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Hardy Heron Eye Candy Update

Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy Heron) was released not too long ago and while I thought there were some good updates in there, I thought it was a bit of a lackluster update. Following some experimentation with Kubuntu and Kubuntu KDE4 Remix, I managed to trash some packages and was having little problems with it, so I [...]

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Could Google Reader Replace del.icio.us?

For me it just might, or at least offer a very strong supplement to it. On Monday, the Reader team announced some interesting updates which you can read here, but I will offer Cliff’s Notes:

Add comments to items that you share within Reader (viewable on your Shared Items page and in the feed)
Share pages that [...]

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Nine Inch Nails Releases Free Album

Nine Inch Nails released a new album, The Slip, with little fanfare, just a simple message from Trent Reznor:
(thank you for your continued and loyal support over the years - this one’s on me)
Reznor released the album in several different formats for free download or bittorrent and released all of it under a Creative Commons [...]

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Preparing for Passover

It’s that time of the year, Passover is starting tonight at sundown, so I’ve got to do my homework for this year. Since Megan has switched to being a vegetarian, we’ve been eating a lot more veggies and also just healthier stuff in general, so I think it should be easier this year.
I want to [...]

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Blogger Appreciation Day!

I have been reading blogs on a wide range of topics for years and years; so many of these bloggers put so much time, blood, and sweat into their blogs. It only seems appropriate that we should show our appreciation and to these people for what they do. Per Darren’s suggestion I am going to [...]

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