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Ah, was looking for a reason to write. Thanks, @redmonk, putting on my blogging music! /cc @monkchips

Ah, was looking for a reason to write. Thanks, @redmonk, putting on my blogging music. (Wow, that was weird.)

@anildash "Self-effacing Indian-American blogger forms non-prof to use technology to reform government." You're such NPR bait!

I'm down with OCT: http://officialcoffeetimes.com

Finally unpacking my LEGO in the apartment.

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.

Weird morning brain: I used to think that when I got to be my grandparents' age, I would think and act like they do now. This morning I realized that I'll probably think and act exactly as I do now - but my grandkids will think of me as just as cantankerous and old-fashioned as I think of my grandparents.

> So Jacob served seven years to get Rachel, but they seemed like only a few days to him because of his love for her. -- Genesis 29:20

Faced with the urge to write, and nothing to write about.

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

Status Autodiscovery: http://bit.ly/8UA6NL /cc @chrismessina @t #relme #microformats #relstatus

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.