Archive for June, 2004

Ronald Reagan dies at 93

Politics aside, Ronald Reagan was the first real politician that I was aware of growing up. I don’t remember his first election well, but I do remember his terms as President. He was, until I was 13, the only President I knew. Someone like that always leaves an impression.
And, while they will miss him, [...]

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Woo Hoo! (for the fourth time)

Amazon is taking orders for the Simpsons 4th season. We’re finally getting into the good ones: Mr. Plow, The Simpsons Clip Show, and Whacking Day. Must… pre… order…
Link

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Flash Drives

Well, that just burns me. I bought one of the lowest performers the lowest performer. Damn it.
Thanks to Ars Technica for, once again, doing all the work none of us can afford to do.
Link (or go to the comparison chart)

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233-page verb-less book suffers from “lack of action”

Scratch this off the list of things to do.
Link [via kottke.org]

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Tool whore

Yeah, I’m a tool whore. I can admit it. I love new, shiney, wonderfully bloated software. Well, maybe not bloated, but shiney and new, definately. It’s even better when it’s free.
Which brings me to the point of this post. I switched blogging tools, again. To Zempt. Yes, Earth-shattering stuff, but this is a pretty cool [...]

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iPod

I finally caved in (actually, I finally convinced my other half) and got an iPod. 20GB baby! I have more hard drive space on my iPod than on my desktop computer at work. Twice as much, actually. Unbelievable.
For the longest time, I was skeptical about iPods. Seriously, how could something like a music player [...]

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Reference checking

I’m not a dishonest person, in reality or by reputation. But I do have the occasional dishonest inkling. For instance, a former co-worker, sometimes friend of mine is being considered for a job in the armed forces which requires a security clearance. Part of getting this clearance involves someone from the DoD interviewing references.
As I [...]

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