Daily Archives: December 31, 2005

Leap Second Survivor

December 31, 2005 – 7:06 pm

And all the packets are in order. Whatever will I do with all these extra batteries?
-k-

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Happy New Year!

December 31, 2005 – 4:30 pm

Here we come a-wassailing
Among the leaves so green,
Here we come a-wand’ring
So fair to be seen.
Love and joy come to you,
And to you your wassail, too,
And God bless you, and send you
A Happy New Year,
And God send you a Happy New Year.
We are not daily beggers
That beg from door to door,
But we are neighbors’ children
Whom you [...]

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Government FUD Cookies

December 31, 2005 – 2:07 pm

The government is spying on us again, or maybe they’re leaving us some delicious treats. The NSA uses gasp! cookies for site navigation. The White House actually stoops to count the number of visitors to its site. As does every other commercial website on the internet.
If this is such a bother, try one [...]

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Words to live by from Burningbird

December 31, 2005 – 12:04 pm

Shelley Powers’ Christmas Post on burningbird.net was a classic; so classic, in fact, that I flagged it in NNW, to be able to use one snippet in this little New Year’s message. Read her article, look at the pictures, and try to figure if she writes better than she photographs, or vice versa. I’m [...]

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