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Review: Where Men Win Glory
I’ve finished Jon Krakauer’s “Where Men Win Glory: The Oddysey of Pat Tillman” in the air above the middle of America and I’m furious. This story begins with the hero dying and it ends with his betrayal by the people who promised us all they would put our interests above theirs. Krakauer builds a sculpture [...]
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I’m old.
Maynard James Keenan of Tool and a A Perfect Circle is starting a mystic wine company. At first I felt ripped off, which was retarded. Now I’m wondering what it tastes like. But I’m still hoping it’s a prank of some sort.
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Monoculture video
This about sums up the problem, the prediction and the solution.
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The Nanny State
My coworkers were chortling behind me about some hilarious commercials. I couldn’t help but remember that once upon a time seat belts were after-market add-ons. When the legislation came out requiring them in cars, the same kind of folks were saying the same sort of things. Security and Liberty are always a balancing act – [...]
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Blogger thought I was a spam blog
Don’t know what made me look like a spam blog, but I had to get reviewed by a human to turn posting back on.
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Bloggy Blogroll welcomes….
Nate! Nate and I have been geeking out together in NYC. He and Claudia took me and Sam to Brazil for carnival. He actually writes long entries in his blog that are worth reading if you are techie. Hint hint, Acton. HINT.
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How to Deal With An Irate Person
I’m working on getting my team to have a sane support rotation so that folks can spend most of their time on development instead of constantly switching between tasks. It’s good because I’ll get more opportunities to do work. I’m thinking about sending tips like this: “How to Deal With An Irate Person” out to [...]
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Moves moves moves
I’ve switched roles within my group – now I’m working on a new real-time application. I’ve also moved up a floor. I miss my old seat, pictured empty below in Tim’s post. http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GuessmansGuess/~3/http%3A%2F%2Fguessman.blogspot.com%2F2006%2F07%2Fworking-in-solitude.html On the other hand, the new floor has a blender. Smoothies ahoy!
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Eric Newman: How to ask for help on the web, the bad way
Something in internet land directed me to Steven Hargrove’s page on status 301 redirects, which we use at work. The real story here isn’t 301 redirects. No, the undercover awesomeness here is in the comments, when Eric Newman begins asking for help. Steven Hargrove: How to redirect a web page, the smart way: “and i [...]
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Review: Makers by Cory Doctorow