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Eric Wagoner
527f0a2640 Add Pagefind search functionality and fix missing images
- Installed Pagefind static search indexing
- Created search page with custom dark theme styling
- Added search to main navigation menu
- Updated deploy script to include Pagefind indexing
- Fixed missing images in birthday and chick legacy pages
- Copied all missing legacy images from archive

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2025-09-23 18:17:11 -04:00
Eric Wagoner
eddd9d2a80 Import WordPress posts and migrate standalone content to Hugo
- Successfully imported 1731 WordPress posts to Hugo markdown format
- Migrated 204+ images from archive to static directory
- Copied standalone directories (curtain, farm, gobbler, house, images, party, revcemetery, railsday, birthday)
- Fixed all internal links to use /legacy prefix for archived content
- Remapped archive links to point to correct Hugo posts
- Fixed Louisville Georgia Cemetery post rendering issue

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2025-09-23 16:23:40 -04:00
Eric Wagoner
c1b41472ac Update Now page and add comprehensive About page
- Updated Now page with current September 2025 information
- Added new About page with full biography, career history, and awards
- Includes 30+ year tech career, LocallyGrown story, and personal philosophy

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2025-09-23 11:44:11 -04:00
Eric Wagoner
8ac2a6ad8c Add callouts to LocallyGrown series for enhanced readability
Applied strategic callouts across all 4 posts in the LocallyGrown series:
- Info, success, warning, danger, tip, quote, and example callouts
- Improved visual hierarchy and information highlighting
- Better mobile readability with structured content blocks

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2025-09-23 10:02:52 -04:00
Eric Wagoner
b8b663d64b Fix Production Safety Checklist callout formatting
Added bullet points to preserve line breaks in the Production Safety Checklist callout for better readability.

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2025-09-22 20:19:19 -04:00
Eric Wagoner
0e760584f9 Fix sidebar scrolling for smaller viewports
- Added CSS override to enable scrolling in fixed sidebar
- Sidebar now properly scrolls when content exceeds viewport height
- All navigation items and social icons are now accessible on short windows
- Used local override instead of modifying theme directly

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2025-09-22 19:58:35 -04:00
Eric Wagoner
4da84c12ca Update m10c theme submodule to latest version
Updated theme from commit 2ae407d to 862c6e9 (8 commits ahead)

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2025-09-22 19:53:03 -04:00
Eric Wagoner
ebc5c77b92 Update Hugo and theme with modern improvements
- Updated Hugo from v0.115.4 to v0.150.0 (latest)
- Updated m10c theme to latest version (8 commits)
- Fixed deprecated resources.ToCSS → css.Sass function
- Upgraded social icons to use brand-specific Simple Icons
- Added RSS feed autodiscovery support
- Improved icon consistency across all social platforms

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2025-09-22 19:52:05 -04:00
Eric Wagoner
2083d5931b Add Claude Code configuration files
- Add CLAUDE.md with project documentation for Claude Code
- Add .claude/settings.local.json with local settings
- These files help Claude Code understand the blog structure and provide better assistance

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2025-09-22 19:34:03 -04:00
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{
"permissions": {
"allow": [
"Bash(hugo:*)",
"Bash(find:*)",
"Bash(cat:*)",
"Read(//Users/ericwagoner/Downloads/**)",
"Bash(mysql:*)",
"Read(//Users/ericwagoner/Sites/ericwagoner.com/**)"
],
"deny": [],
"ask": []
}
}

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# CLAUDE.md
This file provides guidance to Claude Code (claude.ai/code) when working with code in this repository.
## Project Overview
This is a personal blog built with Hugo static site generator. The site is deployed to https://blog.kestrelsnest.social and uses the "m10c" theme.
## Common Commands
### Development
```bash
# Start development server with drafts visible
hugo server -D
# Start development server without drafts
hugo server
# Kill existing Hugo server if port is in use
pkill -f "hugo server"
```
### Building
```bash
# Build the site to public/ directory
hugo
# Build with drafts included
hugo -D
```
### Deployment
```bash
# Deploy to production (builds and syncs to server)
./deploy
```
The deploy script builds the site and uses rsync to sync the `public/` directory to the production server at `social:../../var/www/blog/www`. It uses the `--delete` flag to remove files on the server that aren't in the local public folder.
### Content Management
```bash
# Create a new blog post
hugo new posts/my-new-post.md
# Create content using the default archetype
hugo new content-name.md
```
## Architecture & Structure
### Theme System
The blog uses the "m10c" theme but has two additional themes available (henry, kestrel). Theme switching is done via `config.toml`.
### Content Organization
- `/content/posts/` - Blog posts
- `/content/now.md` - "Now" page showing current activities
- `/content/then.md` - "Past" page with historical content
- `/content/upcoming.md` - "Future" page with upcoming events
- `/content/mytweets.md` - Local tweet archive page
### Menu Structure
The site has four menu groups configured in `config.toml`:
- **main**: Home and Tags navigation
- **secondary**: Past, Now, Future pages
- **tertiary**: Local Tweet Archive
- **featured**: External links like the Random Recipe Project
### Key Configuration
- Base URL: https://blog.kestrelsnest.social
- Author: Eric Wagoner
- Social links are configured in `config.toml` under `params.social`
- Default Open Graph image: `/static/default-og.png`
## Important Notes
- The Hugo server automatically watches for changes in `/archetypes`, `/assets`, `/content`, `/data`, `/layouts`, `/static`, and `/themes`
- Posts are created with draft status by default (controlled by archetype)
- The site integrates with multiple social platforms and services in the Kestrel's Nest ecosystem

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// Callout blocks for important information
.callout {
margin: 1.5rem 0;
padding: 0;
border-radius: 0.5rem;
border-left: 4px solid;
background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05);
.callout-title {
padding: 0.75rem 1rem;
font-weight: 600;
display: flex;
align-items: center;
gap: 0.5rem;
border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
.callout-icon {
font-size: 1.2em;
line-height: 1;
}
}
.callout-content {
padding: 1rem;
> *:first-child {
margin-top: 0;
}
> *:last-child {
margin-bottom: 0;
}
p {
margin: 0.5rem 0;
}
ul, ol {
margin: 0.5rem 0;
padding-left: 1.5rem;
}
code {
background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
padding: 0.125rem 0.25rem;
border-radius: 0.25rem;
}
pre {
background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
padding: 0.75rem;
border-radius: 0.25rem;
overflow-x: auto;
}
}
}
// Note - Default
.callout-note {
border-left-color: #6b7280;
background-color: rgba(107, 114, 128, 0.1);
.callout-title {
color: #d1d5db;
background-color: rgba(107, 114, 128, 0.15);
}
}
// Tip
.callout-tip {
border-left-color: #fbbf24;
background-color: rgba(251, 191, 36, 0.1);
.callout-title {
color: #fef3c7;
background-color: rgba(251, 191, 36, 0.15);
}
}
// Info
.callout-info {
border-left-color: #60a5fa;
background-color: rgba(96, 165, 250, 0.1);
.callout-title {
color: #dbeafe;
background-color: rgba(96, 165, 250, 0.15);
}
}
// Warning
.callout-warning {
border-left-color: #fb923c;
background-color: rgba(251, 146, 60, 0.1);
.callout-title {
color: #fed7aa;
background-color: rgba(251, 146, 60, 0.15);
}
}
// Danger
.callout-danger {
border-left-color: #f87171;
background-color: rgba(248, 113, 113, 0.1);
.callout-title {
color: #fecaca;
background-color: rgba(248, 113, 113, 0.15);
}
}
// Success
.callout-success {
border-left-color: #4ade80;
background-color: rgba(74, 222, 128, 0.1);
.callout-title {
color: #d1fae5;
background-color: rgba(74, 222, 128, 0.15);
}
}
// Question
.callout-question {
border-left-color: #c084fc;
background-color: rgba(192, 132, 252, 0.1);
.callout-title {
color: #e9d5ff;
background-color: rgba(192, 132, 252, 0.15);
}
}
// Quote
.callout-quote {
border-left-color: #94a3b8;
background-color: rgba(148, 163, 184, 0.1);
font-style: italic;
.callout-title {
color: #e2e8f0;
background-color: rgba(148, 163, 184, 0.15);
}
}
// Example
.callout-example {
border-left-color: #06b6d4;
background-color: rgba(6, 182, 212, 0.1);
.callout-title {
color: #cffafe;
background-color: rgba(6, 182, 212, 0.15);
}
}
// Bug
.callout-bug {
border-left-color: #dc2626;
background-color: rgba(220, 38, 38, 0.1);
.callout-title {
color: #fee2e2;
background-color: rgba(220, 38, 38, 0.15);
}
}
// Responsive adjustments
@media (max-width: 640px) {
.callout {
margin: 1rem 0;
border-radius: 0.375rem;
.callout-title {
padding: 0.625rem 0.875rem;
font-size: 0.95rem;
}
.callout-content {
padding: 0.875rem;
font-size: 0.95rem;
}
}
}

