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Entries from February 2008

The Shoe Shine Boy

February 28th, 2008 · 1 Comment

I’ve been going back and forth with Guest Poster Dylan Ross on fivecentnickel.com about market forces and a key phrase in his post :”For every dollar won over the market, one must be lost”. Ultimately I’ve decided I agree with him, but as a result of the conversation I’ve had some interesting side revelations. […]

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Tags: money

Leaving Behind Windows

February 20th, 2008 · No Comments

I was perusing the latest barrage of tips from Lifehacker today and I realized something.  Once or twice a day Lifehacker has some tidbit about Windows Vista, and I completely glaze over it.  I have distanced myself so far from Vista that I don’t even care about tips and news for the OS.  I can […]

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Tags: Uncategorized

Great Writing

February 14th, 2008 · No Comments

If its important to point out complete and utter bullshit when it crops up, its even more important to point to the good stuff when it comes along.
The writing is terse and fragments are all over the page, but a sense place, like the feeling you get when drinking a great Burgundy, drips off the […]

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Tags: fishing

Javascript Sucks

February 13th, 2008 · No Comments

I haven’t decided if its Javascript, the lack of a decent Javascript editor, or people who abuse Javascript, but something about it smells really bad. That is all!

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Tags: software · technology

Apple in Feburary

February 12th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Its no secret among my friends that I’m an Apple Fanboy. I can’t help it, life really is better on the other side of the digital divide. February has been an interesting month for me when it comes to my Mac. With all the new releases scheduled for this month, I’ve been […]

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Tags: mac · news · software · technology

Romney Surrenders So You Don’t Have To

February 7th, 2008 · No Comments

In this time of war, I simply cannot let my campaign be a part of aiding a surrender to terror. This is not an easy decision. I hate to lose - Mit Romney
Yeah, thats what Romney said as he announced he was “suspending” his campaign. I’m not a political crazy. I don’t want […]

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Tags: politics

You Suck at Photoshop

February 5th, 2008 · No Comments

I read a few photography focused blogs, and of late many of them ahve been mentioning hte “You Suck at Photoshop” series. Its crude humor to be sure, but there is some good stuff to be learned in there, and its VERY funny. I’m not going to link to it, frankly because I […]

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Tags: news · photography

Getting Outside in Chicago this Spring

February 5th, 2008 · No Comments

I’m excited. I’ve got lots of plans in the coming weeks to get outdoors and do stuff. Despite the foot of snow about to be dumped on the north burbs I’ve got plans to go skiing, fishing, backpacking, and all sorts of other outdoor adventures.
This weekend I’m off to Devils Head for […]

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Tags: backpacking · fishing · gear · skiing

Vote!

February 5th, 2008 · No Comments

Today is the date of the primary in roughly 2 dozen states. If you’re in one of them, go vote. If you aren’t registered to vote, use today as the day to get registered. Then when November rolls around, you’ll be ready to go.

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Tags: politics

Microsoft Buys Yahoo

February 1st, 2008 · No Comments

Tim Bray, as he usually does, has a very insightful point about the MS/Yahoo deal. Lets just say for a second that Yahoo has 1billion users. That number is probably high, but lest just say. Microsoft just payed $44.50/user for yahoo. In all likelihood the number is probably closer to 500 […]

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Tags: money · news