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Monthly Archives: November 2006

Got Wii? How about accessories?

30-Nov-06

Though not as rare in the wild as Sony’s PlayStation 3, the Nintendo Wii is still a good catch. After waiting in line to get my own Wii on the launch date (actually I waited in line to get one as a Christmas gift for the boys), I’m anxious to hook it up and [...]

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It’s all in how you look at it

30-Nov-06

As our first winter storm approaches, I’m reminded of something I heard many (many) years ago:

There is no such thing as bad weather; only inappropriate clothing.

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The crowd may be wise, but can it write a book?

28-Nov-06

Tonight’s All Things Considered on NPR featured the story Using the Wiki Method to Write a Book about the We Are Smarter than Me project.
The project was inspired, in part, by the open-source software movement and by the success of Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia, which is largely written and edited by its users. The [...]

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Free-solo rock climbers and the way of the samurai

24-Nov-06

Hot on the heels of my post about rock climbing and mountaineering, I saw jonno’s post about the “sport of lunatics” and his link to the article Free-Solo Climber Prefers the Unencumbered Ascent in Sunday’s NY Times…. While jonno sees free soloing as “the work of a madman,” in many ways free-soloing is the ultimate test of a person’s rock climbing mastery.

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KM is dead; long live KM

22-Nov-06

KM is dead. Long live KM!

That was my first thought on reading Dave Snowden’s response to the oft asked question: Is KM dead?

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Mastery (and not) in the mountains

19-Nov-06

Though I’ve not indulged it much lately, I have a passion for rock climbing and, to a lesser extent, mountaineering. If ever there were an activity that requires mastery, especially at the elite level, those two would be at the top of the list. I’ve had the good fortune of meeting many good [...]

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St. Louis Idea Market Update

17-Nov-06

A quick reminder for my readers in St. Louis (or within reasonable travel distance), the third installment of the St. Louis Idea Market is coming up Monday, 20 November. Details on location and agenda here, and you can sign up here.
Hope to see you there.

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