Archive for February, 2003
Thursday, February 20th, 2003 | 15:42
As a cautionary point after the post about Thomas Friedman’s op-ed, I found this article from The New Republic: The Liberal Power, on “hawkish liberalisms” prospects in the event of … Continue reading »
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Thursday, February 20th, 2003 | 10:46
I came to a handshake agreement with the owners of the neighboring apartment, 4B, late yesterday. The agreed upon price was actually a hair less than I was hoping, … Continue reading »
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Wednesday, February 19th, 2003 | 12:09
Thomas Friedman has a good op-ed in today’s NYT: Tell the Truth. He criticizes the Bush Administration for badly bungling the diplomacy needed to build support for war, for … Continue reading »
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Wednesday, February 19th, 2003 | 11:21
Some pictures around Park Slope (well, Lincoln Place only) from the evening of the President’s Day Blizzard, 2003. Grace had the excellent foresight of driving in from Manhattan and putting the … Continue reading »
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Wednesday, February 19th, 2003 | 00:37
Here’s one about the software developer as a movie icon: invariably, developers are portrayed as social misfits who can write ultracomplex systems on the fly and like to break into … Continue reading »
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Sunday, February 16th, 2003 | 18:58
Based on this Recipe Source recipe: Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method ——– ———— ——————————– … Continue reading »
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Sunday, February 16th, 2003 | 18:53
Fairway was packed before the big winter storm, but not as bad as other times we’ve been there. The pictures I took of the crowd and the small army … Continue reading »
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Friday, February 14th, 2003 | 15:27
Here’s an article from The Atlantic on the standardization of time by American railroad companies in 1883. Prior to November 18, 1883, local noon had been set as it … Continue reading »
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Thursday, February 13th, 2003 | 18:15
This is a nice digital photography site, with articles and tips from users: fredmiranda.com – Home It seems to be geared to seriously expensive equipment, rather than the snapshot digital camera … Continue reading »
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Wednesday, February 12th, 2003 | 12:12
Not the best resource, but they seem to have documentation on weird devices and GUI stuff, less for what one would think would be standard topics such as security, running … Continue reading »
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