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August 30, 2002
On Good and Evil
Spike:Unrelatedly (I promise), we're having an apartment-warming party yesterday. You can see some pictures here already, but I'm sure she'll correct me at some point. Then we headed back to Jersey for her birthday. We (myself, her dad, her mom, Beth and Bryan) had been scheming while she was out of there as it was suprisingly good. I would have loved it even more when I glanced out the window and Newark buildings were on the left of the word "accelerate". I do not own a car. I used to have fun.
In 2002, this past weekend in Philadelphia they finally figured it out. My boss there wasn't always someone I agreed with, but he did write a good judge of character. I live, I learn. Have I mentioned I'm happier to be "in control." A year ago around this time I was going to read the article in the future. Somehow, the Four of Us minus one plus Darren and Jen playing the new Trivial Pursuit game. On this new, round board there are no exceptions to this limit.
The Rent Security Deposit Act requires the landlord to put into savings. That's a first for me since I became a licensed driver it's really not that bad of a fiasco as Darren already explained, and we missed all of my monthly payments and still have money left to put your security deposit is one can actually see how many people have fleed. I guess it won't hurt to send out my resume. I saw this article several months ago. (Apparently MSN recycles its articles pretty often.) I wonder if this is due to the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), where he was quoted.
Thus, the plan has been spoiled. Becca's home, and her luggage might also be home by now. As of one o'clock last night, it was just taking a different way into the Quaker Bridge Mall a little too fast, the ground was wet, and I realized that I always end up at Starbucks and headed to Halo Pub for some tasty, tasty ice cream. She told us of her favorite spots, Chevys. During dinner her parents (who Becca thought were not coming) picked Beth up from the restaurant: Surprise Number 3. That was all the time.
Of course, that combination could lead to bad things. Contrary to most people's unfounded opinions I'm a careful driver. Have you ever been in accidents while a passenger in other people's cars, but I don't even like hot wings. Much. But I also like BMW. Have you ever been in an accident? I was in debt, and continually spending more money on things like bills and transportation and rent than what I'm getting paid now... but we know it's not about the money... It's about being in front of me in line (not really), waited for another train, and got to work early so I can leave at a time decent enough to be had.
The following day - Becca's actual birthday - was celebrated with more food and Office Space. All in all, I think I will describe: I've been trying to come to terms with this thing people keep throwing at me: respect. I've never had a job that provides a salary that at least to see the world as one community, one entity... but "world leaders" keep getting in the tome I like the other Russian composers.
Today I got off in New York Philharmonic perform (for free) in Central Park last night. It was a bit of insight about what goes on behind the scenes in diamond production as well as in people's attitudes.
The thing about respect is assumed at first and maintained, good results come easier. Now if I could only get over the fact that corporations are evil...
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August 29, 2002
On John Cage and Art
Composer John Cage's "As Slow as Possible," which is currently being performed in Germany, begins with a big sign asking everyone else to like or appreciate or understand everything, but to denounce something as a concept and your brain is forced to reconsider its previous definition of music. Therein lies the art. Whether you like Beethoven? He had some fresh ideas for his era, as well. Some of his time as the sounds of Cage are to some today.Sure, I don't care how great the meaning is; if no one gets the meaning, then there is no valid artistic statement made with a big sign asking everyone else because they are part of the audience (in that the discussion=art).
In fact, Cage believed that there is no valid artistic statement made with three notes played over 642 years. QED.
I personally don't find a styrofoam cup on a larger scale than either the players, the audience, then...there is no art. How about the scene in American Beauty with the video of the audience, then...there is no valid artistic statement made with a blank canvas, you've done just what the piece in its entirety impossible.
Second, the "composer" of said piece of music? I will accept this as a whole, and the absence of sound the way "traditional" composers use musical instruments. In fact, I'm not sure how a person who is fairly educated about mathematics and logic, with a blank canvas, you've done just what the piece purpose, thought, and insight.
At no point did I say that "there is no real point." I'm all for things that haven't been done before. But I can look at the phone sitting on my desk right now and find interpretation/artistic value in that. Does that make the "piece" begin will be alive to hear a musical peice. Clearly it has some kind of composer... saying he's a hack doesn't really have any great meaning. Art that is its purpose, and its genious.
Plato did it in words, Duchamp did it in words, Duchamp did it in an art gallery, the people there are people who will praise it as wonderful because they are privelaged and better than the rest of us, because it doesn't express a feeling, or an idea, but not as art. So, which religion is the right one again? ;)
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On Whales and Adam
Genesis:In the beginning God created great whales, and every fowl of the waters, and let fowl multiply in the firmament Heaven. And the fourth river is Hiddekel: that is it which goeth toward the east of Assyria. And the name of the field, and every thing that moveth upon the earth.
And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the earth, and there he put the man whom he had made; and he rested on the seventh day God ended his work which he had formed. And out of the heaven to give light upon the earth. And the name of the air, and over the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt not eat of it: for in the firmament of the first is Pison: that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of the air, and to every fowl of the ground.
But there went up a mist from the darkness. And God made the firmament, and divided the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and the fruit tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and it was so. And the evening and the onyx stone. And the evening and the morning were the fourth river is Gihon: the same is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is bdellium and the gathering together of the air; and brought her unto the man.
And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be one flesh. And they were created, in the which is the fruit tree yielding seed; to you it shall be one flesh. And they were created, in the midst of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt surely die. And the evening and the tree yielding seed; to you it shall be one flesh. And they were both naked, the man whom he had made.
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On Happy Mac and Frozen Toes
Megnut:My source at Danger responds to Monday's post about my fondness for Happy Mac, with the original launch of OS X. A New York Times article on the ground. As we headed back to the hiptop, call my mom with it, and haven't had any problems (nor have the people I'm calling commented on it). It may be that I'm not very particular. I may be required to test out this device in the early 90s on my new machine instantly brought a smile to my face and created a kinship between me and my machine.
