Bookroll
- Love, Dishonor, Marry, Die, Cherish, Perish: A Novel
- David Rakoff

- 3 wds: Rhythmic Raw Rakoff
- The Signal and the Noise
- Nate Silver

- 3 wds: accessible, insightful, broad
- The Casual Vacancy
- J.K. Rowling

- 3 wds: captivating, political, believable
- The Black Banners: The Inside Story of 9/11 and the War against al-Qaeda
- Neil Shah

- 3 wds: Captivating, informative, redacted
- The Blank Slate
- Steven Pinker

- 3 wds: Rant, lengthy, correct
- The Trial
- Franz Kafka

- 3 wds: Disheartening, linear, skippable
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If Only Democrats Spoke Like This…
Have a look at British MP Galloway’s testimony to Sen Coleman’s committee.
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You are a part of a Rebel Alliance and a … Cheesecake?
For the movie-watching tonight: In other news, Chu and I had a great time camping with part of the West Wing crew in the Shenandoah valley last weekend. Highlights included: buying a local paper, finding out about the mountain(side) cafe … Continue reading
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Test Of Patience
First off: Star Wars: Episode II party, my place on Tuesday. If you’re reading this, you’re invited. It’ll be low-key: just some cheesecake-eating and Attack Of The Clones watching to refresh everyone’s memory before Revenge of the Sith opens. Now, … Continue reading
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Freddy’s Debutant Ball
Friday evening I headed over to Sean and Nick’s for a guys-only game night. Got there in the middle of a tournament-style (ie, winner-take-all) poker game, plopped down my three bucks, and proceeded to take everyone’s chips :) I got … Continue reading
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More On The Time Traveler Convention
The NY Times covers the event as does NPR (thanks, enjanerd) and the AP. And to think, the most publicity East Campus ever got while I was there was fourth west trying to reverse burn their carpet. UPDATE: The Hotline … Continue reading
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The toughest text adventure game ever
In the spirit of “Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy,” here’s a link to Douglas Adams’ text adventure game (thanks to dog_new_tricks for the link). I had heard this mentioned in passing over the years (especially the Babel Fish puzzle), but … Continue reading
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Gadgets
How is Al Gore like Josh Lyman? They both own Treos! From the Wall Street Journal’s Corrections: “Al Gore has used a Treo hand-held device with the GoodLink wireless email system since switching from a BlackBerry almost three years ago. … Continue reading
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British Elections Upcoming
And Adam Nagouney takes a look at the work our friend Karen Hicks is doing acroos the pond!
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Why I’m A Jew
Thursday I flew to NYC on business, but stopped by to see jonk at Google and Chicklet for dinner. The business was with AJWS, where I met AJWS’s President, Ruth Messinger, for the second time in as many weeks. The … Continue reading
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Don’t Forget Your Towel
Saw The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy at a sneak preview on Tuesday (thanks to Chu’s inside knowledge of the movie biz). In a word: Go. Go see this movie. If you have read the books and are a die-hard … Continue reading
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