Monthly Archives: May 2005

Balancing incompetence

May 31, 2005 – 9:37 pm

I went out in a proper single yesterday. For those of you scrabbling for context, we’re talking about rowing. I’ve been out in a recreational single before, which while tricky to row in a straight line have the great advantage that one of the straight lines they don’t do is straight down. The single I [...]

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Google-somethinging

May 29, 2005 – 5:44 am

I was chided by a friend for not having posted in a while. Far be it from me to keep my fan waiting, even when I’m taking a mental break from all the nauseating excesses of the political and ‘cultural’ world. So instead, I thought we’d go with inanity. Fire up Google’s map site. Mouse [...]

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Compare and Contrast

May 20, 2005 – 12:49 am

From CNN: The officials emphasized that because it was not a sanctioned government release, the United States is not in violation of the Geneva Conventions, although an individual might be. Under the conventions, a picture holding up a prisoner to ridicule may not be released. From the NYT: At the interrogators’ behest, a guard tried [...]

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Replaygain

May 18, 2005 – 10:00 pm

I am the happy owner of an iPod shuffle, which has improved my cycling commute experience greatly, except for one small element. Before the iPod I used a radio to listen to MPR, which is mostly talk. A few times per hour, however, they would play a snippet of music as a transition between stories, [...]

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Moderation

May 11, 2005 – 9:13 pm

I checked the weather this morning, prior to cycling in to work. Current temp: 41F. Today’s low: 40F. Forecast high: 42F.

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