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Hotlinks
Hotlinks from upian: http://www.google.com/blog/ - Brief, but well written. Wedding Dress Guy is partially a hoax. "I'm not working anybody," he said. "All I want to do is make some people laugh and sell the freaking dress," he said. "I posted it last Friday and it went crazy."But not really. He's just sisterless. i2hub, the P2P app for Internet2 - you've got to be on a college campus to get it. New York Times on Steve Jobs and Apple - from Tuesday, but I hadn't read it. posted by Steve at 9:27 PM | link | (0) Join the Discussion  
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BrowseTV
demand media has video of a recent BrowseTV show. It's a cable access show by a VJay with a laptop, a webcam, video chat, IM and the boundless resources of the Internet. Cool. BrowseTV Website. How he does it. posted by Steve at 4:43 PM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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News From Him
News From Me. posted by Steve at 4:20 PM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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The FCC, the First Amendment, and Howard Stern by Jeff Jarvis
F*cked by the F*CC: And there's the real question: If the government is going to regulate speech, where's the line and who's going to draw it? Is it at the least-common-denominator that makes all media safe for 5-year-olds? Is it at the church door that makes all media safe for church ladies? Is it at my car door so I can still listen to Stern? Is the line going to be drawn just on broadcast or will it extend to cable and satellite--and the Internet? Will the censored be just shock jocks--or newsmakers or bloggers?He said church lady. Ha Ha. posted by Steve at 3:58 PM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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My iMix "College Radio" has been published in the iTunes Music store
My "College Radio" iMix [ iTunes Music Store Link ] This is pretty cool. A new feature of the iTunes Music Store lets you press a button to publish one of your playlists to the iTunes Music Store. Then people can listen to excerpts and buy songs. My actual playlist had 171 songs in it, but the iTunes Music Store only has 19 of them online. Hopefully they'll get more independent music up there soon. posted by Steve at 8:53 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Skunk Works
The original was Skonk Works? A small group of experts who drop out of the mainstream of a company’s operations in order to develop some experimental technology or new application in secrecy or at speed, unhampered by bureaucracy or the strict application of regulationsInteresting history behind the phrase "Skunk Works." I just started one up. Shh. ;-) posted by Steve at 8:16 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Google registers to go public
Google Form S-1. Here's an excerpt from the "Letter from the founders": Our business environment changes rapidly and needs long term investment. We will not hesitate to place major bets on promising new opportunities.There's a lot of good stuff to read in here. posted by Steve at 7:10 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Thursday, April 29, 2004
Boston Events For Nerds
Nerd Events. via [ Lisa Williams ] posted by Steve at 10:36 PM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Show RSS newsfeeds on any website
Jawfish. posted by Steve at 10:26 PM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Everything you ever wanted to know about the toaster
The Toaster. posted by Steve at 10:23 PM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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I want an easy way to distribute video.
Adam Curry has a great post over on his weblog about getting developers to listen to his requirements. I made a comment, listing out my requirements for distributing video over the net: I want an easy way to distribute video. posted by Steve at 8:14 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Drag and Drop Web Based Photo Sharing
flickr. via [ boing boing ] posted by Steve at 7:53 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Wednesday, April 28, 2004
Information <--> Junk
This website is cool because it has a link to Bill Murray singing Star Wars. All I really remembered of it was the part where he goes, "Star Wars, beautiful Star Wars," and I'm not even sure that those are the right lyrics. I also am a big fan of Murray's "Close Encounter Me, Close Encounter You, Close Encounter We!" posted by Steve at 7:53 PM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Apple iBook G4: Sweet Deal
iBook G4 800MHz 12.1" $895 after rebate over at Amazon.com. This is the kind of deal I was looking for earlier in the week! via [ jjeff ] posted by Steve at 5:40 PM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Try before you buy a Content Management System
opensourceCMS: This site was created to give you the opportunity to "try out" some of the best open source and free php/mysql based software systems in the world. You can log in as the administrator to any site here, thus allowing you to decide which system best suits your needs.via [ Shimon ] posted by Steve at 5:30 PM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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People being shot from canons
Stock footage from Oddballfilm. posted by Steve at 5:22 PM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Take 2, Chyron, check it out.
Channel 11 to air behind-the-scenes audio on Web site: Beginning Thursday, Channel 11's late newscast will provide Web surfers a behind-the-scenes offering for the tech- and news-curious -- an audio feed of what transpires in the KHOU control room.WHDH in Bosotn should do the same. posted by Steve at 5:15 PM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Boom boom. Can you hear me now?
theBoom noise cancelling headset . posted by Steve at 5:05 PM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Design Eye For The Startup Guy Contest Entries
Entrepreneur and Biz book author Guy Kawasaki has a new book coming out called "The Art of the Start." He had a book cover contest: We were overwhelmed with entries to the "Design Eye for the StartUp Guy" book cover design contest. We ended up with more than 250 entries. Due to overwhelming demand we're giving everyone an advance peek at the entries before Guy picks the short list.Cool. via [ MovieJuice Weblog ] posted by Steve at 9:11 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Cick Pepsi to get Ben and Jerry's free iTune
I got a free iTunes song by clicking on the Spread the Vote link I posted yesterday. So I went to the iTunes store to redeem it based on the instructions in the Ben And Jerry's email: Once you arrive at the iTunes Music Store, enter the Download Code shown below, and follow the onscreen directions to receive your music download!Well guess what? If you click on the Gift Certificate link, the code doesn't work. If you click on the Allowance link, the code doesn't work. If you click on the Prepaid Cards link, the code doesn't work.  You've got to click on the REDEEM SONG icon that shows the Pepsi logo wearing headphones.
Makes no sense and it's not intuitive. How about showing an ice cream cone wearing headphones? Now that would make more sense. ;-) So I redeemed my song, Falling, off Joey McIntyre's new 8:09 CD, which was just released yesterday. Nice tune. Pop with a Beatles sound. posted by Steve at 7:40 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Tuesday, April 27, 2004
America's Heart and Soul: The Movie
America's Heart and Soul - Official Site. Featuring Waltham, the Band! via [ Dave Pino ] posted by Steve at 8:25 PM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Who is this guy?
Robby Road Steamer won the comedy contest at the MilkyWay Lounge and Lanes last night. He was amazing. I had a camera with me, as I usually do, and out of the 20 or so comics, I took one photo, of him.  He was different.
He was outrageous. Loved the interaction between him and his keyboard player. Classic. That routine reminded me of the first time I saw Bobcat Goldthwait at the Comedy Connection in the early 80's. The main though that I had then and relived again was, "What the heck is this guy doing?" Gregg I picked up a chicken hitchhiking the other day.Ha! posted by Steve at 8:14 PM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Spread the Vote!
[ Paste text here ] I just took the Ben & Jerry's Oath to Vote and I am planning to Rock the Vote this year! Two voices are louder than one so please join me by: 1. Visiting www.rockthevote.com and registering to vote. 2. Visiting www.benjerry.com and taking the Oath to Vote. You can also enter for a chance to win a trip to Vermont to be a Ben & Jerry's Flavor Guru for a day, plus a new iMac® and iPodTM from Apple®. The first 50,000 entrants can also earn a free music download from iTunes®. 3. Visiting the polls on November 2nd and casting your vote! posted by Steve at 6:40 PM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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HDTV 24/7
Producers Are Writing the Rules on Creating a Steady Stream of High-Def Programming. VOOM. HDNet. 