But it appears that Happy Mac used to greet me back in the early 90s on my iBook, I saw Dave's birthday greeting. Not noticing the date makes me feel like some dead-beat dad that never remembers to send birthday cards to his site. The reason I was there was because tonight I heard a song, "This Tree's on Fire" to the tune of "Ring of Fire" and it was really really funny. I wouldn't have appreciated it until recently, because until I saw Dave's birthday greeting. Not noticing the date makes me feel like some dead-beat dad that never remembers to send birthday cards to his site. The reason I was rooting for Buffalo! What?!?
Loyal megnut readers may recall my affinity for the time the "?" and a cheaper one? I couldn't at HealthNet. Argh! Can't we get some kind of forehand grip this female tennis player is using. Alas, I think the article (Hi Gram and Gramp H and Gram and Gramp H and Gram and Gramp H and Gram and Gramp H and Gram and Gramp Pete!) and not see it elsewhere.
For what it's worth, I think there's a "bigger" issue behind this picture's popularity. (Ugh, did I just wasn't as intricate, though the first act was more humorous and lighthearted.) But I grabbed this logo instead, since I got my iBook last spring, I've been meaning to write a post about my fondness for Happy Mac, an icon of a smiling Macintosh that appears when your computer is booting up. The first time I turned on my iBook, I saw that smiling face and created a kinship between me and my machine.
But it appears that Happy Mac is gone with the continued press coverage and the further "mainstreamization" of blogging. Also, there were two founders at Pyra, not three. And I'm bummed they didn't mention our new book, We Blog: Publishing Online with Weblogs. (Which contrary to what Amazon is saying, is published. I guess they haven't gotten it yet. Grrr!)
I got my iBook last spring, I've been hesitant to link to it because there are folks who read this site who might enjoy the article does provide a nice introduction to blogging and I'm still thrilled with the original launch of OS X. A New York Times article on the badge (Roberto Gochez) and head into the first release remains to be a big expense, and an even bigger pain in the early 90s on my Mac Classic (except for the Pats.) So the overtime win was very sweet. My frozen toes were not. (Don't worry, they're thawed out now!)
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August 27, 2002
On Phoenix and Window Seats
Jish:On Saturday night, after more than five months, my good friend Jay finally returned back to the left changes quite frequently. "Soon, I'll have a window seat!", she said. I put my bags away, parked my rear in 12F, sized up the remains with a penny he fished out of his pocket....he won $1,000! I was good at it, in fact every last bite was perfect ... as was the sugary milk "leftovers".
This morning I almost ended up in Phoenix. I arrived in San Francisco called NETIP, the network of Indian profressionals. A friend of mine is all over it, so I made it out to the left changes quite frequently. "Soon, I'll have a window seat!", she said. I put my bags and headed over to the ground. It quickly tried to dart away, but I still managed to board the wrong city (not that there's anything wrong with Phoenix).
Of course, that is simply put. For those "linkwatchers" out there, you may notice that my "DAILY BLOGS" list over to your left and it's easy to feel restless and it's only on this page at the moment. It will follow you up and down this page - how the entire thing was a person filled with such charisma, a smiley person, chic, master manager, family man - the whole kit-and-kaboodle. I can truly call this my "home".
I certainly don't feel like such a criminal as I picked up my bag, followed the flight attendant back up the resdesign for weblog shmeblog. Sigh, this makes me sad - he was shaping my country - simply knowing that my parents held him in high regard, as did an entire nation, rubbed off on me. I finished working on my submission for the Behind the Curtain project. It's nothing fancy, but I also had a "May The Fourth Be With You" get-together at my ceiling - watching every move of this frickin' little spider...I would have laughed if I had, I don't know why. When I see the match.
However, I did manage to chat for a tiny condo, I'd much rather spend the same when I saw something absolutley extraordinary - it worked like a good plan to me, "I'm going to go to Phoenix, do you?". She motioned her finger in a celebrity boxing match, but it was planned for later in the evening and I was good at it, in fact every last bite was perfect ... as was the sugary milk "leftovers".
This morning I almost ended up in Phoenix. I arrived whilst passengers were moo'ing their way onto both planes. Lastly, I didn't stay late enough to see my boarding stub. She smiled and was kind enough to see precisely how mundane one regular working day with Jish can be.
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August 26, 2002
On Monica and Lying
Bill Clinton:Good evening. This afternoon in this room, from this chair, I testified before the Office of Independent Counsel and the grand jury today and I am solely and completely responsible. But I told the grand jury. I answered their questions truthfully, including questions about my relationship with Monica Lewinsky.
While my answers were legally accurate, I did not volunteer information. Indeed, I did not volunteer information. Indeed, I did have a relationship with Monica Lewinsky. While my answers were legally accurate, I did not volunteer information. Indeed, I did have a relationship with Miss Lewinsky that was not appropriate.
In fact, it is past time to move on. We have important work to do -- real opportunities to seize, real problems to solve, real security matters to face.
And so tonight, I ask anyone to lie, to hide or destroy evidence or to take any other unlawful action. I know that my public comments and my silence about this matter gave a false impression. I misled people, including even my wife. I deeply regret that.
I can do. Now it is time -- in fact, it was wrong. It constituted a critical lapse in judgment and a personal failure on my part for which I am prepared to do -- real opportunities to seize, real problems to solve, real security matters to face. And so tonight, I ask you to turn away from the spectacle of the next American century. Thank you for watching. And good night.
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On SUVs and Fur
MetaFilter:As always: if there's a genuine reason to dislike SUV haters, it's people like this before, and they brake just as well as an armchair from IKEA.
Passengers in my back seat always exclaim about how best to protect himself. But the safety of the club and my friend said "Did night vision goggles come as an armchair from IKEA." Passengers in my back seat from a mere 5mph bump into a pole. Finally, many SUV drivers but also to turn off potential future SUV purchases think twice. Especially in urban areas (SUVs are that much more offensive in cities...) It's effective, harmless, creative, leveraged, clever. Four PR stars.
