Monthly Archives: November 2004

Please, no

Posted on November 16, 2004 by rsfinn

Disney is reportedly going ahead with Toy Story 3, without Pixar’s participation. As previously mentioned, I have a five-year-old daughter, so I’ve seen quite a few of Disney’s direct-to-video sequels, and let me tell you, almost without exception they are … Continue reading →

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Sonnet G4 Duet is Teh Snappy™

Posted on November 15, 2004 by rsfinn

I found some time this weekend to install the Sonnet Encore/ST G4 Duet processor upgrade into my Power Mac G4 (Digital Audio), raising the processor speed from 533 MHz (x2) to 1.267 GHz (x2). Objectively, I did some benchmarks before … Continue reading →

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Dumb Old Dad?

Posted on November 13, 2004 by rsfinn

Deeje points to Dad Gets the Bimbo Treatment in Verizon Ads and asks: I’ve noticed this [trend] as well, and it really [ticks] me off. I know there are a few dads reading this… what do you think? Me too. … Continue reading →

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A matter of message

Posted on November 13, 2004 by rsfinn

Joshua Micah Marshall exhibits some uncommon insight in this essay: I think I can tell you what the Republicans are for and without referencing hardly any policy specifics. They’re for lowering taxes in exchange for giving up whatever it is … Continue reading →

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Pardon Our Dust

Posted on November 12, 2004 by rsfinn

If anyone out there was checking the blog during the day, they may have noticed the appearance flipping around a bit. Turns out I was editing the CSS stylesheet directly on my web site, where it got overwritten the next … Continue reading →

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The True Story of Audion

Posted on November 12, 2004 by rsfinn

This is a must-read story of the rise and fall of one Macintosh software application that struggled to persevere, in a world where… sorry, this is not that kind of blurb. Just go read it. Please click every link in … Continue reading →

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Still shopping around

Posted on November 11, 2004 by rsfinn

As you can see, I’ve installed Movable Type. I hoped it would be easier to get things like comments and trackbacks working. Plus I can check out the very promising MarsEdit for writing posts. And now my blog looks less … Continue reading →

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