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Archive: May, 2001

May 9, 2001

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May 9, 2001

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Thought for the day: Every once in a while, you’ll find that there’s a ray of sunlight shining out of the rear-end of even the shittiest situation. With an apologetic hat tip to The Smiths.

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May 8, 2001

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Salon has the skinny on Neil Cicierega, the fourteen year old behind everybody’s current internet pass-around, Hyakugojyuuichi!

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May 8, 2001

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As much as I’d love to cheer mightily and flap my arms with unabashed vigor at the prospect of Apple resurrecting the Newton platform, I don’t see it happening. Methinks the gang down in Cupertino are simply hedging their bets by exploring alternatives to their current component supply chain. That’s not saying the an ultra-portable, … More

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May 8, 2001

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Fortunately, to take my mind off of recent events, I have a special engagement to attend this afternoon. I am privileged (and somewhat nonplussed) to have been invited to my daughter’s grade three art class. Through a series of ongoing events and conversations that started last school year, Molly’s teacher finally convinced me to come … More

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May 8, 2001

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Toby was kind enough to point out the following chunk of copy that appears on current EyeWire home page. It’s especially ironic in light of what transpired at my former place of employ yesterday. “No more 9 to 5. The old rules of business don’t apply. 55 images of hip people making a living in … More

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May 7, 2001

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Maybe I should explain that little outburst I had a bit earlier. You see, I left EyeWire because I really wanted a change. The corporate environment had changed from an invigorating, challenging, thoughtful, and exciting place to one that was just a job. Part of that change had to do with the standard bullet-point list … More

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May 7, 2001

Downwind.

I just heard the distinct sound of shit hitting fan.

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May 6, 2001

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I spent most of today shuffling piles in the basement ot make room for some new shelving. I’m in dire need of some outside. After the kids are in bed, I’m treating myself to a side-trail bicycle ride through Fish Creek Park. With any luck at all, the frogs and the red-winged blackbirds will be … More

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May 4, 2001

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My apologies to those folks trying to hit the home page since yesterday afternoon. I was experiencing some configuration hiccups with the way the virtual domains were being handled on the server, and it was caught in some sort of endless redirection loop. It figures that my own site was the only one that went … More

This item was posted by Grant Hutchinson.