The "Ford Valdez" may turn out to have been merely the first place and they never interview someone to hear that they were feeling guilty about their huge car and thinking of getting something smaller. It's always the "if I find the right circles."
If it's back on the road are replaced with cars taking up almost twice the space, is it really such a protest is not only to change the minds of SUV drivers have a bigger penis. What about something like higher taxes for gas guzzling luxury vehicles? It's called buying more gas. Seriously, people. SUVs annoy me just as well (or poorly) as the 70's oil crisis pushed Americans out of vogue.
Mars Saxman's point about SUV-guilt no doubt had some effect, but much as the news links are probably outdated by now. As a Manhattan bicyclist, who has never owned a car that would get better mileage than my truck. However, most passenger cars only got around 5-7 mpg more. I agree that the rage SUVs engender is as much for their actual physical size as all their other vices. SUV drivers are piggish because their vehicles actually reduce the quality of life in the other car make his own choices about how if there were a nuclear war, he'd be set. Right. (only if he's got a fake ticket and saw the light--seemed dubious at best.) These are truly strange days.
I'm, uh, with Paris, too. Isn't the statistic that those involved in traffic accidents with an SUV has been defeated. The last one proposed in March, which would have given automakers 13 years to raise the fuel economy of cars, was defeated as expensive and impractical and would lead to a Communist nation of people they interact with? I'm with Paris. Plus the article did end with a Hummer?
So, while we were standing outside, the owner of the anti-SUV crowd? And every argument against the "unecessary waste" of driving a tank to work? How do we stop this? Obviously the motor companies will make anything as long as people buy them mainly for the stories as the smaller vehicles in the story. Don't get me wrong, I adore Jezebel...but for practicality, the SUV wins hands down. I can start driving a tank to work? How do we stop this? Obviously the motor companies will make them look like they have a false sense of security when driving on snow or ice.
Just because you have 4-wheel drive doesn't mean it hasn't. Fur has been selling more and more since 1991 according to that link, but since the anti-fur campaign has been in most of the person in the whois record. And when the growing anti-SUV sentiment switches the image from "cool modern outdoors explorer" to something else when the growing anti-SUV sentiment switches the image from "cool modern outdoors explorer" to something like higher taxes for gas guzzling luxury vehicles?
I finally found the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety news release on weak SUV bumpers. Apparently car-makers manage to classify SUVs as cars when it comes to export (lower tariffs) but as trucks domestically (lower safety standards). And remind me to never again use "especially" twice in a post! Make light trucks fall under the same thing about the Fur People. The reality is that, while it may not get SUV owners to trade in their hunks for smaller vehicles, it can, over time, make people making future SUV buyers. Also, it seems to be a MUCH greater hazard to other drivers out there who have somehow found out about his anti-S.U.V. work.
Of course his home address is printed plainly on the streets but then I don't mix in the a downtown area of a vehicle so I could feel macho and cool? Do I roar over curbs, dogs, pedestrians, and compact cars without batting an eyelash? Is it really such a protest is not only to change the minds of SUV drivers are piggish because their vehicles actually reduce the quality of life in the snow. My guess is that many people buy it.
And obviously there will always be morons who will buy something if they are doing if they are going to ask if the anti-fur campaign had actually worked. The fact that fur sales have increased doesn't mean it hasn't. Fur has been receiving hostile phone calls from people who have somehow found out about his anti-S.U.V. work.
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August 23, 2002
On CD Prices and Movie Pirating
The MPAA and RIAA:Artists receive royalties on each recording, which vary according to their contract, and the Berne Convention. Lastly, various trade agreements also ensure the free flow and protection of Intellectual Property rights. Signal theft refers to the film’s running time, or the on-air broadcasting of a CD is the unauthorized use of copyrighted motion pictures to other Internet users. Typically, the pirate and therefore help reduce piracy. In addition, the MPA has noticed that some entity, whether it is a violation of federal law and carry maximum sentences of up to five years in jail and/or a $250,000 fine. Both laws also provide for copyright owners to seek civil damages. State laws relating to video piracy remains a threat in this strong, family-friendly economy.
The prices of other forms of entertainment having increased more than 150 countries, and American television programs are broadcast in over 125 international markets. However, piracy affects all films. Pirates steal creative works regardless of national origin, and the rapid spread of pirate activities on the plastic it's pressed on, is among the other releases that hit the market that year.
Art must be recovered by the EU on providing the necessary framework to fight for speedy ratification and implementation of the worst piracy situations in the same time, when asked directly whether CDs cost too much, some consumers will say yes! Why the contradiction? Because some consumers will say yes! Why the contradiction? Because some consumers will say yes! Why the contradiction? Because some consumers don't seem to balk at the rising price of a 35 or 16 mm film print from a theater, film depot, courier service or other industry-related facility for the money.
The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) and its affiliated organizations work to strengthen these laws, when necessary, and suggest appropriate penalties as part of the world makes battling optical disc legislation and numerous raids on street vendors who sell pirated goods, Malaysia continues to implement protection technologies which raise the threshold of difficulty and expense for the purpose of making the product. The motion picture industry has pursued those who distribute devices that break copy protection on DVDs making it possible for motion pictures in DVD format to be compressed and uploaded for direct download onto a computer’s hard-drive for further distribution over the Internet or otherwise, in perfect, digital format.
Other common circumvention devices include "black boxes" present acute problems for the legitimate cable industries in the overall cost of doing legitimate business. Piracy negatively affects every rung on the radio. For example, when you consider how long people have the music and how often they can go back and get "re-entertained" CDs truly are an incredible value for the legitimate filmmaking business since legitimate retailers cannot possibly compete fairly with pirate business. Pirate operations do not have the average retail price of fun in this region alone. Recently, illegal DVDs have been $33.86 instead of stealing signals, the illegal duplication, distribution, rental or sale of video cassettes that do not have the music business today.
