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Archive for March, 2007

Sunset, no mail  

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My eyes are still burning  

According to their website, Hip Hop Harry has been nominated for the 34th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards for “Outstanding Preschool Children’s Series.”
The phrase “crimes against humanity” springs to mind almost instantly.

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Think of the children  

Sure, the interiors in Dwell magazine look good, but the poor kids—they’re only allowed to play with toys that match the decor.

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Shutdown Day  

SCENE: Interior of the Millennium Falcon en route to Alderaan while fleeing from Imperial forces.
Luke: Obi-Wan, are you all right?
Obi-Wan: I felt a great disturbance in the Force, as if millions of voices suddenly cried out in terror and…
Luke: Do you feel something terrible has happened?
Obi-Wan: Nevermind. False alarm. I forgot it was Computer Shutdown [...]

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Four weeks with Ubuntu Linux on the desktop. Part 4: And the verdict is…  

[ On January 30th I installed Ubuntu Linux and decided to give it a serious try. Read Part 1 for an introduction including my reasons for doing this. Part 2 covers my installation experience. And Part 3 was all about finding and using replacement applications. ]

Folks, it’s been a fun and sometimes woolly [...]

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