February 2004

too much caffiene

February 23, 2004

in Food, Links, Reviews

There’s a rant on Salon today about the Starbucks booklet that came out recently that explains how to order coffee. The author of this rant positively has a fit over it, and uses the booklet as a jumping-off point for the usual Starbucks-is-the-root-of-all-evil discussion. I drink Starbucks coffee (grande decaf nonfat latte). I also drink [...]

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cycling stigmata

February 23, 2004

in Personal, Stories

I went on a 30 mile bike ride on Saturday (got rained on, it sucked, whine). Did a full hour and a half of spinning on sunday, plus an hour of weight lifting. Did another 45 minutes of spinning first thing this morning, at which time I started spontaneously bleeding from the knees. Close inspection [...]

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wierd technical writing

February 20, 2004

in Reviews, Tech

I’m always interested in new and strange ways of teaching people about technology, and I’m particularly amused by bizarre computer books. Yes, I read this stuff for fun (why are you staring at me like that?) For example, Head First Java teaches Java with cartoons and wierd jokes. It is totally brilliant. Stealing the Network, [...]

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the cold that would not die

February 20, 2004

in Links

Mercury News | Persistent colds won’t go away Ah, this explains why I can’t get rid of this beastly cold. Dammit. (thanks to Educated Guesswork)

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freshly squeezed emu juice

February 20, 2004

in Links

Daftman Technical Manual for the NM-156 Reciprocating Emu Press (a 990K PDF file) I’ve had a link to this this sitting in my email for a while (from the tech writer’s mailing list (yes, there is a such a thing, and yes, most of the time it is just as dull as it sounds)). I [...]

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