Bikini Destinations - Hello HD TV! posted by Steve at 5:37 PM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Protect your Email address from Spam
Enkoder Form 6.0 posted by Steve at 5:23 PM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Andrew Losowsky bought a LensBaby
See his first sample shots. via [ J-Walk ] posted by Steve at 3:22 PM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Free, open-source rich Internet applications for your blog.
The BlogBox Project. I'm going to try some of these out. They're free. They're rich. And they're for my personal blog! via [ Marc ] posted by Steve at 3:10 PM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Why your 600 pixel wide banner is offset in TypePad
It's those pesky 15 pixels of padding: This layout is 600 pixels wide. A banner image automatically has a 15 pixel border in a basic template, this is the green area that you see around the banner. The color of the border is set on the Design > Style page for the template, in the Page Banner element with the "Background" color.Here's a message from tech support about it: Currently the basic template has an automatic 15 pixels of padding around it, to create a frame. There's an example in the above link.More info here. posted by Steve at 7:08 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Monday, April 26, 2004
How do you connect to the Internet?
I went in to CompUSA today to take a look at the new iBooks for my mom. TVs in a Computer Store? On my way to the Macintosh part of the store, I walked by the TV section. It was strange to see TVs for sale in CompUSA. I used to work at a CompUSA in Woburn when they first came to the Boston area. Back then there were no TVs in the store. I was in corporate sales and ended up with all the Boston corporate accounts. It was a sweet deal. Memories of Corporate Sales Things were going fine, until they opened up the Brighton store. My manager came in and told me that there's an old saying in sales, "You don't own your accounts, you only rent them." What he was telling me was that all my accounts were being transferred to the Brighton store and I was going to have to start over with all new accounts. It turned out that by having fewer accounts I could focus on them more and it ended up being fine. HDTV is sweet! So back to today, as I walked through the TV section, I saw a 50" Plasma HDTV. Whoa! Dude! You know those guys who are staring at the HDTV in the Best Buy ads? That was me in CompUSA. The Celtics game just came on and it was amazing. That TV was even on sale for $500 off. Only $9,499. What a deal. If I ever got a TV like that for my house, I'd need to build another room to fit it. The Mac Weight Test  So I finally left the TV department ansd went over to the Mac area. I was doing a weight test on the Macs to see which one my mom could lift.
eMac - NO. iMac - NO. iBook - YES. So I'll keep that in mind. Welcome Then a sales man approaches and asks if he can ask me a question. How do I connect to the internet? Cable modem I tell him. He says that's great because AOL Broadband can be added on top of my cable subscription to give me a whole world of entertainment. I told him to save his breath for someone who might be interested. I said that in a nice way. It might seem harsh written here like this, but I was kind. Getting a cable modem finally freed me from the grip of AOL. [ Goodbye ] An Aquarium without any of the hassle On my way out I saw this cool aquarium on a Macintosh. It's probably been around for a long time, but this was the first time I'd seen it. It's cool. You can download a free three fish marine aquarium demo. It has bubbling water and everything! My wife is going to be so mad when I leave it running. posted by Steve at 7:38 PM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Hundreds of thousands march on Washington for abortion rights
Ali G is there: British comedian 'Ali G,' played by actor Sacha Baron Cohen (L), interviews a pro-life demonstrator during a march for women's rights in Washington, April 25, 2004.That's great news! posted by Steve at 7:09 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Content Management Systems for alternative media
I'm looking into systems to set up an alternative media website. Here are a few that I found today: The independent media center uses Mir is an Open-Source content managment system. The Boston Indymedia Center runs on dadalMC. dadaIMC also sports a new "license" section, allowing the author to specify a distribution license, selecting from public domain, standard copyright, or one of the Creative Commons licenses.The Wes Clark Community Network used Scoop. Here's an interesting one, publicaccesstv.net. Hey look, demand media runs on Scoop too! DV Guide at dv.open4all.info: The goal of this project is to create a content sharing platform consisting of contributors and corerspondents recruited from young audiences and students distributed throughout the global mediascape who are engaged in direct reporting via collective production of Internet and broadcast news clips.via [ unmediated ] Rob found The Free Network Project. Jeff Jarvis informs us that goskokie just went live. It uses geeklog.net Marc Canter says Drupal is his CMS of choice. Do you have an open source content management system that you like? I'm looking for one that would allow for the uploading of articles, photos and video. posted by Steve at 6:40 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Sunday, April 25, 2004
Win the war, lose the peace
Jason Vest writes in this week's Boston Phoenix, Bad days ahead: AS THE SITUATION in Iraq grows ever more tenuous, the Bush administration continues to spin the ominous news with matter-of-fact optimism. According to Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, Iraqi uprisings in half a dozen cities, accompanied by the deaths of more than 100 soldiers in the month of April alone, is something to be viewed in the context of "good days and bad days," merely "a moment in Iraq’s path towards a free and democratic system." More recently, the president himself asserted, "Our coalition is standing with responsible Iraqi leaders as they establish growing authority in their country."This is bad news. posted by Steve at 8:02 PM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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ONE-MINUTE TUTORIALS...on Photography
Jack Driscoll: On Photography: Ed Fitzgerald was a well-known photographer who in his later years became a wire service and newspaper photo editor. He was considered an expert on which lens to use when. But there was another major factor that enhanced his prize-winning photos: lighting.That's just one of 11 tutorials. posted by Steve at 7:03 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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MIT Media Lab Offers a Simple Recipe for Publishing Homegrown News. Veteran journalist Jack Driscoll's research group has teamed up with senior centers and schools around the world to teach would-be journalists how to write and publish community news. The program gives participants simple online publishing tools -- and a few key lessons in how to be reporters and editors.I followed a link to the Silver Stringers site that had a neat page on how to be a journalist. Somone asked that question of a reporter in one of the BloggerCon II sessions, but it couldn't be answered in a few sentences. posted by Steve at 6:56 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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The Horrors of War
Pictures From Iraq - Raw images we won't see in The Boston Globe. via [ Metafilter ] The Horrors of War. Sparing the public the horrors of war. Crushing Fallujah, 2. posted by Steve at 6:13 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Six Flags Old Man Commercial: The Long Version
Ad Age has a longer version, of the Six Flags commercial, that I haven't seen shown in Boston. 
The song is We Like To Party by The Vengaboys. [ Amazon.com ] The Ultimate Vengaboys Website. On the 9th of February 2004 The Vengaboys gave their last Vengaboys performance ever.Six Flags Web Site. posted by Steve at 5:39 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Saturday, April 24, 2004
Secret Garden
The Jamaica Plain Garden Club held it's first meeting of the season on Saturday April 24th. It was a field trip to the Forest Hills Cemetery Greenhouses. We were taken on a tour by Brian King. Brian showed us around the greenhouses that were built in 1899. Inside the greenhouses, we saw many types of plants that were being propagated for Spring planting. Here's a photo album of our tour! posted by Steve at 6:55 PM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Hey, there's a NetFlix on my Tivo!
