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Archive for November, 2005

      

Sudafed PE dose swap

Now that the meth-addled masses have forced the adoption of the new Sudafed PE and it’s generic alternatives, I find it interesting that the new pill is not being more carefully marketed by the drug companies.
I see that they would want to minimize the noticeable impact of the change. They want people who took [...]

Tuesday, November 22nd, 2005. Posted in Health | No Comments »>

RE: Typo theme content entry: Qwerty

My entry in the Typo Theme contest is now online. FYI, this contest is judged via comments posted to the contest weblog. I don’t want anyone stuffing the ballot box, but if you like my theme please do post a comment!

Tuesday, November 22nd, 2005. Posted in Technology | No Comments »>

RIP: Glenn Mitchell

In Memory: Glenn Mitchell. Glenn Mitchell was the most prominent local voice on KERA, Dallas’s NPR station. He was on daily from 12pm - 2pm, and died suddenly over the weekend. He covered national and global topics as well as local ones, but it was always nice to have a talk show [...]

Monday, November 21st, 2005. Posted in Misc | No Comments »>

Typo theme content entry: Qwerty

I created an entry for the Typo Theme Contest. It’s named Qwerty, and plays on the “Typo” idea. There’s a screenshot on my Qwerty download page.
The prizes are pretty good, Powerbook, iBook, etc., I just couldn’t pass on this one. It was a great way to get a little deeper in a [...]

Friday, November 18th, 2005. Posted in Technology | 3 Comments »>

Getting started with Ruby

Great compendium of Ruby links.

Wednesday, November 16th, 2005. Posted in Technology | No Comments »>

The case against high-level components

I tend to agree with most of David Heinemeier Hansson’s thoughts on engines and components and his case against high-level components.
I’ve been enamored by the use of high-level components on a number of projects, and just to find myself eventually replacing the ones I’ve used with functionality of my own, but the piece never quite [...]

Saturday, November 12th, 2005. Posted in Technology | No Comments »>

Vote tomorrow (if you live in Texas)

I get to go vote against a state constitutional amendment aimed at providing unequal rights for all. Specifically, it’s a poorly worded attempt to squash out any recognition of any sort of viable relationship between two people of the same sex. I hope, that if you live in Texas, you will take the [...]

Monday, November 7th, 2005. Posted in Politics | No Comments »>

Nuclear option

I think the real “nuclear option,” and the best move for Democrats, is to simply confirm Alito to the Supreme Court. Will he shift the court in awful ways? Yes, I believe so. But, I also believe it’s the system and that this is really a decision people make at election time. [...]

Tuesday, November 1st, 2005. Posted in Politics | No Comments »>