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a:not(:last-child) {
margin-right: 0.2em;
}
}
}
// Fix sidebar scrolling for smaller viewports
@media (min-width: 940px) {
.app-header {
height: 100vh !important;
overflow-y: auto !important;
overflow-x: hidden !important;
min-height: unset !important;
}
}
// Import callout styles
@import 'callouts';

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name = "My Cooking Show"
url = "https://www.youtube.com/@RandomRecipeProject"
[[params.social]]
icon = "message-circle"
icon = "brand-mastodon"
name = "Mastodon"
url = "https://toots.kestrelsnest.social/@eric"
[[params.social]]
icon = "message-circle"
icon = "brand-bluesky"
name = "BlueSky"
url = "https://bsky.app/profile/ewagoner.bsky.social"
[[params.social]]
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name = "My Podcasts"
url = "https://podcasts.kestrelsnest.social"
[[params.social]]
icon = "youtube"
icon = "brand-youtube"
name = "Personal YouTube"
url = "https://youtube.com/ewagoner"
[[params.social]]
icon = "linkedin"
icon = "brand-linkedin"
name = "LinkedIn"
url = "https://www.linkedin.com/in/wagonereric/"
[[params.social]]
icon = "github"
icon = "brand-github"
name = "Github"
url = "https://github.com/ewagoner"
[[params.social]]
icon = "git-branch"
icon = "brand-gitea"
name = "Gitea"
url = "https://git.kestrelsnest.social/eric"
[[params.social]]
icon = "facebook"
icon = "brand-facebook"
name = "Facebook"
url = "https://facebook.com/ewagoner"
[[params.social]]
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name = "Tags"
url = "/tags/"
weight = 2
[[menu.main]]
identifier = "search"
name = "Search"
url = "/search/"
weight = 3
[[menu.secondary]]
identifier = "then"
name = "Past"

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---
title: About Eric
menu:
main:
weight: 3
---
## Hello, I'm Eric Wagoner
I'm a software developer, agricultural innovator, creative maker, and accidental entrepreneur living in Athens, Georgia.
### The Tech Side
I'm the Vice President of Technology at [Infinity Interactive](https://iinteractive.com), where I've been part of their "hired gun" developer team since 2016. Starting as a Senior Software Engineer, I've grown into leadership roles—Team Lead, Manager of Software Delivery, and now VP of Technology.
I've been doing web development since 1996, working primarily in Node.js and JavaScript, but comfortable across the full stack with Ruby, Python, PHP, Dart/Flutter, and whatever else the project needs. At Infinity, I've built everything from lab management systems for cutting-edge bio-labs to touchscreen interfaces for lab robots, from tax filing applications to data collection tools for blasting crews, from legal news archives to financial document storage systems.
My career in tech spans over 30 years, beginning at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory where I turned data from a homemade radio telescope in India into a searchable graphical sky map. I spent 18 years at Partner Software, joining just months after its founding and experiencing every role a software startup has to offer—from building web-based configuration tools to creating PDF reporting systems that replaced expensive enterprise solutions.
But my most personally significant tech work is [LocallyGrown.net](https://locallygrown.net)—a platform I accidentally created in 2002 that became the world's first online farmers market. What started as a PHP project evolved into a Ruby on Rails platform that has processed nearly $16 million in direct farmer sales. Running this as a one-person operation for over 20 years, I handle everything from coding to system administration to customer support. In 2025, I completed a herculean six-month migration from dying Rails 3 to modern SvelteKit, [saving the platform from extinction](/posts/locallygrown-origin-story/).
### The Unconventional Path
My journey to tech wasn't typical. I started with a BS in Astrophysics (with Honors) from New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, where I was a member of Sigma Pi Sigma physics honor society. Socorro still pulls at me no matter where I am.
After college, I've been a middle school math and social studies teacher (the only male teacher on staff), an engineering tech at Socorro Electric Cooperative managing their GIS and materials warehouse, worked on radio telescope data at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory, and directed live theater. I took trapeze classes for almost four years. Each experience taught me something valuable about systems, people, and problem-solving that I carry into my work today.
### The Agricultural Roots
I grew up on a small homestead with gardens, poultry, and milk goats—a "back to the land" childhood in the 1970s that shaped everything that came after. That sensibility led me to create LocallyGrown.net, combining my software skills with a deep understanding of local food systems. For 19 years, I also ran the Athens Locally Grown market, the flagship that started it all, before closing it in 2021.
### Recognition for Impact
My work with LocallyGrown.net has been recognized by leading agricultural and environmental organizations:
- **Barbara Petit Pollinator Award** (Georgia Organics, 2015) - Honored for creating a national model for connecting growers to consumers. As their Executive Director said: *"No other person has facilitated revenues for farmers and connected consumers with local produce quite like Eric Wagoner. He is truly Mr. Farm to Fork."*
- **Alec Little Environmental Award** (Eugene P. Odum School of Ecology, University of Georgia, 2012) - Recognized for environmental responsibility in the Athens area, joining a distinguished group of individuals and organizations working to protect Georgia's environment.
### The Creative Pursuits
When I'm not writing code or thinking about sustainable agriculture, you'll find me:
- Creating episodes for my YouTube cooking show, the [Random Recipe Project](https://www.youtube.com/@RandomRecipeProject)
- Sewing elaborate costumes (currently working on a corset vest)
- Planning leather working projects
- Podcasting at [Eric Says Hi](https://podcasts.kestrelsnest.social/@EricSaysHi) and [Brothers Grimm Lunch](https://grimmlunch.org)
- Serving as Costuming Track Director for [CONpossible](https://www.conpossible.com)
- Photographing my cats and sharing them on [Pixelfed](https://pix.kestrelsnest.social/@eric)
### The Digital Presence
After Twitter's implosion, I've embraced the federated web:
- [Mastodon](https://toots.kestrelsnest.social/@eric) for thoughts and updates
- [Pixelfed](https://pix.kestrelsnest.social/@eric) for photography
- [BookWyrm](https://books.kestrelsnest.social/user/eric) for reading logs
- This blog for longer-form writing
### The Philosophy
I believe in building practical technology that helps us achieve more—software that takes the drudgery out of tasks and is a pleasure to use. Whether it's helping farmers sell directly to their neighbors or creating touchscreen interfaces for lab robots, I focus on human-scale technology that makes a tangible difference.
As I've learned through my varied career, the best solutions come from turning odd skills into paychecks and finding creative ways to solve real problems. Technology should serve real communities, not abstract metrics.
I'm still recovering from the intensity of the LocallyGrown migration—a marathon that consumed everything for months. But I'm slowly reconnecting with the creative projects that feed my soul, remembering that the best technology serves people, not the other way around.
### Want to Connect?
- Email: [eric@ericwagoner.com](mailto:eric@ericwagoner.com?subject=Blog)
- Mastodon: [@eric@toots.kestrelsnest.social](https://toots.kestrelsnest.social/@eric)
- GitHub: [ewagoner](https://github.com/ewagoner)
- LinkedIn: [Eric Wagoner](https://www.linkedin.com/in/wagonereric/)
---
*This blog is where I share thoughts on technology, local food systems, creative making, and whatever else catches my interest from my corner of Athens, Georgia.*

