Deena and John asked about how the bike search was going. (Thank you, by the way.) Short answer: Not so good. I know I’m being fussy about what I want in a touring bike (e.g. comfortable for the long rides, low gearing and utilitarian), but the shops are also ridiculously busy this time of year. […]
I’ve been playing with StumbleUpon and came across this: from a site whose moniker is communicating information about the US. The graphs did make me think… is this intentionally trying to be confusing? What clever caption would you add under this graph?
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I received an MS Vista beta DVD on Friday. The note tried instilling a sense of urgency by giving me a deadline of Tuesday for feedback. Unfortunately, very little of the beta support infrastructure was in place. When I did run into problems, the first person I talked with on the support line had no
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This box of cereal has been sitting on the table for the last few days. As if my kids’ warm-intended tagging wasn’t disturbing enough, the picture of the power walker has been fnording me. Not only is she exercising barefoot, she also lacks a head. It’s probably because of calcium deficiency. (Oh, my!)
My house was built by stoners. I know this because I tried to run a meager ethernet cable from my living room to the upstairs master bedroom. All I had to show for four hours of attempts four large holes in the drywall, each running into some unexpected beam. Sheesh, even the heater’s return vent
Last night I found an official place where one can theoretically get on the “do not send credit card offers” list, not that you don’t want to invest in a diamond cut shredder anyway. The site, OptOutPrescreen.com, has an option for permanent opting outedness provided you send a paper request of the filled out form.
Because this: isn’t good enough.
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Because I’ve been swamped at work, and the book’s due back at the library, I blew through “Why Things Break.” It was a page turner, literally and figuratively, covering topics like the history of Pyrex, why the Titanic’s hull failed so spectacularly, and the engineering of Cassini’s power system. (History buffs may recall the predictions