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March 9, 2000
This week's New York Times Magazine has a great article on the runaway nature of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. James Gleick provides excellent insight as to what is happening to the patent office and why.
The article includes commentary on equally nutty non-technology-related patents issued recently, including "technique for measuring a breast with a tape, to determine bra size; and one for executing a tennis stroke while wearing a kneepad" (the diagram of breast measurement technique has thoughtfully reproduced online). I think I'm going to patent the way I lay on my side with my arm in the air holding the remote control while I watch TV.
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March 10, 2000
Urban Fetch is a good service and its staff does a great job -- I got my 4-5 p.m. delivery at 4:10 this afternoon, right on schedule.
But someone stiffed me on my cookies today! What incentive do I have to use Urban Fetch over Kozmo.com if I'm not getting munchies with my movie?
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Heavy metal musicians' penises. File this one under "humor" and not "personal interest," thank you. (from Memepool)
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March 9, 2000
Finally took the plunge and installed Napster at work today. Didn't want to clog my employer's T1, and I have a Mac at home, so I was stuck. Fortunately, I found the "Remove from Library" feature, so I don't have to reverse-share my tracks during regular business hours.
Oh, lord, do I love Napster.
No more running around borrowing CDs to burn one track. No more $12.99 bad buys. No more "Gee, I really want to hear that song right now, too bad I can't!" Instant gratification, instant music collection embellishment.
You know, a portable MP3 player would be a nifty birthday present.
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March 7, 2000
I knew "they" loved me, but I never knew how much. (from Evhead via nursing 'n surfing)
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I'm published again.
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March 6, 2000
That is one big freakin' cat.
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I'm teaching again, starting tonight. I am an instructor for Open-i Media, a web shop in Tribeca. I teach HTML (level 1 and 2) and tonight am making my first foray into Photoshop for Multimedia. I enjoy teaching -- it gives me a chance to practice numerous interpersonal skills, and I get use my web knowledge on a freelance basis without using my hands.
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March 3, 2000
Today's history lesson: Californication was a term for urban sprawl term long before the Red Hot Chili Peppers turned it into a quasi-sexual album title. (Eighth paragraph down.)
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I love the stock market paradoxes occurring these days, like 3Com's situation: they own 94% of Palm stock, which is worth around $40 billion right now, but 3Com itself has a total valuation of around $30 billion including its own businesses and assets. What a strange era this is.
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March 2, 2000
Trebuchet MS is a handsome font. So, for that matter, is the printable version of Verdana. Verdana looks good on a screen -- it's the default on this page, if you're not familiar with fonts -- but it looks even better in graphics and on paper.
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March 1, 2000
I just ordered my <body> tag shirt. The geek in me is really looking forward to it. (Thanks, Jason. I think.)
I ordered it from Copyleft, which was a fairly straightforward ecommerce site, sort of cool in a geek-chic sort of way. After I paid, I got this on the thank-you page:
"We generally get orders out within two or three days ... we will occasionally have to go to the press with stuff that we run out of. Plus, every now and then we have a tendency to goof off."
Honesty with a touch of self-deprecation is a nice pairing.
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ESSAYS
New! Interdon't
How to Succeed at Getting Hired (and Lots of Ways Not To)
Making Gary Wright Proud
A little open-mindedness can cause a fundamental, if minor, shift in one's life
How Procrastination Occurs
An old favorite of mine, written sophomore year of college
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Essays are a new addition to the Ideapad, and will take a little while to get up to speed. Check back soon for more writings.
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