Look what’s being done with our old computers. Is this what recycling means to the computer industry?
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Today the regular, public government announced the existence of a shadow government. This is crazy. Up to 150 political leaders living underground 24 hours a day, ready to spring into action if a bulk of the regular government is killed in a nuclear attack. Should we start building fall-out shelters again? If the government is this worried about nuclear attack, there must be something they aren’t telling us.
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Today I installed a program on my computer that caused it to not boot. I had to install another copy of Windows XP in a different directory, boot up with that, and fix my other installation. All in all, about 3 wasted hours. Tip: If XP every pops up a dialog box saying the driver you’re installing isn’t certified as compatible—listen to it; it knows what it’s talking about.
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I just got off the phone with Darcy DiNucci about a book she is writing on Flash based interface design. She’s including a chapter on TCUP, and needed to interview me. I’m a little nervous that I was rambling too much, and I’m anxious about how the site/I will come off in the book. Mostly, I’m just excited to be chosen. It’ll be on Macromedia Press and be in stores sometime this summer.
I don’t know all of the other sites featured, but it sounds like I’m in good company.
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I’ve never used Amazon zShops before, and never gave it much thought either. Turns out, it’s really useful—especially if you’re buying books. Basically it’s like Half.com, where a person has an item and is selling it for a set price. The nice part is that if you’re searching for a book on Amazon, they automatically tell you if there are any used copies for sale in the zShops, and how much they cost. This is perfect for me, because I’ll always take a used copy over a new one. Also, you can pay the person with your Amazon account, so you don’t have to type in your address or credit card. It’s a really nice setup.
Maybe I just like it because I got such a good deal on Fresh Dialogue 2: New Voices in Graphic Design. It features Warren Corbitt and Matt Owens from One9ine.
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