Year: 2004
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Fear
It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that they are difficult.Seneca
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Getting the most from your IT department
When you call us to have your computer moved, be sure to leave it buried under half a ton of postcards, baby pictures, stuffed animals, dried flowers, bowling trophies and children’s art. We don’t have a life, and we find it deeply moving to catch a fleeting glimpse of yours.Don’t write anything down. Ever. We…
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Proust
Proust describes rounding a bend in the road: he sees a stand of trees he’s seen before, but whether he first saw them in a dream or in the distant real past, he can’t say. "I watched the trees gradually recede, waving their despairing arms, seeming to say to me: ‘What you fail to learn…
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Crocodiles love dogs
A dog barks nearby. "Crocodiles love dogs," [Mark] Read [Biologist, Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service] tells me. "To crocs their barking is like the jingle of an ice-cream truck to a child."Smithsonian, page 92, November 2001
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Blurb of the Week
Soon-to-be-author Paris Hilton, quoted in the Las Vegas Sun, on being introduced to Jackie Collins: "If I could read a book, I’d definitely read one of yours."via email from John Treworgy, Fri, 13 Feb 2004 15:39:26 -0500
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Dell Gets Docked
My sources say Dell notebook users are pulling their hair out trying to get their peripherals to work with the company’s D/Port APR docking stations. When customers call Dell support, they’re fed the standard four Rs: reinstall, reboot, reformat, repeat — and when that fails, blame a third-party vendor. Robert X. Cringely, Infoworld