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it’s an Object-Based filesystem supporting revisioning, efficient n-way sync, delta, compression, metadata tracking all within the OS. Pervasive search. Sort/filter/etc.

The ultimate geek toy. Yes I would be happy to adopt an object-based filesystem.

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Part I.
Standard Edition vs Premier Edition.
Excellent email solution for the small business.

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We’ve just bought it. The console. Wii Sports. Wii Play (w/ additional control set). Rayman Rabbit. The shop threw in a pair of doms for the controllers, but they stink of kerosene, so I think I’ll just throw them away.
Folks said the Wii was easy to set up. These people have never had a modern [...]

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It’s REAL. Guinness Marmite!

Yes I want it!

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Again, from Civilization and Capitalism 15th-18th Century, Volume I, The Structures of Everyday Life, Fernand Braudel, translated by Sian Reynolds. 1981:-

Maize is a miraculous plant; it grows quickly and its grain is edible even before it is ripe. ... Easily obtained, what is more, for maize has always been a crop that demands little effort. [...]

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Celebrate the Year of the Pig!

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I have just set up a new private Google Group for discussing and planning a field trip. The majority of the group members had expressed interest before so I just added them to the group. I also sent out invitations to join this private group to a few folks I know from the course. Well, [...]

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A few months after expiration of AppleCare. Bummer.
I am enjoying the use of a iPod Shuffle 2G. The iPod Shuffle 1G however sounds better.
I am in no hurry to get a new big iPod, probably wait till the real widescreen iPod Video, or when Apple brings out an affordable big iPod w/ Flash memory.

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Civilization and Capitalism 15th-18th Century, Volume I, The Structures of Everyday Life, Fernand Braudel, translated by Sian Reynolds. 1981:-

The water [in paddies] is muddy—which is a good thing, as mud restores the fertility of the soil and does not suit the malaria-carrying mosquito. The clear water in hills and mountains, on the other hand, [...]

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Gaudi lizard damaged by vandals.
A picture of the lizard during Summer 2006:-

Why would anyone in a right state of mind do such a horrible thing?! Fscking a*seh*les.

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Blog link.
It really is no secret that some of the photo sites (e.g. Flickr, Zooomr, etc.) apply some sort of magic filters to users’ photos to make them look better. The thing is, there is no magic formula to the filters (not enough and the photos still look plain, too much and the photos look [...]

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