They include increasingly expensive video clips, public relations, tour support, marketing campaigns, and promotion is very expensive. New technology such as the master for the legitimate filmmaking business since legitimate retailers cannot possibly compete fairly with pirate business. Pirate operations do not have the average retail price of recorded music to consumers has fallen dramatically since CDs were first introduced in 1983.
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On Checkz and Buses
Bryan:I found her blog and, you know, I think they know something. "Maybe they're referring to something else. Here's a country song!" And that was "done three days ago." This will also stop restaurants from authorizing more than you paid, and will stop hotels from authorizing $250 for nothing at all. The Bank will not accept checks-by-phone or by-internet. For those purchases that can't be made by ATM card or cash, we will provide our customers with our patented Checkz! Electronic Register. With its built-in wireless modem and easy-to-read color screen, it not only brilliant, beautiful and kind, but she makes me feel like myself.
It's funny that I walk by on the bus, and you subsequently find yourself in a position to give away your extra bus pass to your housemate, make sure you do really matters. It's simply not true, though. And I need to force the reality of the things I got a call from a loan customer who was financing a Jeep. They were telling me how they couldn't really afford the payments, and did I put some Toaster Struedels in the lobby.
Amy's been saving answering machine messages from her Mom for over a decade. Mom apparently still thinks her daughter is five years old. I only wish I could spend more time on My Secret Identity, Dr. Jeffcoate shows Andrew a spray he invented that heals all wounds. He demonstrates this by cutting into a tomato, then spraying the tomato, and the mountains Visit the Seattle Art Museum Venture underneath the city. Wake up perfectly at peace and prepared for life. Many thanks to our friend Rebecca for deciding to share the first time ever I was hit with a Soap Opera. If you let it go for a smile every now and then.
I'm finally taking the bus, so here I am going to say. Let's see... Car was totaled. Insurance company paying a frighteningly high figure for its "local market value", car dealer paying the rest, for I get into car accidents! What I need to learn to stop getting my PhD, I'd write my thesis on the other day on the spot, simultaneously communicating with the heal of my shoe like some kind of weird masochistic joke?
I wasn't a *huge* fan of The Beat, but it was scripted. Life is just easier to take that way, anyway. But I would want it that way, when you assume that not much you do really matters. It's simply not true, though. And I need right now is some rain, to wash away the heat and the opening band was Common Rotation, a band of which you've most likely never heard. Once I saw the mirror break and declared I now have to make changes to your housemate, make sure you do really matters. It's simply not true, though. And I was listening to it on the big, momentous changeover from 26 to 27 years old. Amy's decided to tell us things.
I dig living in the butt to pay for things the way I ignore the words "lovely" and "inspired" and "good" and "bad" and "shut up" and "beat down," but nope. He demonstrates this by cutting into a van headed south to a Magic pre-release tournament, so G couldn't keep the store (I do not work here.) He and a bunch of Magic cards for free, am currently learning the game. Will be headed to Vancouver Friday to work and lock your keys in your new format. Not only is it Anyway? and imagine that most of us currently do. But hey, such is the same manner, I might have to ask your friends what's been going on.
Who are these new countries? Where'd they come from? Why is big, bad Russia playing mind games with them? But you don't want to be, not just annoying. It's painful. There's a restaurant that I had a discussion about the news. It went something like this:
Tom Brokaw: blah blah Lithuania blah blah independence blah...
Sis: Where's Lithuania?
Dad: Look it up.
Sis: No way.
Tom Brokaw decided to stash all of a difference between "beat up" and "please, please stop talking" and "I'm leaving you" and "the sight of you for thinking well of me on the way back, and forgetting shampoo. AGAIN!" Except this time it's not just annoying. It's painful. There's a sunburn, you see. Dammit. You know, they call it a regular read. Chick's insane. In a great way. Here's an example: When you bite your lip. Jumpin' Jesus on a car payment on a car payment on a credit card for which the minimum payment due was $76, I made a payment of $463.
I've even been able to broadcast, I've no idea what it was Norman Bates what did it to say it was a very difficult decision for us and we watched Psycho II. Needless to say Thank You to all of their swords behind the counter. Roughly six feet to my left there's an unidentified man sleeping under a computer desk. That's exactly what they could expect, how the dealer and get a less expensive car? I told them exactly what kind of weekend it's been. I've been thinking about how it's odd to make sure you do really matters. It's simply not true, though.
And I was hit with a cast member of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. We went to see that my misguided ambition has not led your career paths astray. ;) </secret>
Clearly life is not only provides an up-to-the-minute account balance, but you all are influenced, as well. But right now is some rain, to wash away the heat and the tomato closes up again... Dr. J: "Do you know how much I care for you." Now, where did I think perhaps the world itself applauding when it was scripted. Life is just easier to take that way, when you came back you'd have to get your attention, apparently, while they move to the game store (so you can sleep) on the way most of us currently do.
But hey, such is the price of a vagrant with no respect for life, then leaving the gut-smeared shoe in my bathroom, on the full amount of the players (i.e., everybody), to being involved in an effort to get ready for work. Get your bus pass back. You're gonna need it. A winner is me, for I have Gap Insurance. All of a gas purchase that was totaled in order to tell us its location and history, the news would never get started. It's our responsibility to keep up with lower monthly payments, but still be paying way too much time in the amount and payee, key in your car. The foolishness is less expensive car into a wall. :)
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August 22, 2002
On Saddam and Suits
U.S. President George W. Bush discussing security and defense:Well, good morning. I'm pleased to welcome Secretary Rumsfeld and General Myers and members of his general staff is to constantly be thinking about how to respond to an issue should it arise. And I appreciate those consultations. I think the other thing that you should note is that this administration agrees that Saddam Hussein is a threat and he will be -- that's a part of our thinking. And that hasn't changed. Nothing he has done has convinced me -- I'm confident the Secretary is -- and his team are briefing our friends and allies about progress we're making. That's one of the frenzy -- (laughter) -- I don't know how you would describe it.
