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For the second time in about a week, WorldBeatPlanet has been hacked. I saved a screenshot of the last one.

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I’ve moved the politics category to a separate weblog which will focus entirely on politics, while this one will be mostly about Macs, programming, web development, and general geekiness, with some fun stuff thrown in.

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If you can see this, you’re looking at the new host. I now have a reseller account at PEHosting instead of 3 separate accounts for this site, worldbeatplanet, and shareyourmusic.com. I also now have a new politics weblog where I moved the political content from this weblog.

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The winning themes at Unsanity’s contest are just plain ugly. I can’t believe nobody could come up with anything better. I like subtle themes like Aqua Extreme or Smooth Strips from maxthemes, but these are too annoying for regular use.

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I just gave all of mcdevzone.com a facelift. I got tired of the pinstrip background, plus I’m now using a separate style sheet for the entire site. I also added a picture to the about page.

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I just added an alternate style for blockquotes, which will make them stand out nicely with a border & colored background.

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I just got an email from my local Toyota dealer reminding me to bring my car in for scheduled maintenance. It included a link to their website where I could schedule an appointment online.
When I tried to schedule an appointment in Safari, which is my default browser, I was able to enter a date or [...]

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Great parody of the Apple/Pepsi TV ad.

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Phish.com has the rundown on the results of Dave Matthews and Trey Anastasio’s recent trip to Senegal. They toured Dakar, performed with Orchestra Baobab, performed on Goree Island, and went to a Baaba Maal concert. The whole affair was recorded for posterity by VH1, and will comprise an episode of “(Inside) Out” in [...]

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Some day our country is going to have to take a long hard look at itself and wonder why it tolerates massive amounts of violence on TV, but a single Boob is capable of driving us collectively insane. I just flipped between all the networks and the Boob was the story on every one, [...]

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via Boing Boing Blog:
Wiley Wiggins sez, “My last movie, Frontier - A surreal quasi-comedy performed entirely in a heretofore unknown eastern european language with English (and Esparanto) subtitles, is now available on DVD from Film Threat. Watch grown men beat each other with whole raw chickens. Watch me copulate with a hole in [...]

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I just canceled my order for a M-Audio Keystation 49E from the Apple store and ordered one from MacMall. Apple’s order status showed that it wouldn’t ship until Mar. 3. MacMall will get delivery next Monday and should ship right away. They’re also selling it for $79 instead of $99.

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