Hey, Matt, I also have a book of poetry by M. Doughty called Slanky.

Someday there will be a little auction site where people can get together to exchange junk without making millions of dollars for huge companies...and without having to filter through banner ad after banner ad. Or is it just a dream?

quantum physics is scary. [via LemonYellow]

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Bill Waterson's corporate tragedy explains why the brilliant Calvin & Hobbes is no more. [via LakeEffect]

Former Nebraskans, 311 will be playing in San Francisco at the Great American Music Hall on October 5th. The great irony is that I will be in Nebraska then. They're playing at Sokol Hall in Omaha, NE on the 19th. I'll be back in CA by then. I haven't seen them live for years. If you happen to be in sync with their tour, check 'em out. those boys "got more funky styles than my laser jet got font."

of course they do.

I have a new roommate. I think we'll get along fine as long as she doesn't eat my plants.

SOAP.

DaveNet: "Therefore, the purpose of XML-RPC is to erase the lines that separate applications, to allow developers to bring the power of the Internet to the desktop and in the connections between back-end applications, no matter what operating system they run on."

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Tonight I'm drinking Giradet Baco Noir from Oregon's Umpqua Valley. From Giradet: "We believe ourselves to be the only winery in the West growing and producing Baco noir and Seyval blanc." Thanks, Reta!

I'm drinking it out of my birthday present. Thanks, Jake!