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Thursday, August 05, 2004 6:03 PM

Third verse is the same as the first (just in reverse)

In the ongoing serial drama I call Petard , the latest episode had Petard blow a power supply a few nights ago (at least that's what I and D think is the problem). Fortunately, NewEgg has a decent return policy (and pretty good prices if you're looking
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Friday, April 16, 2004 3:20 PM

Stick this on your USB drive...

While it's not UT2004 , this game does have one advantage -- it's 96KB. When was the last time you could say that? They even had to lower the resolution of the screenshots of it on the home page, as they were actually larger than the game. Now you can
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Friday, April 09, 2004 6:05 PM

Weapons o' the future now

In case you feel like reading about the weapons you'll likely be using in some new (soon) video game, here 's an interesting, and often frightening set of descriptions, videos and more about some nasty stuff. Special guest appearance by a now retro Pocket
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Friday, April 02, 2004 9:37 PM

PC Ez-Bake Oven

OK, I know it was an April Fool's joke, but I think I could really use one of these. http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/looflirpa/2004.shtml And with a newer Pentium 4, or AMD Althlon, you probably wouldn't even need any additional power -- just cook it over
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Monday, March 01, 2004 9:45 PM

powering from waste

As opposed to wasting power. OK, neither ASP.NET nor Visual Studio related, but a neat news item. Scientists can use waste water to generate electricity while purifying the water. Of course, the article doesn't say if they're using pumps to move the waste
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Friday, February 06, 2004 2:20 PM

Shopping for a new gadget?

Brighthand has a nice look forward to upcoming handhelds and smart phones. Best look at it before you go out and buy something currently available. TTFN - Kent PS: Trying to convince myself to buy a new phone. Or maybe a handheld. Thoughts?
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Tuesday, December 16, 2003 5:31 PM

XAML keyboard

Amazingly enough, my very first Longhorn-related posting. Scott has designed the XAML keyboard we'll all be using in 2004 , er 2008 , er soon . TTFN - Kent Disclaimer : I have no clue when Longhorn is going to ship. Really. I just picked those dates out
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Saturday, October 25, 2003 12:14 PM

Wanna buy an Antelope?

Oh, I sooooooo wanted this idea and product to succeed, it's (almost) an idea I've been pushing for a while. Sadly, I changed my mind once I got to the ordering page. USD$3970 is about USD$2470 more than I was willing to pay. Maybe OQO will have a cheaper
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Tuesday, March 04, 2003 9:02 PM

If it's good enough for eggs

Get buried (or urned) in paper - http://www.eco-pod.com/ . (recycled, even)
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