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This Week’s Del.icio.us bookmarks
Shared bookmarks for del.icio.us user Irrsinn Arabic Windows: Arabicizing Windows Applications to Read and Write Arabic — A very nice guide to getting Windows to allow Arabic entry easily. Tagged as: [arabic software]
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This Week’s Del.icio.us bookmarks
Shared bookmarks for del.icio.us user Irrsinn Study: Linux nears Windows XP usability — Wow. I didn’t know a study like this had been done, although I’m curious at them being able to find people with no Linux or XP experience, even back in 2003. Tagged as: [linux usability]
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First ride of the “season”
With the weather looking beyond gorgeous this weekend, I filled by bike tires with air and went for a ride yesterday. I set a comfortably slow pace, and rode for about 90 minutes, getting in 16 miles. First, that’s the furthest I’ve ever ridden. Second, that’s the longest I’ve ever been in the saddle. My butt didn’t even hurt until I sat in an auditorium for a couple of hours later that night. This morning, of course, my butt-bones are achy and my legs still have that happy tingle. The cool thing was getting to see parts of Terre Haute I hadn’t seen before. I got lost on my way…
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This Week’s Del.icio.us bookmarks
Shared bookmarks for del.icio.us user Irrsinn The Joy of Tech!: Firefly, the Next Generation — This too funny, particularly Dr. Boo-Boo. Tagged as: [humor startrek serenifly] Virginia Tech massacre – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia — A very nice source for information on the recent tragic events at Virginia Tech. Tagged as: [news] The Best Exercise You’re Not Doing – Men’s Health — Single-leg squats. That’s hot stuff. Tagged as: [exercise] Half of Me: A good reason to work your core — I like orgasms. *looks around* Tagged as: [exercise sex] TheStar.com – News – Racial slur on sofa label stuns family — Um… *what*?! A "nigger-brown" sofa? I think part…
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Getting things done: choices
Months ago, Elf Sternberg quoted Scott Westerfield who quoted Raymond Chandler as saying, [T]here should be a space of time, say four hours a day at least, when a professional writer doesn’t do anything else but write. He doesn’t have to write, and if he doesn’t feel like it, he shouldn’t try. He can look out of the window or stand on his head or writhe on the floor. But he is not to do any other positive thing, not read, write letters, glance at magazines, or write checks. Write or nothing. Whether it’s writing, classwork, or drawing, it comes down to the same thing. I found myself floundering just…