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This is an old page from Rod Begbie's blog.
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Entries for week beginning November 16, 2008
➠ November 21, 2008
➠ November 20, 2008
Dumb eco-questions you were afraid to ask
“Can I put window envelopes in the paper recycling?”, “If I’m stuck in a stop-start traffic jam, do I use more petrol turning my car on and off repeatedly or leaving it running?” and other questions I’ve often pondered.
➠ November 19, 2008
Campaign Exclusive: Custom USB Drives & Unreleased Jonathan Coulton Album - Creative Commons
Looking for an excuse to donate to Creative Commons? Donate $50 or more now, and receive a 1GB USB key with a “Best of Jonathon Coulton” MP3 compilation — including the raw tracks so you can remix and mess around to your heart’s content. I went for the $10-a-month-for-a-year option.
Shouts & Murmurs: The Plan
A *nearly* foolproof plan by Jack Handey. “The plan isn’t foolproof. For it to work, certain things must happen:”
➠ November 18, 2008
Dustin Pedroia
Let's take a moment to celebrate Dustin "Petey" Pedroia, who won the 2008 AL MVP award today. For two years in the major leagues, this list of achievements from his Wikipedia page is damned impressive.
Shout out too to Youk, for coming in third in MVP voting.
For sale: Red ring of death
The in-store demo Xbox 360 at Target bites the dust.
CD Purchase: Belle & Sebastian - The BBC Sessions
Sad that this doesn't include the BBC sessions version of "Modern Rock Song". I always preferred the live version (with its "I'm only lucid when I'm riding buses" line) to the one they eventually released.
➠ November 17, 2008
Pictures automatically attach to e-mail?
Woman finds sent email from husband to another woman with attached photo of him having a hand shandy. Husband claims this is a known iPhone bug. She turns to the Apple support boards for confirmation. “The future of my marriage depends on this answer!”
➠ November 16, 2008
PuzzleManiak: It's demoniak
I loved the jailbroken version pre-App Store, and I’m delighted that a polished version is now available. Only $5 for a buttload of challenging puzzle games.
About This Site
This is an archive of groovmother.com, the old blog run by Rod Begbie — A Scottish geek who lives in San Francisco, CA.
I'm the co-founder of Sōsh, your handy-dandy guide for things to do in San Francisco this weekend.