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  1. information is $

    Twice in the past month, she’s corrected me when giving my phone number to people standing behind cash registers – once at blockbuster and once at a shoe store. It has been long enough now that I can blog about it without sounding like I’m whining about being corrected – honest mistake.

    I hadn’t forgotten my own phone number. I always make one up. I generally use old phone numbers mixed up. I do the same with my address unless I’m getting something delivered or credit card validation has failed once and I’m specifically told that the bogus addrses is the cause. I make up e-mail addresses@jokerbone.com because I can and when I know it’s junk anyway give out addresses@electricfork.com.

    I like to think that I’ve polluted the information stream about myself enough that it is becoming white noise.

    Motivation for this post: Pivotal actions that could swing my vote.

  2. western media as seen from the far left.. er.. right.. er..

    Packetstorm happened to link Aljazeera and I couldn’t help but follow it.

    It’s always nice to see a local make good. In this case, DC’s own (well at least I remember it) Couric.

    This is good right?

  3. Bairns' Day

    I was just surfing Modern Drunkard Magazine as linked from Kottke and couldn’t help but note that my own birthday (12/28) is listed as the unluckiest day of the year.

    Further research tells me…

    This day commomerates Herold’s slaugher of infant boys under the age of two.

  4. Groundhog Day 2004

    Welcome to 2004.

    Coincidentally I’m watching Groundhog Day on Encore this 1/1, among the Lebowski’s and the Office Space’s to which Ben and I pre-call most of the good lines. Bing!

    “does he have to use the word poopy?”

    John’s party was nice. 2003 was nice. I’d love to do the beginning over again so that I could have a cigarette. Lots of cigarettes. So many. mmmmmmmm.

    Anyway, back to the movie…

    I always say a prayer and drink to world peace…

  5. a year older and yet

    I turn 24 today.

    Amanda claims 24 to be ancient. She’s watched me write a few sentances and delete them.

    “You’d think you had died and were writing your own memoirs.”

    Lots of me is different than it was a year ago. Were I marketting myself, I’d proclaim me to be new, improved, and better than ever both in mind and body. That always sounds to me like an apology for previous versions and I’ll concede that sentiment.

  6. bye bye dell

    <p>OK, I can&#8217;t take it anymore. I&#8217;m ordering a <a href="http://www.apple.com/powerbook/index15.html">15&#8221; powerbook</a> tonight.</p>
    
    <p>The fans in my company-Dell Inspiron 4100 are louder than my old whitebox PIII-500. The 20 GB hard drive has me deleting MP3&#8217;s just to emerge packages in <a href="http://www.gentoo.org/">gentoo</a>. It doesn&#8217;t have a cd burner. The screen adds a pink glow to everything when first warming up. The cheap plastic makes flexing noises when I pick it up. It is nearly 90% replaced-under-warranty hardeware. Hate hate hate hate hate hate.</p>
    
    <p>Linux has been my primary (only) operating system for the past two years or so and the 15&#8221; powerbook is not yet supported fully by Linux &#8212; strange times indeed, I&#8217;ll have to use shareware and non-free software occasionally. Gasp. </p>
    
    <p>I&#8217;m still looking forward to it a lot. ;)</p>
    
  7. explaining SCO

    <p>Groklaw is carrying a complete adaption of The Grinch Who Stole Chrismas relating <a href="http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20031106164630915">SCO</a>&#8216;s story. Great stuff.<br />
    

    SCO had been caught by this little GNU daughter
    who’d got out of bed for a cup of cold water.
    She stared at SCO and said, “SCO, why,
    “Why are you taking our free Linux? WHY?”

    <p>But, you know, that <span class="caps">SCO</span> was so smart and so slick<br />
    

    They thought up a lie, and they thought it up quick!

    “Why, my sweet little tot,” the two-faced leader lied,

    “There’s code on this tree that won’t work on my side.

    “So we’re taking it home to our workshop, my dear.

    “We’ll fix it up there. Then we’ll bring it back here.”

    <p>And their fib fooled the child. Then they patted her head<br />
    

    And they got her a drink and they sent her to bed.

    And when Cindy-Lou GNU went to bed with her cup,

    They went to the chimney and stuffed the code up!

  8. kid koala

    <p><a href="http://www.ninjatune.net/ninja/release.php?id=768">It has arrived</a>.</p>
    
    <p>I do not have a  verdict yet. I am leaning towards really liking it but have only heard a few tracks. Radio Nufonia gets a thumbs up if you can&#8217;t decide on which samples to give a listen&#8230;</p>
    
  9. cnet interviews adrian lamo

    <p><a href="http://rss.com.com/2008-1014_3-5076942.html">good interview</a></p>
    
    <p><blockquote><b>You&#8217;ve told reporters many times in the past that you&#8217;ve entered corporate networks without permission. Did you?</b></p>
    
    Certainly not. (laughs) Yes, yes, I have.
    <p><center><i>-/-snip-/-</i></center></p>
    
    <p><b>You could have done some things differently to avoid being here today, no?</b></p>
    
    I believe that everything that has brought me here has been in its own way part of the design for the world around me, and I have faith it’s going to work out for the best.
    <p>&#8212;<br />
    

    I wasn’t really interested in the guy before reading the interview — now i’m intrigued. Hrmmmm

  10. xfree tip -- vim will thank you

    <p>> cat .xinitrc | grep xmodmap
    <ol>
    	<li>xmodmap to turn caps lock into another shift key</li>
    </ol><br />
    

    Xmodmap -e “remove Lock = Caps_Lock”

    xmodmap -e “remove Shift = Shift_L”

    xmodmap -e “keysym Shift_L = Caps_Lock”

    xmodmap -e “keysym Caps_Lock = Shift_L”

    xmodmap -e “add Lock = Caps_Lock”

    xmodmap -e “add Shift = Shift_L”

    <p>Why? Because this is damned annoying:</p>
    
    <p>E492: Not an editor command: WQ</p>
    
    <p>Unless of course, you&#8217;ve modded your computer to use an <a href="http://www.ahleman.com/ElectriClerk.html">Underwood</a> typewriter as a keyboard.</p>
    
    <p>Similar to this snippet from my .bashrc ;)</p>
    
    <p>	<ol>
    	<li>Silly aliases that actually help</li>
    </ol><br />
    

    alias :q!=“exit”

    alias :wq=“exit”

    alias :q=“exit”

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