Monthly Archives: October 2005

Readme.txt

Posted on Oct. 9, 2005 by Jody

textfiles.com: What this site offers is a glimpse into the history of writers and artists bound by the 128 characters that the American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII) allowed them. The focus is on mid-1980′s textfiles and the world … Continue reading →

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The Best of J.D. Salinger

Posted on Oct. 8, 2005 by Phillip

Written in ink, in German, in a small, hopelessly sincere handwriting, were the words “Dear God, life is hell.”? Nothing led up to or away from it. Alone on the page, and in the sickly stillness of the room, the … Continue reading →

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Thanks To Turkeys

Posted on Oct. 7, 2005 by Jody

Canadians have 8 statutory holidays (i.e. full-time employees get paid for it) during a year. Americans have 5 or 6, I think; they differ by state. That’s all. No point to this except to post the stupid cartoon (Thanksgiving is … Continue reading →

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Getting A Job At Google

Posted on Oct. 5, 2005 by Jody

How I got to Google, ch. 1, from Google’s blog, describes how one employee stumbled into getting hired by them after reporting a DNS problem: I headed over to Google.com, found the “Contact Us” page and the “Report a problem” … Continue reading →

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The Woods Is My Church

Posted on Oct. 2, 2005 by Jody

My mom tries to get my 4 year old daughter to go to church every Sunday, like she did with my brother and me 30 years ago. I don’t go to church, so last week my daughter asks where my … Continue reading →

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