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Monthly Archives September 2008

I Am A Mac!

A great response by Bill Gate$ (finally) but too little too late… After getting the word that they would not be able to bring my PC back to life for a reasonable cost (fried motherboard – mmm, tasty!), I went out today and took the plunge. I am now the proud (if slightly nervous) owner […]

Posted 21 September 2008 § Main Page § Technology § Video ‡ Comments (6) °

Friday Fun Link – Deletionpedia (Sept 20, 2008)

Deletionpedia attempts to capture the tens of thousands of pages that have been deleted from Wikipedia for one reason or another.  It sometimes misses the odd one but hey, look, the page I started on Lukas Rossi is still going strong!  If you didn't read it the first time I posted it, you should also […]

Posted 20 September 2008 § Internet § Main Page ‡ Comments (0) °

Organization Development Specialist…

…could also be called “OD Specialist” if the longer title won't fit on your business card.  I can't remember which co-worker pointed this out to me today but I thought it was pretty funny. 

Posted 19 September 2008 § Humour § Main Page § Work ‡ Comments (2) °

Finally, An Accurate Use of Pie Charts

Statistics can be made to say pretty much anything but I don't think there's any disputing this.

Posted 18 September 2008 § Humour § Main Page § Photo ‡ Comments (0) °

Will The Future of Reference…

…Be Found in Social Q&A Sites?  I think so.  Ask.MetaFilter.com is one of my first stops whenever I'm seeking information – whether it's technology, parenting or pretty much anything else.  Jessamyn may not be going quite as far as me on this but she did have a recent post on the topic.  “[It] really comes […]

Posted 17 September 2008 § Internet § Library § Main Page ‡ Comments (2) °

Palin Loves The Second Amendment, Not So Sure About The First

Yet more follow-up on the “Sarah Palin attempted to ban books” story – this one a bit more legitimate sounding than the last one.  “The author of the book Sarah Palin reportedly tried to have removed from her hometown library blasted back Saturday evening, saying the Alaska Governor had a “small-town mind,” was an enemy […]

Posted 16 September 2008 § Censorship § Main Page § Politics § PopCulture § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

The First Wireless Notebook

In the course of doing research about a new laptop, I came across a photo of the original wireless notebook. (via Reddit)

Posted 14 September 2008 § Humour § Main Page § Photo ‡ Comments (0) °

Friday Fun Link – The Power of Advertising…Will It Work? (Sept 12, 2008)

Because this is my current frame of mind…

Posted 13 September 2008 § Main Page § Technology ‡ Comments (4) °

Noted Pundit Matt Damon Weighs In On The Sarah Palin Choice

Pretty funny clip and Damon does mention the thing about her banning books so that's cool!  Oh, but if you've seen an e-mail flying around supposedly listing the books she tried to ban, that's false.  Too bad but if you look at the list, it basically looks like the ALA's “100 Most Challenged Books of […]

Posted 11 September 2008 § Censorship § Main Page § Politics § United States § Video ‡ Comments (2) ° Tagged:

"Mo' Best" – Having Fun With Advanced Google Search Techniques

site:en.wikipedia.org “list of [most OR best]”(via Reddit)

Posted 10 September 2008 § Internet § Main Page ‡ Comments (0) °