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Franks and Beans. Too funny.
Seems like every day, I read about more people switching to the Mac. That’s so cool.
Man, I’ll tell you what. Mention site blocking on Slashdot and watch the sparks fly. All the libertarians come out to ask what’s wrong with kiddie porn and claim (for the fourteen billionth time) that “information wants to be free” and all that.
I don’t think information wants to be free. I think information wants to anthropomorphized.
Box Cutters (via MSNBC): Fortunately for all of us, look you have to be a genius (yes, an evil genius) to get that mix of conception and execution just right. And while Al Qaeda has a few brilliant minds, its ranks are full of dim-witted losers with thousand-mile stares.
Crazy Apple Rumors: Microsoft Enters Rehab
Big development. Microsoft has acquired Connectix, makers of VirtualPC, RAM Doubler, and the venerable Mode32 (if you know what Mode32 is, you’re as big a nerd as I am). Microsoft acquired Connectix for the virtual server stuff, but for a good chunk of today, the question of what would happen to VPC was up in the air. Would Microsoft kill it? Or would they cease development of their native Mac software and tell all Mac users to buy VPC? According to news.com: A Microsoft executive said the company did not purchase the software to kill it, nor does Microsoft plan to stop developing its native Macintosh software, such as the Mac OS X version of Office. Whew.
That’s a relief. Strange as it is, VirtualPC is a key product on the Mac. More here and here.
And speaking of Microsoft, here’s an article about the origins of WindowsNT and its evolution into Windows Server 2003. It’s an interesting read, if a bit fanboyish.
I love Dave Barry. From his weblog: I have a dream that a guy who designs popup ads is having a major colonoscopy, and the proctologist is saying, “It’s the darnedest thing! Every time I snip a polyp, two more spring up in its place!” And here is his Slashdot interview.
I love Despair. It’s dark humor, to be sure, but it always makes laugh out loud. Check out their Valentine candy hearts.
Two more inches of snow fell last night, thumb on top of the two feet we already had.
I can barely move from shoveling.
And here I thought everybody loved Google. I guess not. But, in all honesty, these are some pretty lame reasons not to like Google.
Well, we got at least two feet of snow. It was great, except for the shoveling. Poor Gracie didn’t get to play in it today. Apparently she has the flu. Poor kid.
Frequency, my Blogger client, has entered beta. I’ve been using various alpha versions of it for a few months, and I managed to reach beta by actually stripping a lot of features out. Basically, if I haven’t used a feature, I yanked it. Like template management. But, if people request it, I know how to add it back in. I’m hoping for a release in February, but it depends on when REALbasic 5 goes final.
Holy crap! Google is buying Pyra Labs, viagra sale who make Blogger.
Time to finish Frequency, I suppose.
Much snow expected here. Possibly two feet. It’s being compared to the four biggest storms that ever hit this area.
Cool!
I can’t wait to see my dog out there. It’s going to be deeper than he is tall.
I posted some new pictures, mind from a day trip to Elk Neck State Park back in October.