16 Apr 2006, 17:01 p.m.

MC Masala on Paying Attention To Tiny Numbers

Small print on restaurant menus will bite you. The server started treating me very, very nicely. She chatted me up and gave me a flight of comparison sakes so I could understand the subtle grace …

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16 Apr 2006, 15:23 p.m.

Brian K. Vaughn & Bernie Hou

I have started spending regular cash at Midtown Comics to get the compilations of Brian K. Vaughn's comics Ex Machina, Runaways, and Y: The Last Man. I grew up on Amar Chitra Katha and only …

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15 Apr 2006, 23:10 p.m.

"Charade"

Leonard and I saw the very odd and very good movie "Charade" tonight. It has suspense, romance, comedy, and international intrigue. All it's missing is some song-and-dance numbers! Recommended.

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14 Apr 2006, 23:07 p.m.

No One Has a Calling Anymore, Just A Core Competence

All this time I thought I was a multiply-layered intersecting matrix of identities, and all this time I was actually a seven-word elevator pitch.

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13 Apr 2006, 21:53 p.m.

Dead Mice Eat No Peanut Butter

"Man, [that instance of vermin] is eating that poison like crazy!" "Yeah, we can't keep it on the shelves!" "Yes, because the FDA won't let us, because it's POISON."

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13 Apr 2006, 21:36 p.m.

Irregular Verb Conjugation

I have a healthy respect for the inherent viciousness of the feline. You don't care for cats. He's afraid of the kitty.

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12 Apr 2006, 15:58 p.m.

Still Seems Weird To "Build" A "Gem"

Yay for Leonard! He is a triumpher! Within Ruby, there are these packages called Gems. Whenever I hear Leonard refer to a RubyGem, I think he's being sarcastic. "Oh yeah, I have to go over …

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12 Apr 2006, 15:42 p.m.

Why Do I Want To Type His Name "Ynggve"?

My favorite writer this month: Steve Yegge. Update: I know I already mentioned Yegge. Here's an excuse to mention him again: Paul Graham has to be that way. Not just because he's a rich bastard …

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12 Apr 2006, 8:28 a.m.

Advice to Colleagues of Indians

If you have coworkers, vendors, or customers who work in Bangalore or some other Karnatakan city, you won't be able to get much done with them today. Rajkumar has died. Think Elvis plus Jesus. Mourning …

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11 Apr 2006, 23:04 p.m.

Music

Yesterday, as I waited at 59th and Lexington for a subway train, I listened to a busker play a steel drum. As I came in, he played a medley of "When the Saints Come Marching …

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