Monthly Archives: September 2006

Can’t Unsubscribe

Posted on September 30, 2006 by xan

Is there a new trend for mailing lists to stop supporting unsubscribing? I don’t like that Seapine added me to their mailing list, but it’s most annoying that I can’t unsubscribe from it. There appears to be an Unsubscribe link … Continue reading →

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Time for a Bigger TV

Posted on September 27, 2006 by xan

After my continuing procrastination over getting a big screen HD TV, Bonnie couldn’t resist taking this pic of Scott, Serge and I watching the Ohio State game last week-end at Hyco Lake. The game was still fuzzy even with the … Continue reading →

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From Hayseed to Ubergeek

Posted on September 12, 2006 by xan

What a journey! From being labeled a “hay seed” [sic] by an anonymous blog commentor to being recoginized as a “ubergeek” in print by the Raleigh News & Observer. The G.D. Gearino column in today’s paper traces his steps to … Continue reading →

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Google Code Jam 2006

Posted on September 7, 2006 by xan

I competed in the Google Code Jam this week, but failed to make it through the qualification round. It looks like there were five divisions containing about 1000 competitors each and 200 from each division qualifying for the next round. … Continue reading →

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