Month: June 2001
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I was a bit alarmed to read a story on Slashdot about car rental companies monitoring speeding via the car’s GPS system. Whoa. Did I speed at all on our trip? I’m sure I did; you can’t drive in Chicago without speeding. You’ve got to go 20 mph over the limit just to avoid being…
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Wow! Check out this amazing photo. I swear it’s not pornographic, okay? (Link courtesy of John.)
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Yahoo explains the story behind “What’s the Frequency, Kenneth?”. The REM Lyric Annotations FAQ tells a slightly different story. Neither site, unfortunately, explains why “irony was the shackles of youth.”
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An e-mail from my housemate Nick: “DangerShirt.com – The World’s Most Dangerous T-Shirts! I like their sales pitch: ‘Your ass kicked, or your money back.’”
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U.K. Survivor Update:Man, I’ve really been slacking off with these. I missed a week’s worth while I was on holiday, and they keep moving the schedule around on me, yada yada yada, I’m a little behind. I’ll try and bring you up to speed. (Sorry for those who aren’t interested. This is going to be…
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Britain may introduce a US-style green card system in the UK for immigrants. The scheme would give priority to those with skills needed in the country. As an “IT professional”, I’d be pretty high on the list. Awesome. My current visa runs out in the beginning of 2003… and though I’ve still got two years…
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So I was reading Dan‘s site today and came across a reference to a “Turducken”. I clicked on the link and found myself at an amazing site dedicated to the preparation of a this dish, which consists of a chicken inside a duck inside a turkey. Of course, I immediately sent it round to Snookums,…
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Ha. I just saw a great signature on Slashdot: The only “intuitive” interface is the nipple. After that, it’s all learned. Hmmm… I wonder what Jakob would make of that? (Snookums just wondered: “hence the nipple-mouse on IBM thinkpads?” I don’t think that reasoning works though. You’d get drool all over your keyboard.)
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Matt has written an incredibly useful bookmarklet that turns on all the table borders within the page you’re viewing. It’s nice for instantly checking your own work and for seeing the ways complicated sites put their pages together. It’s only for IE on Windoze machines, but it’s worth grabbing if you can.
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I’m finding tons of interesting stuff online today. For instance, ever wonder about ramen noodles? Like, how are they made? Is it just one long noodle? Are they really that bad for you? This article has it all. And another thing: is the Counting Crows song “Mr. Jones” really about Adam Duritz’s penis? Enquiring minds…