May 2002
for 10k they should wash my car too
Posted by on Tuesday, May 28, 2002 - 8 comments
As I was poking around the Apple History, trying to sponge up as much of my new heritage as possible before my iBook arrives, I stumbled across an anecdote concerning Apple's 20th Anniversery Macintosh. It was a pricey beast at around 10,000$ but somebody wrote in with this bit, making it all seem …
down but not out!
Posted by on Wednesday, May 22, 2002 - 16 comments
Netscape 7 has materialized. I watched somebody try to install it, and it crashed after trying to force support of AOL's ART format and RealPlayer onto him. Bad first impressions.
Google Labs
Posted by on Monday, May 20, 2002 - 1 comment
I asked Google's new Glossary for the definition of god (an appropriate question). The first response: • “ • Obviously, this is an impossible word to define. After all, to "define" a thing means putting boundaries around it, and God is Infinity, the very absence of boundaries. • ” • See …
lotto super 7
Posted by on Saturday, May 18, 2002 - 7 comments
Sooner or later somebody's bound to win this. It has snowballed up to an estimated 34 million dollars now, and I have a 1 in 10,000,000 chance of winning a slice of 60% of it. I bought two instant picks with Tag. • The last largest Jackpot ever awarded was to a 21 year old in Ontario back in …
scientists are clever
Posted by on Wednesday, May 15, 2002 - 95 comments
I suffer from a condition that makes me sneeze when exposed to grow-lamps or the sun. For years people tried to tell us sun-sneezers that we were allergic to pollen and it was a coincidence that we sneezed outside. But we all knew that the sneeze started in the eyes somehow, we felt the sneeze …
email makes me feel special
Posted by on Friday, May 10, 2002 - 7 comments
I'm in the market for a refurbished iBook for school next year. And I've been weeding through offical Apple dealers comparing prices and deals they offered. I had a lot of questions to ask too, I was impressed when my first question ("will you ship to Canada?") was answered in 4 minutes from one …
minifigs and baseplates
Posted by on Friday, May 10, 2002 - 7 comments
My passion for those wacky plastic bricks was rekindled a few months ago. I'm sure that most people have a fond memory or two about time spent with Lego. There is something so satisfying about the slight resistance, then click of two tiny bricks. Not to mention the enormous pride of completing a …
To my bicycle thief: rot in hell
Posted by on Thursday, May 9, 2002 - 61 comments
Today, for the third time in my life, my bicycle was stolen. It wasn't an expensive bike, and I hadn't been using it much, but it was mine. • People seem to think it's your fault if something is stolen from you and you hadn't protected yourself from theft. If your bike or car is stolen, but …
500 Acts of Volition
Posted by on Monday, May 6, 2002 in - 3 comments
This post is the 500th post on aov since its inception almost two years ago on August 25, 2000. • A few stats: • There has been an average of 0.8 posts per day, or an average of one post every 29 hours. • Since the site has been opened up for reader replies on April 20, 2001, a little over a …
Steven's Guide to Real Estate Jargon
Posted by on Saturday, May 4, 2002 in - 23 comments
I've been looking for a house for the past month or two and I've learned a few things about real estate jargon that might be helpful for anyone looking to take on an enormous amount of debt. • You might want to print off this handy legend and take it with you when you talk to real estate agents …