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Monthly Archives: August 2003

17″

by Rob Friesel

Makes me giggle: HP and Toshiba are now pumping out these gargantua? The chuckle comes in when you consider that all these PC manufacturers are trying to play catch-up w/ Apple. Not only were they the first with ANY widescreen aspect ratio notebook on the market — they were the first w/ 17″ widescreen notebook. […]

MS-RIAA

by Rob Friesel

Sound vaguely familiar? Personally, I support the suit — the indy labels need themselves a fighting chance against the Arista-Sony-Columbia-etc.’s of the world. But they exist … so, it’s not really a monopoly. At least not in the fun, early-20th century version of the word. (Besides, if the indy labels became big ones, they wouldn’t […]

monkey.

by Rob Friesel

alright… not last night but the night before: co picnic. averse am i (usually) to gatherings such for they are near always awkward posturing sessions laden high w/ pretense and a little bit of good ol’ fashioned brown nosing. but not so when you’re greeted w/ a red plastic cup, a nod in a certain […]

almost but not quite.

by Rob Friesel

Getting this ol’ Canon BJC-250 to make itself visible to my iBook has been a challenge. Thanks to William White I’m one step closer. Print jobs go to the printer thru the PC its connected to … but the output looks like it’s all postscript code. Working on that one still…

(not-so-T)AZ.

by Rob Friesel

SPECIAL TRAIN TO FREEDOM While I’m not one to bang on about open-air cannabis markets (not caring one lick about them either way), there is something brilliantly seductive about this long-term TAZ. The cry is about social reform. Look closely and it’s oh so much more than that. Of course, the sci-fi author that lives […]

dir.

by Rob Friesel

ls -aLR “My Brain” Successful PHP experiment re: generating random 6-char passwords. That feels pretty good… Elsewhere– I love it when I can’t follow the argument. I hope I’m just too tired to comprehend. (Jury of what…? Who? When?) Still, you ever get that feeling like the cat is already out of Pandora’s little box…? […]

ah, hell…

by Rob Friesel

Bill Clinton, Bill GatesCircle I Limbo Democrats, HipstersCircle II Whirling in a Dark & Stormy Wind The Pope, RepublicansCircle III Mud, Rain, Cold, Hail & Snow Creationists, Riceboys, George BushCircle IV Rolling Weights Goths, RednecksCircle V Stuck in Mud, Mangled River Styx Parents who bring squalling brats to R-rated moviesCircle VI Buried for Eternity River […]