On College Football 2022: Week 6 Recap and Week 7 Pre... Ken said: |
Yeah, we've both had our share of hope and disappointment in this game. Let's just hope for a good b... |
On College Football 2022: Week 6 Recap and Week 7 Pre... Dan* said: |
I'm not sure how I feel about this game. On one hand, I feel pretty optimistic that we have the tale... |
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Glad to see you'll be back writing football again, Ken! Congrats on the easy win today. You didn't ... |
On College Football 2021: Week 10 Recap and Week 11 P... Ken said: |
Yeah, sorry one of our teams had to lose. I've come to appreciate Penn State as a classy and sympath... |
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Hey Ken, congratulations on the win yesterday! Some really odd choices by our coaching staff in that... |
Television: American Idol Finale | Thursday, 2004 May 27 - 9:29 pm |
I hate to say it, but I told you so. Actually, no, I like to say it. Read more... |
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Apple Watch: 10.3.4 Update | Thursday, 2004 May 27 - 6:03 pm |
Looks like this one's a winner. Read more... |
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Apple Watch: No, Apple Isn't Getting Out of the Macintosh Business | Thursday, 2004 May 27 - 6:00 pm |
Apple's internal re-org has prompted some columnists to speculate that Apple plans to exit the personal computer market, and focus solely on the iPod. Where do people get this stuff? Read more... |
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Computing: IBM's "Workspace" Recalls the Mainframe Era | Wednesday, 2004 May 12 - 6:02 pm |
IBM is introducing a server-based application technology called "Workspace". This technology would allow users to access applications installed on central servers, using platform-agnostic "thin" clients. This is a familiar idea; will it work this time? Read more... |
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Computing: Intel Fights Self-Created Myths | Wednesday, 2004 May 12 - 5:59 pm |
For years, Intel has promoted the idea that faster CPU clock speed equals faster performance. Now the company is having to back away from this myth. I'm tickled. Read more... |
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Apple Watch: Is PearPC Real, or a Novelty? | Wednesday, 2004 May 12 - 5:59 pm |
Some enterprising folks have created a PPC emulator, called PearPC, ostensibly to run Mac OS X on x86 platforms. It's an amusing experiment, but it'll never work. Read more... |
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Television: The "Friends" Finale | Wednesday, 2004 May 12 - 2:04 pm |
Like 50 million other people, I watched the "Friends" finale with anticipation and a twinge of sadness. The good news and the bad news is this: Friends ended as it has always been, and just as we expected it to. Read more... |
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The Lottery | Sunday, 2004 May 9 - 1:00 pm |
North Carolina has no lottery. This is a great inconvenience to the millions of North Carolinians who play the lottery each week. Read more... |
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The Iraqi Prisoner Abuse Disaster | Sunday, 2004 May 9 - 12:38 pm |
Boy, we've really stepped in it this time. Are there still folks out there who don't believe that the world hates us? Read more... |
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Society: "The Swan" | Sunday, 2004 May 9 - 12:20 pm |
I've seen a few episodes of Fox's new reality show, "The Swan". It's another one of those train-wreck-can't-look-away plastic surgery shows, a la "Extreme Makeover" on ABC. Just what kind of message are we sending? Read more... |
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Thanks | Wednesday, 2004 April 28 - 12:45 am |
I am thankful for lots of things... Read more... |
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Society: Top Ten Worst Things To Say To Someone You've Offended | Sunday, 2004 April 25 - 5:54 pm |
I hear racist, sexist, homophobic, and otherwise negative comments all the time. I wonder: when people are offensive, is it that they don't realize it, or is it just that they don't care? Hmm. Either way, I hate it when people make it worse by trying to justify their offensiveness. Read more... |
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Society: Top Ten Signs You're a Bad Driver | Sunday, 2004 April 25 - 5:47 pm |
Yes, you... the one talking on the cell phone... Read more... |
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Analysis: Deconstruction of a "Chick Flick" | Sunday, 2004 April 25 - 5:40 pm |
There are many movies which have been tagged with the not-so-flattering label "chick flick". Sometimes people think a movie is a chick flick because it features women in strong leading roles. But I'm not sure that's really what it is. Read more... |
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Apple Watch: RealNetworks Courts Apple With Alliance Offer | Sunday, 2004 April 18 - 6:01 pm |
Multimedia software company RealNetworks has reportedly offered Apple some sort of alliance deal, to team up against Microsoft and the Windows Media juggernaut. Should Apple accept? Some pundits seem to think so. Read more... |
