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given:
A & B are nyc residents
A & B > 18
A & B not married or related
A & B live together
neither A or B is in another partnershipThen A & B can form a domestic partnership.
also: rights of domestic partners
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links for 2007-10-23
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Martin fowler on how to properly do inversion of control… This is a good pattern for writing software with plugins. Plugin architecture protects you from feature creep and bloat.
Making the switch to Ubuntu
Yesterday morning, the 7.10 version of Ubuntu was released. It’s supposed to be chock full of goodness, so my neighbor Lawyer Matt and I had an install party with Aaron and Ian.
I dug out an old IBM Thinkpad T20 laptop that had been lying around and we got to it. I’d tried various Linux installs before, including Ubuntu. It always got down to having to know far to much about the internals than I wanted to.
This was a huge difference. The basic install went very smooth. I hit one snag. This old laptop had a PCMCIA wifi card that wasn’t recognized. Aaron found the solution for my Linksys WPC54G on the Ubuntu forums. With that out of the way, it is working. I’m impressed by how simple and smooth the experience is so far. Of course, the experience so far is mainly checking gmail, playing a movie, and writing this post.
links for 2007-10-19
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Curious parallels between ETF or mutual funds and the bundling of infected computers for sale to criminals.
How far does the analogy go?
links for 2007-10-18
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Before white settlers arrived, Australia’s indigenous peoples lived in houses and villages, and used surprisingly sophisticated architecture and design methods to build their shelters, new research has found.
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Way too much to mine here. I’ll probably just download the whole thing and read at leisure.
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Water and grounds are mixed together for ten seconds, then gentle air pressure pushes the mix through a micro-filter in 20 seconds. The total brewing time of only 30 seconds results in exceptionally smooth flavor. Seems to get rave reviews – me likey.$25
Every Toy Gun Patent Sketch, Overlaid
It is a menacing shadow, and if it were available in a larger size it would be my desktop wallpaper right now.
From Christopher Baker, who has more details and a video of the image building up.
links for 2007-10-17
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Unless you opt out by calling 1-800-333-9956, verizon will be selling your calling habits to anyone interested.
That’s right, despite the law saying you have to give consent, they’ve turned it into opt out. -
Hello samples – if you learn by doing this is a good way to browse through some ideas and pick up the patterns.
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Nice bloc party remixes. Uses the little delicious mp3 player.
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Best emo sad song ever, live at austin city limits
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Should you rent or should you buy your home? It takes more than looking at your mortgage payment to answer this question. This calculator helps you weed through the fees, taxes, and monthly payments to help you make a good financial decision.
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via http://mixtapemaestro.blogspot.com/2007/10/klaxons-no-diggity-blackstreet-cover.html :
Play this one over and over. That giddy grin plastered all over your face will never wear off.
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This is extreme poverty in south africa, but don’t worry – it has a nice track and some good looking photos.
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Reminds me of the BBC documentary “The Trap” around episode 2 when they discuss the medication of society. People call thinking the honest solution to their problems might be “somebody to fuck with my grey matter” or “cut part of my brain out”
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This web site helps you generate the letters you need to send to the FBI to get a copy of your own FBI file. We can help you get your files from other “three-letter agencies” (CIA, NSA, DIA, …) too. It’s quick, it’s easy, and best of all, it’s free!
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Here’s an easy way to let Netflix know that you will not be using their DRM video service.
Just:
* Download, print, and cut out the mini-letters.
* Sign one and put it in the sleeve of the DVD you are returning.
* Mail it off.
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Like expensr, etc. web2.0 app that helps you visualize your finances. Seems everyone is getting in on this idea.
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expensr like.
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Expensr like – track money in various ways, get charts.
iPhone support.
Movies: Black Sheep
Dear Internet,
I am watching a random horror movie called “Black Sheep” that is the funniest thing I’ve seen in ages. It’s a New Zealand horror film about horrible mutant carnivorous sheep. Their bites turn victims into were-sheep.
Were-sheep. The bottom rung of horror monsters.
Also, the acting – it is surprisingly good for a concept this ludicrous. Much better than Peter Jackson’s “Bad Taste” and a thousand times funnier.
links for 2007-10-16
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Catalog Choice is a free service that allows you to decide what gets in your mailbox. Use it to reduce your mailbox clutter, while helping save natural resources.
Endorsed by green orgs.How sad is it that my first thought was “It’s a trap!”?
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Steven Pinker helps us understand much that there is to know about cursing. Why, when, where, plus a few good excuses when someone objects and a few good objections when someone attempts to excuse it.
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Time to start fiddling
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Goes through 6 parts of learning about dlinq
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get stats on all areas of your build reports
links for 2007-10-12
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Very nice metaprogramming there sir. Examines your model for columns, outputs a header.
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Gems are system wide. In shared hosting, you can’t elegantly modify them.
Solution: unpack the gem into your app/vendor directory. Now it is local to your app like a plugin. in the vendor dir: gem unpack GEM-NAME -
code analysis tool that combines static code analysis and automatic refactoring to best practices in one application.
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16 classic Ramones tunes – in a style that would have done the Ventures proud! In other words, it’s all instrumental, baby! And with fuzz guitar legend Davie Allan along for the ride, it’s like a wild chopper ride through the surf of Rockaway Beach