Netflix to deliver films via web in 2005  "We're not interested in downloading to the computer," Mr Hastings said, but rather expanding wireless connections in the home from a broadband Internet connection to the TV.Hmm. posted by Steve at 7:50 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Friday, April 23, 2004
to Joss Whedon
 Bonjour Joss.That's Gold! Blog Gold! via [ Jack ] who knows what I like: Hot Girls and Video Blogs. posted by Steve at 9:51 PM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Rock Against Bush
The "Rock Against Bush Vol. 1" features 26 of the most influential rock bands in America right now uniting mainstream and underground rock to speak out against the Bush Administration. It includes bands like Offspring, Ministry, NOFX, Social Distortion, Pennywise, Descendents, The Ataris, and many more.Rock on. posted by Steve at 3:18 PM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Doonesbury: Banned in Boston!
The Boston Globe did not publish Doonesbury today. posted by Steve at 9:33 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Boston Globe fails to provide a link back!
The Boston Globe, along with many other newspapers, published photos of military coffins in their papers today. The paper edition of the Globe also had a story, but neglected to give credit to the website that got the photos released. This story is all about he power of the internet to allow citizen jounalists to get the truth out. The Globe does a disservice to it's readers by omitting the URL of the site, The Memory Hole. All the Globe says is: A website published dozens of photographs... The photographs were released last week to First Amendment activist Russ Kick... After Kick posted more than 350 photographs on his website...The online site of the Globe, boston.com, doesn't have the print version of the story yet. They have a photo with a caption. Here's part the caption: ...The photo was released to a website by the Air Force on April 14 in response to a Freedom of Information Act request.Hey, how about a link back? Here at Off On A Tangent, we posted a link to the website, The Memory Hole, yesterday at 7:54 AM. We beat Drudge, who posted it at 11:38:18 ET. He didn't post a link back either. Drudge says, "Hundreds of photos capturing flag-draped caskets carrying dead soldiers from Iraq have hit the Internet." That's just bad manners. UPDATE: The Globe responds: Dear Steve Garfield --Thanks! posted by Steve at 8:28 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Earthlings: Ugly Bags of mostly water
It's a movie about members af the Klingon Language Institute and premiers at the 2004 Cannes Film Market. Whatever that is. via [ TrekWeb ] posted by Steve at 7:56 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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David Lawrence helps you legally download digital music that rocks
An Open Letter to Music Pirates and "DVD Jon": No doubt you've all heard by now that you have a new tool you can use to pirate music, this time by stripping away the copy protection used by the iTunes Music Store. It's called QTFairUse, and it was created by the same misguided punk, Jon Johansen, that created DeCSS to crack DVDs. The title would seem to indicate that there is something in the fair use section of the Copyright Act that is relevant to the creation and use of QTFairUse.He wants people to respect intellectual property rights. Cory Doctrow had an iTunes horror story. I don't think people should pirate music. I think artists should get paid for their work. I don't like copy protection that hinders my ease of use of media that I have paid for. posted by Steve at 7:01 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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TypePad's got a new logo based on a lily pad
They's also got some new features like a File Manager and a more direct way to add images. posted by Steve at 6:28 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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16 hours Baseball Time Lapse
For people who think the game of baseball is too slow: PF Bentley created a great Timelapse Movie of the California Angles Baseball Park - including a full Baseball Game. The total time was 16 hours with a frame capture rate of 3 seconds compressed in 55 seconds.You gotta love the seventh inning stretch. posted by Steve at 5:55 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Thursday, April 22, 2004
Call Drew Carey Cobra
Channel 101 Prime Time Shows. Check out Episode 2 of 'Call Me Cobra' starring Drew Carey. posted by Steve at 11:01 PM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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What kind of car do you drive?
Jobs, Apple shareholders talk marketshare: A shareholder to criticize Jobs' comparison of Apple and BMW: When marketshare numbers are released, the perception is that Apple has a small percentage of the market, even though they may have a large percentage of particular markets, like education.Ha. posted by Steve at 10:16 PM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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What do you do when a CD gets stuck in a Macintosh?
You go visit Magical Macintosh Key Sequences and find out that F12 ejects a CD. posted by Steve at 8:55 PM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Freedom Of Information: Photos of Military Coffins
Score one for freedom of information and the public's right to know.  The Memory Hole filed a Freedom of Information Act request for photographs of American servicemen and women who died in Iraq. After an initial refusal, the request was granted.via [ Metafilter ] posted by Steve at 7:54 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Wednesday, April 21, 2004
Run, Steve, Run
I'm in the process of editing all the footage I shot on Marathon Monday, of the 'Run, Steve, Run' footrace. Here's a short trailer. [ QuickTime ]. posted by Steve at 8:29 PM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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When you demand good video from the internet
demand media. posted by Steve at 6:15 PM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Evan Coyne Maloney's Blog
Evan's Journal. posted by Steve at 7:16 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Tuesday, April 20, 2004
When is 8oz really 16oz?
The recipe calls for 20oz of Cabot Sharp cheddar all natural shredded cheese. BUT, when you look at the package, it says, "NEW WT. 8 OZ." and then over on the right it shows a little picture of two measuring cups and underneath it says "2 CUPS." What is the deal? How am I supposed to figure out how much I need to buy for a recipe that requires 20oz? The safe play would be to get (2) packages. Well, it turns out that one package is enough, even though it is 4oz short. I guess it has something to do with the difference between weight and volume. Maybe I should have paid attention in High School Cooking class. Hey, wait a minute! I never took that class. posted by Steve at 8:01 PM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Take the 'Oath To Vote' and get a free iTunes Song
Ben & Jerry's: free iTunes songs on Free Cone Day. posted by Steve at 6:37 PM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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The Price of War
 In past wars, this photograph by Tami Silicio that ran in the Seattle Times would be just one in a series. Previous administrations had to contend with the reality that such pictures would be published. Inevitably, the public would stop thinking about dead soldiers as statistics in some remote video game, and wake up to the fact that the soldiers were, in fact, real people who died following orders based on decisions made by our leaders. If the cause was deemed just, the public accepted the human and economic toll. If it wasn't, there would be hell to pay.via [ 1115.org ] by way of [ Romenesko ] UPDATE: Woman loses her job over coffins photo. via [ Random Abstract ] posted by Steve at 7:56 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Name That iTune
Rock Star. posted by Steve at 7:41 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Make it Progresso instead
CAMPBELL¹S CELEBRATES ANDY WARHOL TOMATO SOUP CANS Nearly 40 years after Andy Warhol transformed Campbell¹s soup cans into art form, Campbell celebrates the pop artist with limited edition soup cans bearing his colorful renditions of the classic tomato soup label.Why can't Progresso celebrate Andy Warhol? via [ boing boing ] who got it at [ WOW ] posted by Steve at 7:29 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Lens, Lens, Baby
The Lensbaby makes edges blurry: Craig invented the Lensbabies Flexible Lens Mounting System (Patent Pending) in an effort to replace his Holga™ film camera with its digital equivalent. After getting enthusiastic feedback from fellow photographers longing to create unique imagery for their clients, Craig decided to make Lensbabies available to everyone.It'd be cool to get one of these for a video camera. posted by Steve at 7:24 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Monday, April 19, 2004
Three Bubblers
They fixed the bubbler at Jamaica Pond. posted by Steve at 9:22 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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What digital camera should I buy?
