Now for something completely different…… How is that Pitt got stuck in the same region as Kentucky, while two lower ranked Big East team (Syracuse and UConn) have far easier paths to the Final Four? I don’t get it….

Posted on March 24th, 2003 by admin
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A group of us saw Mary Timony and Unwed Sailor (plus a few others) last night at the Rex Theatre. I love live music. Sometimes I don’t know why I’m so lazy about following the local music scene. First, I thought Unwed Sailor rocked. They are an instrumental outfit, more in the vain of Mogwai […]

Posted on March 21st, 2003 by admin
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Here’s an interesting article on Salon about the lack of good jobs in the technology sector (thanks /.). Perhaps I’m lucky to live in Pittsburgh, where the tech industry isn’t doing too bad. I left a fulltime job last fall, and I’ve had fairly consistent consulting work since, and I’ve even turned down an offer […]

Posted on March 14th, 2003 by admin
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Shonky: Australian slang. Of dubious origin.

Posted on March 12th, 2003 by admin
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Various interesting items this morning….. First, a little politics from home. This is an interesting story on several levels. First…Ed Rendell tries to look like a conservative by introducing the first part of his state budget plan, which includes tax cuts and massive spending cuts. The Republicans in the state congress then thought they could […]

Posted on March 7th, 2003 by admin
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