July 2004
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None of my friends use SMS text messaging (or if they do then they’re all ignoring me). For a while I wrote SMS off as a silly technology that teenage girls use to chat with each other instead of AIM. But I don’t think chat is the real point of it all. Cell phone keypads are bad input devices for text, even with T9. Sure, you can get used to them, but they’re still not that great for extended...
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Labyrinth and the Liar Paradox
What could be better than a 16-year-old Jennifer Connelly, David Bowie, and a bunch of muppets all in one movie? Anyway, you know the part where Sarah gets to the castle and has to solve a puzzle to pick the right door in?
Sarah: What am I supposed to do?
Jim: Try one of these doors.
Tim: One of them leads to the castle,
and the other one leads to —
Ralph: Ba Ba Ba Bum!
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Matt Haughey writes about how he wants to be able to include different kinds of posts from different sources in one XML feed. As weblogging continues to mature, people are starting to want to do more and more. A lot of people aren’t just adding one entry to the top of a long list of words anymore. They’re writing for multiple pages. They’re keeping linklists. They’re commenting on other people’s...
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Limp-Fristed
Attempts to amend the U.S. Constitution to ban gay marriage failed today. Here’s a statement made by Senator Bill Frist (R-TN) following the defeat:
Will activist judges not elected by the American people
destroy the institution of marriage, or will the people
protect marriage as the best way to raise children? My vote
is with the people.
I’ll break down that quote phrase by phrase,...
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The Spine
Following up on my rant earlier today is some good new from the world of DRM-free music: They Might Be Giants’ new album, The Spine, is now for sale on their website for $9.99. 256kbps mp3 files, no copy protection, maximum profits for the band.
Oh, and video for the first single, Experimental Film, was directed by Strongbad & The Cheat.
Update: The video seems to be down for the moment.
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Talking Avengers Dissassembled with Bendis &... →
On the new hyped Avengers storyline (spoilers abound).
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http://content.collegehumor.com/media/movies/starbu... →
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Tell Your Senators to Oppose the Federal Marriage... →
Unless you can convince me how someone else’s marriage changes your own, go to this website and send a letter.
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New iMac in September →
Apple uncharacteristically announces it is clearing its current channel in preparation for a new iMac. I don’t think the old one is stale yet.