• Posted by Tim Jarrett
  • On August 8, 2003

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Now that’s what I call a user interface

I’ve been playing with Clutter, and I think I finally found a way to replicate my physical desk on my virtual one (warning: linked image is quite large):

I know everyone else in the world has already seen this, but if you haven’t: the concept is simple, and cool. Clutter listens in the background while iTunes [...]

  • Posted by Tim Jarrett
  • On August 8, 2003

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Tony Pierce on the Curse of the Bambino

Tony has a piece (a pinch-hit for another blogger) on the Fox Sports New England website (I’ll have to add the permalink later, when it’s available) with a proposal about how to end the Bambino’s Curse. All I’ll say is it sounds like a good deal for the Cubs, Tony, but I’m not convinced it [...]

  • Posted by Tim Jarrett
  • On August 8, 2003

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A few questions about a 12 inch doll

Regarding this little toy, just a few questions:

Was the White House consulted when this toy was being designed?
Or did the White House call BBI with the idea?
Either way, is taxpayer money paying someone in the White House to work on the production details for this doll?
Does the White House get a cut of the $39.99 [...]

  • Posted by Tim Jarrett
  • On August 8, 2003

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New high water mark @ Weblogs.com

There was a new high water mark at Weblogs.com on Wednesday: 4112 weblogs. My data record of the Weblogs.com high water marks has been updated to reflect the new mark.
This was good timing, coming as it did during the Great Weblogs.com Data Pull. Now I’ll be able to look at traffic trends before and after [...]

  • Posted by Tim Jarrett
  • On August 8, 2003

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Happy birthday, Mom

Today is my mother’s birthday! I owe this woman a big debt of thanks, not only for my existence, but for my love of reading, cooking, and (in large part) music, as well as my sense that the world ought to be better than it is.
I can’t hug her in person today, but I’ll get [...]