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A Texan’s map of the United States

Posted 4 months ago

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iPhone launch hampered by IE

Posted 2 years ago, mid-July

TUAW reports Londoners are having trouble with their iPhone 3G activations because of IE6.

Burn After Reading

Posted 2 years ago, at the start of June

The Coen Brothers = redefined comedy. This movie’s trailer is a must-see (although iTunes is required because of the restricted content, i.e. Brad Pitt says “shit” twice). via kottke.

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Erik Spiekermann’s Typo Tips
Should be in your toolbox.
Commuter Files
My boy, Z, and his take on, umm, life?
The Visible Earth
The best views aren’t always from down here. Try these from 200mi up.
Top 30 Travel Books
A solid list to start with… I’ll let you know when I get through them all.
42 ways to go trash-free
From No Impact Man
Gluten Free by Nature
My sister Stephanie’s new website dedicated to gluten-free recipes.
Flight Control (iTunes link)
My favorite iPhone game
Jude Healey Photography
My wife’s gig
The Tilley Hat
I’ve got the Lighterweight LT6. My head thanks me.
Turn down your A/C or heat
Move your thermostat down 2° in winter and up 2° in summer

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the best days of my life

the best days of my life
Firefighters and rescuers work on a lear jet that plunged into…

Firefighters and rescuers work on a lear jet that plunged into the waters of Guanabara Bay during landing at the Santos Dumont domestic airport in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Aug. 12. The three people on board were rescued with only minor injuries. Acco…
Enabling .htaccess on Apache on Mac OS X

I’m working with a WordPress site on localhost and haven’t been able to get ‘pretty’ permalinks working until now. There’s a few configuration changes to http.conf (your /user/ copy) and, in some cases, adding Options +FollowSymLinks to your .htaccess file, but all in all, it’s a pain free process. Check out this resource at dancingengineer.com.
With one good leg, US veterans climb Kili

The BBC: Three US amputee veterans have climbed Mt Kilimanjaro, enduring tumbles and sores to reach Africa’s highest peak with only one good leg among them. The veterans – of Vietnam, Afghanistan and Iraq – hiked to the top of the 5,891m (19,330ft) high Tanzanian mountain in six days to show that disability need not [...]
I love Hubble. The 28-hour exposure

I love Hubble.
The 28-hour exposure
Downloads

My downloads folder contains 526 items weighing in at 5.51 GB. The oldest file in the folder is from 2005.
How often do you clean up your downloads folder?
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