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Ding! Fries are done!

Monday, November 19th, 2007

Today, I was subjected to Christmas music for the first time this year. When I got home today, “Carol of the Bells” was playing on the radio, and I was immediately reminded of this:

I love the internet.

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The New World of Ubiquitous Computing

Wednesday, May 30th, 2007

I have a habit of paying attention to the technology of personal computing. This is primarily because I think it’s interesting, but also because I believe it is generally prudent to try and keep up with the latest technology in my field.
As someone who laps up every scrap of technology news I can get […]

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Why don’t we punish treason anymore?

Tuesday, May 29th, 2007

China sentences ex-official to death

Zheng Xiaoyu, the former head of State Food and Drug Administration, was convicted of accepting bribes from drug companies.

Well, I’ve got to hand it to the Chinese. Say what you want about Communism and what-not, but at least they don’t put up with their officials taking […]

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Living Life Online

Monday, May 21st, 2007

The internet has some fantastic properties about it, doesn’t it? For one, folks seem to be endlessly compelled to publicize details about their life that they might otherwise take with them to their graves. Why do we do it? What is it about this series of tubes that turns us into such […]

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