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  • Making the extraordinary seem ordinary

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    A couple of days ago over dinner, I was having one of those typical university conversations about whether the Internet had really changed the world. As was pointed out, “We’re still not buying all of our groceries over the web.” I replied with something about delivery of large perishable goods and how in fact the…

  • Junk

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    Readers of mssv.net will remember my ill-fated expedition into Mozilla Mail 1.3. There was only one reason behind the expedition – to get rid of the 50+ junk mails that I receive per day. In itself, the junk mail is not that much of an annoyance compared to other things in life. However, it is…

  • Not All Men Are Telepathic

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    Not All Men Are Telepathic – another Craiglist classic: Ladies, a good number of us men regret to inform you we are not telepathic and cannot read your mind. We get paid to take our boss’s bullshit because we cannot read their minds, could you please cut us some slack? If you are interested in…

  • A few good men

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    Cheeks to the rescue – ever been in a desperately embarrassing situation where you wished you could just crawl into a hole? Imagine being a 13 year old and fluffing the words to the American national anthem on live TV, and in front of 20,000 people. Fortunately, NBA team coach Mo Cheeks came to the…

  • Never good enough

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    The big news today is that Apple has launched its new music service. $.99 for a single track and $10 for an album. However, the folks at MetaFilter are positivery derisory of the entire scheme, even though it has almost no DRM issues (burn to CD effectively as many times as you want). What do…

  • Natural Artifacts

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    Natural Artifacts – a well-written post at MetaFilter by someone who has written a program that generates images without human output. Is it art? The creator says no.

  • Phone Booth

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    Just watched Phone Booth tonight. Overall, an mildly entertaining movie that is somewhat predictable, but with an interesting use of sets (namely, the phone booth) and a compelling dynamic between the caller and the ‘hero’. Could’ve been much better though; I believe that the original screenplay was far edgier and, unsurprisingly, less ‘Hollywood’.

  • On Time

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    Potter books give Amazon amazing success – Good news! According to this article, Amazon UK wil be sending out copies of Harry Potter 5 in time for the official release of June 21st. This means no agonized wait for me…

  • SARS

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    A lot of people aren’t worried about SARS. They say, well, it’s only killed a few hundred people, that’s a drop in the ocean compared to malaria, AIDS, influenza, car accidents, smoking, etc. etc. So what’s the big deal? The big deal is that you do not measure the threat of a disease merely by…

  • David X Cohen

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    David X Cohen interview – an interview with the executive producer of Futurama. Covers the new Futurama game, his feelings about the Fox network, plans for the future and anecdotes about the show.