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Culture

Society, pop culture, music, visual art, history, lifestyles...

2009

  1. 29 OctThe Gilmore Wire
  2. 31 JanTwo Thousand Hours

2008

  1. 9 NovHoisted from Comments: Quiet Authority (or, Lookit! I Pooped!)
  2. 18 MarYes, I Will Link to You, Just See if I Don't
  3. 3 JanWe Don't Know How to Tell Those Stories

2007

  1. 14 SepHoisted from Comments: Magazines for the West Coast Elitist
  2. 21 AugVBAC Flim-flammery
  3. 5 JunMany Bothans Died to Bring Us This Information
  4. 5 AprSpeaking of Movies I Won't Be Seeing...
  5. 2 AprAs for the 'River of Blood', the Less Said, the Better
  6. 16 FebWikipedia Articles That are Shorter Than the Article for the (imaginary) M41A Pulse Rifle
  7. 3 JanMeta-messages

2006

  1. 19 AugWelcome to Mirkwood; Here's Your Badge
  2. 3 AugLloyd Dobler meets the 21st Century
  3. 31 JulBad Movie Classification System: Part Four
  4. 30 JunBad Movie Classification System: Part Three
  5. 22 JunBad Movie Classification System: Part Two
  6. 20 JunBad Movie Classification System: Part One
  7. 19 JunTowards a Unified Bad Movie Classification System: Part Zero
  8. 7 JunSmugger Than Thou
  9. 31 JanWhither Punching?
  10. 5 JanThe Decline and Fall of Chanukah

2005

  1. 11 AugHey, I Resemble That Remark
  2. 28 JulTips for Office Life
  3. 7 FebHow to Have a Wicked Awesome Supah Bowl
  4. 23 JanWelcome Back to TV-Land, Mr. Goer... We Missed You

2004

  1. 20 OctBeer and Baseball
  2. 10 FebStupid Is As Stupid Does

2003

  1. 29 DecSwitching
  2. 7 OctI, For One, Welcome Our New Republican Overlords
  3. 30 SepIgnorance is Bliss
  4. 23 AugFriend Of A Friend
  5. 8 JunFools Rush In
  6. 7 AprThoughts on Master of Orion III
  7. 5 AprCharles and Louis, Louis and Charles
  8. 18 MarCasting Call
  9. 20 FebIrony, or Lack Thereof
  10. 9 FebCultural Divide
  11. 3 FebOne-Track Minds

2002

  1. 29 DecGollum For Best Supporting Actor
  2. 2 DecSympathy for Johnny
  3. 13 OctLessig Shrugged
  4. 6 OctGood and Evil
  5. 12 SepCleaning House
  6. 15 AugZombies
  7. 26 JunIf You Can't Say Anything Nice
  8. 20 JunExcellent Prospects
  9. 3 JunPackaged Discontent
  10. 1 JunArt
  11. 27 MayNot A Condo Association
  12. 16 MayProdigy Whine
  13. 9 MayMulch
  14. 5 MayMedia Studio
  15. 1 MayTitchadesh
  16. 22 AprAdvanced Witnessing Techniques
  17. 17 AprBay Area Radio
  18. 10 AprHero of Work
  19. 8 AprI'll Not Be Juggled With!
  20. 4 AprBack On the Wagon
  21. 13 MarShocking the Bourgeois
  22. 28 FebWhy I Support NPR
  23. 21 FebAlexander the Great
  24. 14 FebDiamonds are a girl's best friend?
  25. 7 FebPoker Night Invasion
  26. 2 FebMisinformation... on the INTERNET??
  27. 21 JanVirgil's Undertow
  28. 10 JanVanquishing Evil
  29. 5 JanBriefcases of Money

2001

  1. 2 DecGuess Who's Coming to Dinner
  2. 17 NovSnapshot
  3. 8 NovHigh-Art Literary Tradition

HOWTO

Actual useful instructions for doing... something.

