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February 2006
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dinosaur, pleo, robot, toy
I want a baby dinosaur!
02.10.06 | Permalink | Comments Off on I want a baby dinosaur!Pleo is a toy robot that is supposed to think and act like a baby dinosaur. The robot is supposed to retail for $200 later this year. Damn, I want one. Just to see what the dog and cats think of their new pet. Looks like it knows to recharge itself like a Roomba vac […]
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cartoons, civil-society, danish-cartoons, free-speech, islam, muhammed, protests, violence
Can’t Muslim fundamentalists take a joke?
02.09.06 | Permalink | 9 CommentsSome three months ago I posted about Danish cartoonists receiving death threats for their depictions of Muhammed. And, well, things have only gotten more intelligent since then, so it’s time for an update. But first, this linktastic post by Jason Pitzl-Waters, which points to this Wikipedia summary of the whole damn thing. And this Christopher […]
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cartoons, chrisopher-hitchens, civil-society, danish-cartoons, free-speech, muhammed, submission, violence
Toons and aggressive intent
Christopher Hitchens: “Islam makes very large claims for itself. In its art, there is a prejudice against representing the human form at all. The prohibition on picturing the prophet—who was only another male mammal—is apparently absolute. So is the prohibition on pork or alcohol or, in some Muslim societies, music or dancing. Very well then, […]
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adolescence, adolescents, childish, shame
Embrace your inner adolescent
02.06.06 | Permalink | 3 CommentsLast week I waited on a couple and their almost-five-year-old grandson. As I was walking them through the restaurant to find them a table, Grandson grew very excited when he saw our biggest booth. “You can sit there. A big boy can sit in a big booth,” I told him. He mumbled something in response. […]
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feeds, firefox, intro, rss
Quick into to news feeds
02.06.06 | Permalink | Comments Off on Quick into to news feedsEver wonder what’s up with all the talk of “news feeds” and “RSS” and “feed readers?” Boy in the Bands gives a quick and easy primer. Plus, he tells you to use Firefox, which is always a good thing.
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