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October
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well. i seem to have
well. i seem to have started a public weblog. if i can stay awake, i should convert the source code to valid HTML
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For anyone who has ever
For anyone who has ever wanted an organized collection of the moments when a TV series loses its creative spark there is Jumping the Shark .
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On Disliking Eminem: I like
On Disliking Eminem: I like the beat of that radio single, "The Real Slim Shady". I find it catchy. And while there is much hand-wringing over the content of his songs...I can't…
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A newbie's timid first steps...After
A newbie's timid first steps... After a lot less wrestling that I thought would be necessary I've joined the Linux world by downloading Mandrake and installing it on my new…
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I've been getting email from
I've been getting email from these direct email marketing folks. Time and again (why am I always suprised?) I am confronted by (and horrified by) the people who buy this scam and…
November
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My thoughts, as well as
My thoughts, as well as the thoughts of many other developers, bloggers, and webfans these days, are with the influential Mr. Zeldman . He'll never know, but I went home, visited…
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Maximum annoyance: the executioner
Maximum annoyance : the executioner slumps against the wall and idly flicks at the switch. Also, some things I've noticed about Netscape 6 beta 3: 1. There's no built-in XML parser…
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Sisqo Systems Unveils New Thong
Sisqo Systems Unveils New Thong Router
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Axiom: Any email that begins
Axiom: Any email that begins with the sentence, "This is not spam," is spam. Has anyone used software like Spam Hater ? I'm curious...but I'm not so much interested in revenge. I…
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Well, shit. This sucks. There
Well, shit. This sucks. There are never any words fitting enough�
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C_ was very patient with
C_ was very patient with me last night. C_: "I'll just do that little part over again." massless: "Uh, you mean like punching in?" C_: "Yes." massless: "Give me a sec...I just have…
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This article is frustrating.
This article is frustrating. (You may have to create a subscriber ID (free) to view it online.) In this article about San Francisco bands and the loss of rehearsal spaces due to…
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Sony boldly decides against
Sony boldly decides against kidnapping Santa Claus Alas, Replay TV, we hardly knew ye...
December
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Worried about images of violence
Worried about images of violence on television? I think they're nothing compared to violent telescope images . Hey everyone, put aside your troubles for a minute and let's take a…
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I'm lucky. My head hit
I'm lucky. My head hit the driver's side window and neither it nor my head shattered. So I've got that going for me. A Jeep Cherokee carelessly ran a stop sign and slammed into my…
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At work; today I am
At work; today I am fixing a list of web app bugs. In between each I speculate about an author's recent nightsweat: Perhaps she was watching TV. Maybe there was a Michael Keaton…
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Who would've guessed? [thick, thick
Who would've guessed? [thick, thick sarcasm] Microsoft fires salvo, arms itself for XML takeover ... Speaking of Redmond: SOAP is not fully interoperable. Yet. Nevertheless, this…
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If you're a user of
If you're a user of Schwab.com, particularly a heavy user, then you need to know about this serious security vulnerability . Why is this not listed as top news on the front page of…
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Progamming in Java? Ever had
Progamming in Java? Ever had to wrestle with the classpath precedence? (ha ha HA ha ha......ha ha...GDAMN...F*@CK'N WORK!....ha) (sigh) Well, at least someone's trying to help. Now…
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Except for the weird colored
Except for the weird colored highlights for the code blocks, this is a nice article describing in brief four ways to work with hierarchical data . My Linux box currently has a…
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One of my co-workers asked
One of my co-workers asked about usability classes or lectures; I mentioned how much good stuff written about usability exists online. Like, " Usability Is Not Graphic Design ."
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ame across an article today
ame across an article today on how to transform XML data into a Microsoft Word document using Active Server Pages. My first thought was pretty snide, since the object is to take a…
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Do you listen to National
Do you listen to National Public Radio? My car hasn't been repaired yet after an accident I was in , and that's mainly where I listen to NPR. Robert Elder recently interviewed (and…
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On a train and just
On a train and just for a second. Perhaps two seconds. I think I saw someone. It was hard to tell because of the distance. I couldn't be sure. So I squinted and tried to…
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Apropos of nothing are the
Apropos of nothing are the following links: Why are human beings so terrible? (sometimes this site is hard to reach...) Ah, Jack ... How did I miss this story? And how come I'm…
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12 steps to better
12 steps to better code [from Joel on software ] The chief XML architect at Microsoft talks about XML, Web Services, and the .NET framework . Should we trust him?...Softly related…
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XML could be very useful
XML could be very useful in applications which do not involve any sort of networking. But many parsers require the existence of an external URL in any given DTD. Hm. I agree with…
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Axiom: If you whistle while
Axiom: If you whistle while you are sad, you will become sadder. Not happier. Sadder.