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Finance: Options Expense Reporting | Sunday, 2004 April 18 - 9:46 am |
In this day of Enron and WorldCom, a lot of folks are up in arms about having companies list outstanding stock option expense on their bottom line. Calpers is going so far as to withhold votes for Apple's board of directors over this issue. But anyone who knows anything about finance should know better. Read more... |
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Television: American Idol | Sunday, 2004 April 18 - 9:13 am |
Okay, I admit it... this year, I've been caught up in the whole "American Idol" thing. Here are some thoughts. Read more... |
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Edwards Wins North Carolina Caucus | Sunday, 2004 April 18 - 8:54 am |
In more of a statement about vice-presidential preference, rather than presidential preference, half of the Democrats who voted in Saturday's caucus selected John Edwards as their choice. Read more... |
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Movies: Lost In Translation | Monday, 2004 April 5 - 1:12 am |
This Oscar-winning movie from rookie writer/director Sophia Coppola is warm, subtle, and touching. Read more... |
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Movies: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind | Monday, 2004 April 5 - 12:44 am |
Jim Carrey again shows that he's better as a dramatic actor than a comic actor, and Kate Winslet is breathtaking in this remarkable movie. Read more... |
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Apple Watch: iPod Mini a Smash Success | Monday, 2004 March 29 - 5:59 pm |
Certain Internet blowhards derided Apple's iPod Mini as overpriced and a certain failure. Now that it has surpassed all expectations, what are those blowhards saying? Read more... |
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Dirty Bush Campaign Tricks | Monday, 2004 March 29 - 1:58 am |
Boy, there's a whole laundry list of thing to talk about here. Read more... |
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Why Do We Make Ourselves Miserable? | Monday, 2004 March 29 - 1:47 am |
Sometimes I find myself surrounded by people who are determined to make their own lives miserable; and in doing so, they make my life miserable, because they frustrate all my attempts to help them. Maybe I'm just too cheerful... or too helpful. Read more... |
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Home Theater: The Home Theater Macintosh Project Continued | Thursday, 2004 March 11 - 5:04 pm |
I'm getting more ambitious with my Home Theater Macintosh project. Here are some updates. Read more... |
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Bush Wraps Himself in the Flag | Wednesday, 2004 March 10 - 11:09 pm |
Why are Republicans so predictable? Bush's first campaign ad shows images from September 11th, and trumpets his "leadership" during that time. Read more... |
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Movies: Welcome to Mooseport | Wednesday, 2004 March 10 - 10:56 pm |
Although clearly made to be a vehicle for Ray Romano, "Welcome to Mooseport" succeeds as charming romantic comedy. Read more... |
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Tapas: Tasca Brava | Wednesday, 2004 March 10 - 10:46 pm |
Whenever I say there's a tapas place in Cary, people ask, "there's a topless place in Cary?" After many months of telling everyone I was going to try it out, I finally made it there a couple of weeks ago. Read more... |
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Italian Restaurants: Valentino's | Wednesday, 2004 March 10 - 10:35 pm |
Valentino's in Chapel Hill serves up good, if ordinary, Italian fare. Read more... |
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Why I Am a Democrat | Wednesday, 2004 March 10 - 12:23 am |
A Republican friend of mine (whom I greatly respect) recently asked me why I was a Democrat. I didn't respond to her completely at the time, but it's something I've thought about a lot. Here are some of my reasons. Read more... |
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Blog Note: No More Free Updates for iBlog! | Monday, 2004 March 8 - 5:03 pm |
Apparently I can no longer get free updates to iBlog, the blog software that I'm using. Boo! Read more... |
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Computing: So Much For Tablet PCs | Sunday, 2004 February 22 - 5:02 pm |
Microsoft insisted the Tablet PC would be revolutionary. PC makers bought into the hype, and now they're paying the price. Read more... |
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Nader Set to Boost His Ego Again | Sunday, 2004 February 22 - 11:42 am |
Oh, for cryin' out loud. Ralph Nader is at it again: he's going to run for President an independent candidate. When will the madness end? Read more... |
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Books: How to Breathe Underwater | Tuesday, 2004 February 10 - 11:57 pm |
How to Breathe Underwater is a collection of short stories by a high-school friend of mine, Julie Orringer. Read more... |
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Books: Nickel and Dimed | Tuesday, 2004 February 10 - 11:38 pm |
