Monthly Archives: January 2008

Delayed Unsubscribing from Promotional Emails

Posted on January 31, 2008 by Josh

I recently unsubscribed from Barnes and Noble promotional emails, which I was getting, I think, because I signed up for a Barnes and Noble membership card the last time I was in Columbus. That’s the best guess I can make, … Continue reading →

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Mort

Posted on January 27, 2008 by Josh

Book title: Mort Author: Terry Pratchett Originally published: 1987 I finished reading Mort a couple of days ago, and perhaps the way to best indicate how much I enjoyed it is to say that I’ve already requested Reaper Man, book … Continue reading →

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Doing Something? Ask Yourself Why.

Posted on January 24, 2008 by Josh

A couple days ago, I was reading feeds in Google Reader, and found Wubi through MetaFilter. Wubi is an application that lets you install Ubuntu through Windows, just like any other application. You download it, you double click the exe … Continue reading →

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The Crow Road

Posted on January 21, 2008 by Josh

I recently finished The Crow Road by Iain Banks, sent to me as a gift by Cas (thanks again!). I wasn’t really sure how to take the opening sentence, which left me wondering what kind of book she’d sent me: … Continue reading →

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Wikipedia in Search Results

Posted on January 17, 2008 by Josh

I like Wikipedia – love it, in fact. It’s a wonderful resource, and is a testament to what is possible when a lot of people put their heads together and get down to work (even if there is an awful … Continue reading →

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