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The New York Times and my brother

August 19th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized

My brother was quoted recently in the New York Times … again.
“We used their surface and projected the truth onto it.”
He didn’t actually say that but the sentiment is there. They also got his age wrong. A few years prior they wrote an article about the high school he went to. The reporter talks about [...]

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Miracle Berry Tablets

August 12th, 2008 · 20 Comments · Uncategorized

Miracle fruit or berries makes sour things taste sweet. An effect that apparently is quite amazing.
From the supplier’s website.
The active ingredient in the Miracle Berry Fruit, known as Miraclulin coats the tongue and blocks out the taste bud receptors which are responsible for sour, bitter and acidic flavours. The outcome is that all foods [...]

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nic.ly wants $150 a domain

August 7th, 2008 · No Comments · Uncategorized

This would have been the best website ever. But some squatter will pick it up no doubt.

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Hope

July 20th, 2008 · No Comments · Uncategorized

I’ve met so many good and nice people over the past few days I can hardly believe there is still one more to go. I want to thank the presenters (even the girl who had the Zuse room before me who had trouble with her crowd), I want to thank TELEPHREAK and GiD for the [...]

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Subway Search Education

July 3rd, 2008 · No Comments · Uncategorized

This morning I put a few more of my Subway Search Information cards out on the subway. Sticking them on the sides of existing advertising. (I stay away from the maps and anything remotely like a PSA - no need to block any of those.) People always look at me funny when I do it. [...]

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Hitachi Hard-Drive Project

May 28th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized

I found this piece of music a little while back. You can click the little play button to play it now.
Noriko Version
It was made for a Gizmondo competition by “Noriko” - Composed with sounds of a failing Hitachi hard-disk. I lost his link, but you can probably google for it. It’s really quite beautiful and [...]

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Woo! Uptime!

May 26th, 2008 · No Comments · Uncategorized

Longest I’ve gotten on this laptop so far I think.
-Francis

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Ask Doctor Gladstone

May 9th, 2008 · No Comments · Uncategorized


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Social Graph(ing)

March 14th, 2008 · No Comments · Uncategorized


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Truecrypt 5!

February 6th, 2008 · No Comments · Uncategorized


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