November, 2007
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Nov 07
Cherry Bomb Gift Wrap
It’s getting to be that time of year again. I’m hoping I get my junk together and get cool gift wrap from
French Paper instead of Target or Walgreens.
Do you think Santa wraps in Stranger Manger?
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Nov 07
bolster the pipes!
Internet Could Max Out in 2 Years, Study Says: “The Internet could run out of capacity before 2010 unless backbone providers bolster the pipes, researchers warn.”
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Nov 07
Is Twitter Down?
istwitterdown.com: provides you with the latest need-to-know information of the day.
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Nov 07
canceling facebook
Because of this, I’m tempted.
“What asshole bizdev person at Facebook thought it’d be a good idea to let third party sites implant your purchase history on Facebook? Tracking user behaviour across third party sites is wrong. Ignoring an opt-out popup for 20 seconds is not evidence of informed consent. We used to brainstorm ideas like that at Google but the basic ‘Don’t be evil’ ethos always squished the discussions I was in. Facebook apparently lacks a moral compass.”
Weird thing is that through Facbook, I’ve actually caught up with people who I’d like to stay in touch with, and piping this blog into everyone’s news feeds helps me do it. Maybe it’s not worth it, though.
How about you?
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Nov 07
Ron Paul’s record in Congress
This list of Ron Paul’s record in congress is few weeks old, but worth sharing widely considering how frequently I hear people speak highly of him – or maybe that’s just their enthusiasm for his stance on the war.
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Nov 07
Sofa Portraits
Colin Pantall produced a series of portraits of her daughter on the couch watching television.
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Nov 07
GigPress: tour management for WordPress
GigPress – looks like a handy way for bands to manage their upcoming shows on a WordPress hosted site.
I used to rack up $600 phone bills setting up tours for my band before everyone had email and net access. These young’uns don’t know how good they have it with cheap ways to promote their bands.
Then again, these days gas is $3 a gallon.
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Nov 07
Military Asks Wounded Soldiers To Return Portions Of Signing Bonuses
Filed under: Brutal.
Military Asks Wounded Soldiers To Return Portions Of Signing Bonuses:
The U.S. Military is demanding that thousands of wounded service personnel give back signing bonuses because they are unable to serve out their commitments.
To get people to sign up, the military gives enlistment bonuses up to $30,000 in some cases.”
