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Every so often, I start thinking again about how I'd design a Home Dashboard - a simplified UI that could run on a spare computer, and provide 10-foot access to information like the day's schedule, weather, a bit of news, today's TV schedule, etc.

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My daughter is never going to outgrow fairies and princesses. But I can hope.

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ugh. Facebook Page referral spam now #diespammersdie

@anildash Powerpoint Is Dead; Long Live Powerpoint.

apparently I do a lot of nerd thinking early, between coffee no. 1 and coffee no. 2.

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finally realized why XSD bugs me. If I want to know what a particular XML vocabulary looks like, why are you showing me a different one?

watching stargate: universe on hulu on the couch with the wife.

Stargate: Universe is on Hulu? Excellent!

Srsly: a manure rake is a lawn owner's best tool. It's a shovel, it's a rake, it's a pitchfork. Omg.

Newly shorn.

Planning how to re-introduce my wife to blogging, courtesy of TypePad. Step 1: Buy her a domain. Check. Step 2. Show her the non-threatening quick-post form on the Dashboard. Step 3. Wire it to Facebook, where most of her friends are. Step 4. Profit!

Networked silliness aside, this is the kind of coffee maker I really want: http://bit.ly/8S2DNi coffee-on-demand for the work-from-home set.

taking time out of my busy day to research networked coffee pots. yes, it's important!

Official Coffee Times commencing now: http://officialcoffeetimes.com

@chrismessina holy crap. scary.

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