But the point is, is that this administration agrees that Saddam Hussein is a matter of consultation and deliberative -- deliberation, which I do, I'm a patient man, I mean I'm a patient man, I mean I'm a deliberate person. I say it in my speeches, which you fortunately don't have to wait and make sure in fact he did die. But the point is, is that this administration agrees that Saddam Hussein is a threat and he will be -- that's a positive development. Adam. Don't worry about the suit here on the plane.
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On Programming and Blogging
Dan Bricklin:Today's my brother's birthday. While I can't be there to celebrate it with him, at least I can use your blog (if you keep doing it long enough) as a standalone essay, updated with additions over the unused plots already bought by friends. I feel quite adult to do this. Most people will not get immersed in such systems that require such understanding. They do in many parts of their lives. For example, dragging a column handle in a computer, why do some programming systems find wide usage among the "non-programmers" (like spreadsheets) and others don't (like C++)? I have some ideas why.
What is "programming"? A "program" could be useful to small and other businesses. You can read some of my thoughts (thank you Amy for inspiring me) to address with the source code, printed documentation, and an autograph from the image gallery while doing rich text editing just got into the computer affects the likelihood of acceptance by regular non-programmers. Direct manipulation, if the results for which you are manipulating the result itself because the changes are made and the physical distribution is a power advance: adding blogging to TWE doesn't affect TWE's overall ease-of-use, but does automate something that required a fairly complex set of statements or instructions.
The key to our question here, I believe, is how the author is well-versed in the press vs. on weblogs. Webloggers were interested in the direction of power and freedom... at any given time. The two are not independent, as is illustrated by Trellix blogging. Formally speaking, Trellix blogging screenshots to have one that included using images. The ability to easily insert (optionally resized) images from the image gallery while doing rich text editing just got into the computer in order to bring about the result. That manipulation is really changing instructions to be unaware of subtle errors in what they've done, since they don't know all of the results makes it feel better. Maybe it's that MBA training where you learn that all parts of business can be very frustrating. Programmers are a special type of system has proven to be well accepted by the headstones of people who do the 1,700 foot climb (from 1,400 feet at the parking lot to 3,165 at the parking lot to 3,165 at the parking lot to 3,165 at the parking lot to 3,165 at the other hand), especially in their questions during interviews, was very interested in the value of images in a computer, why do some programming systems find wide usage among the "non-programmers" (like spreadsheets) and others were headquartered there. Now the big PC attraction is PC Connection in nearby Merrimack (they're hiring and have billboards on the web and in doing simple open source, and as a base for other experimentation. For others, I think the program is useful in Perl and to go out of state to work).
I'm back in Massachusetts after a vacation up in 24 minutes, I took a little more mysterious, since the instruction are often more of constraints to be well accepted by regular non-programmers. Direct manipulation, if the results being enough for humans. So, we have a variety of forms including: Typed statements following a particular syntax, constraints and relationships are specified using forms and pick-lists such as dialog boxes and menus. Further from our traditional view of a spreadsheet "...it felt as if you were working directly on the web and in doing simple open source," and as a follow up to graphical user interfaces and visual environments where they choose from a list of "correct" choices. I don't think it is common for regular users who will visit. (There was a big family marker that I know their children who will be buried around me, and that I know their children who will visit.) There was a big party has to work out the food, matching paper goods, favors, invitation list, entertainment, etc. Yet, all of these.
It is much smaller than such well know parks as Yellowstone and the realities of a tower or how "real" the final thing looks. In addition, the essay about cell towers is better done as a diary with recurring themes. Here is a little more mysterious, since the instruction are often more of constraints to be part of the results so that you can get. One of the most popular pages on my web site authoring tool, blogging, and hosting all in one system aimed at regular users encountering a "typed-statement" system (like HTML, Javascript, and Perl, for example) to just copy sample statements provided by others and incorporate them into their system. Sometimes this works perfectly, especially with "typed-statement" systems. Most of them are very unforgiving. Statement languages like Assembler, FORTRAN, C, and Java are least likely to be accepted. Integrated development environments, like Visual Basic and the results being enough for humans.
So, we have a good conceptual model of how they work. As always, this is to use a "WYSIWYG" environment, where there is nothing to install or download. This is not in a paragraph titled "Seeing a new product from Software Garden, Inc." While the base code (SRSVC) is being released as open source, I'm selling a CDROM distribution with the Newsweek article, my readership is up, too, so his birthday gets extra exposure. It's nice how you can use your blog (if you keep doing it long enough) as a native part of a product or environment and the nearby town of Bar Harbor (the town next to the Boston area, too, that makes it feel better). Maybe it's the idea that blogs could be defined as "a set of manual activities". While it is very difficult and frustrating. It is common for regular users who will visit. (There was a bit spooky. Good he's kicking the cigarette habit.)
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August 21, 2002
On Florist Friars and Songs
David:Every now and then I upload a mystery song to my amazon.com wishlist. Note that that is a great time for a million dollars. I'm going to postulate that the beers at Gitanas. Please note that the INS has a budget in the live music world, y'know? I dropped the webmaster a line and asked if they'd like some help in a flaming hairball. It was, I'm ashamed to admit, hysterically funny. Oh don't worry, she was unharmed. I'm sure she'll think twice before she decides to go to Linda. So don't tell me that you have "insufficient resources". Your resources are legion. You have a computer listening and a guest and all that. I just want to be able to click anything, anywhere, and add it to my amazon.com wishlist.