2008

  1. 30 SepDecluttering for Geeks: Roleplaying Games
  2. 2 JulDecluttering for Geeks: Computer Components
  3. 17 AprMac Tricks and Tips and Apps that are Real Good and Stuff

2006

  1. 21 NovHow to Convert AuthorIT to DocBook

2004

  1. 23 FebThe Market Value of OS 9

2002

  1. 12 AugConan's Mojitos

Miscellany

Posts that cover multiple subjects, don't really fit into any particular category, or that are essentially just an unordered linkdump.

2010

  1. 1 JunThey Probably Seemed Like Good Ideas at the Time

2009

  1. 7 AprTime for Some Good Old-fashioned Embezzling

2007

  1. 16 DecUnsolicited Investment Advice for Mur
  2. 2 NovNovember is Starting to Look Up
  3. 17 AugWe Shall Never Run Out of Things to Blog About
  4. 27 JunHow to Pick Up on Prehistoric Girls (And Other Matters)

2006

  1. 5 SepWell, This Is Ominous...
  2. 22 MayLesson Learned

2004

  1. 22 JulLinkdump: Games People Play
  2. 14 JunQuick Hits: Games You Should Be Playing
  3. 6 JunThe Oracle Speaks
  4. 17 MarKickin' It

2003

  1. 15 DecLinkdump: Cable Conspiracies, Crooning Killers, and Cranky Cossacks
  2. 12 NovLinkdump: Ethics and Other Obsolete Things
  3. 20 SepBats and Wolves, Living Together, Mass Hysteria
  4. 2 SepCursed Frogurt
  5. 29 AugOpportunities
  6. 14 AugFire In Her Wake
  7. 31 JulLinkdump: Contrarians and Barbarians
  8. 1 AprFrom Dollars to Doughnuts
  9. 15 MarMore or Less Geeky
  10. 5 MarDriven Up the Wall
  11. 2 JanVengeful Info-Ninjas

2002

  1. 21 OctAngry Beeps
  2. 14 SepThe Ant Conspiracy
  3. 10 SepAbsolutely 100% True
  4. 29 AugA Minor Pho Pas
  5. 26 JulCalm and Reasonable
  6. 3 JunSuper Ego
  7. 2 MayStahm, A Journal Entry
  8. 17 MarDance, Ryan, Dance!
  9. 3 FebYe olde goer.org
  10. 20 JanConvolutions

2001

  1. 12 NovEvan's Sense of Snow

News

Topical events and such. Any events or commentary in this category are probably way past their sell-by date.

2008

  1. 18 DecBad Timing, Joe
  2. 6 OctLife Is Sometimes Better Explained By Pink Laminated Cards
  3. 4 FebCalifornia Ballot Proposition Algorithm
  4. 8 Jan2008 New Hampshire Primary Results

2006

  1. 6 NovUnhappy Predictions

2005

  1. 8 NovBack When Ballot Propositions were REAL Ballot Propositions

2004

  1. 3 NovDeath Spiral
  2. 16 OctFlotsam: The Most Important Political Commentator, Ever

2003

  1. 17 OctThe End of Gerrymandering
  2. 3 OctSo Many Choices!
  3. 15 SepJust Flew In From LA...
  4. 2 JunToughening Up
  5. 13 FebHopping Mad

2002

  1. 19 OctAutomated Outrage
  2. 3 OctTill I'm Blue in the Face
  3. 30 SepEnemy of the Good
  4. 29 SepIn Their Own Words
  5. 9 SepCasting About
  6. 8 AugWould You Like Fries With That?
  7. 30 JulVery Sorry
  8. 15 JulGrody to the Max
  9. 29 JunPurple
  10. 11 MayArmchair Quarterbacks
  11. 8 MayPatchouli-wearing Dim Bulbs
  12. 26 MarBreaking Up Is Hard To Do
  13. 26 FebSave Ken Lay!
  14. 4 FebMarijuana (or: Econ 101)
  15. 30 JanGood Guys and Bad Guys
  16. 23 JanLucky, Lucky Davis
  17. 17 JanKilling Little Girls
  18. 16 JanPundit Roundup -- Yeehaw!

