’ll stop whining(categories: redsox worldseries)
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to propagandize the ‘No Child Left Behind Act’
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‘McNugget 21:4 `And Ronald said onto thee, Robble, Robble, Robble`’
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the rumors were true
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greeting cards for the rest of us(categories: card)
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we Democrats must pay closer attention to language
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rather than taking the ‘bend-over and take it’ Lieberman ‘centrist’ approach(categories: Democrats politics)
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I think the real disservice is the use of ‘Comic Sans’ typeface(categories: copyright movies)
It was so difficult to think of good things to mention about the past calendar year, that I decided to skip any year-end roundup.
But, browsing through Kim’s photostream today, I remembered one great thing about 2004 — my Scooter.
It was a year of rallies, making new friends and riding that Vespa hard in 3rd gear (4th gear slips).
Looking back at 2004:
- Presley and I on rented Asian scoots in Key West, FL… (sans helmets)
- Presley bought her Lambretta LI125
- Gotham Rally in NYC, our first
- Niagara Rally, in Ontario
- The Boston Stranglers
- And, finally, Presley won Best Original Scooter at European Motorcycle Day
There have been reports on the net in the past 48 hours, that SixApart, (creators of Moveable Type and TypePad), is set to buy LiveJournal.
Om Malik reports:
The deal is a mix of stock and cash, and could be announced sometime later this month, according to those close to the two companies. If the deal goes through, then Six Apart will become one of the largest weblog companies in the world, with nearly 6.5 million users. It also gives the company a very fighting chance against Google’s Blogger and Microsoft’s MSN Spaces.
Leaving aside the ever-present worries about SixApart’s ambitions, I’m scratching my head to figure out what LiveJournal could possibly offer. I suppose one could argue that MT, TypePad, and LJ occupy different segments of the weblogging market, each catering to different requirements and needs of its users.
But, still… LiveJournal?
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I’ll be in line tomorrow to get my $300 refund
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Craig Ferguson is a funny guy… too bad I’m asleep.
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dangerous site… it will help empty your wallet
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a list of videos and mirrors from the Indian Basin
After a fun New Year’s Eve time down in the Lower East Side, I of course decided to leave my beloved digital camera behind in the cab. Brilliant. I called the Limo & Taxi Commission, and put a notice on Craigslist… no chance.
We walked over the Brooklyn Bridge today, and I had to be contented with a Kodak disposable… and tomorrow morning, we’re going to check out the new MoMA.
I’m tempted to go down to E 86th street in the morning and buy a new one. this sucks…
