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Photography

Pretty pics

Thanks to Allan for pointing out this lovely site, Astronomy Picture of the Day. I also enjoyed the paperweight nebula.

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Writing

Literature through the ages

This also from *Jonathon: Norwegian Book ClubsTop 100 books of all time I was pleased and frankly astonished to realize how many of the books on this list I’ve read. I don’t consider myself one of the more literate members of my virtual weblogging neighborhood. I read constantly, but I don’t seem to read the […]

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Weblogging Writing

More voices on moral clarity

Recovered from the Wayback Machine. Two new voices raised on the issue of Moral Clarity: Kath writes: My friend claims that my demanding of my rights violates his right to what he values most – his safety. I claim that living life is a risk. You could get hit by bus while crossing the street. You […]

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Web

Congrats, Sam Ruby

I consider Apache to be an excellent example of what the computer industry can accomplish when it pulls together to create a truly open product. When I heard that Sam Ruby was just elected to the Apache Board of Directors, I had to post a note about the event. Congratulations, Sam! The Board will be richer for […]

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Weblogging

Welcome to the new baby blogger

In all the fuss about realtime blogging yesterday, I missed a realtime event: Bill Simoni and his wife had a baby boy – Christopher Michael Simoni! Big baby, too — 8 pounds. Take a moment to go over to Bill’s weblog – Binary by Accident – to drop a note of congratulations!