Monthly Archives: May 2002

oops

Posted on Monday, 2002 May 06 by Anton

I had my BIOS set to boot from floppy, HD and CD, in that order, when I wanted CD before HD. No wonder stuff wouldn’t install.

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more periodic sites

Posted on Monday, 2002 May 06 by Anton

World Wide Words looks into the origins of those phrases that puzzle you. Ponder This: monthly brain-teaser from IBM.

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gadgeteer at play

Posted on Sunday, 2002 May 05 by Anton

Matthias Wandel’s insane constructions (link from AlterSlash). From the same site: some surprisingly effective mathematical drawings.

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attach a pull-tab to your business card and send to . . .

Posted on Sunday, 2002 May 05 by Anton

Craig Shergold FAQ version 0.1beta

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three funny titles

Posted on Sunday, 2002 May 05 by Anton

Tonja Steele, comic strip about a dyke an amazon and her adopted daughter. Jackie’s Fridge is about – er – Jackie, her talking fridge, her guinea-pig with delusions of Antichrist-hood, and their neighbors, when it’s not being filled in (as … Continue reading →

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matchmaking in India

Posted on Sunday, 2002 May 05 by Anton

Wow . . this Indian matchmaking site starts with a bewildering menu of religions: Buddhist, Christian (10 flavors), Hindu (132 flavors), Jain, Jewish, Muslim (7 flavors), Sikh (7 flavors), No Religion, Other. 132 kinds of Hindu? And no subflavors of Buddhist? … Continue reading →

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leftovers

Posted on Sunday, 2002 May 05 by Anton

A couple of items found somewhere-or-other, years ago. PREDICTION CORNER. ‘Before man reaches the moon, your mail will be delivered within hours from New York to California, from England to India, by guided missile. We stand on the threshold of … Continue reading →

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