2001

  1. 24 DecOur Loyal Allies
  2. 6 DecDancing on Graves
  3. 5 DecHeroic Freedom Fighters

Personal

Myself, my friends, my family.

2010

  1. 25 AugPaging Jack Bauer
  2. 21 JulBaby Goer Has Arrived
  3. 12 MarDealing with Dragons

2009

  1. 14 NovMarriage is Work
  2. 13 JulMarriage Is What Brings Us Together Today
  3. 10 MarPop Quiz: Good Parenting
  4. 21 JanI Will Make You Stuff!
  5. 2 JanNieceTube - Nesya Loses at Fencing

2008

  1. 22 DecJudahTube: The Hebrew Hammer
  2. 30 OctNotes on Disneyland
  3. 22 AprI've Been Recursive Meme'd
  4. 21 MarCan Has Niece Plz?
  5. 28 JanAll In

2007

  1. 31 DecA Good Walk Spoiled
  2. 24 OctBack Away Slowly from the Crazy Man
  3. 16 OctPlus, Maybe He'll Get Superpowers!
  4. 25 SepI'm Not an Extrovert, But I Play One on TV
  5. 10 SepDefensive Screens at Maximum Strength, Captain
  6. 6 JulMontage Time
  7. 20 JunDoing What's Right for Our Planet
  8. 7 JunDance, Magic Tupperware Dance
  9. 14 MayThe Freedom to be Ordinary
  10. 19 AprAttention HMC Reunionistas! Plus: All Hail President Klawe!
  11. 9 FebIt's Soup Night!
  12. 29 JanRecent Accomplishments

2006

  1. 24 DecEarly Onset Something-or-Other
  2. 3 DecI Win Christmas!
  3. 3 NovHIPY PAPY BTHUTHDTH THUTHDA BTHUTHDY
  4. 22 SepAdventures in Post-Apocalyptic Dentistry
  5. 12 JunAnd Change the Combination on My Luggage!
  6. 16 JanSo, Lone Star, Now You See That Evil Will Always Triumph

2005

  1. 26 JunScary Stories
  2. 6 JunHigh Pressure Tomb Accessory Salesmen
  3. 10 MayOff to Yahoo!
  4. 22 FebIn Which Someone Who Wishes to Sue a Video Game Manufacturer Has Something to Teach Us, After All

2004

  1. 20 AprThe Beauty of Semantic Confusion
  2. 4 AprThe Condo on House Street
  3. 11 MarCalifornia Condo-r

2003

  1. 4 AugNerd Bachelor Party
  2. 22 JulBack Thursday
  3. 26 FebSickness
  4. 19 FebKiller Instincts
  5. 7 FebScruffy and Dangerous
  6. 27 JanHomewrecker

2002

  1. 17 DecFashion Emergency
  2. 11 DecVacation From the Vacation
  3. 13 NovRIFFed!
  4. 16 OctSorry About My Oven Exploding and All
  5. 12 OctSell, Sell, Sell!
  6. 23 SepNot Far From the Tree
  7. 8 SepBugs, Bugs, Bugs
  8. 28 AugI Was Your River Phoenix
  9. 26 AugToo Stupid to Live
  10. 7 AugBad Poker Player
  11. 7 AugIt's Raining Babies
  12. 28 JulGigolo
  13. 23 JulPizza Olympics
  14. 9 JulNo, I'm Not Dead
  15. 7 JulOops! No Entry
  16. 12 JunToo Close for Comfort
  17. 10 JunClan Gathering
  18. 12 MayTake That, Hallmark
  19. 6 MayMellowing With Age
  20. 25 AprLucky Accident
  21. 11 AprOutrageous Lies
  22. 8 AprBookshelf Artistry
  23. 6 AprAlien City
  24. 11 MarJewish Singles Hiking Club
  25. 2 MarBusiness Ethics
  26. 25 FebLessons from the Slopes
  27. 18 FebRuthless Sons of Bitches
  28. 16 FebRope 'em and brand 'em
  29. 13 FebFlorida Funeral
  30. 9 FebGeorge Goer
  31. 26 JanMoral Fiber
  32. 7 JanBay Area Football Nerds
  33. 2 JanBack to Work
  34. 1 JanMere Household Cleansers

