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Facebook Spam Redux

So just after writing a few friends who’d written me FunWall notes (which I won’t read, because to do so you have to install the application and I’ve been down that road already), I got a “challenge” from a friend … Continue reading

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Apple’s Rebate Site … Powered By Microsoft

I was amused to note that in trying to submit a rebate for some new Apple equipment I bought, an error message came up clearly indicating that the site is running on a Microsoft .NET server. The site is most … Continue reading

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Facebook: Spam Factory

I joined Facebook a few months ago, to keep up with some friends and colleagues who aren’t part of the other social networks I belong to, and to keep abreast of social networking in general, which interests me professionally. Each … Continue reading

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2007 Book Poll

OK, it’s time for the annual book poll. I only read 79 books this year, compared to last year’s 86, but I ascribe that to some long books and a lot of traveling in August when I read only three … Continue reading

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The End Of America

Naomi Wolf has written a powerful political pamphlet that’s got me thinking: The End Of America: Letters Of Warning To a Young Patriot. Subtitled “A Citizen’s Call To Action,” the book makes a simple point without sliding into hysteria: The … Continue reading

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Netscape Navigator, 1994-2007

Time Warner has announced that it will stop supporting or updating Netscape Navigator. I didn’t know it was still being produced. Back in the dark ages, before “the Internet” and “the Web” were synonymous to most people (before most people … Continue reading

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