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[pics]: https://pix.kestrelsnest.social/@eric
[ericsayshi]: https://podcasts.kestrelsnest.social/@EricSaysHi
[grimmlunch]: https://grimmlunch.org
[steampunk]: https://www.atlantasteampunkexpo.com
[locallygrown]: /posts/locallygrown-origin-story/
[randomrecipe]: https://www.youtube.com/@RandomRecipeProject
[conpossible]: https://www.conpossible.com
This page is all about what I am doing *now*. It was last updated on January 7, 2023, and will be edited as things change.
This page is all about what I am doing *now*. It was last updated on September 23, 2025, and will be edited as things change.
## Where I am now
Living in Athens, GA in a home I had already been renting for five years before my partner and I bought it several months into the pandemic.
Still living in Athens, GA in the home my partner and I bought several months into the pandemic. Same house, same neighborhood, same roots growing deeper.
## Who I am around now
Our house has three people and three cats. The people include me, my partner, and my youngest daughter who spends every other week with us. My eldest child moved away to Georgia State University in the fall of 2022, something I'm still processing.
Our house has three people and two cats. The people include me, my partner, and my youngest daughter who spends every other week with us—she's a sophomore in high school and doing great things. My eldest is now a senior at Georgia State University.
The cats like to keep me company while I'm working, so you'll find plenty of photos of them in [my gallery][pics].
We [lost Charlie](/posts/2023-07-24-goodbye,-charlie/) but our two remaining cats continue to keep me company while I'm working. You'll find plenty of photos of them in [my gallery][pics].
## What I am doing now
I'm on the management team and am a senior developer at [Infinity Interactive][infinity]. In practice, that means I get loaned out to companies who need some help building great software. I just wrapped up a two-year-long stint helping a DNA foundry build the software that tracks everything in their lab. Now I'm helping a biotech robotics company get their new flagship robot out the door.
I'm the Vice President of Technology at [Infinity Interactive][infinity]. Our whole industry is in turmoil, so work is hard. We're doing a wide range of consulting—from technical infrastructure and software development to workflows and solving both simple and complex problems. Basically, all things having to do with technology and helping organizations organize what they have.
Just completed a massive six-month migration of [LocallyGrown.net][locallygrown] from dying Rails 3 infrastructure to modern SvelteKit. The migration to new infrastructure is complete, but now the real journey is just beginning as we can take advantage of all the things the modern platform has to offer. Time to write new features, grow the service, and take it to the next couple of decades.
## What I am reading now
[The Nova Incident](https://dmoren.com/the-nova-incident/) by [Dan Moren](https://dmoren.com/)
Just finished a new short story by Dan Moren set in his Galactic Cold War series—it was wonderful. Currently a few pages into *Service Model* by Adrian Tchaikovsky.
## What else?
- focusing my anger on the destruction of Twitter by [creating my own][blog] [federated][mastodon] [social][pics] outlets
- releasing episodes of my new super short [daily podcast][ericsayshi] and slowly reviving my old [Brothers Grimm podcast][grimmlunch]
- thinking about costuming for a [space-themed steampunk event][steampunk] in February
### Emerging from the LocallyGrown Marathon
The LocallyGrown work consumed 100% of my free time over the last five months. Everything got dropped. I'm slowly emerging from that intensity and starting to pick things back up. Kind of in recovery mode, just slowly coming back out and getting to be myself again.
### Creative Projects Resuming
- Working on a corset vest sewing project that I'm super excited about
- Eager to get back to my YouTube cooking series, the [Random Recipe Project][randomrecipe]
- Haven't released podcast episodes for [Eric Says Hi][ericsayshi] or [Brothers Grimm Lunch][grimmlunch] in quite a while, but want to start again—I just need to do it
- Eyeing some leather working projects with supplies sitting ready for this fall
### Upcoming Events
- **Wild Rumpus** (end of October) - Athens' big outdoor Halloween parade festival. Need to decide on and create my costume soon!
- **[CONpossible][conpossible]** (2026) - I'm the Costuming Track Director for this annual convention that started as steampunk but has expanded to embrace all of the "punks." This year's theme is "Through the Faerie Ring"—magic mixed with technology should be a lot of fun
## Where my head is
Really just trying to emerge from the LocallyGrown marathon. I knew it was going to take a lot out of me, but I wasn't quite ready for how much effort it took and how all-consuming it was. Slowly rediscovering equilibrium and reconnecting with the creative projects that feed my soul.
---
Checkout the [/now page movement][nowff] started by [Derek Sivers][]. You can get a
[profile][] if you set up a `/now` page.

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author: Eric Wagoner
date: '1999-08-11T12:00:00'
draft: false
title: tenth high school reunion
---
Goin' to my tenth high school reunion next week. I've got the usual mixed feelings, but it'll be good to see most people again. The most embarrassing part will be trying to remember everyone's names. I've such a hard time with them anyway, and I've pushed high school so far out of my mind that it will be tough. I was voted "Most likely to succeed," so there's going to be some expectations on their part. Have I succeeded yet? By my definition, yes. And how! But by theirs? Not likely.

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author: Eric Wagoner
date: '1999-08-23T12:00:00'
draft: false
title: Well, I had a good visit.
---
Well, I had a good visit. To any of my classmates reading this: I'm glad I went. It was good to see everyone. It was especially interesting to see who had changed (mostly for the better), and those that hadn't. It was especially good to see my buddies [Scott](http://www.flash.net/~elders) and Ryan. There were a lot of people I had hoped to see that weren't there, and another ten years might go by before I get another change.

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author: Eric Wagoner
date: '1999-08-25T12:00:00'
draft: false
title: It's harder than I'd hoped
---
It's harder than I'd hoped to keep this page up. My ISP ([nbank.net](http://www.nbank.net), formerly athens.net) has some sort of FTP restriction that keeps me from accessing my files unless I'm physically dialed in to their network on their modems. Why would they do such a thing? They claim it's some sort of anti-spam protection, but that makes absolutely no sense to me. What it does mean is I can't upload new pages from work, which planned. I've no computer at home, so until the ISP changes their ways or I revolt and move, this page will get updated "catch as catch can".

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---
author: Eric Wagoner
date: '1999-08-30T01:27:48'
draft: false
title: Blogger
---
Well, if this isn't the most handy thing. Thanks to a hot tip from [Peter Merholtz](http://www.peterme.com), I've fallen for [Blogger](http://www.blogger.com). It's a wonderful tool that lets me get around my ISP's FTP policy (Somehow... I don't understand, but I'm not going to poke at it, either). Woo hoo!

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---
author: Eric Wagoner
date: '1999-08-31T05:08:29'
draft: false
title: Got GIFs?
---
Got GIFs? How'd you make them? It seems UNISYS is again agressively pursuing royalties on its patent for the compression algorithm used to make GIFs. Essentially just a mathmatical equation, UNISYS has the legal rights to it nonetheless. They never cared much until the web came along, and now GIFs are all over the place. What can you do? Use PNGs instead. [There's nicely written article on the subject.](http://www.evolt.org/index.cfm?menu=8&cid=389&catid=25)

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---
author: Eric Wagoner
date: '1999-08-31T05:31:29'
draft: false
title: I really enjoyed this movie review
---
[I really enjoyed this movie review.](http://www.ironminds.com/ironminds/issues/990831/cafe.html) Actually, it's more a review of the "going-to-the-movies" experience.

