Daily Archives: May 23, 2006
Word 2007 Beta — Shiny!
Posted on May 23, 2006 68 Comments
Ooooh, pretty. I managed to snag the Office 2007 Beta today and have been playing around with it a bit, which is to say I’ve been playing around with Word 2007 because I couldn’t really give a crap about the rest of the Office suite. So far: Very pretty. I’ll be fiddling with some of […]
When Birds Attack Patio Doors
Posted on May 23, 2006 40 Comments
This cardinal has been attacking the back patio door all day long. I was wondering what the hell was up with that (and indeed, created a poll on the subject, which you may vote on here), when it was explained to me by the guy who delivers meat and dessert products to my door: Cardinals […]
The Other Campbell Award
Posted on May 23, 2006 5 Comments
The finalist list for the John W. Campbell award is up, and congrats for my fellow 2006 Hugoites Charlie Stross, Ken MacLeod and Robert Charles Wilson for having their books make the final cut. The winner will be announced in July. This Campbell award is not the Campbell award I’m up for; the former is […]
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