It’s been so long since I wrote (OK, less than two weeks, but still) that I scarcely know where to begin. So much has happened, and for once, I actually want to talk about a lot of it, but I can’t find the motivation to really get into it at length now, so I’ll [...]

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Indeed, there is much to discuss.
Firstly, I would like to announce the release of Mozilla Firefox v1.0. Nineteen months of development, more than a dozen pre-release test builds, and millions of testers worldwide have culminated in the best web browser that’s available on the Inetrnet today. It has built-in popup blocking, it doesn’t [...]

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Oddly enough, I’ve been noticing when I leave my apartment each morning that it’s been lighter out than it was the morning before. Now, I understand that with the time change and all the daylight hours have been messed up, but it’s been my experience that the morning after the time change and the [...]

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The Republic of Darter
“Live free, or don’t.
UN Category: Scandinavian Liberal Paradise
Civil Rights: Excellent
Economy: Reasonable
Political Freedoms: Average
The Republic of Darter is a small, socially progressive nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape. Its compassionate population of 16 million enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level social equality free of the usual accompanying government corruption.
The large [...]

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OK, so I stand corrected about one thing from my last post: Oregon isn’t entirely absentee balloting, but it’s entirely mail in. Of course, that means that no one’s at the polls, so in my mind, they’re all absentee. See? I’m still right Dad.
The outcome of the election was about as I [...]

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My weekend went just about as expected, and I ended up being fairly inactive through most of the time. Then again, that *had* been my prediction.
Friday found me feeling sick after eating a whole loaf of bread by myself, though in all honesty the loaf wasn’t that big. I’ve picked up a few [...]

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