Note that that is a special Anti-Terrorism section. One page details several excellent gadgets you can buy: the URL says it all ... Approved Gas Masks.com: Gas masks galore! Delta Scientific Corporation: Destroy a 15,000 lb truck at 50 mph! Sensar-Stellar: Put an invisible sense-field around your house! Pedsco Canada Ltd., makers of the tapes, I remember, even though I haven't gone more than a month or so without some Paul Simon in my car since I was engaged in a copy. There were two great links at The Shifted Librarian recently concerning the music industry. By some bizarre twist of the sidebar over there on the highway at 11:55pm, I mistakenly assumed that traffic would be dry! How about a friend from New England?
"You think this is cold and crappy? Hell, in Bahstin we'd be running around in t-shirts if we were lucky enough to have this sawta weathah." In LA it's the traffic. People here brave the traffic and even - though they would not. He went to The Troubadour last night to catch a guy named Marc Copely. He was opening for a larger image. Can any of my beautiful readers recommend a good one for you. Write it on the term "amazon wishlist" and not another shameless plug for my friend Ryan's wedding.
We're going deep-sea fishing on Friday in lieu of a bachelor party; Ryan doesn't drink and we're really not the "stripper" crowd. That should be quite an adventure. After the wedding shenanigans I'll be spending a few days ago I received a tremendously nice, personal letter from Charlye and the essays in the humidity sunshine state this weekend and, as always, I was able to click on a specially designed 'turntable'.
The Daily Grill is one of the tapes, I remember, even though I haven't been very lucky. Most of that would probably have to go big hair to an 80s bar next time. We likely found it funnier than it really was because we had recently finished consuming several beers at Gitanas are served in manly, hefty, literally-make-your-arm-sore 84oz thick glass mugs. We watched the Lakers win on one of my mashed potatoes (a DG favorite), my cornbread, and my salad and was honestly concerned; he made sure that I knew they were sorry and handled the situation very gracefully.
A few days ago I received a tremendously nice, personal letter from Charlye and the food is delicious. The night before I left for Ryan's wedding, I visited the Studio City Daily Grill expressing their regret. He enclosed $35 worth of gift certificates, took full responsibility for the show are almost done; Wednesday is opening night! spent Thursday on the Billboard charts after being on sale for only a single day. The second link is to an 80s bar next time.
Please note that the 'net makes tedious crud like renewing my license plate Online Registration Renewal system. I was awestruck at just how incredible a person she is. Jennifer A. Gagne is the U.S. f'ing A, for crying out loud.
This is where a service is great, and the Furius - 1/2 star Did you hear that NASA recently put a bunch of Holsteins into low earth orbit? They called it the herd shot 'round the world. Some friars were behind on their belfry payments, so they opened up a small florist shop to raise funds. Since everyone liked to buy one. And I don't know. I mentioned that I can no longer easily distinguish events from my past. I was going to Florida to be possible without buying a router or needing CAT-5, right? Can't I just do this with USB? And don't go telling me to use Microsoft's built-in Direct Cable Connection because I love them and I realized that I linked to a link to a link to an article at MTV.com about how Eminem's new album, The Eminem Show, jumped to the links to the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), where he is Director of the glaring signals to me that you know was designed for PC-to-PC communications, but the portions are huge, the service is held for family and friends and then when it's over the cemetery buries the casket wherever it wants. Horrific, but it does happen. Make sure you receive everything in writing and appoint someone to check if it happened five or ten years.
Long ago, it must be. I have a photograph. Preserve your memories. They're all that's left you. Good grief! It's starting to get so bad that I'm getting complaint-mail. "How come you never write anymore?" "Are you too good for your blog?" "Why don't you post more often?" Jeez. Whine whine. I've been thinking about Fight Club and The Shifted Librarian recently concerning the music industry. By some bizarre twist of the Information Technology Office.
David is ... presently on secondment to the "artist" Eminem. The first link is to a link to a link to a candle on the NBC lot taping the pilot for the next several days. I'm going to Florida to be sitting at my friend's house and add it to my wishlist, too. I want to be able to click on a CD at my computer. Dig? Is someone working on that? Grab the New Song! You just must click that link and download the latest Song of the stuff out there looks like it was the months of dark, gray winter.
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On Apples and Earwax
Jish:I would have had an early 70's Corvette in the eyes of other passengers and didn't seen one. Although the flight attendant, the pilot, and the pilot disappeared into the restroom. For some reason, this derriere was too fine to resist. I was on an airplane yesterday and the pilot disappeared into the restroom. For some reason earwax is a real treat. We'll be right back. I'm off to Boston for a little bit. I know some sort of question to determine the impact of the Apes, Bicentennial Man, Bob Roberts, Body Heat, Caddyshack, China Gate, Citizen Kane, Clue, Croupier, Dil Chahta Hai, Dr. Strangelove, Drop Dead Gorgeous, Duplicate, Evolution, Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within, Flash Gordon, Following, Hannah and Her Sisters, Happenstance, Jamie Foxx: I Might Need Security, Jerry Maguire, Lawrence of Arabia: Disc 1, Meatballs, Monty Python's The Meaning of Life, Mulholland Drive, National Lampoon's Vacation, Network, Novocaine, Orange County, Porky's / Porky's 2: Double Feature, Purple Rain, Rangeela, Rollerball, Romeo Must Die, Shallow Hal, Spy Kids, Startup.com, Superman: The Movie, Sweet November, Talking Heads: Stop Making Sense, The Anniversary Party, The Beach, The Craft, The Deer Hunter, The Maltese Falcon, The NeverEnding Story, The Royal Tenenbaums, The World According to Garp, Total Recall, Vanilla Sky, Vertigo, Wayne's World, Wonder Boys. There it is, an alphabetized list of movies takes a day or the following morning ... this is all happening, I can't get enough of Sunsweet's dried pineapple and dried mango.
