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Monthly Archives: December 2001

I Before E

We all learned in school, “I before E, except after C, or when sounded like A, as in ‘neighbor’ or ‘weigh’.” That rule stuck in my brain somewhere around seventh grade, and has served me in good faith for many years. So why is the word “weird” so weird? Shouldn’t it be “wierd“? But of course, if you spell it that way, it looks weird.

Woz Joins Danger

Remember the HipTop PDA/phone I mentioned last week? It seems that The Woz has joined the board of directors for Danger, Inc. That’s all the endorsement I need.

Cool Karaoke

Do you like karaoke? Well check out dictionaraoke anyways. I think this qualifies as a new artform.

Illegal Linkage

Oh, what the hell — I’ll join with the rest of the sheep and link to KPMG. Why? Well, it’s hard to explain….

The Real Santa?

In Germany, someone left presents for children at a day care. Several witnesses said that they saw a man in a red suit fleeing the scene after an alarm was tripped.

If I Was a James Bond Villian….

If I was a James Bond villain, I would be Dr Julius No. I enjoy fine dining, nuclear power, and initiating global war. I am played by Joseph Wiseman in Dr No. Who would you be? James Bond Villain Personality Test

Ook! Ook!

If orangatans could program computers, what would their programming language of choice be like? Perhaps something like this?

Y2Khai

Ready to get your mack on? So is Khai.