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Entries from April 2004

speed

April 30th, 2004 · No Comments

It’s that time of year again.
I’d better get a phone call about 3:04pm tomorrow.

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Tags: Horses/Racing

Bringing open source to Joe User

April 25th, 2004 · No Comments

I’m afraid open source may never catch on — that is, if the community doesn’t realize a few things. I am aware that I will in no way be making original remarks here. These are just my thoughts.

One of the problems is that, for the most part, one must have a degree in […]

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Tags: Opinion · Geek · Open Source

aforementioned fabulous shoes

April 22nd, 2004 · 3 Comments

I will try to get a better picture at a future date. In related news, my digital camera sucks in low light.

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Tags: Miscellaneous

ugh.

April 20th, 2004 · 1 Comment

I have no motivation. I’m in a spring slump. Thus no redesign. Thus no weblog for my parents’ site. Thus no start to learning a new programming language. Thus no finishing putting all my pictures in albums and writing appropriate labels. Thus no changes in my reading list. […]

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Tags: Random

No, your city is not the center of the universe just because you think so

April 17th, 2004 · No Comments

Today I read a humor column that presented the most shrewd, wise, and well-written (and, of course, humorous) opinion on a subject that has been bothering me lately. The problem I speak of is arrogance regarding one’s superiority based on location.

I suppose the underlying cause is stereotyping. I’m sorry to pick on NYCers, […]

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Tags: Opinion

Dear email gods

April 16th, 2004 · 1 Comment

I am waiting for my invitation to partake in the bounty that is Gmail. I read on someone’s website that some Google Gmail invitations to people with Yahoo accounts were getting bounced to the Bulk Mail folder. Erm.
Now I have a Gmail induced paranoia that I will delete my invitation — the invitation […]

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Tags: Geek

oh, Apprentice how I love thee

April 15th, 2004 · 2 Comments

I love The Apprentice. Have I mentioned this before? I don’t remember.
Highlights of the finale: I picked Bill and Amy as my top two from the beginning, and I was right. Also, Carolyn must still be glowing from her SNL stint as she actually cracked a smile on the show.
On a […]

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Tags: Television