Daily Archives: July 20, 2002

Welcome

Posted on July 20, 2002 by Charles Kuffner

Welcome to the all-new Off the Kuff. I’ve said my goodbye on Blogspot, now I’ll say hello on my brand-spanking-new domain. This is very much a work in progress – I’m not sure I want to stick with this color … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Goodbye, yellow brick road

Posted on July 20, 2002 by Charles Kuffner

With much gratitude to Larry for the following appropriate sendoff. Eat your heart out, George Clooney. This is a blog of constant sorrow I’ve seen errors all my day. I bid farewell to old Blogspot The place where this was … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Seemed like a good idea at the time

Posted on July 20, 2002 by Charles Kuffner

From the news wires: A Gaelic football team has been disbanded after players were caught on a hotel security camera playing pool naked during a late night drinking session. County Roscommon’s Gaelic Athletic Association said the drastic decision to sack … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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MPAA, RIAA, it’s all the same to me

Posted on July 20, 2002 by Charles Kuffner

Following the brilliantly successful and customer-endearing strategy of the RIAA, the MPAA is taking steps to crack down on those who swap digital movie files online. Look, I’m not going to defend piracy. Maybe the recording industry really has been … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Out of my reach

Posted on July 20, 2002 by Charles Kuffner

I’d been meaning to blog this article from the MIT Technology Review magazine which describes why software is so bloated and buggy for awhile now. Among other things, they quoted my buddy Dan Wallach. Unfortunately, it seems they’ve gone to … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Meanwhile, from a secure undisclosed location…

Posted on July 20, 2002 by Charles Kuffner

Vice President Dick Cheney was in town to deny allegations of wrongdoing during his tenure as CEO of Halliburton, to support notorious judicial activist Priscilla Owen, and oh yeah, to campaign for John Cornyn in his Senate race against Ron … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Baby, it’s hot outside

Posted on July 20, 2002 by Charles Kuffner

Football coaches, especially in Texas, are taking extra steps to protect their players during practice. Sadly, every year a few kids drop dead from heat exhaustion. Everyone was shocked when the Minnesota Vikings’ Korey Stringer died in training camp last … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Blog spam

Posted on July 20, 2002 by Charles Kuffner

To the folks who sent me a note announcing their new blog: First, I suppose I should thank you for cospamming me along with the likes of Josh Marshall, Glenn Reynolds, and Tom Tomorrow. I don’t get mentioned in the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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