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Entries from August 2002

Power to the People

August 31st, 2002 · 2 Comments

We’re off to Detroit for Labor Day this weekend via Delta’s webfares. We’re also going to check out Jennifer’s new store.
Make sure and watch the new Flaming Lips video for “Do You Realize.”
Don’t forget to see if you can see Elsa von Facebeiter
Put your fist in the air this labor day and, above all, [...]

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Tags: Travel

Navy chopper drops in on golf course

August 30th, 2002 ·

This is just begging to be shared:
http://www.pilotonline.com/military/ml0829hel.html
VIRGINIA BEACH—A Navy helicopter made a precautionary landing on the 11th fairway of Bayville Golf Club on Wednesday, after witnesses reported the craft making unusual noises.
The landing occurred around 3:45 p.m., about 10 minutes after the MH-53 Sea Stallion left on a training flight from Chambers Field at [...]

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Tags: This is Weird

Fired Verisign

August 27th, 2002 ·

I took the first steps in firing Verisign as my domain registrar today.
Visit this link and find out why you should too.

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Tags: Geek

Ellen Feiss: The New Mahir

August 27th, 2002 · 4 Comments

The new Apple.switch ads featuring Ellen Feiss are a huge hit, despite the fact that they have never aired on any television outlets.
Fan sites have already sprung up everywhere.
The ad’s appeal strikes on many levels. Some stalker types just think Ellen’s cute. A lot of folks believe that Ellen is not merely a typical, [...]

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Tags: Culture

A Closed Euro Internet?

August 26th, 2002 · 12 Comments

This is irrational and insane…
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/26612.html
Damn the Constitution: Europe must take back the Web
By Bill Thompson
Posted: 09/08/2002 at 14:01 GMT
Guest Opinion I’ve had enough of US hegemony. It’s time for change – and a closed European network.
Today’s Internet is a poor respecter of national boundaries, as many
repressive governments have found to their cost. Unfortunately [...]

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Tags: Culture · Opinions · Techie

Fun things to do in DC this weekend

August 23rd, 2002 · 5 Comments

OK. How does one “organize” an anarchist counter-demonstration? *****
There will be a large Neo-Nazi/Skinhead protest on the west side of the U.S. Capitol this Saturday, 24 Aug 02, sponsored by the National Alliance. Representatives from approximately 22 groups are expected to attend. During past protests, the group has numbered at around 400 participants.
The likelihood of [...]

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Tags: Washington, D.C.

Flaming Lips & Beck

August 22nd, 2002 · 1 Comment

I heard a rumor that the Flaming Lips will play an opening set for Beck on his next tour, and serve as Beck’s backup band during his set.
Is this true? Can anyone confirm or deny this?
While I’m not the biggest Beck fan in the world, I think he’s pretty cool. And [...]

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Tags: Music

Kristi Wiggins

August 16th, 2002 · 3 Comments

Kristi Wiggins lost her battle with brain cancer last week. She was 29.

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Tags: Death

The Little Things Add Up

August 16th, 2002 · 1 Comment

In what may be the best news I’ve received all week, my VPN status at work has been reinstated.
For those of you who don’t know what this means, or why it’s important, I can only offer you this phrase:
working in my boxer shorts as I type this.

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Tags: Life

Check In

August 15th, 2002 · 2 Comments

Just to let you know, my old password worked.

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Tags: Geek

Banjo’s Are Coming Up In The World

August 15th, 2002 ·

Quest for banjos…

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Tags: Music

Author! Author!

August 15th, 2002 ·

By the way, I should mention the fact that since I have migrated the weblog to Moveable Type, all authors must contact me with their desired username/password for access.
Actually, I have the usernames. But I don’t know your passwords.
Auf Wiederschreiben!

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Tags: Housekeeping

Beautiful Bilbo

August 14th, 2002 · 1 Comment

Anna sent me this:

Leonard Nimoy video: The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins. Amazing.

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Tags: This is Weird

This is just awesome…

August 13th, 2002 · 1 Comment

Asheton sends these tidbits, from his extensive legal research:

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Tags: Legal Misdeeds

Migrated to MT!

August 10th, 2002 · 2 Comments

Well, the migration to Moveable Type was EASY.
Now I just have to make sure your authorship came through and to modify the templates.

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Tags: Housekeeping