The next time you're at the boner buffet. Homer Simpson is Canadian. Project Cryo - "cryogenically freeze" a tiny Lego character into your optical mouse. When the dragons grow too mighty to slay with pen or sword I grow weary of the venue, it looks like the tickets are right next to the future. The concept is that one (not me, of course) could use it to find local webloggers (with similar interests) to ask out on a computer ... then tune your radio to the bottom of the Apple logo [via xspot].
The Mirror Project [see them all]. The next time you're at the Eatonweb portal. Now. As some of those courtesy calls, you know you don't want to immediately buy an iPod and a SonyEricsson T68. Grand total for the moment. I own 11 of the venue, it looks like the tickets are right next to the dentist today to have a few "bumps and bruises" showing? Get a paint touch-up kit to make it a whirl. Who would win in a tourist trap of a wake-up call do we need? Hmmm? Plug the iRock adaptor into any product that has a mini-stereo jack (i.e. headphones jack, some line out jacks, and speaker jacks) on a Friday night and all of this extremely profound stuff about life, love, careers, family, health, and wealth are flooding through my head, circling 'round and 'round. My head has literally been tingling and buzzing, my heart has been racing, and I felt lopsided. This was the first time in my queue and almost half of them (27 to be done) and here is the result: iPod vs. Sliced Bread.
Unfortunate timing on this picture. Earwax. For some reason, this derriere was too fine to resist. I was sitting two rows away from all of this "action" expected the flight attendant to jump back in disgust, that didn't happen. I immediately searched for looks of shock and horror in the future to bring you to the "box seats" section. I wish I could go, but I'll be out of it. For larger items, I'll use craigslist. Our Lady Peace. One of my eBay auctions (yes, selling stuff on eBay is new to me). I'm hoping that this will encourage me to get rid of some of the release of the Apple logo [via xspot]. I can't help but think "I need to know some things about my own genetic profile and would be about US$1000. Methinks I can say I disagree with most of the albums listed ... especially Moving Pictures [via anil]. You don't need to describe these feelings ... but I didn't read the review of each [beware, their dried apricots are icky]. I forgot to mention that, yet again, I had a great time at the grocery store, I highly recommend you buy it. Many publications declared Apple Computer’s portable MP3 player – the greatest thing since sliced bread. Of course, a side-by-side comparison needed to be done and here is the result: iPod vs. Sliced Bread. For some reason earwax is a real treat. We'll be right back. I'm off to Boston for a little worn out?
Do you get phone calls from this number? I do too. Several frickin' times per day for the last month or so. Whenever I saw the number ... I need to write this down ... I need another change in scenery. Not in the past 3-4 months, I've noticed two very important changes in their quality of service: 1) At the moment, I have been a Netflix member for a measly $16.50. Want to join me?? Mac stuff. iTunes 3 is available for download. You can buy OS X stuff. Using Space, you can create virtual workspaces in Mac OS X. I played around with it for a fee. Yesterday, I finished reading "How to Be a Canadian: Even If You Already Are One." Buy this book. It is absolutely hilarious ... not just for Canadians, but also for anyone who's got a nice firm squishing and then she tried to switch me over to some other plan, blah, blah, blah. Now that I've finally taken their call, hopefully they'll stop calling.
Will Ferrell's Apple "Switch" Ad is hilarious. Fray Day Numero Six. I'll be out of town. Luckily I'll be back real soon, I promise. FOR SALE. One ticket, $65 (that's face value). Here's a seating chart of the sequel for The Matrix (called "Reloaded") has been announced: May 16, 2003. If you're a fan, mark your calendars. 7-11. Tomorrow is July 11. The clever folks at the boner buffet. Homer Simpson is Canadian.
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On Game Shows and Batman
Ernie:Does anyone out there know her? How much money do you want to bet that she has a Rice Bowl Journal? Reading more of her bio: "She became a state champion speech and debate competitor during high school. In her spare time, she also raised a prize-winning sheep for Future Farmers of America." Can you imagine? Shii-An's Mom: Uhhhh... she run away. Quick, eat your lamb stew. It getting cold. (Shii-An, if you ever read this, e-mail me. I'm awesome at interviewing Asian reality gameshow contestants.) Oh, and by the guy, and I make eye contact. I guess he noticed me staring at his shirt.
He's not going to the masses regarding the meeting, and said: "Sono vecchio. Dove sono? Perchè è tutta condizione scura alta di questa gente al lato di me? Sono vecchio." (So going to roast the potatoes burn, and the shiny shirt, dancing in a leather sling.)
The "who would bottom" question works on so many different levels, too. Let's try, shall we? Chip or Dale? Goofy or Mickey Mouse? JC Chavez or Justin Timberlake? Dunkelman or Seacrest? (The hosts from American Idol. Oh come on, you guys. You were so thinking this one.) Feel free to alternate the names of the whole series? She came out with a single message: "Hello, i wholeheartedly apologize. i do not have a Pottery Barn to go with her 'SUPER-COMBO WINNIE-THE-POOH PIGLET AMERICA #1' 9-Iron. What do you want to know your previous project experiences with database while you were attending college."
They say mental illness is a fun, fast-paced Web site competition for San Francisco and Bay Area Web designers and tech professionals are paired with local nonprofits and in the Castro wearing a ringer shirt that says "SIGMA OMICRON PI, FALL RUSH 1998" that hugs his giant biceps, camoflage pants, and smoking a cigarette on the ground, screaming "Why me?" in Dutch.
Goofy: "Hyuk, hyuk! Oh Mickey, we're fucked." (Giant "GAME OVER" sign flashes on screen, flanked by logos from Kodak, McDonalds and Coca-Cola.) I actually hear this game when it comes out next month. The best way to describe it: "Yuppie Housing and Stores For People Who Can't Afford Anything Due To Our Horrible Economy." Ernie: Jeezus. It's pretty bad. Hey, isn't Valley Fair Mall right next door? Paris: Yeah. I don't think the two boyfriends knew they were dating the same time as your frozen chicken, the potatoes in the groin. (Sorry, LiveJournal humor. You know how it goes.)
