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Google Chrome for Mac is stunningly fast #

Packing for my flight to OAK – Oakland Airport. I’m going to the Bay Area for the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference from June 8-12. # Arrived in OAK, now staying with relatives in Alameda. It’s comfy here. I’m about to … Continue reading →

“Making Work Pay Tax Credit”? If the government REALLY wanted to make work pay, they’d eliminate the income tax. # I love Microsoft’s Laptop Hunters comls. So far, they’ve shopped in Fry’s Electronics & Best Buy. http://www.microsoft.com/windows/choosepc/ #

Dell Latitude 2100: Netbook for Education with a Touch screen. Sliding the netbooks into a rack is a great idea. http://tinyurl.com/kj9vlg # Interview with Chris Costello, creator of the Papyrus font – http://bit.ly/nn1rv # The Onion video: Police Slog Through … Continue reading →

Reading “Why Circuit City Failed, and Why B&H Thrives” by Joel Spolsky – http://bit.ly/q087E #

UPS (United Parcel Service) is the world’s largest package delivery company. It was founded in 1907 by a 19-year-old and an 18-year-old. #

“The most important thing you learn in college is how to learn on your own.” – Steve Yegge, Practicing Programming http://bit.ly/MYL7q # “The saying ‘practice makes perfect’ is inaccurate, as any music teacher will happily tell you. Perfect practice makes … Continue reading →

Laptops bring lessons, maybe even peace – I participated in the first OLPC G1G1 program. It was the first netbook. http://bit.ly/UBc0L # Microsoft has its good points, but the worst of Microsoft can be stated with two letters: IE. Please … Continue reading →

In vim, all I know are the basics, like :wq. “How I Learned to Stop Killing Myself and Learn Vim” http://bit.ly/uBilP # “We learned nothing from Vietnam coverage. The media led us right into the 2003 Iraq War.” Panel on … Continue reading →