Month: February 2012
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Tossing Stuff
How do you live a simpler life? How do you keep a mountain of stuff from burying you? I’ll tell you: I have no idea. I spent part of the afternoon listening to Merlin Mann talk with Dan Benjamin about getting rid of stuff that doesn’t bring you pleasure or utility. And of course he’s…
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Please Bring Me Spring
For such a short winter it feels never-ending. Once every week or two we get a day that hints at a spring to come, and then vanishes. Low of 20. High of 40. Every day. Then it snows. Have I grown weak since moving to Denver or is it that to me a good winter…
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Phones Announced at Mobile World Congress 2012
This list is hardly complete, and I won’t waste both your time and mine by actually linking to them. I don’t really care to know what the differences between any of these are. But you have to wonder if these manufacturers have learned anything at all from Apple’s success with the iPhone and a simplified…
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Ben on Gameface
The following is archived for posterity from an email Ben sent us today. nono you guys have this all wrong. =( is for unhappy/sad. =| is gameface. which over the years has developed several different meanings that depend on context. but it is typically used for backhanded insults, dry sarcasm, intentionally ambiguous statements, obvious understatements,…
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Weekend Walks, February Edition
I haven’t been on a bike ride since the big snowstorm early this month. I probably could have gone this weekend, but after my crash in January I’m still wary of packed snow and ice on the paths. Hopefully in another week or two we’ll get enough sun and that won’t be a problem for…
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Coffee in the Office
I’m going to start this one off with a very important disclaimer. I am not a coffee connoisseur, at least not in any way that can compare with Andy, Ben, Sam, or Samm. Andy has always sought out great coffee, while Ben and Sam are so obsessed they buy green beans in bulk and roast…
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A Snow Day Walk
This morning Denver woke up from the biggest snowstorm since I moved here back in 2007. Snow fell nonstop for over 24 hours, and more than 15 inches fell on my part of town. It has become something of a habit for me to go for a long walk on Saturday mornings, and I wasn’t…
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I’m Being Lazy
This bicycle tune-up thing is showing how I can get stuck and be a bit lazy. I now have all the parts I need to rebuild the bike. This includes a new bottom bracket, new chain, new brake pads, new brake and shifter cables, and new tires. I’ve cleaned up most of the frame, including…