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Seriously, everything you wanted to know about modern batteries.

Friday, February 21st, 2003

Seriously, everything you wanted to know about modern batteries.

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[14:29] <ctate> awesome typography site.

Friday, February 21st, 2003

[14:29] <ctate> awesome typography site.
[14:29] <ctate> he’s the head of typography for Rutgers

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John Mayer:

Friday, February 21st, 2003

John Mayer: “I was going to Berklee College of Music in 1997. My mom and dad would give me $250 a month to spend, but I started overdrawing from the bank, so I was below broke. My dad sent me a check for $250 and wrote, “John, remember me when you go platinum.” I held onto that note through everything. Two days ago, he got his platinum plaque with that very piece of paper inside the glass.” [Rolling Stone, via matt]

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[11:07:53] <dsandler> Your shareware article is getting some coverage in the blogosphere today.

Friday, February 21st, 2003

[11:07:53] <dsandler> Your shareware article is getting some coverage in the blogosphere today.
[11:08:12] <Slava Karpenko> that’s good =)
[11:08:53] <Slava Karpenko> what do you think about that?
[11:09:59] <dsandler> Of course, some of the reaction is respectful disagreement, which you should also be pleased with. I think that a lot of the negative response, though, comes from people who enjoyed the cachet of shareware, as developers: It’s a little club of ”good guys”. Perhaps we need a new moniker for these commercial outfits and individuals; ”Independent Developer” or ”Small Developer” just don’t have the ring that ”Shareware” did.
[11:10:41] <Slava Karpenko> yeah, i agree
[11:11:28] <dsandler> ”Vigilante Software Developers”
[11:11:40] <Slava Karpenko> Smileware!
[11:11:56] <dsandler> ”If you like this software, please smile as you send us money”
[11:12:12] <Slava Karpenko> sounds good ;-)
[11:12:27] <dsandler> Alternative: Peopleware. ”There are real people at the other end of this software product.”
[11:14:57] <Slava Karpenko> as if commercial titles are made by drones ;-)
[11:15:11] <dsandler> Aren’t they? :)
[11:15:28] <dsandler> (dsandler realizes he’s working on commercial software in the other window; discovers that he’s a drone)
[11:15:46] <Slava Karpenko> lol

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Slava Karpenko:

Friday, February 21st, 2003

Slava Karpenko: Shareware Is Dead.

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While trolling through the archives of Cat & Girl, I discovered another gem.

Friday, February 21st, 2003

While trolling through the archives of Cat & Girl, I discovered another gem. “What about Joss Whedon? You like him.”

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[08:55] <willy> i solved some of my bandwidth problems, found a bandwidth thief in my house [08:56] <willy> I hung my teenage son out the…

Friday, February 21st, 2003

[08:55] <willy> i solved some of my bandwidth problems, found a bandwidth thief in my house
[08:56] <willy> I hung my teenage son out the window by his ankles and my access time is now much improved
[08:57] <willy> he promised not to download during work hours and i promised to open the window first next time

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