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links for 2007-08-19
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Orson Scott Card on Michael Mann (not the director/producer) cooking the books to prove humanity's responsible for global warming instead of being, you know, honest with his algorithms and data.
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I wouldn't roll as a pirate, but I like this shirt.
links for 2007-08-14
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Of course I find out I've had pro baseball within five miles of my house for the past year just as the season ends.
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Even though I don't own a console system, I've always enjoyed the Star Wars LEGO games. Now the circle of the Lucasfilm movie family on LEGO is complete.
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Eric Blair's AppleScript bundle for sending the current post in NetNewsWire in plain text via email in Mailsmith, Entourage, or Apple's Mail. Very handy.
links for 2007-08-12
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1.78 million .Mac subscribers?!? As Frank Barone would say, "Holy crap!" If only the old eWorld could've had so many...
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Guy Kawasaki got a tour of the Trek barn, and gives a mini-history of the company, as well as a photo tour of the Lance Armstrong History Wall. Fascinating stuff. I'm a proud Trek bike owner myself.
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This is my new bike, which I got to ride a sum total of two times before I broke my foot in a non-cycling incident. Mine's in the black and anthracite.
links for 2007-08-11
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I've always wanted to throw myself in to a Kurosawa film fest.
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"[A] community website for writers of all descriptions to post their work and receive feedback. In return it is hoped they will cast their eye over other people's work and give their thoughts."
links for 2007-08-10
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Joe Cochrane spent time embedded with the U.S. Navy's Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 2 in Iraq.
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Amazing new .45 ACP submachine gun featuring cutting-edge technology.
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I've long admired the XD series of pistols, and this latest, the compact .45, has vaulted to the top of my XD wishlist.
links for 2007-08-07
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"[H]ome to a collection of unique shirt designs which are inspired and pay homage to some of the most memorable places, corporations and companies in 20th century fiction." I especially like the Nostromo and Cyberdyne shirts.
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1024 x 768 resolution, built-in speakers, support for 8 different media types including USB thumbdrives, and MPEG Video & MP3 playback, for only $250
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I suppose a lot of it comes from growing up in Baton Rouge, and in the metaphorical shadows of LSU, but I've always loved tigers.
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Xavier is a staunch supporter of the 2d Amendment seeking to educate, not humiliate, by showcasing people doing really stupid things with firearms. In the U.S., firearms ownership is a right, but also a very heavy responsibility. Don't be an idiot.
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I think the description above is pretty self-explanatory. Good reference to bookmark, in case it happens to you.
links for 2007-08-05
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A collection of classical music, with a litlte jazz, put together by BreakPoint senior writer, and Wilberforce Forum fellow, Roberto Rivera.
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"Common Good is a non-partisan coalition dedicated to creating policy solutions that restore rationality and common sense to the law. [...] [It] grew out of the work of our founder and Chair, Philip K. Howard, the author of The Death of Common Sense"
links for 2007-08-04
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"I'm not lazy...I just have a bad motivator." Thank the Force for that, too, or else R2 would've never gotten to shut down the garbage smashers on the detention level.
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Blog of Tony Woodlief, author of "Raising Wild Boys Into Men: A Modern Dad's Survival Guide", which I heartily recommend.
links for 2007-08-03
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I guess if you're going to call yourself a real Star Wars fanboy, you better get yourself some Yoda or Vader business cards.
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What's it like for Darth Vader to live in the real world, stuck in that helmet of his? Esteban Diácono used his camera to find out...
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Because doesn't everyone's favorite Wookie deserve his own color palette?
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Unofficial fan wiki for those obsessed with Twitter. Lots of good Twitteresque resources to be had here.
links for 2007-07-31
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The demo video is a riot. Something tells me this game is ripe for tournament status in the Dungeon, Nathan.
links for 2007-07-28
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"Punakea is a little app trying to help you cope with the day-to-day struggle of managing your files. Designed to complement Spotlight, it allows you to tag your files and bookmarks, freeing you of the strict hierarchy of the Finder's folder structure."
links for 2007-07-27
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I don't recall where I first heard of Dick & Rick Hoyt's amazing story, but I think it was two years ago, right around Ironman time. This bit from the Today Show is a good summation of one father's love.
links for 2007-07-26
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I just replaced the hard drive in my PowerBook, and this is the set of instructions I used.
links for 2007-07-24
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You can take the green line from Digg over to Facebook, or the red from Google to get off at Microsoft, Adobe, or Apple. The folks at Information Architects track web trends again this year, giving us a subway-esque map that ties it all together.
links for 2007-07-22
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"All single malt, all the time." Jeff, Chip, and Michael explore the world of scotch, including what goes in to making this wonderful elixir, in a monthly podcast.
links for 2007-07-14
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Some great wallpapers for your iPhone from Greg Storey.
links for 2007-07-12
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"TeleMoose is a free iPhone application that enables you to browse and shop Amazon, without needing to double tap your way through a complex series of web pages, waiting for them to load." I just wish there were a way to add products to one's wish list
links for 2007-07-11
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The Battle of Helm's Deep, from J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of The Rings, recreated by Silver Snail with the Muppets. Genius.
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Should I get in to cycling a lot more seriously, I know what helmet I'm buying.
links for 2007-07-10
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A must-have utility for me, AutoPairs has been updated to version 3, a universal binary so we finally have a version that runs on Intel Macs! Requires Mac OS X 10.4.