Monthly Archives: September 2007

So who DID win the 2006 Tour de France?

Posted on 2007-09-27 by frank

I wrote a slightly longer post on this topic but lost it to a rare browser crash. It included nice links to the news story of Floyd Landis’ lost appeal to the USADA, as well as to news of all … Continue reading →

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Newsflash: trashifarians (freegans) stealing food from the truly hungry

Posted on 2007-09-27 by frank

Via Newsweek by way of getrichslowly.org a well-written, gentle criticism of the Trashifarian movement: The freegans, most of whom are educated and capable of contributing to the economy, aren’t sharing the surplus wealth of the West with those who are … Continue reading →

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Google 411

Posted on 2007-09-26 by frank

Scott recently mentioned Google had a free mobile 411 service. Yesterday I tried it out on a couple of local places. You can say “Map it” when you get the results, and they send you a text message containing the … Continue reading →

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iPhone agony

Posted on 2007-09-07 by frank

The iPhone is very slick and the available features are intuitive and easy to use. It’s an awesome, Internet-enabled, media-playing monster monster of a modern telephone. Unfortunately, features that aren’t readily apparent just aren’t there. For example, Google Maps recently … Continue reading →

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Martini

Posted on 2007-09-07 by frank

I have a few extra minutes this evening since Andrea is working on another of Rachel Ray’s 30 Minute Meals. My favorite cocktail is pretty simple – gin and tonic. I’ll try other things and certainly enjoy many of them, … Continue reading →

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