http://nowthis.com/log/ Links, exploration and synthesis from Steve Bogart Copyright 2008 Sun, 04 May 2008 10:40:56 -0500 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss (I'm starting a list.) You will never finish everything that you will decide you want to do. Even if you started now. On the one hand, this can be depressing. On the other hand... no,... http://nowthis.com/log/2008/05/04.html#000977 http://nowthis.com/log/2008/05/04.html#000977 Sun, 04 May 2008 10:40:56 -0500 I don't expect this to last, but for now, the Nationals are alone in first place in their division, having won the first two games of the season. The Mets, Phillies, Braves and Marlins all... http://nowthis.com/log/2008/04/02.html#000976 http://nowthis.com/log/2008/04/02.html#000976 Wed, 02 Apr 2008 01:12:49 -0500 UPDATED: Aha.. Apparently the blog post I referenced below was an April Fool by Barry Ritholtz of the Big Picture himself. The bullish April Fool's column by Mr. Kass exists, but the media reaction Ritholtz... http://nowthis.com/log/2008/04/01.html#000975 http://nowthis.com/log/2008/04/01.html#000975 Tue, 01 Apr 2008 10:44:44 -0500 Downtown, Indian restaurant, lunchtime. Quoted/paraphrased as well as I can remember. Two white guys. "Hey man, you want to get in on the pool?" "What pool?" "If Obama gets the nomination. You pick a day... http://nowthis.com/log/2008/03/05.html#000974 http://nowthis.com/log/2008/03/05.html#000974 Wed, 05 Mar 2008 14:38:34 -0500 So apropos of Dannette's comment, we do have to come up with a name for this critter. We're plowing through some lists of baby names and are working on a short list. We have some... http://nowthis.com/log/2008/02/23.html#000973 http://nowthis.com/log/2008/02/23.html#000973 Sat, 23 Feb 2008 09:58:56 -0500 Two big changes are happening around here. First, I'm going to be a dad. We're pretty sure Medley's the mom. Here's her post about it. The little fellow is due to ship in June. We're... http://nowthis.com/log/2008/02/14.html#000972 http://nowthis.com/log/2008/02/14.html#000972 Thu, 14 Feb 2008 08:33:42 -0500 This is a day full of primaries that actually matter, and I'm stuck in a place with CNN on the tube. I avoid CNN like the plague in general, but I don't have a choice... http://nowthis.com/log/2008/02/05.html#000971 http://nowthis.com/log/2008/02/05.html#000971 Tue, 05 Feb 2008 13:56:39 -0500 I think 'happy new year' may rank as the phrase most often repeated in any one day on Twitter. We've been watching season 3 of The Wire today. Awesome stuff, highly recommended if you enjoy... http://nowthis.com/log/2008/01/01.html#000970 http://nowthis.com/log/2008/01/01.html#000970 Tue, 01 Jan 2008 23:54:18 -0500 Not gone, just away for a bit. Been mighty occupied with lots of transitions and upheavals this month. Stories to come.... http://nowthis.com/log/2007/12/29.html#000969 http://nowthis.com/log/2007/12/29.html#000969 Meta Sat, 29 Dec 2007 20:27:46 -0500 Virginia elects its legislature and County officials in odd years, so unlike much of the country, today was again Election Day here. Went to the polls around 6:20am. No line at all at that... http://nowthis.com/log/2007/11/06.html#000967 http://nowthis.com/log/2007/11/06.html#000967 Tue, 06 Nov 2007 09:58:00 -0500 From 10/19: Why aren't Windows "shortcuts" as easy as unix links? / The Old New Thing A question I've long wondered, back to Windows 3.1 vs. MacOS aliases. The answer is apparently that Vista now... http://nowthis.com/log/2007/11/06.html#000966 http://nowthis.com/log/2007/11/06.html#000966 Tue, 06 Nov 2007 08:19:29 -0500 There are lots of interesting reviews of Leopard out there, but the most comprehensive and detailed one, as always, is from John Siracusa writing at Ars Technica. It just hit the web last night: Mac... http://nowthis.com/log/2007/10/29.html#000965 http://nowthis.com/log/2007/10/29.html#000965 Mon, 29 Oct 2007 13:09:54 -0500 Trying something different ... From 10/05: nowthis' bookmarks on del.icio.us I'm collecting quick-style-links at del.icio.us now rather than at Furl. Need to come up with a nice way to not only grab these regularly and... http://nowthis.com/log/2007/10/28.html#000964 http://nowthis.com/log/2007/10/28.html#000964 Sun, 28 Oct 2007 20:13:54 -0500 Obvious, yet unimplemented: If I tell my computer to print a document in a condensed fashion (2, 3, or 4 logical pages on one printed sheet) and the printout in question will actually fill fewer... http://nowthis.com/log/2007/10/10.html#000962 http://nowthis.com/log/2007/10/10.html#000962 Software Engineering Wed, 10 Oct 2007 14:17:52 -0500 From someecards.com, your source for inappropriate sentiments...... http://nowthis.com/log/2007/09/28.html#000961 http://nowthis.com/log/2007/09/28.html#000961 Fri, 28 Sep 2007 20:31:45 -0500