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Monthly Archives: April 2004

stupid web tricks.

by Rob Friesel

Actually, I think that Supermodel Personals is kind of a neat little project that I wish I’d thought of: Allston Indie-girl seeks sensitive nerd-boy with pointy glasses, and Salvation Army sweaters. Please be vegan, and straight-edge, and like vinyl records, and weigh under 125 lbs. VOTE NADER

pop quiz.

by Rob Friesel

A question posed particularly for the Mac-using folks but as this is a (sort of) public forum, consider it answer solicitation from all: What email client are you using? How satisfied with it are you? fine print: I’m using Mail.app lately … not sure if I’m digging it all that much or not. A recent […]

science.

by Rob Friesel

I don’t mean to be a bitch but… (via BoingBoing) This article’s conclusions hardly constitute a scientific breakthrough: One trait believed to differentiate humans from other primates is the ability to appreciate aesthetics. Scientists have suspected that such judgement stems from an area of the brain called the prefrontal cortex To test this theory […scientists…] […]

a9.

by Rob Friesel

So… Amazon has released the A9 search engine… And I’m wondering if anyone has played with it yet. And what anyone thought of it. I’ve checked out the 7 cools things but am still not totally sold. We’ll see how this one plays out I guess. Thoughts…? Now we just need for the release of […]

3 in 1.

by Rob Friesel

iPods, iTunes, iReal? iCarumba… RealNetworks is offering an alliance with Apple … probably after hearing about Apple is selling more iPods than Macs. Which shouldn’t really come as any surprise, I guess. What’s going to be really interesting in the next couple of months is seeing which avenue the company chases with more fervor and/or […]