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Random Hypothesis #57
While pushing my paperwork around, I observed the following ( Read more... ) -
Why ever leave beta?
I use a web application called NewsGator for my RSS newsreader needs. The software is beta (as are most web applications I use), but it's a perfectly stable beta. I've had no complaints about the core functionality, though I wrestle with the user interface from time-to-time ( Read more... ) -
The Games of the Union
With the end of the year just past, I'd like to take the opportunity to review video games as a medium, the interesting developments of the year, and where things are going. Some of these are new, but many are a simple extension upon patterns that have been building for several years now. This particular review is fairly source-free, based mostly ( Read more... ) -
Abject hatred of politics
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FU7dY1CXRPkUpon reflection, it has occurred to me that some people may think I like politics. After all, I talk about it quite a bit, and I seem to think about it a lot ( Read more... ) -
I return!
Just temporarily, mind you. I haven't had a lot to say on LJ that doesn't get said elsewhere, so I haven't been updating very often ( Read more... ) -
Closing out the old year
My New Year's resolution isn't to post more often; my apologies to my dozens (dozens!) of readers. I shall perhaps try, though; it is fun to condense thoughts onto paper, more fun than I give credit ( Read more... ) -
Telling you things you already know
First of all, a bit of information:
"Dave Kellett’s Sheldon is moving to http://www.sheldoncomics.com"
I don't read Sheldon, but one of the comics I do read (schlockmercenary.com)tells us that apparently, United Media is refusing to put up a forwarding message for these people as they ( Read more... ) -
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Perhaps I'm feeling cynical tonight; perhaps not ( Read more... ) -
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Chasing a thread only semi-related to the issue, I stumbled across the transcript of Pope Benedict's recent speech in which he recited a quote from Professor Theodore Khoury's translation of the dialog of Emperor Manuel II Paleologus. This was the speech that touched off such controversy and calls for an apology. The transcript is here, on the ( Read more... )