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NPR podcasts

September 10th, 2008 · 1 Comment

I accidently figured out that some of my favorite weekend (and daily) NPR shows are now available as podcasts and indexed in iTunes.

If you have iTunes for such things, click here!

Otherwise, figure it out yourself :)

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Spanning Sync for Mac

September 10th, 2008 · No Comments

I’ve been using Spanning Sync for a while to have stable bi-directional sync between iCal and Google Calendar. If you choose to do the same and want $5 off, try this:

Basically, it works and has the simplest possible user interface: choose which Google calendars map to which iCal calendars and let it go.

One downside: It doesn’t map reminders, which doesn’t bother me. If I do reminders, I just do them on iCal so they are synced properly over to the iPhone. See the FAQ here: http://spanningsync.com/faq.html

Best of all, if you buy via that link, then *I* get $5, too :). Or just use Spanning Sync code UAHBCQ

Good times.

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Tag, you’re it

September 4th, 2008 · No Comments

I’ve been tagged to list ten things which I love and that begin with the letter A. I’m not that creative, but here it is:

  • APPLES. My favorite fruit.
  • ARUGULA. Seriously. I love that stuff.
  • APPLE Macbook Pro.
  • A certain someone’s ASS. Sorry, had to say it.
  • ABSOLUTE TRUTH
  • ACADEMIA
  • ABILITIES
  • ADVENTURES
  • AIRPLANES. I hate the TSA’s version of air travel, but I love flying in general.
  • ADHESIVES. Glue is awesome.
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    I couldn’t resist…

    August 13th, 2008 · 1 Comment

    …posting a photo of E and J:

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    Read

    July 31st, 2008 · No Comments

    Comparison of Obama and McCain’s tax plans here.

    Analyze: Obama’s plan costs $160 per family. McCain’s costs $1,195. Obama’s helps those families making less than $66,000 the most, while McCain focuses on the ultra-rich with whopping tax cuts for those families making over $2.81 million dollars/year.

    Consider: If you believe that Bush’s strategy of giving tax cuts to the ultra rich has actually trickled down and helped the poor and middle class, then vote for McCain as he’s proposing precisely the same strategy. If you believe is more directly helping families making less than $200,000/yr., then you should be interested in Obama’s.

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    from the Twitterverse

    July 25th, 2008 · No Comments

    Quote via @nazgul on Twitter:

    There is no reciprocity. Men love women, women love children, children love hamsters. - Alice Thomas Ellis

    I love it.

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    Jailbroken, Unlocked iPhone 2.0

    July 21st, 2008 · No Comments

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    Rawr

    July 14th, 2008 · No Comments

    I’m planning, via e-mail, drinks with a friend and Google displays the following ad next to her message:

    Cougar Bars
    Find Local Cougar Bars Near You. 100% Free. Join Now!
    www.DateACougar.com

    Good lord.

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    Joy

    July 8th, 2008 · 2 Comments

    Thanks to C for the photo.

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    Let the stalking begin

    June 18th, 2008 · No Comments

    I’m curious what people think of this stuff. For $170, you can have a small, battery powered GPS that you can hide in someone’s car and later, after recovered, get a map of where they’ve gone for the past 36+ hours.

    Of course, we know that the technology for all of this was a done deal once GPS was available, but while they market this for “keeping your family safe” (by spying on them), I can’t help but think that spurned lovers and other crazed individuals will make the most use out of these things.

    See the video

    I’m not the kind of guy who thinks that we should avoid technological advances for fear of the unknown, but this kind of makes me go “ick.”

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