Thankfully, the election is over except for the formalities. As of this post, Kerry has yet to concede, and is still holding out hope for Ohio. I find it hard to blame him for not conceding quickly after what happened in the 2000 election. However, there is statistically no way for John Kerry to win […]
Year: 2004
Throughout this excruciatingly long presidental election (it seems like it’s been going since 2000), I’ve been a frequent reader of blogs and other internet news sources. While reading my favorite blogs, I’ve often had to tell myself to keep my eye on the big picture and to not let the immediate reactions of someone else […]
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Election Market Wackiness
If I didn’t know better, I’d say that someone is trying to panic the market at Tradesports. Take a look at this: About ten minutes later, President Bush was back up to 40. I don’t know whether to believe that this is a genuine collapse in support for the President, or if someone is trying […]
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Election Day 2004
I recently got back from doing my civic duty by walking the five blocks to my local polling place and voting. I finished up about 9:00 am, and the voting stations were busy, but there was no waiting line. Here in Grand Forks we use a simple paper ballot where we fill in the bubbles. […]
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Great Software
Since my intermediate accounting problems are done for the weekend and I am temporarily overdosed on election politics, I thought this would be a great opportunity to do a little writing. And since It’s been about three weeks since my last post here, I took it!
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Amazon is the Coolest!
Is it just me, or is Amazon.com the absolute coolest place to shop on the planet? I have to admit that Casey and I have probably spent more than our fair share at Amazon in the last year. The thing is, they make is so easy! It’s scary, but my recommendations page practically knows me […]
This is supporting material for a presentation I gave on blogging packages and technologies. This presentation was given at the North Dakota Association of Technology Leaders Fall Face2Face conference in Minot, North Dakota on September 28th, 2004.
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Movies Remixed?
Well known in the music scene, DJ Spooky has recently moved beyond just remixing music. He recently released a remix of the supposed 1915 film masterpiece “Birth of a Nation“, which depicts the confederates as heros and is apparently one of the most racist movies of all time. I’ve never seen the movie myself (and […]
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A9 – The New Google Rival
Yesterday, Amazon officially launched its search service, called A9. Compared to the sparse interface of Google, A9’s looks a little more complicated. Instead of simply trying to mimic Google like Microsoft has done with its new search engine, Amazon has taken a totally different approach to internet searching. The real power of A9 is realized […]
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The Internet Hive Mind at Work
Several bloggers, most notably Steve Denbeste, have written about the concept of a hive mind. In a nutshell, a hive mind can be described as a self-organizing group/team where the collective brain power of the individuals combine to create a “superbeing” whose knowledge is greater than the sum of its parts. To the best of […]