December 2002 Forty-nine posts

• 19-Dec-2002
  Three New Lab Items » Miscellaneous Web Files » Fun Detagger Script in PHP » Undocumented Linklint JavaScript Feature

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• 17-Dec-2002
  Books I Will Eventually Own Tomorrow Now, the new nonfiction work by Bruce Sterling, comes out today in the USA. Pattern Recogniton by William Gibson, comes out in February of 2003. Meanwhile, Quicksilver (Baroque Cycle, volume 1) by Neal Stephenson will come out next September.

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• 17-Dec-2002
  There Is A New Header It’s my reply to those on the west coast who complain about the California “lack of seasons” — bah — snow is highly overrated. See also my post on being waylaid by weather.

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• 16-Dec-2002
  Another Lovely Weekend I went to two parties this weekend. One a barbecue with some old friends (and some new) and then a work party with Miss Leah. At the BBQ I got to see Steve and Natty, who are back from their USA travels and they look terrific! At the Christmas (Holiday?) Party for Leah’s work I...

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• 16-Dec-2002
  Something I Saw on a Marquee in Roanoke; Go Watch …Say Anything I saw a note for a band with the name Lloyd Dobler Effect – a very cool name. Lloyd Dobler is the name of the John Cusack character in …say anything. If you have not seen that movie, you should. Read the quotes, particularly this one: The world is full of guys. Be a man....

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• 16-Dec-2002
  Essay on Privacy/Surveillance I’m Meaning to Read A Watched Populace Never Boils

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• 16-Dec-2002
  The Uncanny Valley The Uncanny Valley is an intiguing essay/project exploring why certain things that are very human-like are so creepy, but things that are somewhat less human-like are not.

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• 14-Dec-2002
  Tori Tori Tori Last night my roomie (Erin) and I went to see Tori Amos at UCSD’s RIMAC. I first saw Tori Amos back in 1991 or 1992 in Charlottesville. She remains a compelling performer, and she did not disappoint. The sound was a bit muddy, but she was great. Simple instrumentation – just her and her piano...

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• 14-Dec-2002
  Bobby Fischer Really Is Nuts! At one time I was really into chess. And I am interested in the cult of celebrity around Bobby Fischer — the article Bobby Fischer’s Pathetic Endgame shows him to be paranoid, deluded, and nuts. Reading it is the same feeling as looking at unpleasant photos of an accident. You want to look away, but...

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• 14-Dec-2002
  Lura Redesigned! Lura.net redesigned. Looks good!

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