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---
author: Eric Wagoner
date: '1999-09-01T01:47:39'
draft: false
title: SimShatner(tm)
---
[SimShatner(tm)](http://www.hecklers.com/simshatner/simshatner.html) is the most advanced William Shatner Acting Simulation to-date, featuring all ranges of this revered celebrity's amazing acting spectrum!

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author: Eric Wagoner
date: '1999-09-02T12:49:58'
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title: Cheesemaking again.
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Cheesemaking again. Of course, I didn't check the obvious url, and it seems to be the best. [www.cheesemaking.com](http://www.cheesemaking.com) is home to the New England Cheesemaking Supply Company. I just gave them $20, and now they're sending me everything I need to make 30 pounds of fresh mozzarella. There's no stopping me now!

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author: Eric Wagoner
date: '1999-09-02T12:07:58'
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title: I want to make cheese.
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I want to make cheese. Fresh mozzarella is so very good, but so very expensive. Here're two links I've found: [The Cheeze Wizard](http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Cottage/1288/) and the meta-link from about.com [Cheesemaking](http://cheese.tqn.com/msub4.htm).
I need to find a local source of cultures and what-not, and then I'll let you know how it goes.

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author: Eric Wagoner
date: '1999-09-03T12:38:58'
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title: Overly Dramatic Morrissey Quotation of the day
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[This weblog](http://members.aol.com/Adamweezer/) has a section titled "Overly Dramatic Morrissey Quotation of the day". This, I like.

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author: Eric Wagoner
date: '1999-09-06T01:28:27'
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title: I've never really been interested
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I've never really been interested in abolishing the electoral college, that quirky part of our presidential elections created by those men in powdered wigs. Now, however, [after reading this article](http://208.226.13.177/archive/output.cfm?ID=907), I'm a firm supporter of the system. Of course, as the election draws near, this'll be a hot topic in the media. And now I'll be ready.

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author: Eric Wagoner
date: '1999-09-08T08:20:09'
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title: My cheesemaking supplies came yesterday
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Mmmm.....
My cheesemaking supplies came yesterday. That quick! In less than an hour, I'd made a pound and a half of fantastic mozzarella. It cost under $2 a pound to make, and would have cost about $7 a pound to buy. And boy, is it good.
I heartily suggest you head on down to [www.cheesemaking.com](http://www.cheesemaking.com) yourself and give it a try.

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author: Eric Wagoner
date: '1999-09-08T08:16:30'
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title: New newsletter from the Landover
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New newsletter from the [Landover Baptist Church](http://www.landoverbaptist.org), featuring this story:
_Hundreds of Corpses Flown In From Turkey's Earthquake For Use In This Year's Halloween Hell House! To scare the living Hell out of unsaved children on The Devil's Birthday, Landover plans for authentic Christian Haunted House. "Real blood! Real Corpses! Real Guns! You'll wet your pants and beg for salvation!"_

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author: Eric Wagoner
date: '1999-09-10T10:57:05'
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title: I've seen quite a few
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I've seen quite a few mentions of [Hormel's nice letter to spamcop.com](http://imgs.spamcop.net/images/hormel_letter.gif) clearly accepting the slang use of "spam" as junk e-mail. Yes, it's great that Hormel's being so nice to spamcop by not threatening to sue like most companies do. But let's not forget why they're being so nice.
They [sued Jim Henson Productions](http://www.rsi.com/spam/spam-lawsuit.html) for naming a big pig muppet Spa'am. The district court [ruled in favor of the muppets.](http://hollywoodnet.com/Law/suittalk/closet0496.html#hormel) Hormel appealed to the New York Federal Court of Appeals, who [ again ruled against Hormel.](http://www.csua.berkeley.edu/~lila/spam.html) So now, after having everyone short of the US Supreme Court tell them to lighten up, all I can say is it's about time. Good for Hormel

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author: Eric Wagoner
date: '1999-09-10T11:58:43'
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title: The Institute of Metahistory
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Thanks to [Bifurcated Rivets](http://catless.ncl.ac.uk/Lindsay/weblog/latest.html), I read through the site for the [Institute of Metahistory](http://www.imh.ru/main_e.htm).
_The Institute of Metahistory unites people who believe that the existing ideas of the past of the human civilization can be wrong in many respects, since they were evolved on the basis of data which can hardly be considered exhaustive, and bear the imprint of a vast number of stereotypes.
We think that as a result of closer cooperation between different sciences, the renunciation of biased opinions and the arrogant confidence that modern science, at least basically, knows everything about everything, a fuller and more reliable picture of the past of the human civilization could be reconstructed.
We are aware that all the suggestions must be substantiated and verified, and all the assertions - proved. And this we will do.
_ I especially enjoyed reading their theory of Atlantis: that it was an ice-age civilization located where the North Sea is today. Go see!

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author: Eric Wagoner
date: '1999-09-10T07:33:02'
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title: Used a big chunk of
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Used a big chunk of my mozarella last night making Prosciutto Calzones. I don't mean to keep going on about this, but the $20 I spent on that kit was one of the best-spent $20 I've had.
[Here's the recipe I used](/legacy/weblog/recipes/calzones.html), adapted from the book that came in the kit.

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author: Eric Wagoner
date: '1999-09-10T07:05:14'
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title: Went and threw darts Wednesday
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Went and threw darts Wednesday night for a dart league I've joined. Had a lot of fun, too. This week's game was at a bar called "Foxxes" in Normaltown (an Athens neighborhoorhood). The bar's patrons are usually roughly half rednecks and half militant lesbians, all drinking beer together, and Wednesday was karaoke night. Man, I love [Athens](http://www.flagpole.com/Issues/Guide98/contents.html)!

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author: Eric Wagoner
date: '1999-09-13T10:08:20'
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title: laws of physics
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_["I don't see why the laws of physics should be violated to sell orange juice."](http://www.mcsweeneys.net/1999/09/08juice.html)_

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author: Eric Wagoner
date: '1999-09-13T11:35:12'
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title: The Year the Earth Implodes
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From [Bifurcated Rivets](http://catless.ncl.ac.uk/Lindsay/weblog/latest.html):
[The Year 2000 Problem: The Year the Earth Implodes](http://www.garysouth.com/index.html)
_Before I continue, I wish to tell you my credentials. Now, at this point I could go on for some length about the fact that I have a Ph.D. and am a world-acknowledged expert on Y2K and computers. However, I don't wish to appear that I'm bragging by belaboring my expertise. Therefore I'll just mention the point briefly. I have a Ph.D. and am a world-acknowledged expert on Y2K and computers._

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author: Eric Wagoner
date: '1999-09-14T02:28:04'
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title: Hurricane Floyd's causing all sorts
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Hurricane Floyd's causing all sorts of fuss around here. By the end of today, the Georgia coast will be deserted. In [ one of the more interesting articles](http://www.charlotte.com/special/floyd/docs/0914shuttles.htm) I've read, the possibility of NASA losing the entire shuttle fleet at once is raised.

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author: Eric Wagoner
date: '1999-09-14T02:23:28'
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title: Hurricane Floyd's causing all sorts
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Hurricane Floyd's causing all sorts of fuss around here. By the end of today, the Georgia coast will be deserted. In [ one of the more interesting articles](http://www.charlotte.com/special/floyd/docs/0914shuttles.htm) I've read, the possibility of NASA losing the entire shuttle fleet at once is raised.

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author: Eric Wagoner
date: '1999-09-14T09:35:55'
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title: My mother has a webpage.
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[My mother has a webpage.](http://members.theglobe.com/Lilybet/default.html?nfhp=937711770) Hi mom!

