January 30, 2006
links for 2006-01-31
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Hmm, maybe I shouldn’t buy a Treo 650 off ebay?
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January 27, 2006
links for 2006-01-28
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The monitoring committee is conducting a private session with Kwan, where Kwan will have to prove that she can jump and spin.
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January 26, 2006
links for 2006-01-27
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A guide on doing what you love and staying away from the temptations of money and prestige
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Hmm, this is slightly controversial isn’t it? What is a company supposed to do?
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Walgreens and Office Depot are rolling out ink-cartridge refilling services. Take that HP! Honestly, though milking customers by charging outrageous ink prices isn’t really a sustainable competitive advantage..
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Seems obvious to me, but maybe it’s not? Well, doctors are definitely conflicted, but maybe this is how they survive in a world of managed care?
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24-aholics
We’ve been having 24 marathons at my apartment.
Since all of us haven’t kept up or watched any episodes of 24, about 2 weeks ago, I rented the first disc of 24, season 1. Little did I know our 24-watching would devolve into hours upon hours of 24-zombification.
We finished the first disc 1 day. Since Kane couldn’t wait for Blockbuster to ship out the next disc, he went to Hollywood Video and picked up disc 2. We finished that right away, then, we scarfed up disc 3 and 4, and while halfway through 4, Kane picked up 5 and 6 also from Hollywood Video.
There is something to be said for instant gratification. Video store demise? I don’t know…
Meanwhile, slow old Blockbuster finally shipped out disc 3, which I immediately returned and now I have disc 5 from Blockbuster, which isn’t too useful…
It’s kind of *crazy*!
When I went to return disc 4 at Hollywood, the video guy was like, “So it’s you who’s had this disc. Everyone is looking for it! So now you want dic 5 right?”
“I already have both 5 and 6,” I sheepishly admitted. How embarassing! I guess they will be hunting me down for those discs, although at the rate we’re going, we’ll be done by tonight at 2 am.
So last night, we persuaded Angela to put aside her work for some couch potato fun. We were only going to watch one more episode, but…. ack, we watched all four of disc 5 in one sitting!!
BTW, I didn’t realize how cool Keifer Sutherland was until I watched this show. Last summer, when I went out with Angela, Trevor and Dave, we went to Underbar and guess who was outside? Keifer! He was pretty friendly, considering he had lame people gawking at him at 2 in the morning. Unfortunately, none of us had watched 24, and I think someone thought he was Kevin Bacon. We’re lame!
Here’s a fun interview with a writer on the show about the challenges of writing a story with everything happening in real-time. Unfortunately, I haven’t read it because I don’t want anything given away! I guess it will be at least several months before I’ll get to read it…
What’s going to happen next in Season 1? (Don’t click if you haven’t watched any 24..) Currently, they are (more…)
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January 25, 2006
links for 2006-01-26
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Oh no! A girl was hit by a drunk driver right by my place!
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January 24, 2006
My Spoiled Kitty
I just ordered my cat a couple presents:
- A Drinkwell fresh flow fountain
- Soft Claws
Drinkwell Fresh Flow Fountain
The Drinkwell fountain is a fresh flowing water fountain for cats. Supposedly, cats drink a lot more water if the water flows fresh. I would agree with that. My cat has an *obssession* with sinks and faucets. She is always climbing around all over the kitchen trying to get more water. She’ll even drink out of the bath tub!
Anyway, I hope this gadget will cause her to drink more water and keep her off the counter. Naughty kitty!!
I chose the Drinkwell over the competing Petmate Fresh Flow fountain because the water is actually running down in a stream, like the faucet. I think she’ll enjoy that more, even though the Petmate model is supposedly quieter and is definitely cheaper.
Soft Claws
Photo of kitty with pink soft claw manicure
My second purchase, Soft Claws are my last ditch attempt to get her to stop destroying my furniture! She has already clawed up my white couch, and stuffing is coming out of the side. There are claw marks on my leather bag, claw holes in my office chair… and I have to keep her away from my suitcase!
Soft Claws are vinyl nail caps that you can glue on your cat’s claws. It covers up the claw so that the cat can’t damage things when she scratches.
I’m not sure if I’m going to be able to glue them on her. She *hates* it whenever I touch her paws, and if you’ve ever met my cat, you know she’s quite feisty.. I’m just going to have to attempt this like early in the morning or after a nap.. I’ll keep you posted on how it goes!
Hopefully this will save my furniture and my luggage!!
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January 23, 2006
links for 2006-01-24
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Another cool tool to help you split bills among friends, especially for group trips, dinners, etc.
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Tips on giving a good speech
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Best day to buy plane tickets? Wednesday!
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January 19, 2006
links for 2006-01-20
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Interesting story about a man and a town obsessed with the telephone
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Review of the book Hackers and Painters — kind of interesting since now I’ve seen it referenced in two different places on the same day! Maybe I should read this book?
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The story was originally published in the New Yorker in 1997.. I gotta dig up my New Yorker archive. Yes!
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To buy organic or not to buy?
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Kind of fun and cool.. with photos of everything too! See the original Startac and Gameboy
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Uh oh
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Go Craig! Well, I like papers, but I also love Craig Newmark!
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Easy way to share expenses among housemates.. looks like a sharp idea
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Get paid an interest rate of 4.75% for every new deposit into your ING Direct account after January 19.. Or open an account if you don’t have one..
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Target on a Roof
A giant Target painted on the top of a roof.. interesting way of advertising?
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January 18, 2006
links for 2006-01-19
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A NYT article chronicles the condition of hikikomori, a condition by which Japanese males (and some females) shut themselves in their rooms and withdraw from society..
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Hmmm.. but it’s not compatible with ipod! And people like to own stuff, don’t they?
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This gadget plugs into the USB port and warms your coffee!
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Convert websites into pages for mobile surfing.. kind of cool!
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