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So, it took me so long to get over my cold that I got a secondary infection.  Now I have the flu.  With a 103 degree fever.  I went to the ER today and the nurse told me yup, I've got the flu.  She sent me across the street to the clinic, where they told me that I couldn't see a doctor for six and a half hours.  So I said "screw it" and went home.

And, I missed the Civil War reenactment at Ft. Point today.  Double bummer for that!

Pelosi leads Dems to early victories / Speaker fulfills pledge to pass key bills in new Congress' first 100 hours

This is what I'd hoped: a newly reinvigorated Democratic party under a tough leader, who's willing to fight hard and get things done.  Of course, the biggest test--Iraq--is still a head.  But this is one hell of a start.

Hurrah for the "San Francisco liberal!"

Gimp vs. Photoshop | GRIMTHING.COM

I know I've talked about this before but here it is again.  Gimp and Photoshop are both professional-level photo editing programs.  Photoshop is produced by Adobe Corporation and costs around $900 for the full program.  Gimp is free and open-source.

So, which one is better?  The answer: they're both the same, unless you're doing professional CMYK printing.  If you don't know what that means, then the answer is simply: "they're the same."

A clever take on the classic.

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I've ranted before on why I hate Apple Computer--sorry, I mean Apple, Inc.: they're an evil corporation just like Microsoft.  The only difference is they put a smiley face on it.  I like my bullshit straight up.  Bill Gates never pretends he's saving the world; "Yes, I'm a rich nerd and I want to make money off of you."