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author: Eric Wagoner
date: '1999-09-15T08:14:49'
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title: 'A gem from Rebecca''s Pocket:'
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A gem from [Rebecca's Pocket](http://www.rebeccablood.net/):
Many European churches and cathedrals are set up as giant pinhole cameras. There is a tiny hole in the dome and a line inscribed on the floor inside. When the image of the sun crosses the line, it is noon local time.
[This page](http://www.nauticoartiglio.lu.it/almanacco/Aa_ecli_13.htm) contains photographs taken of these solar images taken during last month's solar eclipse.

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author: Eric Wagoner
date: '1999-09-16T09:02:30'
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title: 'From memepool: In the insane'
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From [memepool:](http://www.memepool.com)
_In the insane world where venture-cash-rich internet firms are knocking over each other to give away free stuff in order to build market share, the only competitive advantage a startup has is its ability to give away the house faster than its rivals.[uReach.com](http://www.ureach.com) could very well be the winner of this bizzare race, offering webmail, a personal 800-number voicemail box and inbound fax capacities for anyone who logs in. Since its ability to financially sustain itself on pure advertising revenue is laughable, I suspect they're trolling to get acquired._
My toll-free number is 1-877-353-3869.

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author: Eric Wagoner
date: '1999-09-16T11:04:09'
draft: false
title: So, there's this physics experiment
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So, [there's this physics experiment happening in November](http://abcnews.go.com/sections/tech/FredMoody/moody.current.html) that has some people worried about the end of the world. Literally. The physicist in me says there are so many things wrong with this worry, it's silly. But it's a group of physicists (quoting Stephen Hawking, no less) that has begun pushing this doomsday thing. I guess we'll know in November, won't we?

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author: Eric Wagoner
date: '1999-09-17T03:57:07'
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title: Happy Birthday to me... Why
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[Happy Birthday](http://www.28.com) to me...
_Why www.28.com takes you to baby pictures, I have no idea. I just tried it to see what'd come up. Now I know._

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author: Eric Wagoner
date: '1999-09-18T12:39:52'
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title: HighSchoolAlumni.com apparantly lists every school
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[HighSchoolAlumni.com](http://www.highschoolalumni.com/) apparantly lists every school in the country. After agreeing to a "Terms and Conditions" list as long as my arm, you can place your contact info on site so your classmates can find you.
At my recent reunion, I was (still) "the computer guy," but three of my classmates have beaten me here.

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author: Eric Wagoner
date: '1999-09-20T03:41:15'
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title: Oh my, this is too
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Oh my, this is too funny. I hate to use a phrase like "too funny," but this really is.
_We, the Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation are in love... with you!_
Call 1-800-578-7453. It's the customer line for Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp, the makers of Kool & Lucky Strike. Asked an incredulous executive at another tobacco company, "What are they smokin'?"
Call the number, and then [read about it.](http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/WPlate/1999-09/18/053l-091899-idx.html)

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author: Eric Wagoner
date: '1999-09-21T08:51:48'
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title: Blessed are the cheesemakers, for
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Blessed are [the cheesemakers](http://www.cheesemaking.com), for they shall inherit the earth.

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author: Eric Wagoner
date: '1999-09-21T10:13:24'
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title: More budget-conscious managers may prefer
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_More budget-conscious managers may prefer to cope by only upgrading crucial applications such as tallow and sundials. But a congress of philosophes estimates coordinating even this small effort may cost as much as a bucket of lard per serf._
From [Preparing for domesday: the year 1000 problem.](http://www.simpleton.com/19971024.html)

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author: Eric Wagoner
date: '1999-09-21T09:00:22'
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title: SAW YOU AT BOOKSTORE, or
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[_SAW YOU AT BOOKSTORE, or maybe farmer's market or do-it-yourself car wash. You had brown hair and some variety of bluish shirt or jacket. I was probably wearing a cowboy shirt or turtleneck. I caught your eye, you either smiled or coughed. Please call. 33452_](http://www.brunching.com/features/feature-missedconnections.html)

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author: Eric Wagoner
date: '1999-09-22T04:26:49'
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title: I watch Space Ghost every
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I watch [Space Ghost](http://www.spongecake.com) every week on [ the Cartoon Network](http://www.cartoonnetwork.com), and have for years. While watching this weekend, I saw promos for two new Yogi Bear episodes to be shown this Friday on the Cartoon Cartoon show (10pm Eastern). Very strange looking Yogi Bear cartoons. I was overjoyed to see that they were done by John K., the [creator of Ren and Stimpy]( http://www.jsonline.com/enter/tvradio/cuprisin/sep99/yogi22092199.asp), another of my favorite shows of old. Joy! These are tapers, for sure.

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author: Eric Wagoner
date: '1999-09-22T04:35:39'
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title: I've played a bit with
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I've played a bit with the color layout. Please [let me know](mailto:ewagoner@partnersoft.com?subject=Kestrel's Nest) what you think. There was a small typo in the old code that made Netscape display the background as anything from white to a dull orange. It should be a nice brown, now. And I never did like all the hard rules everywhere.

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author: Eric Wagoner
date: '1999-09-24T09:24:27'
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title: Cardhouse passed along this article
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[Cardhouse](http://www.cardhouse.com/links/weblog.htm) passed along [this article](http://www.examiner.com/990923/0923seizure.html) regarding Oakland, CA's property forfeiture laws. It looks like the state of California is on the verge of putting common sense back into the laws, making a conviction necessary for property seizure. Jerry Brown, someone I had always respected, is very angry because Oakland laws states that only a suspicion of guilt is necessary. In Oakland, an officer can say "I thought I saw you buy drugs from your car" and the city gets your car. No trial needed! You can either buy your car back, go through a long appeals process (the city's never lost an appeal), or give up. According to the article, a city attorney is proud of the statistic that shows "60 percent of the people arrested are from out of town." People from out of town are much less able to fight back, making them a better target for the city. I make a decent wage, but if this were to happen to me, I don't have the means to fight back. Why is Jerry Brown and Oakland so against the notion that a person is presumed innocent until proven guilty?
Well, that's all of my rant. Thanks for listening. Now [mail Jerry Brown](mailto:mayor@oaklandnet.com) and tell him what you think.

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author: Eric Wagoner
date: '1999-09-24T08:50:37'
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title: I got a bit busy
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I got a bit busy yesterday, and so no updates. Sorry.
[The company I work for](http://www.partnersoft.com) is preparing to release a major new version of our software. It's all very exciting, because though small, we're a leader in our market. Perhaps the leader. And the process of releasing it is my responsibility, so it keeps me busy.
Since there were no links yesterday, let me throw out a few here, showing the software tools I've been using to make my job easier. The first set comes from [Indigo Rose](http://www.indigorose.com), a small developer in Canada. I regularly use their two flagship products, Setup Factory and AutoPlay Studio. Setup Factory is a wonderful cheap alternative to the expensive resource-hog installation wizard most large software products use. AutoPlay Studio is a very easy-to-use tool that creates programs that run automatically when a CD-ROM is inserted into the drive. I know many people (including most potential readers of this page) shut off the autoplay option in Windows, but for my customers it's very important.
Another tool I've begun using is Bridge, by [Kemma Software](http://www.kemma.com). Bridge is a help-desk call logger and issue tracker that has all the features of the large multi-thousand dollar packages but is a fraction of the price. I haven't used it very long, but it's already been wonderful for me.

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date: '1999-09-24T03:27:31'
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The Southeast's infatuation with all things NASCAR has gone too far. I just went to get a soda out of the soda machine downstairs ([Peter](http://www.peterme.com), it took about two minutes.), I saw in the snack machine bags of racecar-shaped Fritos. Cheddar cheese flavored. And these were being sold in a white-collar professional environment. Vroom vroom! Go Jeff Gordon!

