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08/24/08
Cloverhurst // Athens // Georgia
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It just flew up and landed in my hand
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08/24/08
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The Photography of Miroslav Tichý.
Czech artist Miroslav Tichy made cameras out of cardboard tubes, thread spools, rubber bands, and other odds and ends, and then photographed public scenes in his small hometown. Lacking a darkroom, he developed the negatives in a bucket at night. …continue reading »
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08/24/08
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Brain will be battlefield of future, warns report
Very creepy stuff: The human brain could become a battlefield in future wars, a new report predicts, including ‘pharmacological land mines’ and drones directed by mind controlcontinue reading »
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08/19/08
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Unfortuantely said crappy rap band is playing just over the back fence. Stop, just please stop. You’re hurting Talib Kweli’s soul.
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08/19/08
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Listening to what might be worst rap band ever. And I once endured an hour of Cypress Hill, so I don’t make that statement lightly.
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08/19/08
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Aarg! Hard drive failed on the MacBook, most recent backup is two wks old. Damn I thought I was smarter than that. Trying freezer trick now.
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08/16/08
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About to embark on the 3+ hour process of making real Italian meat sauce. Gravy if you will…
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08/14/08
Short Blog Post
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Places You Can’t Go: The Kowloon Walled City
I was revisiting some old luxagraf posts lately and came across one about The Top Ten Place Americans Can’t Visit. I poked fun at that list, but in rereading it I stumbled on another idea: Top Tourist Spots Nobody Can …
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History,
Travel
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08/12/08
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The Silent Cry: A Novel by Kenzaburo Oë
I have a feeling that this translation is not the best in the world (though as far as I know it’s the only). Oe gets quite a bit of praise for the poetics of his language, but I didn’t really …continue reading »
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08/11/08
Short Blog Post
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Luxagraf Redesigned
So the new luxagraf is finally ready for prime time. Hopefully the site is a bit faster now as there’s more aggressive caching and much better code running the backend. When I started I wasn’t planning to change the look, …
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08/11/08
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How to Travel by Cargo Ship
Who hasn’t wanted to travel by ship? Some battered leather trunks, lounging in deck chairs on a steamer bound for Africa with a captain talking to tigers from his cafeteria tray. Okay maybe the last bit is confined to Neutral …continue reading »
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08/11/08
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Swimmingholes.org
Because summer isn’t over yet. Because swimming holes are fun. Pretty decent list for a nation-wide site. Even had one here in Athens that I wasn’t familiar with (though doesn’t list two that I am familiar with). The listings are …continue reading »
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08/11/08
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Beautiful afternoon in Athens, low 90s, not a cloud in the sky, nice breeze, prosciutto-wrapped shrimp on the grill, cold beer…
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08/05/08
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Okay, let’s try that again, with a URL service that works: http://tinyurl.com/6hqdbh
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08/05/08
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Rare moment of tacky self-promotion. I started my new gig over at vagablogging.net today - check it out: http://tiny.cc/6iOu0
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