Nickel and Dimed, by Barbara Ehrenreich, explores a writer's experiment trying to make a living as a typical American wage-slave. This book sparked a controversy at the University of North Carolina when it was put on the required summer reading list for incoming freshmen; the book was dismissed as liberal propaganda. Read more... |
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Society: Massachusetts Allows Gay Marriage | Tuesday, 2004 February 10 - 11:12 pm |
The Christian right is in an uproar about a recent Massachusetts court ruling that gay people should legally be allowed to be married. I have to wonder: what's all the fuss? Read more... |
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Society: "Under God" E-mail Hoax | Tuesday, 2004 February 10 - 10:30 pm |
An e-mail hoax from a few years ago has sprung up in my e-mail inbox again. It claims that Pepsi has put the Pledge of Allegiance on a new patriotic can design, but has left off the words "Under God". For this reason, we are supposed to boycott Pepsi. Not only is this e-mail untrue... it is offensive. Read more... |
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The Hyped-Up Draft-Dodging Scandal | Tuesday, 2004 February 10 - 10:14 pm |
There's been some media buzz about the fact that Bush may have evaded his military duty during the Vietnam war. But perhaps Democrats should pick their battles more carefully. Read more... |
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Kerry Piling Up Primary Wins | Tuesday, 2004 February 10 - 10:01 pm |
With John Kerry starting to pull away in the Democratic nomination race, some Democrats think the party should coalesce behind him as quickly as possible. Read more... |
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Home Theater: Setting Up a Home Theater Macintosh | Tuesday, 2004 February 10 - 5:01 pm |
I recently connected an old Macintosh to my Sony high-definition rear-projection TV. Here are some notes on the project. Read more... |
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Apple Watch: HP's Surprising Deal to Sell iPods | Saturday, 2004 January 24 - 5:02 pm |
Apple and Hewlett-Packard shocked the computer industry by announcing that HP would re-brand and sell iPods, and would pre-install iTunes on HP computers. Read more... |
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Bush Appoints Pickering | Saturday, 2004 January 24 - 12:54 am |
With Congress in recess, Bush appointed controversial judge Charles Pickering to a federal appeals court, bypassing months of Democratic filibustering. Democrats were rightfully outraged. Read more... |
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The Iowa Caucus | Saturday, 2004 January 24 - 12:36 am |
Oh, those crazy Iowans. They've really shaken up the Democratic nomination race. Read more... |
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Seafood Restaurants: Rockfish Grill | Saturday, 2004 January 24 - 12:24 am |
This is an unpretentious, down-to-earth seafood joint with great food at a reasonable price. Read more... |
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Movies: Big Fish | Friday, 2004 January 23 - 12:15 am |
This is a charming movie, kind of a "Forrest Gump" meets "O Brother Where Art Thou". It has no great revelations or statements to make, but it's a feel-good experience. Sometimes, that's all you need. Read more... |
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Chinese Restaurants: Ma Ma Wok | Monday, 2004 January 5 - 1:11 pm |
Finally, a place to get dim sum in Cary. Very good, but it wasn't quite what I expected. Read more... |
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Movies: Love Actually | Monday, 2004 January 5 - 1:01 pm |
Charming and fluffy, "Love Actually" is a romantic comedy about a series of interconnected relationships. There's definitely an "awwww" factor in this movie; that will appeal to some people, but make other people roll their eyes. Read more... |
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Movies: Return of the King | Monday, 2004 January 5 - 12:44 pm |
The final installment of the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy is true to the book in most respects. Is that really such a good thing? Read more... |
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Ralph Nader Won't Run for Green Party | Monday, 2004 January 5 - 12:24 pm |
Ralph "I Handed George Bush the Presidency" Nader announced that he would not run as the Green Party candidate in this year's election. For Democrats, that's the good news. The bad news is that he still may run as an independent. Read more... |
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Gore Endorses Dean | Wednesday, 2003 December 10 - 11:04 pm |
Al Gore endorsed Howard Dean's presidential candidacy this week, surprising many Democratic party activists. Read more... |
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Society: "Average Joe" has no chance | Wednesday, 2003 December 10 - 10:43 pm |
Let's see... when a hot girl has to choose between a hot guy and an "Average Joe", who will she pick? Was there really ever any suspense in NBC's ridiculous show? Read more... |
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