Mastering Digital Photography and Imaging, Chapter 1: Essential Digital Imaging Equipment. Pt. 1. If you've ever wanted to buy a digital camera, this guide demystifies the world of digital photography and imaging - a must-read whether you're a photography enthusiast, a gadget lover, a novice photographer, or anybody who regularly works with images.This article explains everything you ever wanted to know about digital cameras. posted by Steve at 9:11 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Sunday, April 18, 2004
I forgot that 24 was on tonight! Arggggg!
But lucky for me FX Gets Encores of 24. FX will rebroadcast "24" at 11 p.m. ET Monday and 6 p.m. ET Tuesday, three hours before the show returns to its regular spot on FOX.Stupid Bush. Vote Kerry. He won't pre-empt American Idol or 24. posted by Steve at 10:33 PM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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RSS Feeds Now SHORT
For all of you reading my weblog via an RSS reader, I just wanted to let you know that I just changed my RSS feed from FULL posts to SHORT because some web sites were using my content in violation of my Creative Commons license. I wish I didn't have to do it. posted by Steve at 4:23 PM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Links from BloggerCon
The Iraq War Reader. Wendy's Blog. 
PubSub. Jay Rosen - Press Think - "I only understood 50% of what he said, so I filled in the rest". [ pause ] "That was a joke." - "Teach people to be interacting citizens." - "Interrupt Automatic Thinking." 
(Journalism <-> Blogging) = Gangs of NY Christopher Lydon likes I.F. Stone, the genius. bloglines - people seem to like it. Best Comment from the Personal TV Networks Session - "I'd like to see a Steve Garfield Channel." Weblogs Inc. 
Bang It Out - A Kosher Comedy Community. adrants has ads that are like posts - AdverPosts. Star Wars Kid - The official unofficial Ghyslain website. Amy's New York Notebook - She's got a photoblog on top of her weblog! megastyles. 
The Blogbook - A guide to legal blogging. Buzznet.com - A photoblog community. Andrew Grumet's Weblog The highlights for me were learning about Steve Garfield's videoblog and John Perry Barlow's surprise session on "the emotional life of the blogosphere".Thanks Andrew! posted by Steve at 1:37 PM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Uncertainty
Elin over at BloggerdyDoc writes: I wanted to see him all week. His e-mail declined a movie date we had agreed on earlier.Elin has some remarkable writing on her site. Makes me want to write something that shares the personal details of an awkward encounter. Maybe I'll experience something worth writing about this afternoon? posted by Steve at 12:16 PM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Steve Garfield: The Movie
Jason Scott interviewed me in Ferbrary of 2002 for his documentary on BBS's. 
Back in 1984, I used to run a BBS called MacBoston. It was a time of 1200 baud modems and dialing into bulletin board systems that people set up on extra phone lines. Many were single line systems, but some supported multiple users. Jason recalls interviewing me about my first encounter with someone else on a multiuser system. Steve's enthusiasm about the subject comes off pretty handily during the clips I've garnered from the interview, including a really incredible one about the realization of being online in a multi-user environment. In a nice story about bumping onto someone online, he really captures the feeling many people might have with adjusting to meeting a real person across the computer.He's got a new trailer for BBS: The Documentary up on his website. posted by Steve at 11:17 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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John Perry Barlow's Desktop: The Barlowettes
The Barlowettes. I sat next to John Perry Barlow at BloggerCon. That's the picture he had as his desktop wallpaper. Sounds like he lead an interesting session. More here, here and here. Here's John Perry Barlow's Blog. posted by Steve at 7:51 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Links to Everyone's BloggerCon Posts
Blogging BloggerCon. posted by Steve at 7:38 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Attorney finds Cuban Apple
Ernie the Attorney links to Marc Cuban who links to The Unofficial Apple Weblog. posted by Steve at 7:24 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Fantasia Barrino Summertime Video
Fantasia Barrino Summertime Video. Best American Idol performance ever! posted by Steve at 6:59 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Saturday, April 17, 2004
The Cyberguy on WB56 isn't local
I just watched a report by The Cyberguy on WB56. He's not local. posted by Steve at 10:39 PM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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The Accordion Guy
I shot some video of The Accordion Guy while at lunch during BloggerCon II today. It was a great day and I took a lot of notes. I'll post the highlights tomorrow. posted by Steve at 10:14 PM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Why is fasbnet.com using my complete Donald Trump post on their web page?
Here's the page: http://www.fasbnet.com/people/Donald-Trump.htm They also took my complete Fantasia Barrino post too. They are violating the rules of my posted Creative Commons License. I just asked them to remove the content. UPDATE: They are removing it and said: Sorry about that Steve,Shouldn't my Creative Commons License carry through on the RSS feed? I own my content, right? Comments please. posted by Steve at 7:41 PM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Friday, April 16, 2004
BloggenCon Kickoff Dinner
I ate dinner at Durgin Park with a great group of people who are going to be at BloggerCon tomorrow. 
Here are some of them: Ralph Poole of What Ralph Knows who tried out for Joe Mozian's My Life is a Sitcom. His wife Barbara is an artist. Shimon Rura, who has frassle, a weblog stream of collective consciousness thingie that I need to delve into. Jessica Baumgart, also known as J of J's Scratchpad. Librarians are sexy and funny. She gave me her business card. Hei Lun Chan who is part of a group blog, Begging to Differ. JR took pictures. 
Halley wondered if I fit enough words on my name tag. Sooz says I can wear the nametag for 98 hours and then I have to take it off. She took some pictures too. posted by Steve at 10:19 PM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Impeach?
Journalist Shares War Secrets. "President Bush, after a National Security Council meeting, takes Don Rumsfeld aside, collars him physically and takes him into a little cubbyhole room and closes the door and says, 'What have you got in terms of plans for Iraq?' What is the status of the war plan? I want you to get on it. I want you to keep it secret," says Woodward.Tune in when Bob Woodward discusses his new book, which reveals secret details of the White House’s plans to attack Iraq, for the first time on television in an interview with correspondent Mike Wallace on 60 Minutes, Sunday, April 18, at 7 p.m. ET/PT. via [ Atrios ] Bush Secretly Ordered Iraq War Plan: Discussion. posted by Steve at 5:34 PM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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The Apprentice winner seems to be a bad driver
Bunsen writes about Bill's final ride in Apprentice Friday: Finale Edition: Bill hopped into his new Chrysler Crossfire and drove off into the night, triumphantly accelerating into Midtown Manhattan gridlock, hardly noticing the car's top was down in the middle of a chilly April downpour.Bill also forgot to put on his seatbelt AND didn't look to see if any cars were coming before pulling out into the street. Chumworth doesn't know how he'll fill up his empty Thursday evenings: Now I'm forced to fill that awful gaping, sucking chest wound of a void in my Thursday night TV schedule.Dave Pell enjoyed Trump's every word: OK, now that the details are out of the way, we can go back to talking about what really makes the show The Apprentice a hit. ... It's The Donald. At no time was that more clear than last night when the boardroom walls were swept away to reveal an enthusiastic studio audience to which Trump responded by repeating what I think should be the new trademarked tagline of the show: "Settle Down!"Beth makes a comment over at buzzmachine: I found it fascinating and telling that the one person on the show who had worked in Washington was the worst at business and best at lying, dogding responsibility, and self promotion - Omorosa.The Apprentice: Guest Starring George W. Bush. posted by Steve at 4:15 PM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Jesse Ventura for President 2008
Jesse Ventura Eyes 2008 Presidential Bid. One of his first acts would be to try to abolish the income tax in favor of a sales tax, which Ventura says is a better indicator of wealth.Run, Jesse, Run! posted by Steve at 8:20 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Thursday, April 15, 2004
When is a sale at Stop & Stop not a sale?
