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Criminals Trip Up

Jan

2

2004

“(extlink)By hook or by crook, criminals get tripped up”:http://www.nj.com/search/index.ssf?/base/columns-0/107302654923390.xml?starledger?ncolhal – It’s been another bad year for dimwitted criminals throughout the world. They attempted some audacious capers only to be caught through their own stupidity. Jail isn’t good enough for them. Judges should assign them to insane asylums for their own safety. [the “(extlink)Star Ledger”:http://www.nj.com/starledger ]

New CSS Site Design

Jan

2

2004

The frontpage has been redone into a new design using CSS to position the sidebars. There’s a few bugs to work out (particularly in Internet Explorer) but hopefully they’ll get worked out in a few days and then I’ll extend the design to the rest of the site.

Building a Tivo

Jan

1

2004

PVR Parts Ordered – Since the hardware is now on order, I suppose I have committed myself to building what Catherine has branded “STeVo”, which is my feeble attempt at a constructing a homebrew PVR (personal video recorder). [hatch.org] I’m going to be following this, since I’ve also been thinking about this, and I can’t ...

NAFTA Effects

Dec

30

2003

A decade later, a tempered vision of NAFTA – Industrial space that was once hotter than a jalapeño pepper is cooling as companies that flocked to Mexico in the 1990s are looking to China, Honduras, Sri Lanka, and elsewhere for lower wages and better all-around conditions. Overall, the number of jobs in Mexico’s so-called maquiladora ...

Macworld Wishlist

Dec

30

2003

Macworld Wish List for Steve by David Miller – Macworld SF is like a second Christmas for many Mac users. And it all begins with Steve’s keynote address. What new goodies are in store for this coming year? Here’s a wish list from Mac DevCenter writers. [MacDevCenter]