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{ Monthly Archives } June 2004

Lakers

I’m so happy the Lakers lost. I don’t even follow basketball, but I hate the Lakers. I wish the T-Wolves could have won, but I think this is the next best thing.

2004 06 16 A.J. Sports Comments (2)

Legalizing Torture

Excellent editorial at the Washington Post today (you’ll have to log in): Legalizing Torture There is no justification, legal or moral, for the judgments made by Mr. Bush’s political appointees at the Justice and Defense departments. Theirs is the logic of criminal regimes, of dictatorships around the world that sanction torture on grounds of “national […]

2004 06 10 A.J. Politics Comments (0)

Mmmm… Dual 2.5Ghz G5s

Well, Apple today introduced blazing fast new PowerMacs, including a liquid-cooled Dual 2.5Ghz G5. I don’t have any MIPS MFLOPS SpecInts or anything like that for you, but I do know they are pretty dang fast. A year or so ago there was the indication that Apple would be getting away from big product announcements […]

2004 06 09 A.J. Technology Comments (1)

The 700 Club

Last night, as I was getting ready for bed, I turned to my wife and said, “Honey, I think I need to take one my spare fuel containers and get some diesel for my trip down to Rochester tomorrow, just in case.” With an amused look, she replied, “What on earth would you need that […]

2004 06 08 A.J. Cars Comments (3)

Apple – AirPort Express

Wow Wow Wow! AirPort Express People ask, “A.J., why do you use Apple, PCs are just as good.” This is why. Sure other companies make stuff like this. No other company makes products like Apple does with an unreal sense of design, integration, and style.

2004 06 07 A.J. Technology Comments (1)

Fahrenheit 9/11 Trailer!

Thanks to my friend Evan, I’ve learned that the Fahrenheit 9/11 trailer is online. Check it out… (Okay, so it came out a few days ago…)

2004 06 07 A.J. Movies Comments (0)

The Sofa

What I would like to know is, why does it take 8 weeks to get a couch? Don’t they have a couch factory that just rolls them off the line, and when we want a couch that is in a certain fabric, they just slap it together? Well, my experiences with the furniture industry have […]

2004 06 06 A.J. Home Comments (1)