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Dept. Of How The Mighty Have Fallen
My livejournal friends list now consists of about six people including George RR Martin, and a Russian RSS feed that posts photos of animals.
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Marathon Numero Three-o
Executive summary: Drove up to Sacramento, ran the California International Marathon, drove back.
I missed my running peeps duckierose and aprilbegins but still had a reasonably good time. I got to the starting line around 5:30, and was one of the first people there. It was COLD, despite the awesome long-sleeved running shirt that the marathon provided. I ( Read more... ) -
Nobjectstalgia
Instagram makes digital photos look like faded, sepia-stained analog photos. Several apps on my iPad sport interfaces that mock physical objects. The Notes application looks like a leather binder. Address book on the iPad looks like an old-timey address book, and the regular computer version adopted the same look with OSX Lion. Valuable ( Read more... ) -
More about the new toy.
Okay, I lied. I'm writing another post on my iPad. I'm really quite comfortable and speedy with the pretend keyboard. The only thing really holding up my speed is the extra work needed for apostrophes, and editing.
Some other things I've found the iPad to be great for:
- Video chat. This has been around for years on normal computers, but I've ( Read more... ) -
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D-sign
Yesterday I replaced my laptop's power cable, which had frayed from years of mobile computing. Somewhere in the intervening time Apple redesigned the power cable's magnetic plug; instead of a protruding knob, it's a sleek snakelike extension that's less likely to get knocked out. The visual effect for such a small detail is striking. My entire ( Read more... ) -
Spec Fic in Review
After a wobbly start, series - What are we up to? Six? - of Doctor Who has finally started to exhibit the potential we all dreamed about when Stephen Moffat took over. The Doctor and Vincent is almost a mini-movie, and one of the most emotionally satisfying episodes since Series Two. I may actually like Matt Smith more than David Tennant. Is ( Read more... ) -
Incompatible genres
I popped into Borders last night and discovered that the Fantasy genre section, which is explicitly reserved for books with swords on the cover, was being invaded by books with pretty-boy vampires on the cover. Not just Twilight but endless knockoffs. WTF ( Read more... ) -
Dear LJ Genie, Part II:
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Dear LJ Genie:
I'm thinking of upgrading my DSL service. But before I do that... is there any way to approximately determine what my actual connection speed is right now? (I'm curious how close it matches AT&T's theoretical numbers.)