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Like A Boss Originally uploaded by drudru I don’t know what it means, but it was what was ‘tagged’ on the freight elevator I have to take in the morning (I ride a bike in to work). Like A Boss … Continue reading →

BART Perrier Ad Originally uploaded by drudru Another interesting artvert

I’m very into Keyboard shortcuts. A while back I wanted to write a global system hook that would allow me to use EMACS/TENEX style navigation bindings (CTRL-E,A,N,P) on normal windows programs. It turns out that somebody already figured out how … Continue reading →

The other day, I got snagged by the headline Flektor Case Study: Counter to prevailing Web 2.0 wisdom. Hey, I’m a sucker for contrarian articles. I also like and understand the Web 2 dot oh. Yet… I think the whole … Continue reading →

Today I went into my gmail spam folder just to check if there were emails being marked as spam that weren’t spam. I found a few, but I was totally disgusted by some of the email subjects in there. I … Continue reading →

I saw this graph a while back. It is still relevant. Click on the picture for the big version Read Between All Those For-Sale Signs By DAVID LEONHARDT and VIKAS BAJAJ Published: August 27, 2006 New York Times

Haven’t heard that one before: > In recent years, there has been a concerted effort to increase the share of homeowners in America from the post-war average of around 63% to 70%. Lending standards were relaxed and deposits were no … Continue reading →

First I saw the post on Reddit about Iran asking to be paid in Yen Then I see even a Black Hat SEO guy is looking to diversify. Then Steve, posts about inflation Then I remember some old posts about … Continue reading →