A Dragon in Sheep’s Clothing

Okay, not really stole it…. just appropriated.
I claimed the Wacom tablet that was in my ex-coworker’s office even before he left. (hehehhe) I was going to snatch it yesterday morning, but a new intern started in that office and I didn’t feel like pulling it out in front of her (”excuse me, [...]

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My very own Integer. Thank you, Ed Felten!
From Ed Felten’s blog on May 1:
The people who control AACS, the copy protection technology used on HD-DVD and Blu-ray discs, are apparently trying to shut down websites that publish a certain [...]

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“Reading is the most productive way to stay sane when reality is particularly hard to take.”
I just had to save that for posterity.
Quote by our University librarian, Mary Sellen, in an article about a new program designed to regenerate interest in literature.

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“And now for something completely different!”
A few weeks ago, I fulfilled the hoop-jumping requirements to earn a “free” 32″ LCD TV, and with my voucher all filled out and mailed in, I have been waiting for it to arrive. Every night I go home hoping to see a UPS slip on my door telling [...]

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Yes indeed, I bought an iPod!
The backstory: I’ve been thinking about buying an mp3 player for a while now. I just have so much music! My old portable CD player is 12 years old and while it still works, it seems to be increasingly finicky. It can skip for the slightest mark on a [...]

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