Archive for November, 2004

Bill O’Reilly defending Dan Rather?

Before you think he is, he’s not. Dan Rather’s mistake of running with a story he should have been more skeptical about is only the cover for Bill’s other objective. Like so many before him, O’Reilly is not defending Rather. Rather, he’s protecting his bread and butter - old-school journalism. The Bush papers (and Swift [...]

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Don’t buy that plasma TV just yet

CNet is reporting that, maybe as early as next year, the price on plasma and LCD televisions (and, theoretically, computer monitors as well) will plummet in the next 12-18 months. “Plummet” here is defined as 30%, which means that a 20-inch LCD TV from a well-known manufacturer will be under $299, down from $700 to [...]

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How to eat sushi

I may not have ever had good sushi, after reading this HOWTO. I wish I had some way to validate what this guy is saying, because it sounds like he does.
Sushi Eating HOWTO [via J-Walk Blog]

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Firefox hacks

This is a fun little site. All kidns of Firefox and Thunderbird hacks.
MRTech.com [via Alice & Bill]

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Unreal Tournament Mod

Finally, a reason to play Unreal Tournament! A single-player (offline) mod that looks like it was inspired by Painkiller. I think I got Unreal for free with my mobo.. woo hoo! Now, if I only had a hard drive.
Hmm… that sounds like a song. “If I ooooonly had… a hard… drive…”
Nah.
Link

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*smack head on desk* THIS is why Tech Writers are not respected

Once again, Tech Writers don’t get it. (Name and contact info removed so I don’t have to deal with some guy bitchin’ about me posting his info all over the place.)
On Wed, 17 Nov 2004 18:28:54 -0800, [President/Principal Writer] wrote:
> Speaking of google, what’s the difference between doing a little
> research about the contents [...]

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You mean Emeril doesn’t actually cook?

Yeah, surprise all you Uber Yuppies.
So who does the cooking? Mostly guys like Ernesto. Hardworking faceless guys from places like Guatemala, Ecuador, El Salvador, and Mexico. You were expecting a bunch of Italians singing opera flinging pasta? Wrong. You hear mariachi music and guys cursing in Spanish.
Yep. And the author even gets the big [...]

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