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Archive for July, 2003

Now HERE Is An Interesting Website

Thursday, July 31st, 2003

Thanks to Lockergnome for finding this one. In fact, I’ll be the total coach potato and not even write my own blurb. This is what they wrote about terrorism.com in the newsletter.
This site is a good place to start when wanting information related to terrorism, since it links to latest news. Get country […]

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The Numbers Say It All

Thursday, July 31st, 2003

This poll from the Toronto Sun, with results just now at 11:28 am.
Who gave the best performance at SARS-Stock?
Total Votes for this Question: 2172
So far, 6% have voted for The Stones
So far, 45% have voted for AC/DC
So far, 6% have voted for Rush
So far, 1% have voted for Sam Roberts
So far, […]

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Wow

Wednesday, July 30th, 2003

And I thought it scared the crap outta me when my Pontiac 6000 backfired. Check this out.

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Hardware Purchase Of The Week

Wednesday, July 30th, 2003

I’m finally wireless.
Future Shop was selling the wireless “Blue” Microsoft mice for the same price as the wired ones. Considering I go through AA batteries in wholesale quantities to begin with, it didn’t seem like a bad idea.
So far I have been very pleased. I’ve always liked Microsoft mice better than their Logitech […]

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Thank God I Can Turn The Fan Back On Again

Wednesday, July 30th, 2003

I’ve been recording and mixing (rather crudely) for the past hour or so… and having the time of my life I might add. This morning a friend of mine came to me and asked for my input on what software to use to record from LP to CD. I thought of Acoustica at […]

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More On The “F Motion”

Wednesday, July 30th, 2003

I’ve been in a e-mail dialogue with Eric Vanetta - the Deputy Public Defender from Fort Collins, Colorado for several days since the appearance of his “F Motion” on thesmokinggun.com. He seems like a quality fella.
As the conversation was about to end, I asked the question that seemed obvious that nobody had seemed to […]

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Eudora Rest In Peace

Wednesday, July 30th, 2003

For years I have been on the anti-Microsoft e-mail client bandwagon. I loathe Microsoft Outlook with a passion usually reserved for tyranical dictators. It is by far the most exploitable piece of software on the 32-bit Windows platform (aside perhaps, from early versions of ICQ) and is - in my not-so-humble opinion - […]

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