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Nil illegitimi carborundum : Don’t let the bastards grind you down

Browsing all posts from October, 2008.

Writer’s Block Sucks

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I know I have not been posting recently, but I have to honestly say that I have been suffering from a serious case of writer’s block. A lot has been happening in my personal life, a new relationship, had to move and running all around the Denver-Boulder corridor. So, right now the inspiration well is [...]

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The Apple Evangelistas and Me

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I was reading the book, the Cult of Mac and I came across the chapter that talked about Apple’s Chief Evangelist and about the mailing list known as the Evangelist. The purpose of this list was to publicize articles which talked negatively about Apple’s products and to help get people who were dedicated to the [...]

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Jessica Meets MassResistance

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Yesterday, when I was looking up information on the new laws and the court decisions about our new equal marriage rights in Connecticut, I stumbled upon information about an anti-gay, anti-trans group called MassResistance. And much like any other hate-based group, they are completely and totally antagonistic to the idea that two people could genuinely [...]

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You Have Got to be Shitting Me…

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Just when you think people couldn’t get any lower, you hear about stories like this. A man decided to name his daughter “Sarah McCain Palin” against his wife’s objections, just to support a misogynistic ticket. And the father was quoted as saying “I took one for the cause”. ‘Scuse me but taking advantage of your [...]

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Apple’s Shame: MobileMe

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I am a fairly faithful Apple fan and I think that for the most part, Apple’s products are far superior to that of any other companies’. The MacBooks and the MacBook Pros have been given a major overhaul and look and work better than they ever have (yeah, I love the aluminum/glass look that Apple [...]

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