30 Oct 2001, 13:34 p.m.

At least three of my partners in diarizing have somewhat…

At least three of my partners in diarizing have somewhat recently encountered insect problems in their homes: Steve ("Everyone dies, even the queen"), Seth (ants and peppermint oil), and Leonard ("political intrigue").

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30 Oct 2001, 13:21 p.m.

The BEARCade, UC Berkeley's gaming facility, is selling off some…

The BEARCade, UC Berkeley's gaming facility, is selling off some of its arcade games for a few hundred bucks each. Galaga, SMASH TV, Rampage, Soul Caliber, and Tetris. That last one costs only two hundred …

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30 Oct 2001, 9:35 a.m.

So a bunch of flies decided to make my apartment…

So a bunch of flies decided to make my apartment their home for the winter. This was very, highly, intensely gross to me. I've only partly recovered from extreme childhood phobia of insects. But half …

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30 Oct 2001, 8:30 a.m.

I've actually caught up a tiny bit on my Russian…

I've actually caught up a tiny bit on my Russian Imperial History reading, which is quite fortunate, since I have a midterm tomorrow. Two passages particularly caught my eye. The first, I excerpt from "Memoir …

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30 Oct 2001, 8:11 a.m.

By the way, I finished Newton's Cannon and liked it.…

By the way, I finished Newton's Cannon and liked it. Now I need to read the rest of The Age of Unreason. I'm just glad that this sequel addiction doesn't go for, say, history. "Well, …

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30 Oct 2001, 8:09 a.m.

Seth: Thank goodness I'm not the only one who confuses…

Seth: Thank goodness I'm not the only one who confuses Jakob Nielsen and Joel Spolsky. I assume Spolsky would take that as a compliment and Nielsen wouldn't; I see references to Nielsen on Spolsky's page …

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29 Oct 2001, 20:23 p.m.

I just received a spam...wait, is "spam" a collective noun,…

I just received a spam...wait, is "spam" a collective noun, like "water" or "meat," or some item, like "can" or "book"? Anyway, I received an unsolicited commercial e-mail advertising life insurance. One line: "Attention All …

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29 Oct 2001, 17:21 p.m.

Joel Spolsky points to a paper on writing, written by…

Joel Spolsky points to a paper on writing, written by a Harvard philosophy prof for his students. First, texts on good writing depress me, because I usually treat them as a hypochondriac would guidelines on …

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29 Oct 2001, 16:58 p.m.

The Sunnyvale Hindu temple -- one of the temples where…

The Sunnyvale Hindu temple -- one of the temples where my family regularly worships and socializes -- renovates and renovates and renovates. But the altar is always there, the children always run around and play, …

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29 Oct 2001, 16:26 p.m.

In & Out: This 1997 Kevin Kline comedy focuses on…

In & Out: This 1997 Kevin Kline comedy focuses on an Indianan high school teacher whose former student says he's gay when he's not. Amusing and farcical. I first watched this flick with Angel, years …

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