Firefox download day.
Friends don't let friends run IE:http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/While you're at it, give Opera 9.5 a try, too:http://www.opera.com/download/
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So I got this message from my boss this morning (as part of a larger conversation) while working from my sickbed."ok John [Ed. note: company president] and I talked last night about youhe likes you and...
View ArticleMore things I love.
- when people buy me drinks because I spent my beer fund on CDs from the performing band.  - or any other time, really- when I'm out somewhere and people I know randomly show up.- bands on...
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How can you tell when a politician is lying?
http://www.factcheck.org/elections-2008/the_whoppers_of_2008.html
View ArticlePhasers on pwn
I'm archiving this conversation here because I've got a feeling that it will be removed from its original forum in short order. But man do I love calling out liars on their bullshit."Kori checkn out...
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So as many of you know, my journey home from Pittsburgh, where I had been staying this past weekend for Thanksgiving dinner with my family and my high school reunion, took over 15 hours. According to...
View ArticleObligatory milestones post.
Everyone else is doing it, so why can't I?Notable things about 2008:Personal life---------------Started eating real food again.-Gained 40 pounds. This is generally an improvement.-Rediscovered dating...
View ArticleYour official invitation to Brad's Flavor Country Birthday Bash!
Brad is turning 29, and he wants to celebrate it with you!The skivvies (since time and place have been requested):Date: February 14, 2009Time: 5PM to whenever, probably 2AM or so.Place: Flavor Country....
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The Steelers Jersey Conversion Kit Project
Problem: Your team made it to the Super Bowl. You want to pull out all the stops and wear as much team paraphernalia as humanly possible. However, what would normally be the centerpiece of your...
View ArticleFly me to the moon
So I've been thinking lately about getting away, and it turns out that I've just gotten to the point where all the flying I've done in my twenties is finally about to pay off. Two distinct airlines are...
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Day 0: This! This is why we cant have nice things.
Had lobster bisque and a turkey club at Dine Boston at Logan Terminal E, before security, because there was no security line when I arrived. Of course the security line backed up significantly while I...
View ArticleDay 1: Culture Sticker shock
Even with the exchange rate being softened by the collapsing Icelandic economy, ISK300 for 16.9oz of 7up is not a good deal. I got just over ISK2400 for $20 at the bank. Wi-fi isn't free at Keflavik --...
View ArticleDay 1 Part 2
8:00pmGot dinner at a tapas bar. I think nowitmustbe a near-universal thing for tapas bars to not bother to have beer kegs and taps. After all, bottles are good enough for wine. Why not beer? Ate...
View ArticleDay 2: Ambition hits the wall
12:45pmI'm way off the map, when the map is the one provided by the hostel. Yesterday I had found what I confidently concluded to be a long commercial drag. After discussing the OLPC project and both...
View ArticleDay 3: Roy Lichtenstein makes me feel like I'm home
Last night I headed out to Leidseplein and found the biggest party I will ever see. the large open air part of it is a sea of tables under umbrellas with heat lamps in them. Walked the circumference of...
View ArticleDay 4: Even my blisters have blisters
Ended last night talking to a Portuguese Web developer. Got back to my room to discover that I had five new roommates. The two who were there were Italian, but we didn't converse much more; their...
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Day 5: Curried ketchup (a local favorite)
Had set my alarm for 7:30 and rolled out of bed just before 8. After a failed attempt to book a hostel in Brussels due to my computer locking up, I determined that I could not wait any longer, and went...
View ArticleDay 6: These people seem like they're waiting for something
11:45amNearing Brussels on the train. I cut my left index finger while fishing for the last €10 I owed the B&B and their walking tour book in my bag. Writing is now difficult. For some reason this...
View ArticleDay 7: How about I buy you a drink today, and you buy me a drink tomorrow?
Had a good night's sleep in the hostel bed. Since I had found a nearby laundromat while scoutingthe area yesterday, I reserved a portionn of today for doing laundry. Matt & Cam got up at abput the...
View ArticleDay 8: Brad's on TV!
8:45pmChecked out of the hostel in the morning but waited around for Ken, Cam, and Matt. C&M disappeared to brunch while I was talking with an extremely distant relative -- a descendant of the...
View ArticleDay 9: Paris is the Texas of European cities.
1:45pmParis, in case I wasn't clear before, is fucking enormous.Left my hostel around 10:30, walking on foot, have yet to see a major sight. Did have an inexpensive lunch on the way,...
View ArticleDay 10: What do you think of all this about Paris being the City of Love?
Kept it pretty low-key today. Got up in time for breakfast by putting off my shower until afterward. Saw off Cam & Matt as they headed off to their next destination. Got a late start and rode the...
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