Archive for November, 2002

It looks like blogdex has

Saturday, November 30th, 2002

It looks like blogdex has been hoodwinked by ubiquitous.nu. I guess it’s time to blacklist these degenerates. It’s too bad the whois record doesn’t list any useful information:

.NU Domain Ltd Whois service

Domain Name (UTF-8): ubiquitous.nu
Record ID: 6265.

Record last updated on 23-Oct-2002.
Record created on 23-Oct-2002.
Record status: Active.

Domain servers in listed order:
dns1.name-services.com
[...]

this is for all you

Friday, November 29th, 2002

this is for all you people out there who actually think bose makes good speakers: Bose Acoustimass Review - intellexual.net
come on, a system response of 46Hz-13.3kHz at +/-10.5dB, with a big hole between 202-280Hz? i think my stock car stereo probably measures better than that. i don’t think i’ve seen any serious speaker manufacturer release [...]

google’s aggregated search data is

Friday, November 29th, 2002

google’s aggregated search data is a chillingly accurate barometer of global social interest: Postcards From Planet Google

refactoring fun with martin fowler!

Friday, November 29th, 2002

refactoring fun with martin fowler!

life imitating art amelie kidnaps

Tuesday, November 26th, 2002

life imitating art
amelie kidnaps her father’s garden gnome in the movie amelie. some teenagers in illinois thought that was a great idea and have been caught kidnapping gnomes of their own.

the ellen feiss interview

Friday, November 22nd, 2002

the ellen feiss interview

sony has released its series

Friday, November 22nd, 2002

sony has released its series 2 tivo pvr, the svr-3000.

some retailers have taken the

Friday, November 22nd, 2002

some retailers have taken the dmca too far and have forced certain websites, like fatwallet.com, to remove references to sale prices. this decision makes little sense since the retailers are only denying themselves more customers. oh well, if they wanted to shoot themselves in the foot, they have succeeded. the holiday shopping season has already [...]

wwjd? the question of the

Friday, November 22nd, 2002

wwjd? the question of the moment seems not to be what jesus would do, but rather, what he would drive! apparently, some people think he would rather opt for a toyota prius over a gas guzzling suv.
here’s the illustrated guide.

chicago uncommon: my favorite city

Friday, November 22nd, 2002

chicago uncommon: my favorite city in pictures. this is a great site put together by photographer dawn m mikulich. it contains close to 300 pictures she has taken of chicago.

in the city by the lake