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Archive for December 2005

Return on Investment

Let’s say that, starting today, I’m going to be the most preternaturally wholesome, giving, thoughtful, enlightened, selfless man I can be. I will reach the pinnacle of a sovereign good will. I will, for the next twenty or so years, make all who behold me weep with simple, unfettered, calm joy.
Children will sing [...]

Quick ‘n’ Dirty

Just a note to confirm that, yes, I have been fucking around with the design here, again, as per my modus operandi. It’s actually a bit deeper than that: I took Tomm’s Zine Theme and wanted to be able to apply it without destroying my category structure. That requires, unfortunately,

nearly utterly destroying WordPress’s [...]

By Proxy Everything is Evil

Distraction is necessary. Minds need to wander to get anything done. But the Internet is sort of the mental equivalent of the snack aisle at a convenience store, filled with satisfying fatty chips and tasty cream-filled cakes. God knows I’ve spent enough time with both the Internet and cream-filled cakes to see the similarities.
Ftrain.com

About 15 [...]

Ad Confusium

A few months ago, I received another one of those e-mails that purports to presage something about you based on some answers to apparently unconnected questions. This one went something like this:

How many times a week do you want chocolate?
Take your answer to number 1 and double it.
Add 5.
Multiply by 50.
If you haven’t had [...]

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