Archive for December, 2004

CleanSoftware.org

No, not “clean” as in no porn, but clean as in no spyware/adware. This site lists applications that are free of the nasty evilware that exists in so many programs. And, this software is available for free!
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A plea to web app developers

Ok, this won’t win me any points if some random web app developer happens across my page, but I have a request for anyone who’ll listen.
Please, for the love of God, consider the actual user of your application.
Let me explain where this comes from. I work on the development of a web app, not in [...]

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Mash-ups

I’m addicted to mash-ups.
Most of them suck, usually because someone is trying out a new technique or learning their way around a mixer (and, no, I shouldn’t be one to criticize because I couldn’t mix two tracks of static). But once in a while, a great one comes out, like the Grey Album or [...]

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New Apple signiture iPods

Bwaaahahahahahahahha!
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Confluence!

I don’t even know if that’s a word. But this story has all the elements of a classic West Michigan story; 2nd-tier University, Lowell, and rednecks.

Raychel Swift was driving back to Lowell Friday afternoon when her pet boa constrictor, Mr. Cracker Basket Sassy Pants, sneaked out of a pillowcase and slithered its way into the [...]

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Shutdown GPS; stupidest idea yet

I’m a conservative, that’s no secret. I support this administration when I can. I have issues with a few things they’re doing, but Ashcroft is out, so that’s one huge thing off my list.
Until today. This has got to be the stupidest thing I’ve ever heard. In the event of a terrorist attack, the government [...]

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Maps, get your maps

Doing some work at home, I stumbled across .gov sites with block- and tract- level maps of almost every county in the country. They’re FTP sites, but the PDF maps are current from 2001. Wonder how long before this gets pulled down to save us from “the terrorists”?
Block maps (FTP)
Tract maps (FTP)
County voting districts (each [...]

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