I went in to Stop & Stop this afternoon and bought the Special K that was on sale. It was on an end cap with a big sign that read, "BUY 3 and SAVE $5." I used to work in retail and know that these kinds of signs just want you to buy more than you really want. You usually still get the sale price when you buy one. So I figured that if I bought one, I'd still get the sale price. How much do you think one box of Special K, regularly priced at $3.69, ended up costing me? A. $2.02 B. $3.69 C. $ .86 If you answered A, you calculated the same amount as me, but I wasn't charged that amount. If you answered C, you are using a calculator with Polish Notation and keyed it in wrong. If you answered B, you figured out what it cost me. It seems that Stop & Stop would only apply the sale price to your purchase, if you bought three boxes of Special K. I don't think that's right. UPDATE Consumer Relations at Stop & Shop responds: The sale was to buy 3 and at the end you would get 5.00 off. I am sorry that you thought that if you purchased 1 you would still get the sale price. I am sorry for any confusion you experienced. Please accept our sincere apologize for any inconvenience you had. posted by Steve at 8:06 PM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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FREE mp3's from Boston College Student Musicians
MP3'S from the Music Guild If you find anything good over there, post a comment. posted by Steve at 7:46 PM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Ear Candling
What To Expect During An Ear Candling Session: During an Ear Candling session you lie on your side with your body in a straight alignment. A special conical candle is inserted into a protective plate . . . The candle is lit and slowly begins to burn. The small tapered end of the candle is gently placed into your ear canal. The ear candle -- by its shape, design and length -- draws ear wax and fungus deposits from deep inside your ear canal.Get eight people together on Hanukah and have and Ear Candling Hanukah party! posted by Steve at 1:44 PM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Fantasia Barrino can do no wrong
Fantasia Barrino - Official Web Page. Quentin Tarantino is the new Simon Cowell. posted by Steve at 9:11 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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The Olsen Twins Are Alluring
Stern makes Olsen twins double up with laughter. But don't call them The Olsen Twins anymore. via [ popcultablog ] posted by Steve at 8:50 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Upload Your Desktop
Desktoproject is an online collection of desktop shots from people all around the world. The OC Desktop. via [ Popcultablog ] posted by Steve at 8:44 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Wall graphics for the commitment phobic.
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BitTorrent TiVo?
Cult of Mac tells us that: TV Torrents tracks BitTorrent's streams of TV shows and includes an RSS feed for automatically downloading specified shows.Interesting. I've already got enough Cold Case episodes stacked up on my TiVo, so I won't be downloading any TV shows to my Mac, but I'm sure others will be interested in this news, especially Adam Curry. posted by Steve at 3:53 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Wednesday, April 14, 2004
Michael Moore on the Minutemen of Iraq
Heads Up... from Michael Moore Hmm. posted by Steve at 7:14 PM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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A Dial-A-Cheater Testimonial
Schedule a call to your mate when they least expect it "I wanted to pick a time that my husband would be really surprised to hear from his assistant. So I had Dial-A-Cheater call him on Sunday morning right around the time we go to church. When the call came in, we were in the car together. He looked at his phone and when he saw the callerid his whole face changed. He turned all red and quickly hit the end button to send the call to voicemail. I didn’t say anything at the time. But then in the middle of church he ‘excused’ himself to go to the rest room. I knew he was going to call her. So when we got in the car to go home, I asked to see his phone…there was a huge fight…eventually he confessed. We’ll see how much he likes going to church with the tramp, after I take the Lexus from him!"Cool idea. Oops. Gotta go answer the phone. Oh, It's just a client. posted by Steve at 1:32 PM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Please identify the individuals on or touching this car.
Party pics from UConn. via [ J-Walk ] posted by Steve at 10:18 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Tuesday, April 13, 2004
Ending for About a Boy
I was watching About A Boy on TiVo, and with 20 minutes left, the screen went blank. I'm assuming that the cable went out and not Tivo. But I just had to know. Does the boy make a fool of himself on stage? Does Hugh Grant end up with the cute girl? So I found this cool website Runied Endings, that had the Ending for About a Boy. Whew. Now I feel better. Better, for having watched the movie instead of George Bush. It got me through a night without American Idol. posted by Steve at 11:01 PM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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TurboTax Errors for 2003
Here's a quick summary of hte errors I encountered while using TurboTax for the Mac this year: All my pdf icons turned into little TurboTax hats! Stupid TurboTax! After installing turboTax, all my pdf icons turned into little TurboTax hats! The way to change them back to Preview Icons is to select a pdf file, choose [ Get Info ], then under [ Open With ] choose [ Acrobat Reader 5.0 ], then select [ Change All ] , then go back and select [ Preview ] , and choose [ Change All ] again. That sets your pdf icons back to the Preview application. Stupid TurboTax! There are no FAQs When you click the FAQ button, TurboTax says: Requested Help Not Available Wasn't MacInTax a really old Mac product? In Tax Help, TurboTax says: "MacInTax determines" TurboTax needs an English Grammar lesson In Tracking Down Your Basis, TurboTax says: "you has been using TurboTax..." "you has been using TurboTax..." "you is not sure..." Ha! In Retirement Plan Distributions, TurboTax says: "Because you is over 70 1/2, you is required..." D'oh! "put in System Folder" This year there's a folder on the install disk that's called "put in System Folder" Sounds simple. When you drag the folder into the System Folder you get an error saying that the System Folder can not be modified. What's up with that? So I went over to the Intuit web site for help. Unfortunatly, the help page references 2002. :-( posted by Steve at 10:50 PM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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The Morning News Reports: The Apprentice
Reality's Apprentice Reality TV may seem a world away from real life, but what happens when Donald Trump?s The Apprentice moves in upstairs? Worse, what happens when it seems to be a sham? Keith Hollihan reports with a fascinating account of his life?s surreal intrusions.There's a lot of noise. posted by Steve at 10:44 PM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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U.N. Into Iraq
Just got an email from MoveOn.org with this: The effort to stabilize Iraq is out of control. It's time to face the facts squarely, and recognize that America, acting alone, is no longer capable of reaching the hearts and minds of Iraqis.And John Kerry wrote this in today's Washington Post: The United Nations, not the United States, should be the primary civilian partner in working with Iraqi leaders to hold elections, restore government services, rebuild the economy, and re-create a sense of hope and optimism among the Iraqi people. The primary responsibility for security must remain with the U.S. military, preferably helped by NATO until we have an Iraqi security force fully prepared to take responsibility.Thoughts? posted by Steve at 3:39 PM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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George Bush: You're Fired!
