Archive for December, 2000

Bird on a Wire ran

Wednesday, December 27th, 2000

Bird on a Wire ran a contest to see who could predict the National Film Registry’s 25 picks this year and I won with these submissions:

  1. The Thin Blue Line
  2. Jaws
  3. Hairspray
  4. McCabe and Mrs. Miller
  5. Apocalypse Now
  6. A Hard Day’s Night
  7. Doctor Zhivago
  8. A Clockwork Orange
  9. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
  10. From Here to Eternity
  11. Amadeus
  12. The Sound of Music
  13. The Third Man
  14. Close Encounters of the Third Kind
  15. Network
  16. The French Connection
  17. Wuthering Heights
  18. Dances With Wolves
  19. Rocky
  20. Platoon
  21. Mutiny on the Bounty
  22. Goodfellas
  23. Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner
  24. Aliens
  25. Lost Horizon

Unfortunately, I only got three right: Apocalypse Now, Network, and Goodfellas. Here’s the whole list.

A new feature: daily pictures.

Tuesday, December 26th, 2000

A new feature: daily pictures. Every day that I remember to upload one, a thumbnail will appear on the left. Hopefully this will encourage me to take more pictures. Today: an evening view of Buzzard’s Bay from Joe’s patio.

Unlike every other blogger, once

Sunday, December 24th, 2000

Unlike every other blogger, once I see it I will not tell you to go see Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. I know you already want to see it and will go the first chance you get. Therefore, I will not torture you with stories about how good it is.

Filming on Lord of the

Saturday, December 23rd, 2000

Filming on Lord of the Rings wraps. $120 million over budget? Trailer before Thirteen Days.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer finally

Thursday, December 21st, 2000

Buffy the Vampire Slayer finally nominated for some sort of award. (Sarah Michelle Gellar for a Golden Globe)

Linux companies beat Microsoft in

Thursday, December 21st, 2000

Linux companies beat Microsoft in Itanium support.

Linux has a lead over Windows because its collaborative programming model is open to anyone and is more flexible than Microsoft’s proprietary methods, said Craig Oda, vice president of alliances and product marketing at Turbolinux. Linux has been running for years on 64-bit chips, notably Compaq’s Alpha, he added.

Oh, sure, a broken receiver.

Wednesday, December 20th, 2000

Oh, sure, a broken receiver. That’s just what the men from the Air Force told you to say, isn’t it?

I’m glad I live in

Friday, December 15th, 2000

I’m glad I live in Cambridge.

For all owners of four-cylinder

Thursday, December 14th, 2000

For all owners of four-cylinder engines.

Damn, those monkeys!

Tuesday, December 12th, 2000

Damn, those monkeys!

Hey, thanks Lou!

Tuesday, December 12th, 2000

Hey, thanks Lou!

Roy Hattersley on becoming a

Monday, December 11th, 2000

Roy Hattersley on becoming a vegetarian.

My decision was not built on sentiment. I was not concerned with whether the cattle in question were likely to meet a “humane” end… I became a vegetarian because cutting up animals and eating the pieces suddenly seemed a bizarre way to live. I make no complaint against people who take a different view. And I certainly do not suggest that my position is more moral than theirs.

Well, search.msn.com sucks but I’m

Friday, December 8th, 2000

Well, search.msn.com sucks but I’m benefitting from it. I’m the number 5 result if you do a search there for “current events computers”. Neale is number 2.

If eating too much pasta

Thursday, December 7th, 2000

If eating too much pasta makes you sleepy, what should you eat if you need energy? Antipasto.

But don’t eat the two together because that might destroy the universe.

Have I mentioned that Dr.

Friday, December 1st, 2000

Have I mentioned that Dr. Menlo rocks? I’m honored to be on his blog list.


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