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October 2003
- Oranjeboom!
- I found a place locally that sells Oranjeboom, a beer I had when I was in the UK and really enjoyed. I’ve been searching around here for it without much luck. I did find some when I went to visit Derek, but seeing as that... full entry
- Do your part - Ban Bad Fonts
- Ever walk into a gas station and see paper signs taped to the door made by employees? Inevitably, they are almost always made using the Comic Sans font. Irritates you every time you see it, right? Well, you can now strike back. That’s right, bancomicsans.com,... full entry
September 2003
- Big Content Missteps
- The Denver Post published a fantastic article yesterday that does an excellent job of summarizing some of the many missteps of music recording industry. The best-selling “Chicago” movie soundtrack is available on CD starting at $13.86. The actual movie… can be had for precisely $2.12... full entry
July 2003
- “Digging for Googleholes” is Crap
- An article was posted yesterday on Slate pushing the idea that, while Google is great for searching overall, there are three glaring ways in which it fails. That’s crap. Type in the make and model of a new DVD player, and you’ll get dozens of... full entry
April 2003
- “Mothball the Airlines”
- I love how the major airlines all cried wolf and claimed that 9/11 is what’s forced them to lose money and (for many of them) file for bankruptcy. They completely gloss over the fact that they’ve been losing money for years and just try to... full entry
- Screw You, Music Industry!
- I’ve ranted before about the incredibly crappy behavior of the music industry, movie industry, RIAA, and in general “Big Content”. How they’re using the internet, file-sharing, etc. as a pathetic crutch and excuse for an outdated business model. Well, Dave Farber’s “Interesting People” list had... full entry
November 2002
- I love my Mozilla
- I’ve become a die-hard Mozilla user. Heck, I’m almost an evangelist for it, since I’m always urging people to switch over to it. Well, now my job is a little easier when people ask what makes Mozilla better: 101 things that the Mozilla browser can... full entry
July 2002
- Advertisers sure are stupid
- So, I’m waiting for my web-based email to load and Pop-Up Killer to close the stupid pop-up ads. (Aside: I really ought to start using Mozilla since it can simply stop them from ever opening...) While waiting, I read this banner ad at the top... full entry
June 2002
- Must… stop… spam…
- If you’re anything at all like me, you get at least a dozen or more spam emails a day. In my case, I think a lot of it stems from publically posting my email address back when I was a neophyte webmaster. But I digress.... full entry
May 2002
- Episode II… as good as the hype?
- Hello, my name is Chris and I’m a Star Wars fan. I saw Episode II (”Attack of the Clones”… I still don’t like the title that much) last night. Waited in line quite a while and had excellent seats. This movie was everything The Phantom... full entry
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