Jason details George Bush's excess absenteeism: Enough is enough. In a normal employment relationship, the worker gets canned for not showing up to his job. Isn't it about time we set the same standards for the highest office in the land?Yes. posted by Steve at 9:12 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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NewburyOpen.net Releases New Website
TechSuperpowers has a shiny new version of it's NewburyOpen.net website which promotes free WiFi: Our new website highlights the past and current achievements of our free wireless network, with an emphasis on spreading our vision for the future of WiFi to everyone.How about setting up on Centre Street in JP? posted by Steve at 8:54 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Monday, April 12, 2004
You can't get there from here.
How do you get from Logan Airport to the North End? Do you take the Government Center exit? Yup. You do. Take the Sumner Tunnel. At end of the tunnel, stay to the LEFT and follow the signs to "Government Center/Route 93 South". At the top of the ramp, turn sharp right onto Hanover Street.They just want to make it hard for you by leaving NORTH END off the sign. Typical. posted by Steve at 8:57 PM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Bake Back the White House!
It's a big bake sale for John Kerry! On Sat., April 17, all across the country, thousands of people will organize bake sales to raise money for MoveOn PAC's campaign to Take Back the White House.Mmm...baked goods. posted by Steve at 5:21 PM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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The new Time Magazine's here!
I'm featured in the article, See Me, Blog Me: Boston-based music-video producer Steve Garfield, 46, is no ordinary blogger. Instead of simply posting his thoughts online in a chatty weblog like millions of others around the world, he links a Canon GL2 digital video camera to his laptop and uploads short clips of protest rallies, traffic short-cuts and even news events onto his personal Internet site.First the phone book, now this! 
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The Joy Of Easter
J-Walk's favorite holiday. He explains: Of all the holidays, Easter is my absolute favorite. It symbolizes death, re-birth, eggs, and dead rabbits.Read on. posted by Steve at 12:33 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Sunday, April 11, 2004
Things I Learned at Easter
DONUTS Krispy Kreme Donuts can be reheated in the microwave for 8 seconds. Someone called the house asking my sister-in-law for this important information. BASEBALL Red Sox broadcasters, who are paid by the team, tend to refrain from critisizing the players. For example, when Bellhorn drove in that runner from 2nd, why did he stop at first when he knew that the ball was being thrown to home to try and stop the run from scoring? My brother-in-law should be broadcasting the Red Sox games, unless he gets the managers job. Red Sox 6, Blue Jays 4, 12 innings SMARTRAVELER Dial *1 on a cellular phone to get traffic information. posted by Steve at 9:50 PM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Bush is
No Weapons of Mass Destruction under here. [ QuickTime ] From [ Music For America ] via [ Boing Boing ] posted by Steve at 11:19 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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I Demand Curb Your Enthusiasm
I went to watch the last few episodes of Curb Your Enthusiasm on Comcast On-Demand last night. They weren't there! All I saw was Season One. Am I doing something wrong, or are they? UPDATE: Dear Steve Garfield:It was them. posted by Steve at 11:07 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Dinner at Stephanie's
We ate dinner at Stephanie's and I had this. 
Weird huh? It's a Sheppards Pie. Everyone in the bar was talking about it. posted by Steve at 10:40 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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The Albino Squirrel: Photographic Proof!
Caught a picture this morning of the albino squirrel that has been previously sighted at Jamaica Pond. I think I'm going to name him Lou. Lou Albino. Captain Lou Albano - Th Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame page. White Squirrel Wars. The Albino Squirrel Preservation Society. posted by Steve at 10:28 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Psychic Carla Baron says Maura Murray was abducted
Missing student's kin skeptical of psychic. Carla Baron Official Website. The James Randi Educational Foundation. The Church of Critical Thinking. posted by Steve at 10:05 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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I am going to be in theatres on July 30th
Garden State Movie Trailer [ QuickTime ] This is why: First, It's got music by Frou Frou. Second, It's got amazing visuals. Third, It's got Natalie Portman. Dan at Irrational Films suggests watching it over, and over. Gotta go watch it some more. posted by Steve at 7:00 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Saturday, April 10, 2004
Thunderbirds Kids?
Thunderbirds Trailer [ QuickTime ] There's a new trailer up at Apple.com for the Thunderbirds movie. Looks good until all the adults are kidnapped and it's up to the kids to rescue them. Please! via [ Sore Eyes ] 
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow [ QuickTime ] looks better. posted by Steve at 10:36 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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My mother always told me to make a name for myself, but this?
Porno Nombre. via [ Sore Eyes ] who got it at [ Beyond the Beyond ] posted by Steve at 10:24 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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I wish that I was Jesse's Girl
All Jesse Palmer, All the time posted by Steve at 10:17 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Tim McIntire is that way because of the laughing gas
Tim McIntire is hosting the NEW Laughing Gas comedy night at The Milky Way in Jamaica Plain, Monday April 12th at 8:00. Nick A. Zaino III's Globe article from yesterday. It's great to have local comedy in Jamaica Plain. posted by Steve at 7:23 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Scarlett Johansson in Pink Panties
The fine art of John Kacere was the inspiration for the opening shot of Scarlett Johansson in Lost in Translation. Cynthia Rockwell provides an academic exploration of Scarlett Johansson's ass. Check out all the scores of 100 on metacritic. Wow! AboutFilm Review. Buy the DVD at Amazon.com. posted by Steve at 7:10 AM | link | (1) Join the Discussion
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Friday, April 09, 2004
Spring Has Sprung
It's starting to look like Spring at Jamaica Pond. posted by Steve at 4:19 PM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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On a Mission to Fix all the Pot Holes in Boston
 
Just got this invitation: JOIN At-Large City Councillor Maura Hennigan at a public hearing on potholes & problem sidewalks in the City of Boston.There are a bunch of potholes I need to complain about. I sent Councillor Hennigan photographic proof of these two on Orchard Street. posted by Steve at 2:03 PM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Media production for the people
Unmediated. unmediated is a group blog that tracks the tools, processes, and ideas being used to decentralize media production and distribution.Interesting content like MyMarathonDVD. via [ Jeff ] posted by Steve at 12:34 PM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Federal Censorship Commission
Neal Boortz redesigns the FCC logo. via [ Jeff Jarvis ] posted by Steve at 12:27 PM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Omarosa, Oprah, and delirious and wasted women!
Omarosa hawks tell-all book, as production secrets of 'The Apprentice' slip out. "There was a lot more drinking on the show than you saw. Sometimes they wouldn't feed us and we'd have drinks. I think they'd hold off on serving the food because [when we were] delirious and wasted, we would say anything."More beer here. posted by Steve at 11:58 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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$14 Steady-Cam
the poor man's Steadicam? With the right tools, I just might be able to make this! posted by Steve at 11:27 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Passover Song Parodies
The Passover seder we go to is creative. We sing songs to the theme of Gilligans Island for fun. I found some new songs for next year: ElijahNext year will be sick! posted by Steve at 10:42 AM | link | (1) Join the Discussion
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George Says
George Says, "Off On A Tangent would be a daily read for me, that is if I read anything daily. Which I don't." via [ J-Walk ] posted by Steve at 10:36 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Fan Mail From Some Flounder?
