13. December, 2002 - superstitious? me?

• I uploaded the critter pictures from my day at the zoo on Wednesday.

• Here's the thing I most hate about sinus problems: Sudafed does a pretty good job of clearing things up so I can breathe, but if I take the 12-hour Sudafed about 8 or 9 pm, the peak of its speedy goodness hits me about 5am, and I'm wide awake. So I can breathe, but I can't sleep. Ugh. But 8 or 9 pm is about when the one I took the previous morning wears off. But I did get to sleep from about 10am until 3pm yesterday. Sleep schedule? What's that?
• Reminder: Tonight is the Dave Ray Memorial at First Avenue. 5pm. $12 at the door.
• The Balloon Hat Experience is two guys who go to strange places, make balloon hats, and take pictures of people wearing them. The goal was to show people all over the world laughing and having fun, and to emphasize the fact that all human beings are born with the ability to experience joy. [boing boing]
• Don't feel like selling your stuff on eBay? Trade it on Trodo instead. [boing boing]
• Tim O'Reilly: Piracy is Progressive Taxation, and Other Thoughts on the Evolution of Online Distribution. It's a lot like the talk he gave at Mac OS X con. [some guy]
• Google seems to be trying out a WebQuotes service. They say: Google WebQuotes annotates the results of your Google search with comments from other websites. This offers a convenient way to get a third party's opinion about each of the returns for your search, providing you with more information about that site's credibility and reputation. Looks like it could be handy if it works.
• Protecting your assets - keeping people from ripping off your images. I point it out because nothing listed in the article is very effective. If people can see your image on the internet, they can rip it off. The best you can do is try to make it so someone honest who wants to use your image can find a way to contact you. [zeldman]
• Reed tells me he's discovered the soothing effects of Lava Lites, but he's also got some LampLust for other lights.
• Mac Addicts to the Rescue - a story of the kind of solidarity that happens in the Mac world, because we're a minority. Guy sells mac on eBay, gets a bogus cashiers check in return. Activates the horde of Mac fanatics, and has everything he needs to convict the crook if only the Chicago PD will get off their butts and arrest him. Go read the story. [boing boing]

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