Category Archives: News

Today in Food (2004-07-21)

Posted on July 21 2004 by Mickey

    I find it more cost effective to have a coworker read this over the phone to a stenographer in Alaska who will push the “Submit” button for me. According to the New York Times (by way of TechKnowledge) … Continue reading →

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“Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed.”

Posted on July 20 2004 by Mickey

    Tonight marks the thirty-fifth anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing (link to CNN story). You can relive that historic moment through the video and audio files at NASA’s 35th Anniversary site. Other material is still available at … Continue reading →

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All the News That’s Bleeding Obvious

Posted on July 6 2004 by Mickey

    Good thing we have The New York Times to protect us and inform us. According to a groundbreaking new article, we should beware of Apple’s iTMS. “The tracks are not carbon copies of the CD originals, but compressed … Continue reading →

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The Dick Cheney Magic 8 Ball

Posted on July 1 2004 by Mickey

    Have a question for the Vice President? Then try the Dick Cheney Magic 8 Ball. Just type your question below, click the link, and the Vice President will present you with a well-reasoned (and highly predictable) response… Ask … Continue reading →

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Always Kerry On

Posted on June 28 2004 by Mickey

    Ladies and gentlemen, The Electras: a rock band from the ’60s whose bass player would one day run for President in the 2004 campaign.    Sorry girls, he’s married.

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Even Bush’s Own Website Admits He’s a Miserable Failure

Posted on June 24 2004 by Mickey

    If this URL works it should link to President Bush’s new web video. If it doesn’t work, just go to GeorgeWBush.com and look for the commercial titled “Kerry’s Coalition of the Wild-Eyed”. Therein Kerry and Gore and Gephardt … Continue reading →

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Links

Posted on June 24 2004 by Mickey

    It’s too sunny for original thought. Today’s entry is just a bunch of links to stuff I’ve been reading.    In the News: innumerable citizens of Toronto are saved by a stray dog. Go hug your doggie right … Continue reading →

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Zero Configuration

Posted on June 5 2004 by Mickey

I greatly enjoyed reading this Wired article about Windows’s zero configuration in its Windows Zero Configuration. It confirms something I’ve been struggling with. For almost a year I’ve had my computers set up in a wireless network: two Windows XP … Continue reading →

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Patently Bogus

Posted on June 4 2004 by Mickey

    To quote Brandon at Fight the Patent: “What was the Patent Office thinking?” Wired has a story that Microsoft now has the patent on, get this, double-clicking. True, the patent is supposed to focus on controls for a … Continue reading →

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Today in Fat (2004-06-02)

Posted on June 2 2004 by Mickey

Wasn’t this in some Bill Murray movie?     Behold the Incredible Expanding Baby! According to this news report, Luka Meliksishvili, a 15-month-old child in the former Soviet Republic of Georgia, “weighs 55 pounds and is gaining nearly 5 pounds … Continue reading →

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