Monthly Archives: January 2005

McDonald’s outsourcing your drive-thru orders

Posted on January 29, 2005 by Derek

First the manufacturing jobs went away, then IT, and now this: The McDonald’s restaurant in Hermiston, Oregon appears to be “outsaucing” customers drive-thru meals. The restaurant on Highway 395 has outsourced one of the most important jobs at the drive-through … Continue reading →

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Korean cinema: My Sassy Girl

Posted on January 29, 2005 by Derek

Thanks to a glowing thread about this movie on a web forum, I finally got a hold of the apparently popular 2001 Korean film My Sassy Girl. The movie comes from the true-life experiences of author Ho-sik Kim who made … Continue reading →

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Moving art

Posted on January 28, 2005 by Derek

If you find the idea of kinetic art that’s wind powered interesting, you might want to take a look at the Wired article “Wild things are on the beach” about dutch artist Theo Jansen. Some of his work is truly … Continue reading →

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Political factoid of the day

Posted on January 28, 2005 by Derek

In four plus years of office, George W Bush has not vetoed a single bill passed by Congress. If you look at the table of Presidential Vetoes, the only other President to do so was President Garfield, who died four … Continue reading →

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Wired’s Microsoft assault

Posted on January 28, 2005 by Derek

The February 2005 issue of Wired Magazine has some articles that probably won’t please the Redmond company. Features include: The Firefox Explosion – Behind the scenes of the alternative browser’s development. The Microsoft Memo – Fictional memo from October 31st, … Continue reading →

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