2001

  1. 28 DecAdvanced Whoopie Cushion Technology
  2. 26 DecMoving Day
  3. 14 DecArmorers of God
  4. 12 DecCrotchety Old Fogey
  5. 9 DecUHaul, WeBitch
  6. 29 NovHow Does the Piggy Eat...?
  7. 26 NovBirthday Math
  8. 15 NovTragically Hip
  9. 6 NovThe Laws of Thermodynamics
  10. 31 OctWriter's Manifesto
  11. 30 OctDeadlock Victim

Science

Hooray for science!

2008

  1. 27 JulCaptain Hammer Physicists
  2. 6 AprPoisoning the Minds of our Youth
  3. 27 MarBack Off Man, I'm a Scientist
  4. 3 MarTwo Levers Labeled 'Hope' and 'Fear'

2007

  1. 14 DecNot Cute
  2. 13 FebI Miss Liquid Nitrogen
  3. 23 JanOrders of Magnitude

2006

  1. 27 AugDeath by Algorithm!
  2. 25 JulPhysics: Pretty Weird All Around, Actually
  3. 6 MarYou Don't Need No Fancy Math or Nuthin'
  4. 16 FebA Biologist, a Physicist, and and Engineer Walk Into a Bar...
  5. 13 FebCalling All Physicists

2005

  1. 30 JanMathematical Background

2004

  1. 12 SepQuick Hits: The Muggles of Physics
  2. 4 AugInformation Loss
  3. 6 MayFine, We'll Just Have Our Own Science Over Here, Then
  4. 1 MayWe'll Just Build a Scaffolding!

2003

  1. 13 OctSoccer Hooligan

2002

  1. 9 NovEvolution
  2. 16 SepJews... In... SPAAAACE!
  3. 4 SepBack to School
  4. 28 AprHeroic Chinese Space Chickens
  5. 27 FebAll Hail Liquid Nitrogen

SF

Related to science fiction or fantasy.

2009

  1. 31 DecTars Tarkas Lives!
  2. 13 MayPerhaps today IS a good day to talk about Star Trek!
  3. 30 MarDoes 'FIRE EVERYTHING!!!' Sound Better in German?
  4. 28 FebWhy "Never Let Me Go" is Boring As Hell

2008

  1. 3 AugProfessional Norms in SF

2007

  1. 30 NovIn the Grim Darkness of the Future, There is Only Really Insane Logistics
  2. 13 NovCain's World! Cain's World! Party Time! Excellent!
  3. 12 NovNerd Fashion Emergency
  4. 13 AugSunshine and Exposition; or, What We Have Here is a Failure to Communicate
  5. 20 MarPotlatch
  6. 8 JanQuetzalcoatl's Ziggurat of Death

2006

  1. 7 AugIs Our Fantasy Readers Learning?

2005

  1. 23 MayCommercials We'd Like To See

2003

  1. 7 SepMirror, Mirror
  2. 18 MayLow Expectations
  3. 14 MayDamn, it's a very exciting time

2002

  1. 15 JunDo Your Homework
  2. 22 MayCheerful Troglodytes
  3. 13 AprPoor Impulse Control

2001

  1. 22 DecFellowship

Tech

Technology, life in the Silicon Valley. For markup, CSS, and related subjects, see "web".

2010

  1. 27 AugMaybe We Should Change Our Headquarters
  2. 11 AugThe Greatest Generation Really Was Pretty Great!
  3. 5 JulTesting MT Upgrade
  4. 21 MayHELLOSKI!
  5. 22 JanPrying Up Rocks, Shining Flashlights

2009

  1. 7 OctAt Least I Minored in PPOWER
  2. 27 SepVideos I'd Like to See
  3. 20 AprSorry, My Amicus Briefs Only Work Against Chaotic Evil
  4. 6 MarThank Gods for the iPhone App Store
  5. 8 JanI'm so evil and... skanky. And I think I'm written for the IBM 7094!