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author: Eric Wagoner
date: '1999-09-26T10:49:56'
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title: Ugh. I came down with
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Ugh. I came down with a nasty cold over the weekend.
I was able to watch the [new Yogi Bear cartoons](http://tv.ign.com/feature/1983.html) on Friday, and I thought it ws a hoot. As I mentioned below, they were done by Spumco (headed by John Kricfalusi), the same folks that created Ren and Stimpy. I was very glad to see that John hasn't lost his edge, and sorry to see he's not interested in doing any more. To see what really gets John K. going, visit [Spumco's website](http://www.spumco.com/) for his web cartoons. Of special interest is [the work he's done for Bjork](http://www.spumco.com/entertainment/bjork/index.html), my favorite Icelandic pixie.

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author: Eric Wagoner
date: '1999-09-28T09:43:07'
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title: Another great series from Lil'
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Another great series from Lil' Fishstick:
_[The oranges are just there for appetite appeal.](http://www-personal.umd.umich.edu/~jasoncsl/fishstick/filthybologna.html)_

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author: Eric Wagoner
date: '1999-09-28T09:12:14'
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title: From a SCA mailing list
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From a SCA mailing list I'm on, in turn from a [Lord of the Rings movie](http://www.lordoftherings.net/) site, here is a list of cast members for the upcoming LOTR movie trilogy:
Aragorn:-Stuart Townsend
Arwen:-Liv Tyler
Beregond:-Nick Nolte*
Boromir:-Sean Bean
Bilbo:-Sir Ian Holm
Eowyn:-Mira Sorvino*
Frodo:-Elijah Wood
Galadriel:-Uma Thurman
Gandalf:-Sir Ian McKellen
Gimli:-John Rhys-Davies
Gollum:-CG (Peter Woodthorpe)*
Faramir:-Ethan Hawke
Legolas:-Orlando Bloom
Merry:-Dominic Monaghan
Pippin:-Billy Boyd
Sam:-Sean Astin
Saruman:-Christopher Lee
Ted Sandyman:-Brian Sergent
Wormtongue:-Jeffrey Combs*
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author: Eric Wagoner
date: '1999-09-28T09:34:57'
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title: Here's the best unofficial site
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[Here's the best unofficial site](http://www.ringbearer.org/) for the Lord of the Rings movies. Ringbearer.org -- One Site to Rule Them All...

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author: Eric Wagoner
date: '1999-09-28T08:45:58'
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title: I had a 17 hour
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I had a 17 hour workday yesterday, all without net access. Oh, the horror! Ten hours were spent driving through dark foggy rain, so that almost made up the excitement I missed on the net.
While I was away, I received notice that Marion Zimmer Bradley passed away over the weekend, after suffering a heart attack last week. Besides being a [prolific author of Fantasy fiction](http://www.mzbfm.com), she was also a founding member of the [Society for Creative Anachronism](http://www.sca.org), of which I am a member. The very name of the Society has been attributed to her.

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author: Eric Wagoner
date: '1999-09-29T03:06:51'
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title: Phlegm is a graphics program
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[Phlegm](http://www.traipse.com/phlegm/) is a graphics program that uses a microphone to control brush characteristics.
_The user makes natural spitting sounds, and the resulting brush shape approximates what you'd expect to see on the screen if you really were spraying saliva onto the monitor._

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author: Eric Wagoner
date: '1999-09-30T04:32:51'
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title: 'Again from the BBC: Pioneer'
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Again from the BBC: [Pioneer 10 is still making discoveries](http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_460000/460095.stm) after 27 years in space. Good for it!

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date: '1999-09-30T10:26:28'
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title: 'From Cardhouse: Infectious Neckties, Scarves,'
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From [Cardhouse](http://www.cardhouse.com/links/weblog.htm):
[Infectious Neckties, Scarves, Boxers](https://secure.pageplanet.com/healthmedia/infect.html): _These unique neckties and scarves are made from the finest 100% silk, and are designed to complement every wardrobe from laboratory to boardroom. The patterns represent many of the most serious and misunderstood diseases troubling society today._

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author: Eric Wagoner
date: '1999-09-30T01:25:41'
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title: 'From the BBC: Cheese roll'
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From the BBC:
_[Cheese roll goes down well](http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/uk/newsid_356000/356829.stm)_
I wasn't sure if this was going to be a story about the Baby Jessica of cheese or a statement about the benefits of washing down that quesadilla with a healthy serving of milk. Turns out it's about neither. Beware! As the caption helpfully points out, "Rolling cheeses have injured people."

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author: Eric Wagoner
date: '1999-10-02T10:19:16'
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title: A long time ago, I
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A long time ago, I spent a lot of time reading though the wonderful nuggets at [An Entirely Other Day](http://www.eod.com/casket.html), but then I forgot about it.
[Memepool](http://www.memepool.com) reminded me about it, and it's still a good place to visit.

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author: Eric Wagoner
date: '1999-10-02T10:20:21'
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title: My cold is still lingering,
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My cold is still lingering, down deep in my chest. It's been years since I've been hit this hard by a pesky little virus.

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date: '1999-10-04T02:28:41'
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title: '"Come on out kids!" "Are'
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["Come on out kids!" "Are you going to destroy us?" "Yes."](http://www.supermanytime.com/images/WJ1.jpg)

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author: Eric Wagoner
date: '1999-10-04T11:50:43'
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title: SEE amazing turtles on Mars!
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[SEE amazing turtles](http://www.netside.net/~tbeech/metmast.html) on Mars!
[DODGE flying fists](http://www.mufor.org/dipietro3.html) at AGU meetings!
[WALK barefoot in warm Martian puddles](http://www.netside.net/~tbeech/) (but keep that skimask on)!
All this and more can be yours at [Holger Isenberg's Mars News](http://mars-news.de/)

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author: Eric Wagoner
date: '1999-10-04T11:33:10'
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title: This American Life (my favorite
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[This American Life](http://www.thislife.org/) (my favorite Public Radio show) was quite good last night. Titled _Invisible Worlds_ , it discussed eavesdropping on radio transmissions, investigating places you're not suppossed to see, and the power of unspoken conversations. Most This American Life episodes can be heard in RealAudio on the show's website.

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author: Eric Wagoner
date: '1999-10-05T04:28:44'
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title: The Brunching Shuttlecocks did a
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[The Brunching Shuttlecocks](http://www.brunching.com) did a rating of Paleolithic Webpages, and included [The Garden of Eden](http://www.ugcs.caltech.edu/~eveander/):
_Eve Astrid Andersson was the original Hot Web Babe, based on the fact that she was female, had a Web page, and had memorized hundreds of digits of pi. Andersson's star has been eclipsed, sadly enough, by the hundreds of pay-per-peek Web sites with "cam" in the name, but know that there was once a time when a woman's attractiveness on the Web was measured not by how much skin she flashed at her QuickCam, but by how many numbers she could stuff into her brain at once._
I'll take a brain stuffed with numbers over a bit of flashed skin any day. But I guess that's just me.

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date: '1999-10-05T04:33:10'
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title: You've got a friend in
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You've got a friend in [cheeses!](http://www.cheesemaking.com)
This last weekend I tried to make some Feta, but the goat milk I was using just didn't curd correctly. I suspect it was just too processed, so I'll have to find a local supply of fresh milk and try again. I was able to make a nice herbed soft goat cheese out of it, so it wasn't a total loss. Next week: Gouda and Cheddar.

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author: Eric Wagoner
date: '1999-10-06T01:29:09'
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title: Here's a nice summary of
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[Here's a nice summary](http://www.thespark.com/sparknotes/guides/godot/) of _Waiting for Godot_ , one of my favorite plays. I'm hoping to direct this in the Spring, but I won't know for several months if I get the slot.

