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Dr. Bronner’s: new formula?

Monday, June 9th, 2008

The new Dr. Bronner’s 18-in-1 Hemp PEPPERMINT PURE-CASTILE SOAP I got doesn’t look like the old stuff. I have the last little bit of a bottle my mom gave me about 3 years ago, and the color is totally different. Here are some photos:

Your Future, Your Choice

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008

Some family of mine sent me this book recently: Your Future, Your Choice: Christian Character in a Changing Economy, by Kerry J. Koller. It’s short, and covers the basics of how this guy thinks Christians should relate to money and the economy. Much of it was straight forward—don’t have lots of credit card [...]

pears are yummy

Sunday, September 30th, 2007

This week, I discovered that pears are yummy. And there are lots of different kinds, just like with apples. Who knew? Try a few!

review: The 300

Saturday, March 10th, 2007

I went to see “The 300″ tonight at a sold out theater in Manhattan. The movie is based on the graphic novel by Frank Miller, which I managed to read just an hour or so before the movie.
The primary things I want to say about the film are:

Stylistically, it is very much like [...]

xootr customer service for teh win!

Friday, February 16th, 2007

I have a xootr mg. It’s a love-hate relationship; it’s a great ride, but it breaks in one way or another fairly frequently.
On the latest break, two screws wiggled loose and got lost. The scooter still rides but the handlebar clamp is loose and probably won’t stay on forever in this state. [...]

review: Micro Copter Remote Control Helicopter

Saturday, January 20th, 2007

For Christmas, somebody had the brilliant idea to give me this little beauty. It’s a very small, lightweight remote control helicopter. And it’s fantabulous.

Micro X Copter

Review of Practical OCaml

Saturday, November 4th, 2006

At work, we’re always interested in interesting OCaml developments. This is why we were very excited when a new book on OCaml came out, in english no less! (The O’Reilly OCaml book was originally published in French, but now there’s an english translation online). The prospects were great. How did it [...]

I looove lightning bolt dsl

Saturday, April 29th, 2006

And here’s my review to prove it. I can’t decide which I like better, the great customer service, the geeky way Brent sounds when he answers the phone, or the fact that the name reminds me of this sweet larping video.