December 2004 - Posts

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Blawger Bowl: And the winner is ... by Tim Marman

Congratulations Bizz Bang Buzz on taking home the first annual Blawger Bowl title ! Syndicated from Blawger Bowl: And the winner is ... from Loosely Coupled ( RSS )
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Do strict laws encourage anti-social behavior? by Tim Marman

Mowab writes : [T]he idea, generally, is that you encourage community and cooperation by removing the safeguards that would keep you safe if you’re antisocial or don’t try to cooperate. What’s interesting is the corollary argument that...
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Where are the dead animals? by Tim Marman

I originally decided I wasn't going to post anything about the tsunamis. After all, there's little I can add to the coverage out there already, and guys like Scott are better evangelists for donating. One of the most unbelievable (depressing?) things...
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Goodbye MCE, I hardly knew ye... by Tim Marman

Actually, my Media Center died on me a few months back. I managed to fry in while installing a new power supply, quieter fan and some AcoustiPack. It stopped booting entirely - I don't even get video (I tried 3 different cards and unhooking everything...
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Enriching your text or blowing smoke up your ... by Tim Marman

This gem comes to you courtesy of The Daily Grind 528 . WhiteSmoke : “text enrichment” software that promises to “upgrade a basic text into a more sophisticated, professional text.” Their demo shows how a few mouse clicks can turn...
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Now Arriving - SDBot.Worm!Ftp at Gate 21 by Tim Marman

Ernie the Attorney : “The airport was not exactly the 'homey' place where we had expected to spend Christmas day. So it was kind of reassuring to look up at the flight status screen and see a familiar Windows error message. Thank you Microsoft for...
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Creating Journal Notes on a non-Tablet PC by Tim Marman

Graye passes along a great tip on the TabletPCBuzz forums . Do you want to be able to create Journal documents by "printing" them on the Journal Note Writer "printer" on an ordinary PC? . . . Here is how you do it. 1) On your TabletPC, create a print...
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Team in Training: Donate to a Good Cause by Tim Marman

My sister is taking part in the Team In Training program, which raises money for The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society . I am writing to you with a story, one that has hit me very hard, and very close to home. About 2 years ago, a very good friend of mine...
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Arguing from the other side by Tim Marman

Ted Neward : “... to truly understand something, you must see from a different perspective.” How true. And if you want practice, go to law school. Syndicated from Arguing from the other side from Loosely Coupled ( RSS )
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A False Sense of Security by Tim Marman

Via Bruce Schneier comes an excerpt from Confessions of a Master Jewel Thief : Nothing works more in a thief's favor than people feeling secure. That's why places that are heavily alarmed and guarded can sometimes be the easiest targets. The single most...
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