Archive for March, 2005

Politics and Life

I’m going to go off, and I can’t apologize for it.
God damn it, politicians, scratch that, Republicans–stop using Terry Schiavo as your political pawn. I don’t really give a damn whether she lives or dies, cold as that sounds. She’s obviously been kept alive and cared for for the past 15 years, and I’m sure [...]

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Garlicster - Blog about garlic

Aw, yeah…
Garlicster

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Terri Schiavo

J– and I had a discussion about her case last night, and I have to admit that I was wrong about how the case had come to the idiotic point at which it now resides.
I did a little reading (very little) and found Abstract Appeal, a blog that is covering the case in [...]

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Happy Retirement Pat Sweeny!

In a previous life, I was an active member of the West Michigan Shores Chapter of the STC. I met a lot of really cool people there and learned a lot about what it meant to be not just a technical writer, but more about how technical writers can break out of the mold and [...]

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Find the music you like

I don’t know how to accurately describe this, so I’ll mangle it instead. Liveplasma lets you search for a band you like (say, Wilco) and then groups other bands you may like by proximity. The UI is a little wonky (horizontal scrolls bars are bad, UI people, bad, especially if you’re using Flash), but the [...]

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Viewsonic Announces 4-ms LCD Monitors

I think the title should say it all…
No pricing has been announced.
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Ah yes, The Onion comes through again

The Irish-Heritage Timeline… I laughed out loud at the entry for 1923.
Newly independent Ireland named “Irish Free State” instead of alternate suggestion, “Irish Free State, Y’Feckin’ Teabags”
Aaaah… I’m laughing again.
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