November 2006
113 posts
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U.S. Currency Discriminates Against Blind, Judge... →
“Of the more than 180 countries that issue paper currency, only the United States prints bills that are identical in size and color in all their denominations.”
Nov 30th
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DC Animated Universe Wiki →
For my money, the DC Animated stories are the proper versions of most of the characters.
Nov 30th
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50 Things Everyone Should Know →
(Actually just some trivia.)
Nov 30th
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kwc blog: Matching Donations Project →
Nov 30th
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Carbon content of fossil fuels and dinosaurs →
How many tyrannosaurs in a gallon of gasoline?
Nov 29th
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The Design of the Mac OS X Shutdown Feature →
Piece on how the same feature was done in Mac OS X. I agree that there needn’t be any options at all. Either you don’t use your computer for a few minutes and it sleeps, or you hit the power button.
Nov 28th
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The Windows Shutdown crapfest →
Response to “Choices = Headaches” by a member of the Vista team who worked on that menu.
Nov 28th
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The Windows Shutdown crapfest →
Response to “Choices = Headaches” by a member of the Vista team who worked on that menu.
Nov 28th
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Choices = Headaches →
Excellent piece on how offering too many choices (here, 17 different ways to turn off your computer on Windows Vista) is worse than giving people too few choices.
Nov 28th
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Choices = Headaches →
Excellent piece on how offering too many choices (here, 17 different ways to turn off your computer on Windows Vista) is worse than giving people too few choices.
Nov 28th
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Choices = Headaches →
Excellent piece on how offering too many choices (here, 17 different ways to turn off your computer on Windows Vista) is worse than giving people too few choices.
Nov 28th
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A broken TV tastes like eating crow →
“Blogs and newspapers both love to do this: find a silly outlier story to discredit/attack/mock a new trend.”
Nov 28th
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PvP: The Series →
In 2007, PvP will begin releasing animated episodes. Very cool.
Nov 27th
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PvP: The Series →
In 2007, PvP will begin releasing animated episodes. Very cool.
Nov 27th
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PvP: The Series →
In 2007, PvP will begin releasing animated episodes. Very cool.
Nov 27th
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Zelda Retrospective →
Six part series on every Zelda game.
Nov 27th
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Zelda Retrospective →
Six part series on every Zelda game.
Nov 27th
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Zelda Retrospective →
Six part series on every Zelda game.
Nov 27th
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YouTube ups CBS ratings →
Should be obvious: put your shows online so people who missed them can watch them, and they will.
Nov 25th
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YouTube ups CBS ratings →
Should be obvious: put your shows online so people who missed them can watch them, and they will.
Nov 25th
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Stupid htaccess Tricks →
Lots of .htaccess information.
Nov 25th
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Stupid htaccess Tricks →
Lots of .htaccess information.
Nov 25th
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Rope burning logic problem →
Nov 22nd
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Rope burning logic problem →
Nov 22nd
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New Mobile-Device Purchase Makes Asshole More... →
“McClain, a douchebag, first became familiar with the BlackBerry when they were issued to all members of his group in 2002.”
Nov 22nd
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New Mobile-Device Purchase Makes Asshole More... →
“McClain, a douchebag, first became familiar with the BlackBerry when they were issued to all members of his group in 2002.”
Nov 22nd
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see a little light →
Wil takes a big step.
Nov 21st
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see a little light →
Wil takes a big step.
Nov 21st
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Wii Power
Something (I think) very cool about the Wii is that it was designed to use very little power so that you can leave it on 24 hours a day, enabling it to download updates and demos when you’re not using it. According to Kotaku, the power consumption breaks down thusly: Wii: In Standby Mode: 10w * Idle @ Wii menu: 17w * Running a Wii Game (Test with Zelda / Trauma Center) in 480i:...
Nov 21st
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Flickr: Camera Finder →
See photos taken by a particular camera.
Nov 21st
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Flickr: Camera Finder →
See photos taken by a particular camera.
Nov 21st
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From Kotaku: “Welcome to the next-gen […] it’s all about unfinished products and micro-transactions.”
Nov 20th
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A Weekend Full of Quality Time With PlayStation 3... →
Scathing review of the PS3 that “just isn’t that great.”
Nov 20th
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A Weekend Full of Quality Time With PlayStation 3... →
Scathing review of the PS3 that “just isn’t that great.”
Nov 20th
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Updating Twitter via iChat or AIM status message →
Handy, though not too user friendly as you have to execute it via the Terminal.
Nov 18th
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Updating Twitter via iChat or AIM status message →
Handy, though not too user friendly as you have to execute it via the Terminal.
Nov 18th
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Twitter
DrOct and I played around with Twitter a little today. It’s a strange service. I didn’t quite understand it until using it some. The tagline on the site reads, “A global community of friends and strangers answering one simple question: What are you doing?” You sign up (for free naturally) and you’re presented a big box asking, “What are you doing?” Type...
Nov 17th
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7 more for Veronica Mars →
20 episodes isn’t quite a full season, but much better than cancellation.
Nov 17th
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7 more for Veronica Mars →
20 episodes isn’t quite a full season, but much better than cancellation.
Nov 17th
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Civil War Room 5: Tom Brevoort Talks #5 →
(Spoilers)
Nov 16th
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Civil War Room 5: Tom Brevoort Talks #5 →
(Spoilers)
Nov 16th
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Talking Civil War, Millarworld II, & '08 with... →
Nov 16th
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Talking Civil War, Millarworld II, & '08 with... →
Nov 16th
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Talking Civil War, Millarworld II, & '08 with... →
Nov 16th
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Quorn Turk'y Roast
For the vegetarians out there, the best fake turkey I’ve found is Quorn brand Turk’y Roast. Once you get it hot and slice it, it’s a very good approximation of the real thing, and in my book I’d much rather contribute to the slaughter of fungus than of foul. I’m going hunting tonight to try to catch one for Thanksgiving.
Nov 16th
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Sci-Fi Book List
Here’s two facts about me that, if you knew me, you might have thought weren’t true: I’m not very well read when it comes to sci-fi and fantasy novels I’ve never played a pen and paper role-playing game Via kwc, here’s a list and some instructions. This is a list of the 50 most significant science fiction/fantasy novels, 1953-2002, according to the Science...
Nov 16th
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Click to call in Google Maps →
Wow, that’s a strange and possibly very useful feature. I guess Google’s just trying to figure out how to spend its money now.
Nov 16th
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Click to call in Google Maps →
Wow, that’s a strange and possibly very useful feature. I guess Google’s just trying to figure out how to spend its money now.
Nov 16th
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Click to call in Google Maps →
Wow, that’s a strange and possibly very useful feature. I guess Google’s just trying to figure out how to spend its money now.
Nov 16th
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On the Edge of Blade Runner →
Good documentary about Blade Runner.
Nov 16th