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Monthly Archive March, 2006

Manifesto, or John gazes at his navel.

I never intended Uneasy Rhetoric to be a personal blog, exactly. I had a narrow focus in mind but, blogs being the organic things they are, Uneasy Rhetoric has grown and changed into something much more diffuse. So I thought I’d take a moment to layout where I’d like to take Uneasy Rhetoric.
First, [...]

links for 2006-03-22

How to Guide to Binding Your Own Paperback Books
This is pretty interesting. I could see myself doing it, in a future where I have energy and drive and ambition.
(tags: books)

Boing Boing: Right-wing think-tank hates DRM
It’s hard for me to believe that Cato was ever divided on this. Cato, for better or worse, is [...]

Congestion pricing.

If I had a dollar for every time I blew my nose during the months of March, April, and September, I’d be rich I tell you.
Oh, not that kind of congestion. According to an article in the SF Examiner, the city of San Francisco is playing with the idea charging motorists to drive in [...]

links for 2006-03-16

Bicyclists brave I-5 to get by flooded Discovery Park
Things I didn’t know: “Under state law, if bicyclists have no other way to get from Point A to Point B other than via a freeway, that freeway must allow bicyclists…”
(tags: bicycling)

links for 2006-03-15

Microsoft Typography - ClearType Tuner PowerToy
Am I the only one who thinks ClearType is just a way to convince me I need to buy glasses? Sure, the fonts are smoothed, but they also look fuzzy. I feel like squinting everytime I look at them.
(tags: tech microsoft)

Techdirt: People Think Talking From The Toilet Is [...]