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Posted Tuesday, June 29, 2004 7:17 AM by lauraj
~Whew~ that was fun! Everyone at MSDN has been working like crazy, and last night, concurrent with the announcement of VS2005 Express Beta in Amsterdam, we launched the Product Feedback Center , the new personalized Visual Studio Developer Center , online Read More...
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Ducks looking for work?

Posted Thursday, April 01, 2004 11:41 PM by lauraj
Today on the way back from lunch, I had to do a double take as I walked by the building 4 lobby because there were ducks standing at the door, waiting to get in. “There are ducks at the door,” I said to the receptionist, thinking she must Read More...
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NPR: They got me!

Posted Thursday, April 01, 2004 6:21 PM by lauraj
I had to run an errand this afternoon, and as I pulled out of the parking lot, a news story came on NPR talking about a US Post Office announcement about mobile zip codes. Modeled on the rulings that allowed people to take their phone numbers with them, Read More...
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Checking the weather

Posted Thursday, March 18, 2004 1:40 AM by lauraj
Tomorrow I'm off to Las Vegas for a few days of winning the casino's money (well that's *my* dream anyway), so I decided to check the weather. It's going to be beautiful, of course, but check out these descriptions, they delighted me :) Someone had some Read More...
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Great writing advice

Posted Monday, January 26, 2004 7:41 PM by lauraj
I was checking out my referral logs, and found this wonderful piece on the Ten Mistakes Writers Don't See (But Can Easily Fix When They Do) via Jim Martin's blog . This one's a keeper. Some of the items made me wince; I know they're things I do without Read More...
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CNet: Google and Social Networking

Posted Friday, January 23, 2004 2:52 AM by lauraj
Google tip-toed into the hot market of online social networks with the quiet launch of Orkut.com on Thursday, CNET News.com has learned. The search company, which is expected to go public this year, is flexing its power with its Internet fans by constantly Read More...
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Washington State Democratic Caucuses: Feb 7

Posted Thursday, January 22, 2004 5:10 AM by lauraj
This year, the Democratic party in Washington is opting for a caucus rather than a primary. Caucuses require, in my opinion, much more commitment than voting. You show up, talk, listen to other people talk, move around into groups (hopefully of 15% or Read More...
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Bits and Pieces #1

Posted Thursday, January 22, 2004 4:33 AM by lauraj
Mads Nissen from Oslo, Norway has a very cool .Text template, and interesting posts to boot! Jonathan Hodgson pointed me to an article he has written on Generating Thumbnail Images from PDF Documents using VB.Net Tommy wonders " I wonder why you have Read More...
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Netscan Queries

Posted Thursday, January 22, 2004 2:20 AM by lauraj
Duncan posted about NETSCAN today; as it turns out, I was playing with it today, too. Microsoft Research is a cool place... and if you had any doubt, you only need to look at some of their publicly exposed data, such as the NETSCAN system. I pulled a Read More...
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Scanner art, and beyond beautiful

Posted Wednesday, January 21, 2004 4:55 AM by lauraj
Katina Matson. These prints are wow. Read More...
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SharePoint links added to right nav

Posted Tuesday, January 20, 2004 4:32 AM by lauraj
I've mucked with my style-sheet, and added two sets of SharePoint links to the right nav (Microsoft and non-Microsoft). If you know of good sites for SharePoint information, feel free to leave a comment here or send me email. I will also be adding a set Read More...
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This is broken!

Posted Tuesday, January 13, 2004 11:13 PM by lauraj
Sean posts about thisisbroken.com . This site is one of the outlets for Mark Hurst , and I totally agree with Sean that it's important to understand what's broken. The posts are also really funny! Mark's main website is www.goodexperience.com , and he Read More...
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Where's LJ?

Posted Monday, December 08, 2003 6:03 PM by lauraj
Someone asked why I haven't been posting to my blog lately, so I thought I'd make a quick post to say that I'm still here.  I haven't been posting for all the usual reasons, namely life (mostly) and work (a little) intruding into my blogging time, Read More...
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Mutant HDL

Posted Friday, November 07, 2003 1:42 AM by lauraj
Intravenous doses of a synthetic component of good cholesterol reduced artery disease in just six weeks in a small study with startlingly big implications for treating the nation's No. 1 killer. ( MSNBC ) I heard about this story on NPR.  The discovery Read More...
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Study suggests why males are needed

Posted Friday, November 07, 2003 1:31 AM by lauraj
Heh.  This headline made me laugh . Read More...
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