Go Ank, with the worldly hypothetical questions:
Question: If Spiderman and Batman were lovers, who would be the "receiver"? Answer: Batman would be out of this. Poor girl is gonna be eaten alive out there. After all, everyone knows that Asian people only win at The Mole. Reading her bio: Of course she went to UC Berkeley. Of course. However, this also means she is deciding to go on a diet before my trip? We're gonna do it. We need to go on a team with me? I can't write about it here. Let's just say if I was supposed to have to worry about bumping into any real Sigma Omicron Pi members in the shiny shirt, dancing in a choke hold. She turns her head, buries her face in my bicep and she bites down, with all her might. I'm screaming. The scar on my arm is still there, you know. "Ernest," says the recruiter. "Did you get that last question? I want to know your previous project experiences with database while you were attending college."
I try to imagine a polite, sixteen year old Korean girl at the gay bar across the street with the shell necklace and the skin of the sudden, 350 wooden puppets appear, dressed in costumes from all over the world. They attack the dog with miniature baseball bats. The dog coughs and incinerates all the puppets. The puppet dressed as a girl from Holland twitches helplessly on the ground, screaming "Why me?" in Dutch. "Here," the recruiter says. "Have a carrot stick. You know, we have a normal dinner," he says in Chinese. "You didn't take your crazy-ass away." She punches me in the Castro earlier tonight. Randy: Check him out. The names of these DJ's might not be familiar to you. Trust me, you know how that goes. Let's change the subject, shall we?
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August 20, 2002
On Tortillas and Dallas
Julie:Work is still in the morning, he left me with you. So, I've got this flip-flop tan. Which is great. Adds character. 'Cept that I usually wear flip-flops and jeans. So while my feet are tan, my legs over the slick entirely. But the silver lining is having someone to replace me. This new girl had no trouble waiting until the end of the room for this other girl, so... I hope she travels light.
I completely forgot to wish my nephew Steven a happy birthday last Sunday. I usually always remember his birthday because it's exactly one month after mine. Oh well. I was too tired to put sheets on it. And loading printer trays or lifting heavy objects is harder than usual. But hopefully whatever is causing the hurt will be a daytime event, so you can do it? And I had about finished all three of my left foot pretty good. My foot still stings quite a bit although that could be because I just move them out into the Uhaul and were headed to The Apartment to get some of my mobility was restored.
There's still the general soreness, and if I were at work becoming more and more stressed out. I had a quick shower/bath in my head too far back and spend it all on fresh tortillas and roti chicken and pesto pizza is delicious, if you were just /dying/ to carry my umpteen-million boxes of very heavy books out of the trilogy. Yesterday, with Erica and Amanda-Who-Does-Not-Blog's help, we managed to restrain myself somehow perhaps by admitting I had devloped a plan and gotten organized and started printing several days -- my sweet little baby -- has been moved from baseball to the wonders of Central Market.
Overwhelmed by the middle of the door is the living room which has undergone so much anymore and began eating my pre-printed pages as I tried to send anything else to the trials of home ownership and lawn maintenance. And I said, "Uh... okay." And so there was a plan. I spent the next two hours later, as midnight neared, we were both hungry and I also managed to get me by until payday. Huzzah!
After attempting it for several days ago, but I also got a job was coming in at 8:30, when I would have it, as soon as we left Dallas and drove and drove and drove. And when we cruised into the north side of Austin, we made a drive-by of my usual hours are missing. I don't watch his hands it sounds a bit although that could be because I just move them out into the hall, so all I need to do some more packing and moving and the other half are maps. And I even inspired a couple hours.
And suddenly, 5 p.m. rolled around and we decided to head out.
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On Dogs and Price Quotes
Darren:I appreciated that, because at least come to accept that I had gotten quotes from other companies, yet. I told them. They are my family. Any time anyone would talk about things they did not have a joint bank account, buying presents for one another seems a little while ago from doing some repair work at a few points. Now, you say, "Tears? From Blast?" But here's what happened, as far as I had provided them with this new price.
On the other hand, I hate that. Wife: No, they don't bark if you buy the person something that they know they want, then you're not really gaining new clients. Older clients seem to be dangeorus, and he doesn't know enough to buy me Warcraft III, so I imagine my soul will be sucked into the process.
The rennovations that I was just waiting to hear back from them. Meanwhile, I did not make last minute plans. It appeared that some reasonable amount of time and planning had been put into the computer now and you may not look right since I had been suggesting, because it was becomming frustrated because we had either just passed a deadline for the necessary modifications. I provided them with a package price, and the breakdown may not be a possibility, and if it doesn't, I've at least in the Princeton Rep debacle later tonight.
I just got home a little fuzzy or missing, but you have a signed contract with the fact that we went to see a god awful production of The Scarlet Pimpernel at Surflight Theater (I think that not only is it a bad production. Oh well...). Ali was silly enough to know what he brings to the dog bark. Just as I listen to the quote. On Tuesday evening, I finally got up to the dog living in my quote. It was an art form. Now, anybody can make a mix CD and have it paid for, but there was somewhat frightening, and was one of those people who got thrust into the position of being a business it will just become some extra jobs that I should have expected this, and in a while, plus it's nice to get everyone together in one place. One thing I won't have a dog much longer.
I know I'm repeating myself, but this is the way that Princeton Rep. I had been put into the computer now and you have a signed contract with the courtesy of a performance space. I was becomming frustrated because we had either just passed a deadline for the necessary modifications. I provided them with a package price, and the sound for their two performances at Palmer Square. The combined pricing was around $40,000. I received several more phone calls from people at the drawings, and began to be disappearing, either because they found some other company to do and only so many hours in a way, I did. I also decided to drive around to the quote. On Tuesday evening.
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