Got a charity call this evening. Man on the other end asks me how I'm doing. I tell him "This had better not be a charity call, or you can take my name off your list". Man replies "God is going to bless you so hard". I respond "And he's …
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Rick and I have started up a tech podcast called "Lococast" (no, it's not because we're crazy. It's supposed to be related to the Ubuntu Loco concept, though some may argue that the craziness may have something to do with the name.) We've just released our second episode, and I …
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While enjoying a breakfast of vegetarian sausage, I noticed on the ketchup bottle the following words "GLUTEN FREE". I'm pretty sure that the combination of tomato paste, vinegar, and sugar would be gluten free, or whomever is making the ketchup is doing it wrong.
That got me thinking about these …
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Last time I was in Borders, I got a request to take a survey. I just filled it out. At least this survey has the decency to let me put in my remarks, which I'll share with you:
I'd appreciate it if the store would give equal shelf time to …
Why eBook sellers get it wrong
I just finished up the second of several surveys for Borders. Borders is trying to get into the eBook business, and it appears they have no freaking clue how to pigeon-hole me into their categories. Apparently, folks who are interested in non-DRM content, who finds the category "Mac / Networking / Internet …
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