Friday, July 02, 2004 Friday, July 02, 2004Resolved, That these United Colonies are, and, of right, ought to be, Free and Independent States; that they are absolved from all allegiance to the British crown, and that all political connexion between them, and the state of Great Britain, is, and ought to be, totally dissolved.
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Because the Company takes no pride in its work?
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Would you buy prescription medications from someone who used deceptive means to entice you to read their advertisement?
Would you buy a stock based on the recommendation of someone who used deceptive means to entice you to read their recommendation?
Would you apply for a loan from someone who used deceptive means to announce the availability of that loan?
Were you born yesterday?
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Wednesday, June 30, 2004Chris Gillen asks,
Okay, everyone who thinks Iraq is now a sovereign nation, raise their hands.
I've just made a deal that'll keep the Empire out of here forever.— Lando Calrissian
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categories: Politics
Monday, June 28, 2004The Apple vapoware announced today includes the Mac OS X Server a/k/a "Tiger". Among the bundled software are these key features:
- iChat Server. Host your own private and secure inside-the-firewall iChat server that uses your own namespace and works with both Tiger’s iChat AV and popular Jabber clients available on Windows, Linux and PDAs.
- Weblog Server. Host your own Weblog server, featuring calendar-based navigation and customizable themes. User can post using either a web browser or blog clients that support XML-RPC or the ATOM API.
- Software Update Server. Reduce network costs by controlling the distribution of Apple software updates with your own Apple software update proxy/cache server.
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categories: Low-Hanging Fruit, Messaging
The Presbyterians are in General Assembly this week.
The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports on yesterday's opening service, where
about 8,000 Presbyterians were told that the shepherd, not the sheep, will decide who is invited, protected and welcomed into the fold.
Or to quote the reading, John 10:1-16,
And I have other sheep that are not of this fold. I must bring them also, and they will listen to my voice. So there will be one flock, one shepherd.
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Sam Ruby quotes Susan Campbell, then suggests that a video player in your minivan might be a good investment. Ms. Campbell's article suggests car games. We play car games. Do your children really need to be sedated?
Deena, my wife, who prefers that I refer to her by name, spends her days with the girls. They play all sorts of word games in the car. I only get to play on the weekends. On top of the old standards like "I Spy," they play "Plurals" and "Let's Count Red Cars!" The Big Sister came up with a variation on 20 questions, "Creatures."
She says, "I'm thinking of a creature, who lives under the sea, and whose name begins with 'A.'" And then we ask yes or no questions.
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categories: Family
via Fodor's via Curbed, these Sounds of New York are those of New York City, not my backyard.
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categories: Place