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Entries for week beginning November 18, 2007
➠ November 24, 2007
➠ November 23, 2007
Amazon Kindle Real-Life Review (Verdict: Lightweight, Long Lasting and Easy to Grip... In Bed)
Best review I’ve seen of the Kindle so far. I’d be tempted to get one, but for the much-noted DRM restrictions. If I’m unable to “lend” or “borrow” e-books I’ve purchased, like I currently can with dead-tree, then it’s of no interest to me.
Joy Ahead
With the pups.
The Family
Joy and Mum walking with Bacon and Clyde.
St Bernard’s Eye
A close-up of a friendly St Bernard we met while walking.
Clyde in the Leaves
Clyde running along in the New England folliage.
Dogs in Leaves
Bacon and Clyde admire the beautiful autumnal colours a New England fall brings.
definr - incredibly fast dictionary
Wicked fast dictionary lookup — just that smidgen more useful than googling a word!
➠ November 22, 2007
What's wrong with homeopathy, by Ben Goldacre | Science | The Guardian
Excellent article on homeopathy by Ben Goldacre — not too ranty in an “all homeopathy is evil” way, rather a “homeopathy should be part of a discussion, if only for the benefits on the placebo effect, but we can’t get the homeopaths to talk”. Hopefully a rational-enough read to convince “believers”.
➠ November 21, 2007
Beantown Blues: The world has no concept of Boston's pain
“You know, there are infants who were born 18 days ago who don’t know what it’s like to see a Boston team win a championship in their lifetime”
➠ November 20, 2007
BBC NEWS | KLF frontman marks 'No Music Day'
Curmudgeon-par-excellence Bill Drummond promotes “No Music Day”, and BBC Radio Scotland is going along with it, playing no music at all for 24 hours.
STEWART LEE - Officially the 41st Best Stand Up Ever :: Previous Work
Stewart Lee’s uploaded high-quality versions of “Fist of Fun” and TMWRNJ to Google Video. Some of it hasn’t aged well, but there’s some great stuff in there. Definitely shaped my sense-of-humour.
First Attempt
My first shot with my new (second-hand) Digital Rebel camera.
The composure... the subject... the fact I've accidentally managed to turn off all the auto-focusing-smarts in the camera... A masterpiece!
Now to read the manual...
Danny O'Brien's Oblomovka: Celebrating ORG's Second Birthday
Danny outlines the achievements of the Open Rights Group in the political and media spheres in the UK. I’ve been proudly sending them my £5-a-month since they started, and consider it a bargain. You should join them too.
➠ November 19, 2007
Reading Tea Leaves and Campaign Logos - The New York Times > Opinion
Analyzing the design details of the 2008 political campaign logos.
About This Site
This is an archive of groovmother.com, the old blog run by Rod Begbie — A Scottish geek who lives in San Francisco, CA.
I'm the co-founder of Sōsh, your handy-dandy guide for things to do in San Francisco this weekend.