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Weblogging

Introducing Evil Woman

I just happened on to the birth of a new weblog yesterday, Evil Woman. Since Evil Woman and I both like so many of the same weblogs, I have no choice but to add her to my blogroll.

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Technology

Stealth P2P

Found this thanks to Rogi: It seems as if a little extra functionality has been riding along with Kazaa when you download the file/music sharing software — P2P technology that will allow the user’s machine to be integrated into a true P2P distributed computing network. Well, that’s not such a bad thing — P2P is good. However, the problem is the people […]

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Writing

Herb Caen continued

I think I picked up my use of the elipses (…) from Herb Caen. He was a master in its use. Punctuation, grammar — these are tools to use, not rules to follow. Herb Caen days continue. The following is an excerpt from an April, 1995 column: SUNDAY was a great day for kite-flying, sailing, jogging, […]

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Just Shelley

Over the top

Did I go over the top in the last posting? I did, didn’t I? I do this sometimes, have you noticed that? Probably why I’m called “Burningbird” rather than “Miss Dove” or “Miss Seagull” or “Cute Little Wren”. There’s a whole lot of difference between stealing a sign — though this is wrong and not […]

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Just Shelley Legal, Laws, and Regs

Steal this ashtray

I know it seems at times as if Jonathon and I have become weblogging’s first tag team. I can’t help it — he finds these interesting things and makes these extremely open observations, and my hands go to the keyboard and I feel compelled to add my own observations to his. I have no control over […]