2008

  1. 4 MayThe Five Stages of Pundit Grief
  2. 2 AprFool Me Once, Can't Get Fooled Again
  3. 1 FebOmens

2007

  1. 7 SepF*ck That Noise
  2. 17 JunHow to P.O. a T.W.
  3. 9 AprDear Developers of Multimillion Dollar Web Applications
  4. 26 MarLike the Apprentice System, But No Mentoring. Or Food.
  5. 3 MarWe're from the Silicon Valley, We're Here to Help
  6. 14 JanLaws of Computational Metaphysics

2006

  1. 21 NovHow to Convert AuthorIT to DocBook
  2. 25 SepDo Not Push the Red Button!
  3. 26 AugWhy Oh Why Does Documentation Software Suck?
  4. 26 MayYahoos Are Surprisingly Polite!
  5. 16 MayCan We Please Get Some 'Quality of Service' Around Here?
  6. 14 MayThat's Not Gypsum You're Smelling, That's Brimstone!
  7. 28 FebMoney Down the Drain

2005

  1. 31 MayDumb and Dumber
  2. 31 MarNo Trees Were Harmed In the Writing of This Novel
  3. 25 MarCreative Commons

2004

  1. 20 NovThe Technical Writer Song
  2. 15 NovWould You Buy a Used Computer From This Man?
  3. 20 SepEnvy Is So Unbecoming...
  4. 19 SepPhrases for Programmer Pirates
  5. 10 MaySupercharge Your Outlook Performance!
  6. 26 MarBut I'm Not Sure About Frannie
  7. 8 JanHorse of a Different Colour

2003

  1. 26 NovThis Conversation Never Happened
  2. 7 NovBut They're Doing It In Shelbyville!
  3. 9 SepBut Seriously, Folks
  4. 20 AugThe Road to Digital Nirvana
  5. 11 AugCats and Dogs, Living Together
  6. 25 JunI Want A Button
  7. 30 MayTech Writer's Blues
  8. 4 MayOpen Season
  9. 22 AprReload Assiduously
  10. 14 AprIt Bleeds, It Bleeds...
  11. 15 MarMore or Less Geeky
  12. 5 MarDriven Up the Wall

2002

  1. 18 NovDefinition of Futility
  2. 9 NovEvolution
  3. 30 OctCheapskate Older Brother
  4. 10 OctRank Cruelty
  5. 4 OctA True Legend
  6. 19 SepFun With Referer Logs
  7. 24 AugThe Cartman Internet
  8. 18 AugMinimalism
  9. 15 AugZombies
  10. 14 JulSlowienet
  11. 30 MaySpaceman and Girl
  12. 23 AprNot Schadenfreude
  13. 26 MarWaffling
  14. 25 MarQuit Slashdot!
  15. 10 MarWin2K vs. Win98
  16. 6 MarTechnology Gods
  17. 28 FebWhy I Support NPR
  18. 18 JanThe Anti-Fry's
  19. 3 JanReverb

2001

  1. 21 DecWaiting to Compile
  2. 19 DecFiendish Genius
  3. 11 NovTechnological Impropriety
  4. 28 OctRebuilding
  5. 26 OctLost Innocence

Web

Markup, CSS, frontend engineering, web technologies, and design.

