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TextDrive

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TextDrive I’m thinking of moving all my hosting here. TextDrive was co-founded by Dean Allen, proprietor of Textism, and creator of TextPatter, a popular blogging too.

Sci.Electronics FAQ: Surplus: USA

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Sci.Electronics FAQ: Surplus: USA is a listing, by city and state, of places selling surplused electronic and computer equipment. Possible to get really cheap (apparently really cheap) stuff… there are a couple in reach here in Atlanta.

the hungry tiger

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the hungry tiger is just a very nice food blog. Can’t recall how I came across it; I created the draft of this post weeks ago. Worth a periodic visit to read how someone loves to cook and eat not great food, but very good food, with attentiveness and care.

What book can’t you put down? | Ask MetaFilter

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What book can’t you put down? | Ask MetaFilter “I’m looking for a really good story—I feel like I’m drowning in books but there’s nothing I really want to read. I’m tired of all these ‘literary’ novels where nothing really happens, or the big best-sellers that are all action and no substance. I don’t really … Read more

Garrison Keillor: Confessions of a Listener

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AlterNet: Confessions of a Listener “When the iPod steals the last of Clear Channel’s audience, the crazy, quirky and beautiful will return to radio—and Garrison Keillor will welcome them.” This is just juicy good.

IBM Tutorial: Learning PHP, Part 1

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Learning PHP, Part 1 “This tutorial is Part 1 of a three-part series that takes you from the most basic PHP script to working with databases and streaming from the file system by documenting the building of a document workflow system. In this part, we look at the basics of building a PHP script, including … Read more

World Sunlight Map: How it works – die.net

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World Sunlight Map: How it works – die.net The World Sunlight Map provides a computer-generated approximation of what the earth currently looks like. While less impressive than actually being into orbit, this is much more accessible to most of us. I start with cloudless images of the earth during the day (from a pair of … Read more

The Great Battery Shootout

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Digital Imaging Accessories Review: The Great Battery Shootout Good geeky techie pr0n: which rechargeables are the best. Via Kevin Kelly’s “Review of Review Sites” at his invaluable Cool Tools blog.

Happy Birthday to My Favorite Leo

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Scripting News: 8/12/2005 Well, it’s my sister Janine’s birthday and we’re looking forward to having dinner with her and Bryan tonight to celebrate (Eclipse di Luna – ooh, yes). Jack is at Ellen’s parents’ house, and Will is with us today – at cross country practice, as I write. I hope to edit some of … Read more