Monthly Archives: February 2005

Applebee’s, hate groups and dinner

Posted on February 24, 2005 by Derek

The SF Weekly has an article on their website entitled “My Dinner at Applebee’s With White Supremacists!” about the author’s attempts to infiltrate online hate groups. The story involves him meeting a family of members at the local Applebee’s restaurant, … Continue reading →

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Angle Grinder Man

Posted on February 24, 2005 by Derek

Car and Driver magazine has an article on their website detailing the adventures of Angle Grinder Man, new hero to the overtaxed and overregulated British motorist. If your car has been “clamped” (most commonly for illegal parking) and you do … Continue reading →

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Google and movies

Posted on February 24, 2005 by Derek

Everyone’s favorite all-purpose search engine has added another feature, “movie:” and here’s how it works: movie: <title> – Entering this command in the Google search box will provide reviews and ratings for the film, such as in the case of … Continue reading →

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Yourself!Fitness

Posted on February 19, 2005 by Derek

I’m in pain right now, but it’s a good kind of pain. My tired and sore muscles come courtesy of Maya, the artificially intelligent virtual trainer in Yourself!Fitness. This health and fitness “game” is available on the Playstation 2 and … Continue reading →

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Software update

Posted on February 17, 2005 by Derek

I’ve updated the software backend for this journal to WordPress 1.5, which was recently released. Outwardly there should be little difference, but from an administrative view, there are plenty of features that make the upgrade from v1.2 worth it.

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