2010

  1. 11 AugThe Greatest Generation Really Was Pretty Great!
  2. 3 AugWelcome to goer.org 4.0

2009

  1. 3 AugThe Zen of Structured Data

2007

  1. 27 FebMy Perl-Fu is Unbeatable!
  2. 1 JanWelcome to goer.org 3.0

2006

  1. 5 DecRevenge is a Dish Best Served Cold
  2. 2 DecTutorial Sneak Preview: Elements vs. Tags
  3. 31 OctHave You Hugged Your Local Browser Developer Today?
  4. 7 OctX-Purgation Part II
  5. 17 SepHacking MT 2.6; Or, I Don't Understand Perl

2004

  1. 13 NovX-Purgation
  2. 8 NovWhen All Else Fails, Read The Directions
  3. 30 OctHTML House of Horror: Markup... from the FUTURE!
  4. 16 SepMake Money Fast with Clean Markup
  5. 10 JulI Need a New Hobby
  6. 26 JunAtom IDs: What's Wrong With Domain + Timestamp?
  7. 27 MayAll Things In Moderation
  8. 18 MayNow With Advanced HTML Technology
  9. 20 JanHelpful Fascism
  10. 14 JanHappy, Happy Machines

2003

  1. 3 NovThe MARQUEE Element: Revolutions
  2. 26 OctHTML House of Horror: Things That Go <BLINK> in the Night
  3. 21 OctWorst. Tag. Ever.
  4. 23 SepA Little Too Fussy
  5. 3 SepSon of Bulletproof XHTML
  6. 24 AugNobody Beats Up My Little Brother But Me
  7. 7 AugBulletproof XHTML
  8. 5 AugOrthodoxies
  9. 4 JulXHTML2 Explorations, Part II
  10. 1 JulXHTML2 Explorations, Part I
  11. 23 JunIt's the Little Things
  12. 12 JunI Think We Can All Be Proud
  13. 11 MayLook Ma, Another XHTML Post
  14. 9 MayThe X-Philes
  15. 6 MayPut Your Shades Away for a Minute
  16. 29 AprThe XHTML 100
  17. 22 AprReload Assiduously
  18. 20 AprWe Have a Winner!
  19. 19 AprWell, not ALL standards are crap
  20. 16 AprAre Standards Crap?

2002

  1. 6 NovMythology
  2. 24 OctBabe in the Woods
  3. 20 MarWeb Snobbery

2001

  1. 29 OctWe All Need Validation

Writing

Writing samples, news about my friends who write, and posts about the business and nature of writing.

2010

  1. 21 JunA Feeble Translation of Brennu-Njál's Saga
  2. 19 JunDvergarnir ok Grautinn

2008

  1. 29 DecIn Which Mur Lafferty and I Singlehandedly Save the Publishing Industry
  2. 20 JulMur Lafferty Interview: Playing for Keeps
  3. 7 JunWhy Learning Old Norse > English or French
  4. 31 MayCongrats to Mur!
  5. 12 FebThe Evil Overlord Constructs a Literary Conspiracy Theory
  6. 15 JanLet Me Tell You How You Can Increase Your Value Add

2007

  1. 13 JulClumpy Distribution of Parties
  2. 13 JunThe Hats of War: A (Not Quite) Zombie Apocalypse

2006

  1. 16 DecIrrevocable
  2. 11 DecWry Havok
  3. 17 NovYou Heard It Here First: Ticketmaster Sucks
  4. 15 NovThe Spider in the Rearview Mirror
  5. 18 OctBack from VP X
  6. 13 AugLiterary vs. Genre, Explained Using Pie
  7. 6 JulViable Paradise
  8. 23 MayFlawed or Tragic?
  9. 12 FebAs Canadian as Possible Under the Circumstances
  10. 6 FebYes, We Do Have Better Things To Do
  11. 2 JanThe Pitch

2005

  1. 15 MaySwearing Up A Storm(bringer)

2004

  1. 4 DecNaNoWriMo Redux
  2. 1 Nov1ncr34s3 Y0ur W0rd C0unt W1th N4n0wr1m0!!

2003

  1. 9 DecShameless Self-Promotion
  2. 29 JulHere's Some Green Ink
  3. 26 MayWho Really Has the Time?

2002

  1. 19 FebDamning Stephen King
  2. 27 JanLeonard's Rules for Writing
  3. 26 JanReading Overrated?
  4. 15 JanSim Subs, Redux
  5. 13 JanSim Subs: a Play In One Act