despite my best attempts to avoid any “action shots” during my quest to live through my first marathon, i discovered recently that i forgot that i allowed a family friend to shoot an amusing photo of me around mile 18.
your guess is as good as mine as to what i’m trying to accomplish with that pose. perhaps i was influenced by the strange power that a terry cloth headband can have over your better sense of judgement. hi. ho. i look a lot more happy than i did around mile 24.
the firebird 0.7 release candidate is
available for your downloading pleasure. if i’m not mistaken, the about:mozilla page has been updated:
“And so at last the beast fell and the unbelievers rejoiced. But all was not lost, for from the ash rose a great bird. The bird gazed down upon the unbelievers and cast fire and thunder upon them. For the beast had been reborn with its strength renewed, and the followers of Mammon cowered in horror.
from The Book of Mozilla, 7:15 ”
update: jeez. thunderbird 0.3 release candidate 2 is also
available.
while
glenn reynolds
is
suspicious
of the “revenge” motive for the plame/wilson story passing the
smell test
:
“First, if you want to “intimidate” someone, committing
a felony at which you can be caught — and which doesn’t hurt the
target — doesn’t seem to be the way to do it. What possible
benefit was there to the Bush Administration in saying that Valerie
Plame worked for the CIA?”
reminds us that
revenge was
not what was being served
:
“The purpose was not to discredit Wilson nor was it
revenge against him, rather it was a way of substantiating White
House claims that they hadn’t seen Wilson’s report.”
i can’t tell if this is some sort of elaborate spam, but i just received and email from the seller of a purported
method of human cloning for sale on ebay that’s already bidding for over $87,000:
“This method is novel and original, and I will turn over all claims on it, including my share of the Nobel Prize, to the highest bidder.
The main improvement over current methods is that in this case, genes turned off (or on) in the somatic cell which should be turned on (or off) in the zygote will be corrected by specialized extranuclear RNA in the gametes, reducing the incidence and severity of defects in the clone.”
as enticing as it sounds, i think i’ll have to sit out this round of bidding.
got a fast connection, plenty of time to waste
and a sad desire to relive bad 80s commercials? well, you’re in
luck thanks to
X-Entertainment’s Commercial Downloads Center
. of particular note is the
“annoying encylopedia fool”
. it’s amusing to see him sitting in front of a computer and walk
over to the of encyclopedia volumes and exclaim that, “this is like
having your own research library in your own home!”
yes kids, there was a time before
google
. [ via
eatonweb
]
joe clark has written a thoughful piece on the compatibility of Weblogs and ISSN registration:
“People who publish and maintain Weblogs have applied for ISSNs. Some registrars have immediately registered the Weblogs; others have categorically refused to register Weblogs at all; and still others have reluctantly or selectively registered them.
The evidence, however, indicates there are no justifiable reasons not to register Weblogs for ISSN providing they meet the regular criteria.”
joe has some solid arugments, i’d like to see what the naysayers have to say. [ via zeldman ]
User Mode Linux – the third way for hosting? has a nice little overview of “virtual dedicated servers” made possible by user mode linux. going vds can be an affordable way to enjoy the benefits of root access without having to pay the fees for a traditional dedicated server. of course, you’re operating in a shared environment, so you’re at some risk of abuse of pooled resources. as with anything else, this can be minimized by going with a vendor that has a sollid track record.
i’ve been with johncompanies for about 8 months and have nothing but good things to say about john and the service. jvds has much more attractive prices, but i’m waiting to hear from les about uptime and resource usage before i’ll consider moving anything over. [ User Mode Linux – the third way for hosting? via decafbad ]