Tim McIntire, a daily reader of this blog, sends this in, "Where else can I get politics AND American Idol updates?" Nowhere else Tim! Thanks for reading. posted by Steve at 10:29 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Make A Button
Make a button over here. They come out like this:  posted by Steve at 8:10 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Thursday, April 08, 2004
I'll bet all my life savings, $138K, on Black. No... Red.
Man to bet all on Vegas roulette spin A British man who has sold all his possessions, including his clothes, will stand in a rented tuxedo on Sunday and bet everything on a single spin of the roulette wheel.via [ popcultablog ] posted by Steve at 5:23 PM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Fresh Paint
The Swan Boats of Boston open on Saturday April 17th. The Swan Boats of Boston Official Website. posted by Steve at 4:52 PM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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"You're Gonna Be On Fire," Donald Trump
Trump is popular in Iraq too. posted by Steve at 12:27 PM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Actress Ashley Olsen
Actress Ashley Olsen, the cute one. Olsen Twins with goopy stuff all over them. posted by Steve at 12:22 PM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Where culture goes pop
popcultablog is Dave Pell's new blog, which he describes as: Howard Stern's id meets Beyonce's midriff meets Sunday nights on HBO meets Charlie Kaufman's unconscious meets Larry David's disposition meets JLo's Ass.I'll be reading to see if it's true. posted by Steve at 10:26 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Pin the tail on the donkeys
Evan Coyne Maloney produced a video that quizzes Bush protesters. It's very well done. posted by Steve at 10:19 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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WARNING! tax system about to collapse!
For the IRS There's No EZ Fix. By assembling a star-studded team of vendors, the IRS thought its $8 billion modernization project would manage itself. The IRS thought wrong. Now the agency's ability to collect revenue, conduct audits and go after tax evaders has been severely compromised.Chumworth passed this along to me with a note: apparently, jfk era code is all that's propping up the entire irs tax database. It'd be a lot simpler if everyone just paid a flat tax. Scrap the whole thing I say and save us some money! posted by Steve at 9:38 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Wild animals are trying to reclaim the city
I had to stop the car on Pond street right in front of the Showa Boston for this turkey who was walking in my lane, straight towards my car. 
Good thing I had my little camera to take a shot. Unfortunately, the camera is digital and it was in PLAY mode, so when I turned it on, I couldn't snap a shot right away. Then I switched it to record and finally was able to get a shot off at the turkey, but he was already on the sidewalk. My neighbor tells me that there's a herd or gaggle of turkey that live up by Hellenic College. I'll have to take a walk up there sometime.  In other overrun by wildlife news, the racoon cage has now been reset with 9 Lives cat food. Maybe that'll catch the terror racoons.
Also, now there a loud tapping sound on the side of my house. So loud in fact, that it woke me up. I think it's a Starling that's knocking on the side of the house. Cute name for a loud bird. I don't think it's a woodpecker, haven't seen any of these around. I ran outside with my binoculars, while dressed in my sweatpants and slippers to catch a glimpse of the annoying bird. So as I'm standing out on my side walk with binoculars trained at the roof of my house, my neighbors walks by. Ha. I told her what I was looking for. Then we recapped the wildlife invasion and it's status. Squirrel - Caught and removed to Revere. Possum - Captured and removed. Racoons - Still on the loose. Starling - Status unknown. My neighbor told me that she woke up to what she thought was a woman's scream. It was a racoon. Probably upset at the removal of her friends, the squirrel and the possum. I bet that that squirrel that we banished to Revere told his bird friends to fly over here to annoy us! To be continued... posted by Steve at 7:50 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Dating is like football
Tonight I was impressed with Jesse Palmer, The Bachelor, when he told Chris Harrison: "I'm gonna do it and I'm gonna do it now. Let's go!"I could just imagine him in the huddle saying that to his teammates. Learn about the women vying for 'The Bachelor's' heart. 
Mandy C. is my early favorite. posted by Steve at 12:11 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Wednesday, April 07, 2004
The Rise of the Religious Right in the Republican Party
TheocracyWatch.org This site is not about religion, nor about Christianity, nor about Republicans. This site is about how a small group of Republican strategists targeted a religious constituency to expand the base of their party, and how a small group of religious extremists targeted the Republican Party to bring the United States government under religious control.Thanks God they put this website up. posted by Steve at 4:02 PM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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It's a bunch of Happy Robot stuff
Happy Robot. Robot Journal. Robot Filter. posted by Steve at 3:55 PM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Robin Himmler, "You can see Mr. Trump now."
Robin Himmler sits and watches as the Apprentice survivors take Elevator rides to nowhere. Great find by newyorkish over at Bunsen [ dot ] tv posted by Steve at 2:45 PM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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A Cult it's OK to Join
Cult of Mac Blog. posted by Steve at 2:25 PM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Not Drudge
Noted Now. posted by Steve at 2:19 PM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Jamaica Pond at Night
Driving along the back of the Jamaica Pond last night around 10PM, I saw a beautiful full moon. I seemed like I could get a good shot of it AND the pond if I crossed the dividing line of the road and pulled over to the curb, facing the oncoming traffic. So I did it. The next thing to figure out was how to get a timed exposure with my Canon S400. I took a while, but I figured it out and steadied the camera to the frame of the car, held in the shutter, stayed as still as I could, and nothing happend! Ah, you've got to release the shutter, and then the camera makes the exposure. I think it came out pretty good. posted by Steve at 10:04 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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The Results Are In: Nikon D70 wins over Canon 300D
Nikon D70 Review, April 2004, Phil Askey  (The Nikon) D70... (is) a camera which is a significant step ahead of the EOS 300D in terms of build quality and feature set and a match, and in some instances better from an image quality point of view.Nice review. Nikon D70 Discussion Forum. posted by Steve at 8:15 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Silly Adam Mesh, Foolish Choices
Adam, I'm dissapointed in your final choice. You should have listened to your parents. You should have let all the bikini girls stay, instead of judging them based on their looks. That little dog is going to drive you crazy. --Steve So much for the idea that men would be less shallow than women on NBC's Average Joe. posted by Steve at 7:24 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Tuesday, April 06, 2004
Chris Rock Calls Laura on Her Cell Phone
He knows her cell phone number since it's his old cell phone number. posted by Steve at 5:06 PM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Terror Kitten Caught in Jamaica Plain
What would you expect to catch in a racoon trap when you use Fancy Feast as bait? You catch a kitten! I came home to find a kitten sitting inside the racoon trap that the racoon catchers have set up in the backyard. It's a cute little kitten. Awwwww. No pictures though. Running to get my digital camera would have delayed the poor kitten's freedom. When I saw the kitten in the trap, the first thing I thought of was opening the cage and setting the kitten free. So I approached the cage and started trying to calm the kitten with what I imagine is calm kitten talk, "Hi there kitty, awwww look at you in the racoon cage. Why did you go in there. Everything will be alright. Just hang on while I open up the racoon cage door for you." The kitten seemed reasonably calm as I opened the racoon cage door. Then, whoooooosh! The kitten was gone in a flash. As I looked insode the cage I saw what had attracted the kitten to the racoon cage: Fancy Feast cat food! Maybe the racoon catchers guys should switch to something that will only attract racoons? That's hard to do when it turns out that racoons eat almost anything: Raccoons will eat just about anything. Although this statement is generally true, raccoons do have definite preferences. Generally speaking, they like peanuts, sweets, fruits, bread, peanut butter, and especially cat and dog food.D'oh! posted by Steve at 3:21 PM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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George Bush Doesn't Read the Newspaper
The O'Franken Factor: Al Franken's blog. posted by Steve at 11:27 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Jump into the River
WXRV had a commercial making contest and all the finalists are over here. Kurt Schulz video was my favorite! posted by Steve at 9:21 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Turbo Tax for the Web is FREE for young people and old people!
