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  1. First LotR:TRotK review…almost November 30, 2003

    The Return of the King is … sorry about this, but we’re not allowed to tell you what we think of The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King until next Tuesday.

    Posted in Film.

    4 comments
  2. Bombardier Embrio November 30, 2003

    The Embryo is a single-wheeled vehicle, balanced using internal gyroscopes and powered with a hydrogen fuel cell, emitting only water as its exhaust.

    Posted in Technology.

    6 comments
  3. The fitty-cen’ project November 30, 2003

    Of course, the real question is whether gangsta rappers are going to chip in…

    Posted in Links.

    2 comments
  4. Elf booty got soul! Elf girls like rock-n-roll! November 28, 2003

    If you’re at all into Tolkein or hip-hop, you’ve got to check out The Lords of the Rhymes.

    Posted in Books, Film, Humor, Music.

    4 comments
  5. 2004 Photography Calendar November 28, 2003

    I’ve just selected twelve photographs from my collection, and added a new item to my CafePress shop: a 2004 Wall Calendar featuring those photographs.

    Posted in Website.

    3 comments
  6. Alice’s Restaurant, by Arlo Guthrie November 27, 2003

    You can get anything you want at Alice’s Restaurant…

    Posted in Music.

    6 comments
  7. Happy Thanksgiving! November 27, 2003

    And don’t forget to eat that turkey…before it eats you!

    Posted in Life.

    2 comments
  8. Battlefield nuke ok’d by Bush November 27, 2003

    If Bush has his way, in a few years our ground troops could be carrying ‘small scale’, ‘low-yield’ nuclear rockets.

    Posted in Politics.

    4 comments
  9. The trickiest zen on the menu November 27, 2003

    I wanted to take a moment to point out Pops’ domain, 2 Hour Lunch. I discovered his site at some point during the TypePad beta testing process, and he’s become one of my favorite reads.

    Posted in Weblogs.

    2 comments
  10. Bad Santa November 27, 2003

    I first heard about Bad Santa thanks to Pops about a week ago, and it immediately sounded like something that would be right up my alley. Roger Ebert’s review has just solidified that.

    Posted in Film.

    1 comment
  11. Digital elocution November 27, 2003

    So what do you do if you’re trying to put together campaign commercials for a President who can’t seem to string together more two multi-syllabic words without stumbling? Simple!

    Posted in Politics.

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  12. Capt. Yee charged with…being a shmuck November 26, 2003

    Two counts of failing to obey a lawful general order, adultery, conduct unbecoming an officer, making a false official statement and failure to obey an order or regulation (the latter two charges stem from allegations that Yee viewed and stored pornography on a government computer).

    Posted in Politics.

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  13. Troy November 26, 2003

    Another film I’m really looking forward to seeing — Troy.

    Posted in Film.

    1 comment
  14. Just what I always wanted! November 26, 2003

    Amuse your conservative friends and annoy your liberal neighbors with the brand new Ann Coulter Talking Action Figure.

    Posted in Politics.

    4 comments
  15. Three Years November 25, 2003

    Today marks my three-year anniversary of weblogging. I’ve highlighted a few posts that I find notable or especially worth visiting for one reason or another.

    Posted in Weblogs.

    4 comments
  16. Fasten your seatbelts! November 24, 2003

    If you live in the Seattle/Portland/Pacific Northwest — or Japan — you might want to think about moving. At least, think about it if you have plans to be in the area in about 200 years. ;)

    Posted in Science.

    2 comments
  17. FBI monitoring antiwar protests November 23, 2003

    The Federal Bureau of Investigation has collected extensive information on the tactics, training and organization of antiwar demonstrators and has advised local law enforcement officials to report any suspicious activity at protests to its counterterrorism squads, according to interviews and a confidential bureau memorandum.

    Posted in Politics.

    1 comment
  18. CSS Hints and Tips November 23, 2003

    Dave Shea at Mezzoblue is working on a CSS Crib Sheet/Best Practices/hints and tips post. Lots of good information and suggestions in those posts for writing good, clean CSS.

    Posted in Technology.

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  19. Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (Special Extended Edition) November 23, 2003

    First off, and most simply, if you’re a fan of the series, there’s no question about it. This is a must-buy DVD (as is, incidentally, the extended edition of Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring). Feel free to stop reading this and just go buy it.

    Posted in Film.

    2 comments
  20. The biggest cause of failure is success November 23, 2003

    What if Google set up an agreement with hosting sites in which, in order to offset the cost of bandwidth spikes, Google AdSense ads could be (semi-)automatically added to a site when they reached a certain bandwidth point?

    Posted in 15Minutes, Weblogs.

    6 comments
  21. Just when things were starting to settle down November 22, 2003

    Apparently, my story is (for the moment) the Energizer Bunny of blogging stories — it just keeps going, and going, and going, and going…

    Posted in 15Minutes, Website.

    13 comments
  22. Miss Digital World November 20, 2003

    Here’s a fun idea for a new-millennium beauty contest: Miss Digital World, a beauty contest complete with virtual contestants!

    Posted in Links.

    3 comments
  23. Human Stupidity November 20, 2003

    Always and inevitably everyone underestimates the number of stupid individuals in circulation.

    Posted in Links.

    4 comments
  24. Back from the Meetup November 19, 2003

    Just got back a bit ago from this month’s Seattle weblogger Meetup.

    Posted in Weblogs.

    2 comments
  25. Same sex marriage OK in Massachusetts November 18, 2003

    Massachusetts’ highest court ruled Tuesday that the state cannot deny gays and lesbians the right to marry and ordered the state’s lawmakers to devise changes in the law within six months.

    Posted in Current Affairs.

    20 comments