This is how Rochester works. Start with something historically significant. Ignore it for decades while it steadily deteriorates, then demolish it because restoration would be too expensive.

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Jul 16

FriendFeed

Posted on July 16, 2008 by Tom

I’m not sure exactly why, but I’ve joined FriendFeed. Look for me here. I might put up a sidebar widget for it at some point but for now it’s a separate thing.

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Jul 16

No Surprise At All Insider Box #80

Posted on July 16, 2008 by Tom

No Surprise At All Insider Box #80 is both a comic and a challenge!

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Jul 15

In a free market economy, prices rise as a result of increasing demand or diminishing supply. The only way to lower those prices is to either decrease demand or increase supply. Chimpy McAWOL, who knows who his masters are, takes … Read More →

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Jul 15

Apple finally sues unlicensed Macintosh cloner Psystar

Posted on July 15, 2008 by Tom

It’s taken since April, but Apple has finally gotten around to suing cloner Psystar. Apple’s EULA for Mac OS X specifically prohibits running it on non-Apple hardware, so Psystar was on shaky legal ground from the get-go. Still, they generated … Read More →

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Jul 15

S.F. officials locked out of computer network

Posted on July 15, 2008 by Tom

When San Francisco city officials tried to fire one of their IT staff, he retaliated by locking out all admin accounts other than his own and has refused to divulge his password. He’s in custody and some progress has been … Read More →