Tuesday, Mark and Joseph decided to attend the John Battelle book signing at Books, Inc. about his new book, The Search. I decided to meet them there.
I was terribly sick that day and Caitlin
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Month: September 2005
The Complete Calvin and Hobbes
Caitlin pointed out that the Complete Calvin and Hobbes is out:
The Complete Calvin and Hobbes, originally uploaded by tychay.
The design seem similar to the Complete Far Side which I once picked up at Costco. If that is the case, then the hardbound books should be very large in print with Sundays in color. My only complaints are that it is too large for a regular bookshelf, the books are too heavy to read in your lap, and it costs a boatload.
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A one party country
Paul Krugman writes about cronyism rampant in this administration. For me, the problem isn’t that cronyism is occurring (every administration is guilty of being partisan in their appointments), but that the appointments are unqualified and incompetent. I find it hard to believe that either side can’t find partisans that are competent.
This seems a natural continuation of the steady establishment of the Right Wing dominance on American’s politics. What little states identity and power there was left after the Democratic control from the Great Depression to 1968 has become eviscerated as the Right Wing has moved control from grass roots to the national level. The Republicans have done a great job burning their bridges in their march to Washington.
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Command line for Mac users
Canon’s big gamble
In this week’s Sunday Morning Photographer, Mike Johnston talks about Canon’s introduction of the 5D.
iTunes 5 adds lyrics
One thing that has barely been noticed about the new iTunes 5 upgrade announced yestereday by Apple is that they have finally added Lyrics support to their MP3 and AAC files.
iTunes 5 adds lyrics, originally uploaded by tychay.
To get to the lyrics, simply choose “File > Get Info…” on a song. Apple also has added a property called “lyrics” to the AppleScript dictionary so full automation is now possible: imagine a small AppleScript that automatically adds lyrics from a website into your tunes.