On Big Ten Football 2020: Week 4 Recap and Week 5 Pre... Dan* said: |
Ooof. What a horrible season for both of us so far. At this point, I've mostly lost interest in thi... |
On Big Ten Football 2020: Week 1 Recap Ken said: |
I stand corrected. I looked at the ESPN play-by-play to count IU's timeouts and they must have not i... |
On Big Ten Football 2020: Week 1 Recap Dan* said: |
Hi Ken, good to see you back for another season of commentary! Looking forward to some football. C... |
On College Football 2019: Final Ken said: |
Hey Dan, thanks for being my only subscriber! Yeah I'll be rooting for Penn State (Memphis is a weir... |
On College Football 2019: Final Dan* said: |
Thanks for the great articles this year Ken! I hope the Big 19 kicks ass in the bowl games. See you... |
Computing: So Much For Tablet PCs | Sunday, 2004 February 22 - 5:02 pm |
Microsoft insisted the Tablet PC would be revolutionary. PC makers bought into the hype, and now they're paying the price. Read more... |
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Nader Set to Boost His Ego Again | Sunday, 2004 February 22 - 11:42 am |
Oh, for cryin' out loud. Ralph Nader is at it again: he's going to run for President an independent candidate. When will the madness end? Read more... |
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Books: How to Breathe Underwater | Tuesday, 2004 February 10 - 11:57 pm |
How to Breathe Underwater is a collection of short stories by a high-school friend of mine, Julie Orringer. Read more... |
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Books: Nickel and Dimed | Tuesday, 2004 February 10 - 11:38 pm |
Nickel and Dimed, by Barbara Ehrenreich, explores a writer's experiment trying to make a living as a typical American wage-slave. This book sparked a controversy at the University of North Carolina when it was put on the required summer reading list for incoming freshmen; the book was dismissed as liberal propaganda. Read more... |
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Society: Massachusetts Allows Gay Marriage | Tuesday, 2004 February 10 - 11:12 pm |
The Christian right is in an uproar about a recent Massachusetts court ruling that gay people should legally be allowed to be married. I have to wonder: what's all the fuss? Read more... |
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Society: "Under God" E-mail Hoax | Tuesday, 2004 February 10 - 10:30 pm |
An e-mail hoax from a few years ago has sprung up in my e-mail inbox again. It claims that Pepsi has put the Pledge of Allegiance on a new patriotic can design, but has left off the words "Under God". For this reason, we are supposed to boycott Pepsi. Not only is this e-mail untrue... it is offensive. Read more... |
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The Hyped-Up Draft-Dodging Scandal | Tuesday, 2004 February 10 - 10:14 pm |
There's been some media buzz about the fact that Bush may have evaded his military duty during the Vietnam war. But perhaps Democrats should pick their battles more carefully. Read more... |
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Kerry Piling Up Primary Wins | Tuesday, 2004 February 10 - 10:01 pm |
With John Kerry starting to pull away in the Democratic nomination race, some Democrats think the party should coalesce behind him as quickly as possible. Read more... |
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Home Theater: Setting Up a Home Theater Macintosh | Tuesday, 2004 February 10 - 5:01 pm |
I recently connected an old Macintosh to my Sony high-definition rear-projection TV. Here are some notes on the project. Read more... |
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