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I’m a winner!

Curtis Chen
November 28, 2006
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A NaNoWriMo winner, anyway. National Novel Writing Month doesn’t end for another two days, but I’m done. I passed the requisite 50,000-word mark on Saturday, and I needed just a little more time to figure out how to properly end…

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Just Like Elvis

Curtis Chen
November 28, 2006
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Full disclosure: I am, in general, not a fan of hip-hop, rap, or R&B. Every now and then a song will come along that I enjoy, but overall, those particular musical genres don’t appeal to me. It is, then, perhaps…

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Netflix in da House

Curtis Chen
November 15, 2006
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As I was re-sorting my Netflix movies just now, I noticed something interesting. Here are the four titles I have checked out: House, M.D.: Season 1: Disc 6House of GamesMonster HouseCrash I guess my subconscious is trying to tell me…

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Every Topic In The Universe Except Chickens

Curtis Chen
November 8, 2006
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As detailed in Dinosaur Comics, this may be the only way to save Wikipedia! Plus it’s a fun excuse to say “Fictional Jimbo Wales” over and over again. ~CKL

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Happy Election Day!

Curtis Chen
November 7, 2006
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I don’t care how you vote today; I just want you to get out there and stuff those ballot boxes! Uh, that didn’t come out quite right. I also love John Rogers’ metaphor of the current administration as a questionable…

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Lame Argument of the Day (Not Mine)

Curtis Chen
November 6, 2006
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At the “Pete Rates the Propositions” site, the eponymous author sets forth a Semi-Biennial Lecture on Bonds, which basically says “don’t worry about interest rates or repayment” and concludes thusly: There is one last reason to vote for a bond…

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Child’s Play 2006

Curtis Chen
November 6, 2006
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If you’re looking for a way to take the edge off your liberal guilt this holiday season, look no further than Child’s Play, a charity organized by the Penny Arcade guys to benefit sick children in five countries– and, as…

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The Yellow Rose of Democracy

Curtis Chen
November 1, 2006
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Here’s your head-trip for the day: the last song in the They Might Be Giants Podcast 9A is an anthem for the Democratic Party, sung by a men’s chorus to the tune of “The Yellow Rose of Texas.” I’m sure…

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PayPal attacked, literally

Curtis Chen
November 1, 2006
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Just found out that a bomb exploded at PayPal (now owned by eBay) in San Jose last night. No one was injured. I normally wouldn’t post local news, but I have friends who work there. I know they’re safe, and…

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