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Archive for February, 2004

Big Day In Mozilla Land

Monday, February 9th, 2004

I won’t bother to say too much, but there have been new releases today of Mozilla Firefox (formerly Firebird) and Mozilla Thunderbird. You can get them by reading the articles and following the links on Mozillazine.org.
For the brilliant bunch of programmers that they are, it baffles me that this is the second time they’ve […]

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Yeah yeah. It’s the oldest joke in the book, but it’s true. Read the latest article on CBC Sports which interviews Tie Domi with regard to tonight’s match-up of the Ottawa Senators vs. the Toronto Maple Leafs.
“I don’t want to comment on that guy. I lost a lot of respect for him,” Toronto’s […]

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Michael Jackson to Endorse Apple?

Wednesday, February 4th, 2004

Check out the Smoking Gun’s latest acquisition. Count the Apple computers seized by the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department. THEY WERE ALL IN THE BEDROOM!!
I had no idea Jacko was a geek. A freak maybe. But not a geek.
[P.S. Jacko seems to also keep a Canon Powershot in the bathroom […]

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A Great Story Until The Last Line

Wednesday, February 4th, 2004

The Toronto Star had a great story this morning about a major crime ring that got busted at the Toronto airport today.
I was thoroughly pleased until I got to the last line: The recovered booty will be turned over to the province, with the proceeds going to fight organized crime.
Isn’t the role of police […]

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In The Totally Bizarre Website Category

Monday, February 2nd, 2004

A friend of mine recommended a site to me. I suppose it’s amusing. I haven’t pored into it too deeply as of yet. Streetmattress.com is a gallery of mattresses people have found in unusual places.
I present it to you in the hopes that you will find it amusing.

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