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A statement previously only seen in science fiction

Seen in an article in LWN: The early years of the 21st century were [...] Wow, not only is it really the 21st century now, but we’re far enough into it that we can legitimately refer to “the early years … Continue reading

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Balancing Koalas

Steve gave me a nice set of Balancing Koalas, hand made by Tarata in New Zealand. Tarata also makes Balancing Kiwis, Apes, Penguins, and other animals. One of my coworkers said that she thinks they’d be great gifts for children, … Continue reading

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Treo 650 test post

Just trying to blog from my Treo 650 phone/PDA using u*blog. Here’s a poor photo of myself taken with the phone:

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Nutritional information for canned purified water

On a flight from LA to Chicago last night, I asked for water, and was given a can of Deja Blue, a brand of purified drinking water by Seven-Up, which presumably competes with Coke’s Dasani and Pepsi’s Aquafina. It seemed … Continue reading

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