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Monthly Archives: October 2007
Hooray for the Red Sox
Would you believe I had no idea the World Series was going on, and I only know now because of a technology blog? (Actually, based on my previous post, maybe you would believe it.)
You know the real, true sports fans who put their hearts and souls into loving their teams; their lives are consumed by [...]
Nerds!
Apple’s Leopard arrives in San Francisco | CNET News.com: “The free coffee went quickly, but the first 500 people in line were given T-shirts to mark the occasion.”
P.S. I’m pretty sure I’m the guy on the stairs in the picture halfway down the article.
Curses!
As with most cultural pseudo-controversies, I’ve been fascinated and annoyed with both sides of the “naughty words” hullabaloo. Steven Pinker offers the best popular analysis I’ve seen, in The New Republic.
What the Fuck: Why We Curse:
The response is not only emotional but involuntary. It’s not just that we don’t have earlids to shut [...]
Terror!