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Kei and I went to the UW Bookstore last night
And we picked up a couple Moleskine’s. You know, the notebook that Hemmingway and Picasso were supposed to have used (and will make you a little more like them by using it). Anyway, I love it. Silky pages and a cool accordian pocket. Here are someMore Moleskine Hacks courtesy of the life hack geeks at…
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Not another product review?
I’m a relentless researcher, and internet product reviews are how I get it done. However, most are sanctimonious and dull. Thankfully, I stumbled upon Chris Tyrrell’s reviews when researching, get this, a Back to Basics TEM500 Egg & Muffin 2-Slice Toaster and Egg Poacher. Check out the Berenstain Bears review.
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Emoticons in gtalk
Saints be praised! I just found out gmail supports emoticons in chats. My favorite is the monkey. Now my employees can make monkey faces at me whenever I walk by. Productivity will go through the roof! You have to be chatting in gmail for it to work.
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Harold dies?
OK. For about 15 years, I’ve believed that Harold dies at the end of Harold and Maude. Kei just told me that he didn’t. How can that be true? If he lives, how can he roll out of the speeding Jaguar with his banjo intact? What do you think?
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Tolkien’s password manager
So I’ve been using this Middle Earth password manager to create new passwords for all my websites. While not the easiest thing in the world to set up, it is far stronger than my previous strategy (5 passwords rotating between sites). Now I only have to remember one password, and the program generates a different…
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Crashing the Oscars
I think we should stop having tv nights at our house. With both the Oscars and the Superbowl, when he hosted these parties, there have been huge upsets. So Crash won the Oscars by some manipulation (my opinion) and the Superbowl was won by the refs (fact). We are not hosting an election party, I’ll…
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Wear your life preserver.
Scott Peck dies in sailing accident.
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EPIC Top Ten Privacy Resolutions for 2005
EPIC Top Ten Privacy Resolutions for 2005 I’m not a privacy nut. Yes, I have a paper shredder, which I use to prevent identity theft from credit card offers. I check my credit report occasionally, and I could never get myself to fill out those warranty registration cards (lazy). But I still use my credit…
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Woot!
Technogeek Alert: Woot : One Day, One Deal features an new soon to be discontinued technogadget you didn’t know you needed at cut prices. The best thing is the descriptions.
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How to increase the standard of living in Africa
Open markets, not handouts, are the key to prosperity in Africa. This UN article explains on a human level how customs and trade barriers between African Nations affects growth of prosperity in African Countries. In December the trade talks dubbed the Doha Development Agenda were meant to reduce the barriers to trade from poor nations…