Monthly Archives: October 2007

links for 2007-10-31

Posted on 31 October 2007 by Chris Barrus

What Would It Take to Send the U.S. Economy Into Free Fall? – Money 2007 — New York Magazine (tags: finance politics)

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links for 2007-10-30

Posted on 30 October 2007 by Chris Barrus

The “Wargames IMSAI” What ever happened to the IMSAI 8080 used in the movie “Wargames” (tags: computer film history)

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The Small Victories That Get You Through Life

Posted on 29 October 2007 by Chris Barrus

Holding down the high score on Tempest at Ground Kontrol in Portland. I’m vaguely ashamed by my rather weak 109,526 high score. Back In The Day my average score would be around 200-220K after twenty minutes or so. Still, I’ll … Continue reading →

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links for 2007-10-29

Posted on 29 October 2007 by Chris Barrus

How-to: Proper Gmail IMAP for iPhone & Apple Mail Setting up Mail.app and iPhone to sync with Gmail IMAP (tags: google howto email)

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links for 2007-10-25

Posted on 25 October 2007 by Chris Barrus

Stereolab origins, part I Part one of a four part series on YouTube which illustrates the origins of many Stereolab songs (tags: youtube stereolab)

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Watching the fires

Posted on 23 October 2007 by Chris Barrus

Just stepped out for a coffee and noticed a new column of black smoke a little bit east of where most of the smoke has been coming from. I wonder if this is the Acton fire. The Mt. Wilson Solar … Continue reading →

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links for 2007-10-22

Posted on 22 October 2007 by Chris Barrus

Hemmings Auto Blogs SIA Flashback – Tucker Hoax!? Scans of 1973 article on the Tucker auto. More or less the beginning of the Tucker’s reevaluation (tags: auto history)

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Fire crew scanner streams

Posted on 22 October 2007 by Chris Barrus

Just as FYI to everyone, here are some online police/fire radio scanner streams. ScanOC is streaming Silverado/Portola fire crew radio via WMP. ScannerBuff is streaming Agua Dulce, Santa Clarita, Orange County, and Witch Creek fires (you’ll need to install the … Continue reading →

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Irvine Fire

Posted on 21 October 2007 by Chris Barrus

QC was in Irvine this afternoon and in the space of two hours watched as a small column of smoke up the toll road turned into a full-on fire – blacking out the sky. Ironically, the main emergency management center … Continue reading →

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links for 2007-10-21

Posted on 21 October 2007 by Chris Barrus

The trouble with indie rock. – By Carl Wilson – Slate Magazine Probably the best analysis of Sasha Frere-Jones’ New Yorker “A Paler Shade Of White” piece on indie rock. In short, it’s not race – it’s class (tags: music … Continue reading →

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