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Standing athwart software development yelling Stop!
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I’m glad I’m not the only person who read this excellent excerpt from Christopher Buckley’s upcoming Losing Mum and Pup to take from it the profound and moving thought of “Hey! WordStar!” John Derbyshire did as well:
One little detail that caught my eye was Bill’s insistence ( Read more... ) -
At Midnight all the agents and the superhuman crew…
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I saw Watchmen Thursday night, and I have to say I am joining the chorus of people saying that it was a great film and an amazingly accurate adaptation of the graphic novel.
When I first saw it, I only had one objection, not related to the graphic novel or even the film per ( Read more... ) -
Just a post…
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… to say I’ve updated more recently than Guy.
Seriously, though, social networking is dooooom for small personal weblogs, I think. I’ll try and post soon though.
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Getting in the Christmas spirit
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When I reach the point that even Guy has updated more recently than me (although admittedly only with Naxx videos that would be sure to confound my faithful audience of “my parents”) it’s time to post something.
The temperatures in Michigan are staying pretty consistently ( Read more... ) -
Don’t blame me, I voted for Thrall?
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For what it’s worth, I spent my Election Night in Karazhan. We’ve been there a decent bit lately; with WotLK approaching, getting newbies into raiding seems more important than progression - although we’ve had a bit of that too. Anyway, it was a good distraction.
The beer ( Read more... ) -
Were you beaten with roses as a child?
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I’ve been listening to the Between the Covers podcasts at National Review Online, and there’s a lot of cool stuff there, like interviews with Christopher Buckley and George R.R. Martin (and, yes, Chuck Norris.)
… but! Imagine my surprise and delight when I find a podcast ( Read more... ) -
It’s your life, you can decorate it as you like
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I’m so out of it with regard to music now, I only just found out that Ben Folds Five had a reunion concert in September. But! I found the whole video online when I logged into myspace for the first time in forever. The guys play the entirety of The Unauthorized Biography of ( Read more... ) -
Warning: geekiness ahead!
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Well, apart from the whole “worrying about money and getting job” bit, I could handle being unemployed. Without the restrictions like “going to work,” I find all sorts of projects to throw myself into.
The first projects were web-related; redesigning Action Entertainment and ( Read more... )