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author: Eric Wagoner
date: '1999-10-07T12:48:52'
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title: I'm going to go see
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I'm going to go see the [Atlanta Thrashers](http://www.atlantathrashers.com) host the Detroit Red Wings tonight. I'm quite excited -- I've seen many NHL games on TV, but this'll be my first one to watch in person.

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author: Eric Wagoner
date: '1999-10-07T09:52:32'
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title: Japan Braces for New Round
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[Japan Braces for New Round of Monster Attacks](http://ss.gettingit.com/cgi-bin/gx.cgi/AppLogic+FTContentServer?GXHC_gx_session_id_FutureTenseContentServer=033c431e8bf391dc&pagename=FutureTense/Demos/GI/Templates/Article_View&parm1=A1480-1999Oct6&topframe=true)
_TOKYO -- In the wake of last Thursday's nuclear accident at Tokaimura, Japanese police and military forces are rapidly mobilizing for what many officials fear could be the worst wave of giant monster attacks in Japanese history._

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author: Eric Wagoner
date: '1999-10-07T10:31:45'
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title: The Church of Mentos doesn't
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[The Church of Mentos](http://www.churchofmentos.com/) doesn't like the new ad campaign. They just don't have the little lessons of life in them that they used to. Plus, they're just not all that fresh.

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author: Eric Wagoner
date: '1999-10-08T11:37:47'
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title: A gameshow set on a
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[A gameshow set on a remote island](http://www.usatoday.com/life/enter/tv/let005.htm) (well... Borneo, anyway), where the last contestant left is the winner of one million dollars. No, really. This's scheduled for CBS next summer, and they're taking applications now. I'm strangely drawn to this...

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author: Eric Wagoner
date: '1999-10-08T11:51:27'
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title: According to the New York
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According to the New York Times, the US has taken to [filling bombs with concrete instead of explosives](http://news.excite.com/news/r/991007/08/news-iraq-usa) to minimize casulties in Iraq. Sounds like a good idea to me, and I really enjoyed the summarization I saw on [Fark](http://www.fark.com/): _We are dropping laser guided rocks on Iraq._

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author: Eric Wagoner
date: '1999-10-08T11:34:37'
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title: I've passed this on before,
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I've passed this on before, but it's worth another look: [_They'll soar like a glider, race like a Stealth, and, when overflying a barnyard or kennel, turn into a wicked-awesome dive bomber._](http://www.email.net/work-well-together.html)

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author: Eric Wagoner
date: '1999-10-08T11:55:19'
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title: On the astronomy front, two
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On the astronomy front, two articles on a massive tenth planet or brown dwarf inferred orbiting our sun, [one from the BBC](http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_467000/467572.stm), and [one from MSNBC](http://www.msnbc.com/news/320182.asp). Inferring is all we'll be able to do until the next-generation infrared orbital telescope is launched. We just don't have anything that could see it right now.

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author: Eric Wagoner
date: '1999-10-08T11:33:02'
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title: The hockey game last night
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The hockey game last night was wonderful. The Thrashers got clobbered 7-1, but it was great all the same. I was in the next-to-cheapest section of seats, but was right center behind home goal and elevated enough that I could see the whole ice easily. The next time I go, I'll request the same seats. Section 303, Row J or less, seat 17ish.

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author: Eric Wagoner
date: '1999-10-08T11:44:33'
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title: This reminds me of one
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This reminds me of one of my favorite movies, [Until the End of the World](http://www.panix.com/~archii/uteotw/):
A team from Harvard and Berkeley [implanted electrodes into a cat's brain](http://www.wired.com/news/news/technology/story/22116.html) and fed the results to a computer, which displayed what the cat was seeing. While not directly discussed in the article, the long-term results from this line of research include artificial eyes that enable the blind to see and video cameras that record what the "cameraman" is seeing, directly from the brain.

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author: Eric Wagoner
date: '1999-10-11T05:00:26'
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title: At AdAge.com, you can find,
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At AdAge.com, you can find, among other things, [reviews of many advertising campaigns.](http://adage.com/news_and_features/ad_review/index.html)

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author: Eric Wagoner
date: '1999-10-11T02:56:11'
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title: I saw a local production
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I saw a local production of [Steve Martin's _Picasso at the Lapin Agile_](http://www.showgate.com/tots/picasso/welcome.html) Sunday. This is a wonderfully written play, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. If it's in your area, get yourself a ticket.

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author: Eric Wagoner
date: '1999-10-11T02:48:35'
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title: I'm finally over my cold/pnumonia
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I'm finally over my cold/pnumonia thing. What a bear!

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author: Eric Wagoner
date: '1999-10-11T03:12:09'
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title: Tomorrow, August 12, the world
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Tomorrow, August 12, the world population will reach 6 billion. This is up from 1.5 billion just 100 years ago. Many, many people have written dire essays regarding the population boom, but I'd never seen a well-written paper actually applauding it. Until [Memepool](http://www.memepool.com) passed on [this article](http://www.informinc.co.uk/LM/LM124/LM124_Furedi.html).

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author: Eric Wagoner
date: '1999-10-12T01:32:34'
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title: I'm quickly becoming a fan
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I'm quickly becoming a fan of the Public Radio program [_To the Best of our Knowledge_](http://www.wpr.org/book/). This show covers a wide range of topics, and has always been worth listening to.
Today's show was titled "[For the Love of Books](http://www.wpr.org/book/991010b.htm)", and touched many of the topics that have been the focus of discussion in weblogs lately (see [Peterme](http://www.peterme.com), [Whim & Vinegar](http://www.gooddeed.net/blog/), and [Bifurcated Rivets](http://catless.ncl.ac.uk/Lindsay/weblog/latest.html)).

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author: Eric Wagoner
date: '1999-10-12T12:02:29'
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title: The new season of Space
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The new season of Space Ghost Coast to Coast started this weekend with some all-out weirdness. But that's to be expected, of course. You can find a [transcript of the episode](http://www.cartoonnetwork.com/spaceghost/chambraigne.html) off Space Ghost's [wonderful official web site](http://www.spongecake.com).

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author: Eric Wagoner
date: '1999-10-12T02:06:29'
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title: There's another Kestrel's Nest out
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There's [another Kestrel's Nest](http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Oracle/5871/) out there: _I am a Wife & Mother, Witch & Bard, a Woman & Falcon..._.
When I first started using the nickname Kestrel some 15 years ago, first in role-playing games and then in the SCA, it was a unique name. When I moved to Georgia, I found there were already two other SCA Kestrels and on-line it's near impossible to use that as a log-in name anywhere.

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author: Eric Wagoner
date: '1999-10-13T04:29:28'
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title: Arthur C. Clarke, author and
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Arthur C. Clarke, author and prophet (he prefers "extrapolator") [ predicts what the next hundred years will bring.](http://cnn.com/ASIANOW/asiaweek/99/0820/cs2.html) The end of the fossil fuel age is just three years away, when household cold-fusion devices become available.

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author: Eric Wagoner
date: '1999-10-13T01:08:04'
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title: 'Silly Y2K story: Maine''s State'
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[Silly Y2K story](http://zip2.newsreal.com/cgi-bin/NewsService?osform_template=pages/altavistaStory&refresh=10800&ID=altavista&path=News/Story_1999_10_12.NRdb@2@21@3@295&headerID=1): _Maine's State government got its first Y2K surprise months early when owners of 2000 model cars and trucks received titles identifying their new vehicles as "horseless carriages."_

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author: Eric Wagoner
date: '1999-10-13T04:41:29'
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title: The Immanuel Baptist Church has
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The Immanuel Baptist Church has taken the time to draw up a chart explaining [what happens when we die.](http://www.iol10.com/whuyckjr/die1.html)

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author: Eric Wagoner
date: '1999-10-13T12:56:00'
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title: World New York pointed me
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[World New York](http://www.worldnewyork.com/) pointed me to a fantastic article in the _New Statesman_. [This article warns that](http://www.consider.net/forum_new.php3?newTemplate=OpenObject&newTop=199910110023&newDisplayURN=199910110023) we should not fear overpopulation, but instead **underpopulation**. Sounds strange, but even the UN, who has sounded all sorts of alarms this week, agrees that the world population will soon peak and then plummet. Not from famine, disease, and the "obvious" suspects, but from the fact that women's rise in society has caused the world birth rate to drop drastically. In much of the industrial world, the birth rate is already too low to sustain current population levels. The developing world is showing the same trend. It's a very interesting read, and it's a viewpoint I hadn't heard expressed before.

