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Monthly Archives: October 2007
Weird Al’s “Bob”
I just heard Weird Al Yankovic’s “Bob” for the first time today, even though it was released on his 2003 album Poodle Hat. The song is made up entirely of palindromes. The video was made to look very similar to … Continue reading
OpenOffice.org Wants to Compete with MS Outlook
There was a heated discussion on Slashdot regarding OpenOffice.org including Mozilla Thunderbird with the Lighting plugin in OpenOffice.org 3.0. They are looking to compete with Microsoft Outlook with their own PIM. As a user of both Thunderbird and Outlook user, … Continue reading
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Nothing Beats Pizza and Beer
I spent the past day or so in CT and when visiting southern CT, you have to go to New Haven for pizza. We went to Modern Apizza on State St. That is my current favorite pizza place anywhere. In … Continue reading
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Sam Kininger Band at Tazza
Last night while trying to figure out if I wanted Kung Pao chicken or General Tso’s chicken, a former employee of mine (he graduated in 2006) gave me a call because he was in the city and was going down … Continue reading
Class Action Lawsuit Against T-Mobile for Early Termination Fees and Phone Locking Practices
From Wired: Wireless-carrier T-Mobile USA lost a California Supreme Court bid Wednesday to kill a lawsuit challenging the company’s early-termination fees and its practice of locking down phones to work only on T-Mobile’s network. Without comment, the high court’s seven … Continue reading
Stone Ruination IPA
Having the night to myself last night, I decided I’d crack open the bottle of Stone’s Ruination IPA. I drank it with dinner (and then after because it was a 22 oz. bomber). My thoughts basically say “Wow! This is … Continue reading
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Internet Radio to Hit the Road
It looks like Internet radio is going to make a change and hit the road. Slacker, an Internet radio site, has announced that they have a portable Internet radio player in the works. It’s not like your standard MP3 play … Continue reading
The Beatles Catalog in an Hour
Alright, so it’s not the entire Beatles catalog. It is every Beatles LP every released in the UK. This is definitely different. It’s difficult to make out the songs if you don’t know what you’re listening to, but some are … Continue reading
Interview with RIAA Trial Juror
A juror from the recent trial, Capitol Records v. Thomas, speaks out. Wired has a story about an interview with Michael Hegg, a juror on the trial. The gist of it is, no surprise to me, that she lied and … Continue reading
Samuel Adams, Boston Beer Co., Jim Koch, and Why They Matter
I’ve seen a lot of comments on the Beer Advocate forums lately that totally bash Sam Adams beer for being bland and not really promoting better beer. I’ve seen things like “They just give someone a slightly better bland beer … Continue reading