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Monday, February 8th, 2010
10:53 pm - We love xkcd
Awesomeness!


Who's who: http://www.olganunes.com/xkcd

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7:18 pm - Forgot to add one to the January video list
- Slings & Arrows, season one. I'm pretty sure that was in January.

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Sunday, February 7th, 2010
2:13 pm - Swan cuteness
All aboard! Mother swan takes babies under her wing for trip across the pond
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1203971/All-aboard-Mother-swan-takes-babies-wing-trip-pond.html


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2:04 pm - Firefox 3.6 and tabs
I updated Firefox to 3.6 (Mac). Now it's doing something that I suppose is meant to be a feature but I find it annoying: when I open a link in a new tab, the new tab no longer opens at the far right of the tab bar beyond the other tabs. Now it opens next to the tab I'm on. Most of the time I do not want it next to where I am. I actually want the new tab at the far end to the right. If I want it elsewhere, then I'll drag it to where I want it. But, for the most part, far end to the right is the place where I want my new tabs. I can't find a way to disable this. Any ideas?

(I spent a lot of time yesterday hunting for lost tabs, opening them twice when I couldn't find them, etc.)

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1:42 pm - January books and video
I didn't read much in January. I started some, I browsed several, but I don't think I've finished anything since Flesh & Fire (which I liked a lot).

- The Italian Slow Cooker, by Michele Scicolone. There are several recipes there that I need to try. I did the chickpea stew. I'll definitely make it again, but not so heavy on the chickpeas.

VIDEO

- Sleepers, 1991 miniseries with Nigel Havers and Warren Clarke. Four-parter about long-forgotten KGB sleeper agents who have been in England for 25 years ang don't want to leave their adopted lives.

- the new Star Trek movie. I watched this in the theater. Still not enough Simon Pegg.

- Alias, season 1, episodes 1-11. First time watching this show. Fun.

- FDR, part of The American Experience. I caught part one on TV and checked out the DVD so I could watch the rest. Very interesting! I learned a lot.

- Slumdog Millionaire. Not at all what I expected, so I wasn't sure about it at first, but I ended up liking it.

EDIT:

- Slings & Arrows, season one. I'm pretty sure that was in January.

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Saturday, February 6th, 2010
8:15 pm - Seatbelt ad
Embrace Life - always wear your seat belt
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-8PBx7isoM

Not gory.

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3:09 pm - Ian Carmichael, age 89
Actor Ian Carmichael dies at 89. BBC News, February 6, 2010.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8502006.stm

Also: Obit - Photos.

He was the first Peter Wimsey I saw and I'm still fond of him. I didn't know he had also played Bertie Wooster on TV (the "definitive portrayal," according to P.G. Wodehouse). I need to find this.

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Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010
8:06 pm - Ah, the [bleep] scent of early February
I caught a few whiffs of it last week. Tonight, the scent is unmistakable: the smell of early February, when a young skunk's fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love. Joy.

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Thursday, January 28th, 2010
12:29 pm - Salinger, Auchincloss, Zinn
Louis Auchincloss, age 92
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/27/AR2010012703263.html

Howard Zinn, age 87
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2010/jan/28/howard-zinn-dies

J.D. Salinger, age 91
http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=9688535

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9:00 am - Zelda Rubinstein, aged 76
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Poltergeist actress Zelda Rubinstein dies, aged 76
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8484629.stm

(earlier: http://www.metafilter.com/87899/Yall-mind-hanging-back-Youre-jamming-my-frequency )

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Wednesday, January 27th, 2010
10:20 am - News photo
(drive-by break-time post)



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Saturday, January 23rd, 2010
10:25 pm - Links round-up 1/23/10
Zoomable folding paper map. Ingenious. I want. (via)

Table that turns into a secret house. I want this too. (via)

Best science books of 2009: "I asked some of New Scientist's editors and reviewers to trawl back through their memories of the science books they've read over the past twelve months and choose the one that, for them, shines. (via)

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10:57 am - Alias
Just watched the first (and my first) episode of Alias.

I get it now.

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Friday, January 22nd, 2010
10:35 am - Shiba Inu Puppy Cam
http://www.ustream.tv/SFShiba

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Tuesday, January 19th, 2010
11:59 am - Robert Parker, age 77; Erich Segal, age 72
(drive-by post)

http://www.sarahweinman.com/confessions/2010/01/robert-b-parker-is-dead.html

http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2010/jan/19/love-story-erich-segal-dies

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Monday, January 18th, 2010
11:40 pm - Links round-up 1/18/10
Self-description.

The Doctors classified D&D style

Sad trombone.

Cool science trick: Water marbles.

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Sunday, January 17th, 2010
6:02 pm - for Amy
A quick link for Amy.

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4:08 pm - Winter photos roundup 1/17/10
Winter dogs


More winter dogs

Winter in Scotland





More Winter in Scotland

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Friday, January 15th, 2010
9:00 pm - Medium
Ack! I missed the last five minutes of Medium. What happened?

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Thursday, January 14th, 2010
6:54 am - Video: dogs in the snow
Video: Dogs running around in the snow.

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