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We've Moved.

This site is OLD.
Unless you already knew that, you don't belong here. You belong at blog.piratenews.net. All of the old posts you'll find here are there plus a guaranteed 6 more posts! And you can complete your sense of belonging by signing up for a message board account at board.piratenews.net.
If you are worried about conforming to your new place of fitting, Blueprint 3.0 (which may or may not be ready, depending on how old this site really is) will give you all you need to know.

Tue - August 16, 2005

Skepticality

Andrew bloged about noted Skeptic "Randi." If you like that, try out one of my favorite Podcasts: Skepticality. weekly Podcasts have become my new workout music since they usually last for about an hour. If you too want to listen to monkey news while you pretend you are outside, try it out.

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Thu - July 14, 2005

If violence against horses isn't terrorism, I don't know what is.

rachelle said...

and another thing.  for all of you people reading this and think it is all a big joke and what not.  the offices of homeland security can track your internet addresses too.  if violence against horses isn't terrorism, i don't know what is. and you people reading this and giving these sickos attention is only contributing to the crime. so if you don't want to be charged as an accomplice you better just turn around and leave.  ever heard about what happens to people who "VISIT" child porn sites?  well this is exactly like that.  i have a cousin in the army. i know these things.
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Tue - July 12, 2005

On Legacys

Lore, once responsible for Brunching Shuttlecocks, and now responsible for a half dozen things all linked at his blog, has posted a marvelous little opinion which does a very good job of explaining why I hold opinions which make me seem utterly unfeeling towards "artist's rights."

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Mon - May 16, 2005

"I shudda goda patent!"

An Idea I had for a Learnlink conference named "Rumoratrix" has been implemented and enjoyed in New York City.

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Wed - May 11, 2005

Riggs

Driving 70 MPH on a Southern California freeway is no big thing, people do it all the time. This 'limit' begins to increase as the number of vehicles dramatically decrease each hour after the sun as set. So when I tell you that the other night we were driving home at the rate of 82 MPH, well that's not really worth writing about.

So what if I told you that while speeding down the road, trying to shave minutes off my best time from Orange County to Los Angeles I looked up from the dash gauges after hearing a peculiar noise to see a white BMW, fifteen yards in front of me, also traveling at 82 MPH but sideways, perfectly perpendicular to my own car.

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Tue - April 5, 2005

[FOOD] Picasso (From BluePrint)

I put the photos from the Vegas Trip up on Flickr, and it put me in the mind of this review I did for BluePrint.
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Grade:4.8 Shoes

Menu as reviewed:

Peekytoe Crab Salad

with Apple-Champagne Vinaigrette

Roasted U-10 Day Boat Scallops

with Potatoes Mousseline and Jus de Veau

Sauteed Foie Gras

with Dried Organic Sour Cherries

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Aged Lamb Rôti

with Crust of Truffles and Au Jus

Review: For he record the scale is out of 5 shoes. what lost them the 0.2s? Well two things really. The sheer difficulty of eating at the restaurant and the fact that it turns out I mildly dislike Foie Gras. The latter really isn't their fault, but I'm holding them responsible just the same.

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Mon - March 21, 2005

Obsessive stat obsession JR.

Wile trying to deal with the problem that google is returning my blog for searches I found this referral search:

wild noodles litigation

Odd enough, but the most common? "Campus movie fest" examples.

They. . . have them ALL on their site.

WTF?

also returned: this unbelievable description.

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Thu - March 17, 2005

Ronco in-egg scrambler

I can't even begin to describe something this stupid without a studio audience.

This is the ultimate in "who on earth has THAT problem" merchandise.

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Wed - March 16, 2005

Flickr Feed

I've added the bit of geist to the sidebar as a place for photos that don't deserve a whole entry. The other cool thing is that I can upload these photos directly from the phone so you stalker types can see what I see every day. Up to 10 MB a month anyway. . .

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I would have much prefered to see this movie.

The Star Wars LEGO video game dosn't seem like fun to play, but it does seem like fun to watch.

Screenshots

On a related note the Clone Wars Cartoon Series will be out on DVD soon. Yay. Please, stay home and watch that instead of Ep. III. Send a message.

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Tue - March 15, 2005

Peerflix

This might be just the thing for my pile of unloved DVDs.

Peerflix facilitates DVD swapping for $0.99 each swap. (Discs only, swap credits pre-purchased 5 at a time) Quality imbalance issues are solved by assigning different "peerbux" values to titles. Most one disks seem set at 3.
This was the sort of world that people envisioned when they protested DIVX and other consumable DVD theories. Since it is digital there is no reason that viewing the disc would reduce the value (like VHS) Of course, anyone with Netflix knows that occasionally someone's idea of "viewing" includes "using it as a puck in street hockey"

Sometimes (pre-netflix) I got a little over-zellous buying DVDs, to say nothing of well-meaning gifts from people who don't really know my taste or DVDs Michaele and I both bought.

Still, after I dump those, I can;t imagine using the service much more. I could see digging through the discount DVD bin and trading up for a buck a piece where the peerbux economy lags reality, but a) I don't have time, b) those are the bazaar people I mock in EQ and c) If I want to OWN a DVD I want a case for it too. For me, Netflix eliminated the need for this service, and it probably costs more than a Netflix membership in the short run. If, however you are suddenly distraught at the permanency of your collection, may as well put it to work.

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