Monthly Archives: May 2003

Tog on Dishwasher Design

Posted on May 20, 2003 by Jim

Bruce Tognazzini has an article about a particularly odd control design on a GE dishwasher. I have a GE dishwasher with a similar interface.  However, in my house, I can immediately hear the water turn on when I hit START.  … Continue reading →

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Long Days of Spring and Summer

Posted on May 19, 2003 by Jim

Ah, Spring is in the air, which means I’m spending as much time outside as possible, particularly after this horrendously long winter.  Cleaning and planting the garden, continuing to build our back porch, selling my Civic, buying a CR-V, walking, … Continue reading →

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Walter Sisulu Dies Monday

Posted on May 6, 2003 by Jim

Walter Sisulu, one of the founders of the African National Congress (ANC), the party of Mandela and Tutu that helped bring down Apartheid, died Monday.  (I have linked to IAfrica.com for the story, although it was covered around the world, … Continue reading →

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Report on Behaviors of SPAM

Posted on May 1, 2003 by Jim

The Center for Democracy & Technology has published a report on their research into how different internet behaviors lead to different volumes and types of SPAM.

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Happy May Day 2003

Posted on May 1, 2003 by Jim

A solute to the laborers of the world, whatever your form of labor.

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Google In 86 Languages!

Posted on May 1, 2003 by Jim

In the Google Friends newsletter this morning, they announced that they now support their interface in 86 languages, including Xhosa and Zulu, among the many national indigenous languages of South Africa . Browsing through the list of languages, you also … Continue reading →

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