Monthly Archives: October 2003

Logos and slogans

Posted on October 31, 2003 by Arthur

And, earlier there was ESR’s attempt to build community spirit by providing us mere mortals with a logo. I’m wary of people suggesting we all should rejoyce behind a logo or a slogan. Maybe that suspicion is part of the … Continue reading →

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Celebrex

Posted on October 31, 2003 by Arthur

This morning I noticed something I noticed before when watching CNN’s much discussed AM show. This time there was an announcement that the drug Celebrex could help curing breastcancer. Right before the item was discussed, naturally (and predictable) there was … Continue reading →

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Microsoft into MP3 players

Posted on October 30, 2003 by Arthur

Originally via Slashdot, a link about Microsoft plans to enter the MP3 player market. Well, basically they’ll provide the software to keep those devices running alongside Windows based desktop PCs. Apparantly a couple of manufacturors are readily willing to rally … Continue reading →

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Always Fresh!

Posted on October 30, 2003 by Arthur

Good morning Canada. Do you want a pre-baked donut with that?

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Big mouth la-da-di-da

Posted on October 28, 2003 by Arthur

The world officially came to its end when I heard the first tunes of Big Mouth strikes again, the Smiths’ most remarkable song. Well, one of their remarkable songs. All their songs have something so cynical and surreal that nobody … Continue reading →

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I’m not a virus!

Posted on October 28, 2003 by Arthur

Everytime a Windows ‘virus’ breaks out I have to laugh. And guess what: the latest variant of Melissa urges you to open that attachment once again but this time with more funny subject lines like ‘I am not a virus!‘. … Continue reading →

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Shark bites. Slurp. Googlebot.

Posted on October 27, 2003 by Arthur

Just when I was planning to start off a rant about searchengines and bots, an article (item?) from one of the Gillmor brothers caught my eye. He noticed the extraordinary number of directories that have been excluded for searchbots: most … Continue reading →

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Frozen donuts

Posted on October 25, 2003 by Arthur

After the introduction of steeped tea, Atlantic Canada can brace itself for another surprise: pre-baked donuts at Tim Horton’s. Currently only stores in Atlantic Canada and BC bake their donuts fresh and as it looks now, the customers threaten to … Continue reading →

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So-so-sources

Posted on October 25, 2003 by Arthur

I was updating and committing changes to the RB CVS and discovered that SF still has not fixed the web-based interface. A shame. Now I can’t showcase my m4d l337 programming skills. Not completely related: I noticed that Leonard Cohen … Continue reading →

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Open source

Posted on October 23, 2003 by Arthur

The first topic I read today was about Open Source. Over at Cleverhack two good links and discussions about Open Source and Microsoft. Lindows CEO’s take on Microsoft. Wall Street Journal’s. Also, Slashdot links to a perfect article describing the … Continue reading →

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Defines

Posted on October 22, 2003 by Arthur

Google apparantly has silently introduced a new feature for their search engine: search through glossaries for words and definitions of those words. Apparently you start this kind of search by adding the ‘define’ keyword to the searchterms (like in ‘define … Continue reading →

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Couple slain II

Posted on October 22, 2003 by Arthur

The Halifax Herald continues the search for answers regarding the killing of a Netherlands resident and the Cape Breton woman. According the paper, the woman had intentions to move to The Netherlands, possibly taking her kids. Also surprising is that … Continue reading →

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Suo Gan

Posted on October 21, 2003 by Arthur

Christmas is coming near, and ATV had the ‘Christmas Daddies’ commercial up, accompanied by the tunes of the lullaby ‘Suo Gan’. I wonder what this song has to do with Christmas. The last time I heard that song was last … Continue reading →

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