Category Archives: General

General updates.

death to feeds

I like to read the various web logs I care about offline.  That is, being able to download them and read them when I’m stuck on that 6 hour plane ride across the US.  For a long time I’ve subscribed … Continue reading

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fast and faster access to the intertron

I’m staying at a Marriott in Santa Clara this week.  One of the options in the room is, of course, Internet Access.  One thing I haven’t seen before is that they have two levels of service: Option 1: High-speed Internet … Continue reading

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sidekick

I decided to go to an extreme when getting a new phone and got a sidekick. So far I have identified three uses for this thing: 1. To be able to totally ignore friends you are hanging out with. 2. … Continue reading

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someone is copying someone, and it’s all pretty gross

There’s an article over on abcnews that describes a man who had his twin brother growing in him for 36 years. (Uhh, eww?) But that’s not the interesting part. My buddy Zach points out the similarity of the text from … Continue reading

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grippe

Anyone else at GUADEC having this wonderful experience with a cold? I know Luis is affected. And I hear others at the conference are also getting their butts kicked.

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18 hours

It took less than 18 hours to sell my bike after I posted it on craigslist. I think I should have asked for more money.

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motorcycle for sale

I’m selling my bike. I live in the Boston area. If you’re interested in it, send some email to the email address on the craigslist page. The bike is a great time and it needs a good home.

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in brazil

I’ve landed in Brazil after a nice overnight flight from Boston via New York. This is my first trip to Brazil, so everything here is interesting to me. The people seem nice and everyone is an order of magnitude more … Continue reading

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behold, the eye of blizzard!

David Zeuthen got his new Mac today and it has a built in camera.

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jet lag

My travel to India has been my first introduction to real jet lag.  I went to Germany last summer, but that experience doesn’t hold a candle to this.  I’ve moved on from the stage where you’re really, really tired in … Continue reading

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