July 2011
15 posts
whatever, etc.: no shit. →
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His answer was that everything you will ever see on a celebrity’s body, including their outfits when they’re out and about and they just get caught by a paparazzo, has been tailored, and the same goes for everything on What Not To Wear. Jeans, blazers, dresses - everything right down to plain t-shirts and camisoles. He pointed out that historically, up until the last few generations,...
“Yes, at some level it’s a game of chicken. Something we can all understand...”
– Josh Marshall on the debt ceiling “negotiations”.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-7-24) →
The Long Winters (15)
Moby (4)
Bad Religion (4)
Radiohead (3)
Johnny Cash (2)
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Badge humility
Let me preface this by saying that this is minor compared to just about everything else going on in the world. I know that. If this is the most annoying thing to happen today to me I’m doing very well indeed.
Still worth blogging about.
I couldn’t find my badge when I got to work today. I have a routine that has served me very well for the many years I’ve worked in this...
“But the Dock falls short, especially for novice users, as an application...”
– From John Siracusa’s massive (and awesome) review of Mac OS X Lion.
I would like to add, as someone who has provided computer support professionally for a decade and a half now to users of both Macs and Windows, that Mr. Siracusa is correct, but that even someone who has been using computers...
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-7-17) →
Sage Francis (2)
Pavement (2)
The (International) Noise Conspiracy (1)
Steve Martin (1)
The White Stripes (1)
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Dear Sen. Jeff Merkley
I got a fundraising letter from Sen. Jeff Merkley. He was outraged that the Republicans were threatening Medicare and Social Security in the current budget/debt limit talks between the White House and Congress. Too bad I’m paying attention. I sent him the following response:
Sen. Merkley:
It’s not only Republicans that are threatening Medicare and Social Security. In fact, if the...
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-7-10) →
Radiohead (7)
Bad Religion (6)
Eels (5)
The Decemberists (5)
Sage Francis (4)
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2011-7-3) →
Tim Minchin (21)
Harvey Danger (10)
Sage Francis (5)
David Bowie (3)
Radiohead (3)
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