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  1. Netscape Has Left the Building January 31, 2008

    Netscape Navigator, one of the first ‘popular’ web browsers, is dead.

    Posted in Technology.

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  2. Star Trek Optimism January 28, 2008

    When I first heard that work was beginning on a new Star Trek film, I suppose you could have described my first response as more cautious than optimistic. However, as more and more details appear, I’m moving more and more towards the ‘optimism’ side of things.

    Posted in Film, Star Trek.

    1 comment
  3. Google Transit: A for Effort… January 18, 2008

    I need to walk a block, scale a chain-link fence, climb a hill, play Frogger across three lanes of northbound traffic, one express lane, and three lanes of southbound traffic on I-5, go down a hill, scale another chain link fence, hike through some woods, and swim across the lake on the NSCC grounds.

    Posted in Humor, Technology.

    7 comments
  4. Make a Band (Altered) January 16, 2008

    The title of whatever random Wikipedia page you land on is the name of the band. The last four words of the last quote on this page is the title of the album. The third image this Flickr search is the cover of the album (this will search Creative Commons Attribution licensed photos and sort them by interestingness).

    Posted in Internet.

    7 comments
  5. Sci-Fi Sounds January 13, 2008

    This was an entertaining little quiz — identifying classic sci-fi from short sound clips. Most were pretty obvious to me, but not all of ‘em.

    Posted in Film, Links.

    2 comments
  6. How Many Have Died in a Blogging Accident? January 12, 2008

    As of a few days ago…two. As of this moment…8,260. Geeks are fun!

    Posted in Humor.

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  7. Good Action is Geography January 8, 2008

    If you build a fast engine, you don’t need fast cutting, because the story’s being told fluidly, and the pages are just turning very quickly.

    Posted in Film.

    5 comments
  8. Pre-Seattle Days January 7, 2008

    Those who follow me on Flickr will have noticed this already, but I’ve been spending some time digging through my old archive CDs and uploading a bunch of old photos from years (and digital cameras) past. At this point, I’ve made it through all my digital photos up to the last few days before I bailed out of Anchorage and migrated south to Seattle.

    Posted in Life, Photography.

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  9. Better Buy January 5, 2008

    I may not ever get to a point of just stopping by to browse, or remotely look forward to having to dive into Best Buy…but at least at the moment, I don’t feel the need to actively avoid the store or it’s sales droids when I do stop in. And, for Best Buy, that’s saying a lot.

    Posted in Life, Technology.

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  10. Condescended January 2, 2008

    Still — not every geek out there works for Microsoft and has a gazillion expendable dollars…or sees the need to toss out a perfectly good (and, actually, very nice) TV set that works fine, aside from not having the ATSC tuner.

    Posted in Technology, Television.

    3 comments
  11. The Ratings Game #2 January 1, 2008

    Seeing as how the point is really just about the silliness of the MPAA’s ratings rationales, I’ll just toss one up whenever I feel like it. I won’t immediately give away which movie the rating comes from, but you can click through the rating to figure it out. It’s all just for fun, after all!

    Posted in Film.

    3 comments
  12. 2008 Banned Words or Phrases January 1, 2008

    As compiled by Lake Superior State University…

    Posted in Humor.

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