I know it's hard to believe, but I used TurboTax for the web to do my mother-in-law's tax return this year. What's cool about it, is that using the software, and filing online is FREE! Federal returns are free for everyone who qualifies, and State returns are Free if you live in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Georgia, Idaho, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, New York, North Dakota, Oklahoma, or Vermont. It's all because of The Intuit Tax Freedom Project. You've got to be OLD (62 or older) or YOUNG (22 or younger). Based on that scale, I'm middle aged. :-( posted by Steve at 8:53 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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$25 OFF at PrintingForLess.com
I'm going to start using PrintingForLess.com to get a ton of Postcards and Greeting Cards printed. They gave me a special code so YOU can get $25 off your first order! This is what they offer: Highest quality four-color printing of postcards, business cards, brochures, catalogs, stationary, envelopes, posters, and much more. All of their jobs are processed on industry-leading Heidelberg presses.Input the unique ID below in the "Promotional Code" field of the order form while completing your order and you will see the discount applied in your email receipt. Your ID code is: RP13NR4GS (input in "Promotional Code" field) posted by Steve at 8:43 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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The Homer Calendar
Counting the Omer. It's a Passover thing that no one does. posted by Steve at 12:02 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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A leveling indictment of bigotry in the art world
The Guerrilla Girls' Bedside Companion to the History of Western Art. Take a romp through the last two thousand years of Western Art with the Guerrilla Girls as your guides. Find answers to questions like these: Who put all those naked men in the classical sections of museums? Why did nuns have more fun in medieval times? Did a girl have to cross dress for success in the 19th century? How far does a female have to go from her home to become an artist? Why were the modern Masters more interested in painting prostitutes than Suffragettes? Read about the fascinating lives of the women artists who were able to make it, despite incredible social obstacles and sexist art historians. Art history classes around the world are using it as a textbook. Make your professor use it, too!The girl who wants to remain anonymous, was talking about these girls, after we watched a very funny video of her and a friend dressed up in gorilla suits, splashing each other by a pond, and then dancing in the woods. I hope to get the video posted up here. posted by Steve at 12:01 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Monday, April 05, 2004
You're Overdrawn!
Be the first on your block to max out your own personal Trump VISA card. posted by Steve at 11:55 PM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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I'm Bleeding Money For This City
This girl I work with, who wants to remain anonymous, says that "she's bleeding money for this city" because of all the parking tickets she pays to the City of Boston. We had lunch together and I found her very quotable. So much so that I wrote that quote down on a napkin. She also said, "We're not wrong 'cause there is no right." That quote rocks! We went to Natick Center and ate lunch at a cute bakery called Bakery on the Common. After I placed my order the girl at the counter said, "Let me get your number." To which I replied, "OK. I'll give you my number, but I'm not sure my wife would be happy about it." With this, I turned to the girl who wishes to remain anonymous and asked her what town we were in. She told me Natick. I said, "The girls here in Natick are pretty forward." We all had a good laugh at that. posted by Steve at 11:36 PM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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These Earings Are Cool
Mondera Platinum Round Diamond Stud Earrings (H-I/SI1, 1 ct. tw.) They are cool because they have a bezel setting, are made out of platinum and are one carat! Bezel is the new prong. Platinum is the new gold. posted by Steve at 11:28 PM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Why does the kitchen clock think it's an hour ahead?
When I woke up yesterday, my Atomix official United States atomic clock hadn't adjusted itself for Daylight Saving Time, as I thought it would. So I took it off the wall and changed it to an hour ahead. I wondered why it didn't keep track of the time change, but decided not to pursue it. This morning my Atomix official United States atomic clock said it was an hour later than it actually was. So I had change the clock again, and then make a trip to Google to see what was going on. I found this: Simple To Use, Always Accurate.So I guess I thwarted the clock's attempt to adjust itself. I'll we watching this clock in the Fall to make sure it does what it's supposed to. If it doesn't, I'll have to make a trip to The U.S. Naval Observatory Time Service Department to check out the United States Atomic Clock to see what is going on. Here's the current time. posted by Steve at 9:12 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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This Group Blog Magazine Thingy is Worthwhile
Anita Sharpe explains what worthwhilemag.com is all about: This is what Worthwhile is all about: passionate, purposeful work; spending our days doing what makes us come alive. And, in the process, leaving the world a better place.It's got worthwhile posts like this one by Halley Suitt: I remember reading the book, Do What You Love, The Money Will Follow by Marsha Sinetar a long time ago. I remember feeling both cynical and hopeful that she was probably onto something. She wrote the book in 1987.Ha! posted by Steve at 6:55 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Sunday, April 04, 2004
My Stupid LaCie DVD doesn't know it's in the United States
Just got this message after burning my first DVD and then mounting it: Since this is the first use of a DVD disc, the drive region code must be initialized before playing.TechTV comes to the rescue with this list: Following is a list of region codes and their corresponding geography:Region 1, Region 1, Region 1! posted by Steve at 11:40 PM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Red Sox St. Patrick's Day Green Jersey
Can you get these green Red Sox Jersey's anywhere in Boston? via [ Scott Knaster ] posted by Steve at 8:26 PM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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This has got to be the year
Go Sox! posted by Steve at 8:12 PM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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Eating Egg Matzo Has Rules?
On the box of Manischewitz Egg Matzos is says this:  According to Ashkenazic practice, all egg matzo may be eaten only by the young, infirm, or aged. If you are of Sephardic ancestry, consult your rabbi.Oops. I already ate it, don't have a rabbi, and am not exactly what you'd call young, but I'm not aged and infirm either. Maybe I should switch to the unsalted? Oy vey! And can anyone explain to me what "Challah is taken" means? posted by Steve at 7:22 PM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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TiVo Improves Students Grades
TiVo addicts just can't seem to say no. Now this from the story about a guy who owns six TiVo's: "Before we got the TiVo, my son was getting Cs and Ds in school because he was staying up late to watch his shows and going to school half-awake," said Cambron, a television engineer in Kansas City, Mo. Now that the Cambrons can time-shift programs, his son is getting enough sleep, and his grades have risen to As and Bs.Ha! posted by Steve at 9:36 AM | link | (0) Join the Discussion
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