February 2007 - Posts

Stop doing that to the language!

Words mean things. If I have one word such as "request" that functions both as a noun and a verb, and I have another word such as "ask" that is a synonym for it as a verb, that does not mean that "ask" is a synonym for "request" Read More...
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2007 02 13

Devin

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The SAFETY Act. Not.

I wrote up a posting yesterday for my work blog about the recently proposed SAFETY Act, a lovely bit of proposed legislation from some Republican Representatives who basically are handing the Attorney General's office an open license on the Internet. Read More...
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2007 02 13

Devin

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bps

Big conference, lots of geeks. With two laptops and a Windows Mobile cellphone, I'm not at all unusual here. The conference organizers have wisely established free Wi-Fi for us all. Well, guys, that's a great start, but how about you give us some Read More...
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2007 02 12

Devin

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Arvin Clone!!!

I'm down at the Seattle Convention Center today for day one of a four-day training conference I'm attending for work. One of the gentlemen in the registration line behind me looks just like Arvin Sloane (a character from the TV show Alias , for Read More...
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2007 02 12

Devin

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I'll check that out right away

I buy and read more than a few technical books. Big shock, I know, but what can you do? I have a local bookstore I like to visit, but I'll often use Amazon as well when I'm not in a tearing hurry to get a particular book in my hands. One of Amazon's Read More...
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2007 02 10

Devin

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And it's about time, too

I finally managed to do two things today that I've been trying to do for several years now. I've had the idea for a re-telling of Beauty and the Beast in my head for several years, and had finally gotten enough of the world-building details worked Read More...
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2007 02 6

Devin

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