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November 16, 2004

New version of Skype for Windows that fixes a critical security flaw released

November 15, 2004

NY Times' architecture review of the new MoMA
"It is one of the most exquisite works of architecture to rise in this city in at least a generation." I'll let you know what I think of it when I get a chance to see it sometime in December after my trip to Italy.

Girlfriend's lap pillow
Too funny. Such a wonderfully perverse people, those Japanese...

November 14, 2004

O.D.B. is dead

November 12, 2004

The Italian police has a Lamborghini
Sweet.

November 10, 2004

My cousin's book 《時尚彩妝現場:彩妝師Leslie的美麗手記》 is out in Taiwan... Go get your copy today!

November 9, 2004

Firefox 1.0 released
Download | Mirror 1 | Mirror 2 | Mirror 3 | Mirror 4 | Mirror 5 | Official Win32 Installer Torrent

November 4, 2004

Britney has covered one of my absolute favorite songs from the 80s: Bobby Brown's "My Prerogative"
Her version is actually not bad, but more importantly, the video is HOT...
Damn. This and "Toxic" are forcing me to reevaluate her pop craftiness. [Link goes to a torrent of a VOB file. Click through if you know what that means. If not, move along, nothing to see here.]

November 2, 2004

Americans, go vote... keep track of results here
Also in table form.

This study claims that people who regularly sleep over 8 hours die sooner
"A six-year study of more than a million Americans shows that a good night's sleep lasts seven hours. More sleep isn't better. People who sleep for eight hours or more tend to die a bit sooner." I guess I'm going to die very, very soon.

The best BT client, Azureus, has been updated to 2.2.0.0

November 1, 2004

TDK has developed a coating for LCDs and DVD/CDs that are all but impervious to scratches and ink

Article about Alzheimer's and how it also causes emotional disorders
I can attest to that as it's happening with my own grandma.

New Japanese banknotes go into circulation today

Nice interactive election guide on NY Times