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author: Eric Wagoner
date: '1999-10-14T04:42:31'
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title: A friend of mine is
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A friend of mine is looking for a house to buy. He found a candidate last night, out in the country. It has its own well since there is no municipal water system out there. He also noticed an industrial site a couple miles away and wondered how that might affect the well water. With a couple mouse clicks over at the EPA, he found out that the industrial site has some major pollution. [See how many sites are near your house!](http://www.epa.gov/enviro/zipcode.html)

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author: Eric Wagoner
date: '1999-10-14T02:22:01'
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title: Bob Zmuda remembers when he
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Bob Zmuda [remembers when he first saw Andy Kaufman](http://www.twbookmark.com/books/3/0316681237/chapter_excerpt8179.html), when Andy did his Elvis impression at the Improv.

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author: Eric Wagoner
date: '1999-10-14T12:07:03'
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title: Dan Hartung over at the
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Dan Hartung over at the [Lake Effect Weblog](http://www.wwa.com/~dhartung/weblog/) linked to me today, and the hits keep coming in. Welcome, everyone! I hope you enjoy your stay. Thanks for the good word, Dan. Come back anytime.

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author: Eric Wagoner
date: '1999-10-14T09:25:14'
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title: Robot Wisdom pointed me to
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[Robot Wisdom](http://www.robotwisdom.com/) pointed me to a [New Scientist article](http://www.newscientist.com/ns/19991016/nshorts.html#18) that reports Buckyballs having wave-like properties. _Zeilinger foresees similar results with objects as large as viruses. "People think that quantum is small and classical is large," he says. "But really, the quantum world has no boundary."_ My favorite physics professor had it right all along. Her usual way to describe slit-interference experiments involved a stream of small dogs shot through a picket fence.

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author: Eric Wagoner
date: '1999-10-15T04:11:40'
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title: 'Google Search: evil monopoly Google'
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[Google Search: evil monopoly](http://www.google.com/search?q=evil monopoly)
[Google Search: the worst site on the net](http://www.google.com/search?q=the+worst+site+on+the+net)
[Google Search: more evil than satan](http://www.google.com/search?q=more+evil+than+satan&num=10&sa=Google+Search)
[Google Search: a very stupid site](http://www.google.com/search?q=a+very+stupid+site&num=10)
It's all fun and games until someone sues the pants off google and gets the best net search engine shut down. Easter eggs, ha, ha. But isn't this bordering on legally irresponsible? It's not just a short list of phrases, either, as I've made some up myself.

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author: Eric Wagoner
date: '1999-10-15T02:09:39'
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title: Has the face of the
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[Has the face of the creator of Stonehenge been staring at us unrecognised for more than 4,000 years?](http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_474000/474977.stm)

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author: Eric Wagoner
date: '1999-10-15T01:38:36'
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title: 'Negotiating for a raise successfully:'
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[Negotiating for a raise successfully:](http://cnnfn.com/1999/10/13/life/raise/) _Maybe you know your intrinsic worth can never be measured by a paycheck -- but you also know that a few extra bucks can do wonders for your ego._

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author: Eric Wagoner
date: '1999-10-15T03:04:50'
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title: PBS has a page dedicated
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PBS has [a page dedicated to our 6 Billion](http://www.pbs.org/sixbillion/) people milestone. Featured on the top is a counter: _Babies born since you entered this page_. Kind of eerie, but after reading this week, pretty alarmist, too. I notice that the world population counter icrements in synch with the babies born counter. What about people dying?

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author: Eric Wagoner
date: '1999-10-15T04:30:42'
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title: Sometimes a bucket of chicken
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Sometimes a bucket of chicken just isn't enough. In Jordan, you can get a [barrel of chicken](http://www.cns.com.jo/kfc/menu.htm) from your local KFC for only 10650.

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author: Eric Wagoner
date: '1999-10-15T02:18:17'
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title: There's more stone faces here
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[There's more stone faces here](http://www.stonecentric.connectfree.co.uk/avebury.html) than you can shake a stick at. By the way, did you know that a facial profile to the left is feminine?

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author: Eric Wagoner
date: '1999-10-15T04:35:19'
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title: 'ThisToThat.com: Because people have a'
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ThisToThat.com: [_Because people have a need to glue things to other things._](http://www.thistothat.com/)

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author: Eric Wagoner
date: '1999-10-15T10:56:57'
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title: Tonight's opening night for Othello.
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Tonight's opening night for Othello. This play is only a three-day run, but it's kept me might busy the last several weeks.

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author: Eric Wagoner
date: '1999-10-17T11:51:45'
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title: The building where I work
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The building where I work is right next to a large high school. Ever since the Colorado shootings, there have been regular bomb threats at the school, forcing an evacuation and full-scale emergency response. Last week, there was one every single day. They happen in the morning and effectively end the day for students and teachers. Is this going on everywhere?

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author: Eric Wagoner
date: '1999-10-18T04:47:49'
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title: I don't know why this
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[_I don't know why this always happens to me, but every time I look back at one of my relationships, it looks just like a Stanley Kubrick film._](http://www.capnwacky.com/flotsam/flotsam0910.html)

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author: Eric Wagoner
date: '1999-10-18T04:30:09'
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title: Rejected iMac "Think Different" posters
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[Rejected iMac "Think Different" posters](http://www.capnwacky.com/eGad/item2.html) are only a few of the many items you'll find up for sale at [eGad](http://www.capnwacky.com/eGad/main.html).

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author: Eric Wagoner
date: '1999-10-18T11:19:14'
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title: Stephen Hawking has conjectured that
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Stephen Hawking has conjectured that the laws of physics will disallow time machines. One of his arguments is that if time travel were indeed possible, we would be "awash in thousands of time travelers from the future." Carl Sagan, [in an interview with PBS's Nova](http://pbs.org/wgbh/nova/time/sagan.html), offers half a dozen counter-arguments.

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author: Eric Wagoner
date: '1999-10-18T11:20:24'
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title: Tactical Nuclear Warhead Made From
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[Tactical Nuclear Warhead Made From Smoke Detectors](http://www.webspawner.com/users/nukes/): _I plan on launching my home made ballistic missile capped with my home made tactical nuclear warhead on April First, 2000. Email me if you want me to notify you of the exact time and location so you can enjoy the fun!_

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author: Eric Wagoner
date: '1999-10-18T03:56:52'
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title: 'This doesn''t need much explaining:'
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This doesn't need much explaining: it's the[inexplicable object of the week](http://www.geocities.com/Vienna/9938/object.html).

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author: Eric Wagoner
date: '1999-10-19T05:35:38'
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title: Odds are, updates will be
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Odds are, updates will be sparse until the User Meeting is done, Friday afternoon.

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author: Eric Wagoner
date: '1999-10-19T05:31:10'
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title: Oh, right! How'd the play
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Oh, right! How'd the play go? Well, all three shows were sold out, and we had to turn away at least 20 per show. It was the first time I've played to sold out houses for every performance. The play itself went on without a hitch. It lasted just over three hours, but noone complained.

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