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Staying ahead of the Joneses

Yeah, I bought a razor with two blades…but then there was one with three dammit! Then I bought that one..but no sooner had I done that than they made a razor with four blades. It’s damn frustrating, that’s for sure—frankly, I’ve given up on the men’s razor arms race, but I’ve got the skinny on …

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AppleInsider | Sources: Apple developing updated AirPorts, two-button mouse

AppleInsider | Sources: Apple developing updated AirPorts, two-button mouse A two button mouse, you say?! What will those innovators at Apple think of next–a steam powered locomotive, a movable type printing press, the New World? Will Mac users be able to handle the newfound complexity of this startling innovation? Only time will tell…

NYPL Digital Gallery

NYPL Digital Gallery The New York Public Library has put its entire collection of images, most of them in the public domain, online. What an amazing resource—I know where I’m going first for photo reference from now on.

Wired News: Fight for the Right to Watch Trek

Wired News: Fight for the Right to Watch Trek Look: I’m a big “Star Trek” fan. I own a stuffed tribble…and I still have a phaser that I painstakingly made as a child in my grandfather’s woodshop–based on a scale drawing of one from “The Star Trek Technical Manual” no less. But, fer crying out …

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Googling myself

I just did for the first time what I’m sure most occasionally bored folks have done many times before: googled themselves. Like the classics from Dave Letterman’s timeless “Top ten things that sound dirty but aren’t” list, Googling oneself sounds lecherous but really isn’t; it just means typing your own name into google.com and seeing …

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