Monthly Archives: November 2008

New Kindle on the way

Posted on November 25, 2008 by Joe Brockmeier

TechCrunch reports that there’s a new Kindle on the way for “early Q1.” Looking at the redesign, it certainly looks nicer than the first generation devices, but on the other hand… I don’t see anything that’s going to inspire me … Continue reading →

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Lazyweb: Vim to gist.github.com?

Posted on November 24, 2008 by Joe Brockmeier

Dear Lazyweb: I’d like to sync drafts from Vim to gist.github.com. I suspect that this is a problem someone else has solved. Anyone know a good site with scripts or tips on how to do this? Basically I want my … Continue reading →

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Lazyweb: Backing up chat / IRC logs

Posted on November 20, 2008 by Joe Brockmeier

The problem: I use at least three different computers on a regular basis (my desktop machine, a ThinkPad, and a massive Dell notebook). I do a lot of my work in chat and IRC, and I log everything — I … Continue reading →

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TV and happiness

Posted on November 20, 2008 by Joe Brockmeier

Jeremy Zawodny posts on TV watching and happiness: In one of those “well, duh!” moments the other day, I came across a headline on Slashdot that said Unhappy People Watch More TV. Given that I mostly stopped watching TV quite … Continue reading →

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Twitter Updates for 2008-11-19

Posted on November 19, 2008 by Joe Brockmeier

@joewilcox IMHO, Yahoo! loses a lot of value if it becomes part of MSFT. in reply to joewilcox # @awafaa It’d be a pain to lug around, sure. But, it’s great for backups pre/post-trip. I have a smaller portable drive … Continue reading →

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Twitter Updates for 2008-11-18

Posted on November 18, 2008 by Joe Brockmeier

RT @abock Great article at Ars from @segphault on Banshee 1.4. http://tinyurl.com/ars-banshee-1-4 # Unemployed? Five reasons to build your resume with FOSS contributions: It looks like we’ve gone from sp.. http://tinyurl.com/6cma4l #

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Twitter Updates for 2008-11-17

Posted on November 17, 2008 by Joe Brockmeier

@awafaa Yay for meh! Hmmm… That doesn’t sound right at all. in reply to awafaa # @awafaa I refuse to buy BluRay anything. I hope the format dies, I’ve no reason to “upgrade” or pay the premium for BluRay over … Continue reading →

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