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Entries from April 2006

links for 2006-04-30

April 30th, 2006 · Comments

Oregonlive.com: Guess Where PDX? Group featured
In an article in the Oregonian paper. I started that group, inspired by the other Guess Where? groups.
(tags: halfass pdx portland flickr)

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links for 2006-04-28

April 28th, 2006 · Comments

ÖAMTC – Der Österreichische Automobil-, Motorrad- und Touring Club
driving club
(tags: vienna wien halfass auto license)

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Textile

April 28th, 2006 · Comments

Site was having textile plugin woes. I think it may now be fixed. In short, I upgraded Word Press and disabled my plugins. After the upgrade, the plugins for “Humane Text” seemed to stop working, but it took me a week or so to notice. All should be well now as I have downloaded the [...]

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Tags: General

links for 2006-04-26

April 26th, 2006 · Comments

Funny, concentrated comedy reports
I’ve been watching these periodically for a couple days and they crack me up. (via Powazek)
(tags: halfass comedy blogs funny humor videopodcast)

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links for 2006-04-25

April 25th, 2006 · Comments

Internationales Balkan Fest
It’s Balkan Fever!
(tags: halfass vienna wien balkans balkanfever)

Welcome to DiploFoundation Website
(tags: halfass diplomacy)

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links for 2006-04-24

April 24th, 2006 · Comments

BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Shedding light on call to ban bulb
(tags: halfass electricity conservation consumption)

BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Scruffy is the new green
(tags: halfass fashion conservation environment green)

OmniNerd – Articles: Beating Traffic
Detailed commute time analysis. One thing that struck me about ATL traffic was that when school was out, it was like paradise. [...]

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Used

April 21st, 2006 · Comments

After reading this review of Windows Vista, I realized something. Let me trace it for you.
I knew a guy back in the 90s who was studying Usability Engineering on a post graduate level in Sweden. At the time, I thought, “that’s a lame field.” It didn’t seem “techy” to me and, during the run up [...]

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Tags: Geek · General

links for 2006-04-20

April 20th, 2006 · Comments

Paul Thurrott’s SuperSite for Windows: Windows Vista February 2006 CTP (Build 5308/5342) Review, Part 5: Where Vista Fails
Thurrott gives Vista and Microsoft a thorough beat down, calling Vista “warmed over OS X Tiger”. I probably wouldn’t run it at home, but I had high hopes for Vista. But I’m starting not to even care. Is [...]

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Slashes o Chocomole Food

April 19th, 2006 · Comments

I saw a guy today whose last name was one character off from “Megadeth”.
Received this breakfast cereal appeal in my spam folder:

Attn:My Good Friend.
I am Thomas Cook of “Thomas Cook Attorneys” the personal Attorney to one Mr. Golden
Graham who worked with the Shell-Petroleum Development Company(SPDC) in
London.

—-
Ate good Mexican food in the [...]

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Tags: Children, The · General · Vienna

links for 2006-04-18

April 18th, 2006 · Comments

dritte mann museum – 3mpc – third man private collection
Have to check this place out! Anyone up for a Third Man Flickr Photo Stroll?
(tags: halfass thirdman film vienna tour museum)

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links for 2006-04-17

April 17th, 2006 · Comments

LA Downtown News Online
My buddy Gareth is in a new play in Los Angeles.
(tags: halfass buddy gareth saxe)

Too Good to Be True? – Los Angeles CityBeat
lean & toned—my buddy Gareth’s new play opens in LA
(tags: halfass gareth saxe buddy)

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links for 2006-04-13

April 13th, 2006 · Comments

Tigers and Monkeys – HOT HOT HOT!!!
Video for “Fire Escape” by my friend Shonali’s band.
(tags: halfass video music friends)

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Elephant

April 12th, 2006 · Comments

We were walking through Schönbrun’s grounds, which are, to say the least, impressive. Schönbrun was the home of many Habsburg rulers and quite the spread. It was/is situated on a large hill outside the center of Vienna, but has since been consumed by the urbanized area, which results in amazing views and open space. On [...]

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Tags: Children, The · General · Vienna

links for 2006-04-12

April 12th, 2006 · Comments

The Morning News – How To Hang A Cabinet, by Todd Levin
(tags: halfass humor)

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links for 2006-04-11

April 11th, 2006 · Comments

The New Yorker: Fact : Annals of National Securit: The Iran Plan
Every which way is effed, no?
(tags: halfass iran nukes iaea war policy diplomacy)

Oficiální informaèní systém regionu Èeský Krumlov
Gotta hit this place sometime soon. Looks awesome.
(tags: czech travel halfass village)

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