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Da Vinci Code

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This book and the subsequent movie reminds me of “Rising Sun” (Michael Crichton). I had lived in Japan and was an Asian Studies major at Cal State Long Beach at the time the book was published. Crichton sought to capitalize on the popular notion that Japan was bent on ‘conquering’ the United States by buying … Read more

American Politics: The Ultimate Popularity Contest

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This article cites poll after poll almost as if they represented factual references. One gets the impression that impeachment is the political equivalent of getting the gong on the old 70’s TV show, “The Gong Show”. It’s a pity really. It’s easy to do whatever the polls suggest will be popular. However, I am not … Read more

Hail and Ice storm in Santa Cruz

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Last night we were watching a PBS series called Manor House. I usually hate reality TV but this series is really good. They select modern day people to live for three months by the customs, traditions and lifestyle of past periods. We watched the 1940s House in which a family lived in a house according … Read more

Busy Week…

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It’s been a long week. I’m glad it comes to a close tomorrow with little on my schedule for Friday. Wednesday started at 5:45 to get to my first BNI meeting by 7:15 even though it turned out the meeting didn’t start until 7:30. Haven’t really decided yet whether I will join. I’ve heard a … Read more

Mac OS X Hacked? Hum.

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Sensationalism. You gotta love it. Mac OS X hacked under 30 minutes: ZDNet Australia but wait… Mac OS X hacked in 30 minutes? Not quite and finally… Mac OS X Security Test The article on that last site, Mac OS X Security Test, tells The Rest of the Story (copyright Paul Harvey). Fear, like sex, … Read more

Newbot

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I don’t what to become a newsbot but this one kind irks me. I guess it is the way of things to come. Bloggers will be yet another arm of the PR campaigns of corporate America. That kind of sucks. Brokeback Mountain wins three Oscars but failed to bring home Best Movie. I have to … Read more

Technorati’s rankings and list count

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Here in the blogosphere, who links to you and how often is like currency. There are several site out there that do nothing but track who is linking to who. Technorati is, supposedly, the a-list of link tracking. So, it pisses me off just a little bit that Technorati’s link counting seems to be just … Read more

Goodbye

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God be with you and your family, Joey.May your father rest in peace. Technorati Tags: friends

A Day in the Life…

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I spent the day doing a video shoot at Barefoot Coffee Roasters for a project we’re working on there. Hanging out with Andy, the owner, is always fun. He was doing all the roasting today as the usual roaster prepares and practices for the Barista Western Regional Competition coming up this weekend. Good luck to … Read more

The Birth of Democracy

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What does the birth of a democracy look like? What happens when a society – that has lived under despotic rule for as long as most can remember – attempts to transform, to evolve itself, to a higher form? Shiites Told: Leave Home Or Be Killed (registration required) The Iraqis are working out their future, … Read more