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In defense of waiting (and wasting time)
I don't mind waiting. That's why I bring a book wherever I go.
Turn Thunderbird into the Ultimate Gmail IMAP Client
I keep turning to this page for tips for using the open source desktop client (I need the context switch) for email.
Like user's favorites and their comments on other people's photosl. All you need to know is how to hack URLs and find out a Flickr user's NSID.
Steve Martin on being funny
Steve Martin has influenced my sense of humour, and writing, greatly. I can't wait to get my greedy little hands on his new book.
Alan reviews Faceplant Winter Ale, an organic beer from Nelson, B.C.
I had a sip of this tasty beverage while snowshoeing on Seymour Mountain.
unadorned.org :: untitled
She couldn't have picked a better time to start writing again.
The real cost of open-source software
"The [real] question is, 'How much is that software worth?'"
Four Capital Letters Printed In Gold
No need to ask my name to figure out how cool I am. (Matthew Perpetua vindicates my five-starring of "DVNO" in iTunes.) I just came here to bounce.
Raincity'll be Taking Northern Voice by Storm
I'll be speaking at the Internet Bootcamp bright and early on Friday about blogging.
Mark Pilgrim is cataloguing the reaction to Internet Explorer 8 version targetting
One day, when I decide I want to understand what that means, I know where to go.
The Atlantic Monthly opens up its archives
Proof that The Atlantic loves the web: their old URLs redirect to their new ones. I updated the 40+ links in my blog archives anyway. National Post, if you love the web too, you're next.
January 30th is International Delete Your MySpace Account Day
I don't use MySpace as a logged in user, but rather as a radio station, since that's where some of my favourite bands post their new single. And yes, that makes me feel dirty.
The Significance of the MyBlogLog API
It'll only be truly significant when fake porn sites use it to shame their visitors.
Learning how to respond to downtime
Degrade gracefully, keep explanations short and simple, don’t give false expectations, and be human.
Incentive-compatible, just-in-time dishwashing
"The solution is refrigeration."
On This Day module at Drupal.org
I took some "community time" at work and published my module to the Drupal contributions repository. It shows posts made on this day for however many years back you want. Still needs work, but now there's a bug report and feature request tracker for it.
Humour 'comes from testosterone', say scientists
Men's jokes tend to be more aggressive. No mention of the Christopher Hitchens article on the same subject, i.e. why men are funnier than women.
Portland, OR, creates "bike boxes" for cyclists stopped at intersections
It's a move to prevent the "right hook" collisions where car drivers can't see that they're turning into a bicycle in their right-hand blind spot.
In Praise of Idleness
Bertrand Russell, writing on 1932, on the morality of work.
The New York Times profiles Vancouver's Markus Frind, owner of Plenty of Fish
"On average, he puts in about a 10-hour workweek."
Why Britney Spears matters
How many people could remove themselves so entirely from the process until called upon, at which point they slide into their role like a spoon into soup?

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