Monthly Archives: August 2007

Ashley MacIsaac – Wing-Stock

Posted on August 13, 2007 by Rob

I was digging through some music I hadn’t listened to in a while, and I stumbled across Ashley MacIsaac’s HiTM How Are You Today? album. He’s a Canadian fiddler who often mixes traditional Celtic folk with rock. He seems like … Continue reading →

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One Score and Five Years

Posted on August 12, 2007 by Rob

Not only was yesterday the birthday of Emperor Palpatine, the Teletubbies’ Scariest Enemy, Hollywood Hulk Hogan, Joe Jackson, the Host of the Bug Eaters, Maggie from Extras, Death Cab for Cutie’s and The Postal Service’s mastermind, and that little breakdancing … Continue reading →

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The Evildoers Guide to Personal Development: Quit Smoking

Posted on August 9, 2007 by Rob

I know a few people who are considering dropping their smoking habit soon. I smoked for about seven years through my high school and undergraduate university years and then quit cold turkey. While lately I can still be seen stealing … Continue reading →

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Schmap

Posted on August 7, 2007 by Rob

I hadn’t heard of Schmap before, but they decided to use one of my Munich photos from Flickr in their guide. The photo they chose isn’t an especially good shot, but they only display it at a maximum width of … Continue reading →

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Two Fantastic Animated Shorts

Posted on August 6, 2007 by Rob

A Gentlemen’s Duel Whoops, it appears this video was a copyright violation and was taking down. If you stumble across it in the future, have a look. It really is fantastic. [via] Kiwi! [via my still weblog-less friend, Chris] As … Continue reading →

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Halo Short Fiction Contest: Results

Posted on August 6, 2007 by Rob

The fiction contest being held at The Clarity of Night, mentioned earlier, has now finished. I had no idea the contest would grow to be so large. Over eighty people submitted entries, and I was really surprised by the quality … Continue reading →

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The Joy of RSS

Posted on August 2, 2007 by Rob

I know a few of my friends aren’t yet making use of RSS (Really Simple Syndication) feeds, so I thought I’d write a little post to help drag them into the 21st century. Even a programmer friend of mine, a … Continue reading →

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