Archive for December, 2003

2003 has been a shitty

December 29th, 2003

2003 has been a shitty year for me. I certainly will not miss 2003. Nevertheless, here’s the Top 10 events/things I found interesting that either happened to me, or around me in 2003:
10. Project from hell: Code named ‘Cosmo,’ Radio@AOL version 1.3 was a complete disaster! The project started in Dec 2002, and […]

This Dilbert describes what the

December 28th, 2003

This Dilbert describes what the AOL management is thinking these days, now that they have realised what a total fuck up it was to get rid of most of the AOL Music Engineering team:

No. this is not me.

December 28th, 2003

No. this is not me.

Aaaaah… woke up today at

December 28th, 2003

Aaaaah… woke up today at 2pm. Had breakfast at 230pm. Went to the driving range at Mission Bay to whack some golf balls around. Another Saturday … Ho Hum… I need a life.

What did I get for

December 27th, 2003

What did I get for christmas? NOTHING. NADA. ZILCH. sad…
Ive been craving a good game of squash for the longest time. I finally found a Sports club in San Francisco that has real squash courts! Not racquetball-converted courts but a real squash court. I used to play squash all through school and […]

Seen a couple of new

December 24th, 2003

Seen a couple of new movies lately:
The Last Samurai: Excellent! Amazing movie. Tom Cruise is right on in this one. However, one can not get away from the fact that its not “Tom Cruise” on the screen, but Nathan Algren, the deeply disturbed, fallen US civil war hero that changes so drastically once hes introduced […]

America Online - made in

December 23rd, 2003

America Online - made in India??
And oh by the way, my friends finally released the GM version of Winamp 5.0. It really kicks ass! Check out the, aam, eclectic Internet TV stations…




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    TED is doing an amazing thing for the world. They are doing a story a day direct from the flood zones in Pakistan. The stories are real and heartbreaking.

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    Pictures of the Oval Office through the years.

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    Vanity Fair is on a roll. After the scathing article on Sarah Palin, here comes another amazing must-read: A Day in Life of Obama on how he spends a typical day. And I thought I was busy.

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    An Israeli army officer who fired the entire magazine of his automatic rifle into a 13-year-old Palestinian girl and then said he would have done the same even if she had been three years old was acquitted on all charges by a military court yesterday.

    What would make the Israeli Terrorist say such a thing? Because they are not human but are the scum of the Earth.

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    New Assassins Creed: Brotherhood walk-thru. Cant wait.

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    If you want to know what a joke and utter piece of shit Sarah Palin really is, you need to read Vanity Fair’s devastating profile of the woman. An amazing insight into the mind of Palin.

    Once, while Sarah was preparing for a city-council meeting, she said, ‘I’m gonna put on one of my push-up bras so I can get what I want tonight.’ That’s how she rolls.”

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    Gmail is rolling out “Priority Inbox” a Facebook-like feature that predicts what emails are most important to you.

    As messages come in, Gmail automatically flags some of them as important. Gmail uses a variety of signals to predict which messages are important, including the people you email most (if you email Bob a lot, a message from Bob is probably important) and which messages you open and reply to (these are likely more important than the ones you skip over).

    I dont like Facebook telling me who my friends are, and Im not sure I like Gmail telling me what email is more important. I will just have to see how it works once I start seeing the Priority Inbox feature on my Gmail account.

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    The 10 lost and forgotten technologies includes Roman concrete, Damascus steel, and a napalm-like weapon called Greek fire.

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    Wondering what the power of HTML5 that Ive been talking about for years is? Wondering why HTML5 is the future and flash just… sucks? Here’s your definitive answer. Open that site in Google Chrome. Mindblowing.

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    The followup to the super awesome Fallout game is out Oct 19: Fallout: New Vegas. Watch the trailer. Looks bloody brilliant.

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    Taking a train within the US anywhere near the US border? Get ready to be spot-checked by the Immigration Authorities! Get ready for the latest fashion accessory for immigrants mandated by the US government: a unique and awesome crescent & star band, to be worn at all times on your arm!

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    Guy travels world for 3 years visiting 70 countries in total. This is his account.

    On March 13, 2007, I handed over the keys to my house, put my possessions in storage and headed out to travel around the world with nothing but a backpack, my laptop and a camera.

    [via Vault45]

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    Did you know that Fidel Castro has a blog?

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    This is what we’re dealing with.

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    A snarky fake-news story that rings true. It would be silly if it werent so close to reality.

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    As everyone knows, Im a bit of a wine snob. Here’s an excellent list of tips on how to order wine in a restaurant. This is true Ive seen some wine snobs do this and it makes me sick:

    Save the slurping and gargling for Napa Valley tasting rooms and morning mouthwash. Try not to turn the stomachs of your guests with primitive rituals.

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    Is 3D dead? I hope so!

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