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Menstruation machines

If you’ve ever had a period, you’ve probably had some amount of pain to go along with it. Guys, don’t give me that look and laugh. I have the perfect comeuppance for you: the menstruation machine. It simulates the pain … Continue reading

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Is IM on the decline?

A writer for the BBC Magazine thinks so. Texting and Twittering are the new way to communicate instantly, the writer argues. I disagree. Yes, I text, though my phone isn’t conducive to texting because I have to hit the 2 … Continue reading

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Can’t go past ?page=401 in Delicious bookmarks? It’s not just you.

Update: I posted a bug report on the forums and got a reply. Turns out that allowing this would cause performance issues at Delicious. Time to reorganize my bookmarks. I have a large collection of Delicious bookmarks, which sits at … Continue reading

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Review: the iPad

I’m not interested in buying the iPad, but this afternoon I happened to be in a Best Buy (and I do mean happened–the other people I was with wanted to go for non-iPad reasons) and decided to give the iPad … Continue reading

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The iPad jailbreaking countdown

Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the last few months, you probably know that tomorrow is iPad day. Silly name aside, the iPad has brought on a lot of debate: why you should or shouldn’t buy one, why … Continue reading

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Fun with spam!

Every day when I log into this site, I check my spam queue. Akismet’s spam filter does a pretty good at catching spam, and I’ve had only one false positive through my entire use of it. Most of the time … Continue reading

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Goodbye, Facebook homepage. Hello, RSS.

Anyone who knows me knows that I’m not a huge fan of Facebook. The news feed is clunky, the privacy features that were once very customizable are now less so, and everyone and their mother is playing games like Farmville … Continue reading

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The shiniest are the grossest

I have a cold. Snotty nose, sore throat, and sudden desire to increase liquid and chicken soup intake aside, this recent bout of sickness has made me think of an experiment my human anatomy class did in high school. We … Continue reading

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Inbox Zero, LiveJournal, and Google Reader

I’ve mentioned Inbox Zero before and how I aspired to reach that goal. Today I’m proud to announce that my primary inbox is empty. I’m also proud to announce that I’ve finally caught up with a month and a half … Continue reading

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Debian: The beginning of a new era

Windows users are in three camps: those who love it (my father falls in this camp), those who despise it but use it anyway, and those who are indifferent. I was in the second camp. Then Debian came along. Sure, … Continue reading

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