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Woozle (known to a few select relatives as "Nick Staddon") is approximately half of The Hypertwins and has contact information here and a more substantial/general homepage here.

Current Interests

Hardware

2006-02-16 Woozle's new HP 4370 - a review
Insignia IN-MP101
to be reviewed
- Kenmore 44102 -- works as well as the old unit did
- Dual XDM6820 -- no inter-track gap on audio CDs (good); haven't tried MP3s yet
- AcerScan 620UT -- still using this in 2009
- Sansa Fuze by SanDisk (manual (PDF))
  - 2008-05-21 Sandisk Sansa View on Ubuntu Linux: don't let go of the "left" button too soon or it won't work...

Homes

2002-present: Durham, NC
1992-2002: Athens, GA
1990-1991: Durham, NC
1985-1989: Providence, RI
1985 (summer): Ann Arbor, MI
1967-1985: Durham, NC
- 1973-1974: Oxford, England
1965-1967: Toronto

Visited

Software

AudioFerret: distributed jukebox
WorkFerret: time-and-billing web app
FinanceFerret: a sensible personal money manager
InstaGov: collaborative decisionmaking for large groups
MailFerret: a better email program
SpamFerret: spam filter plug-in for MediaWiki
/TaskFerret: I don't know if this is going to be useful or not
VbzCart: shopping cart and order management web software
W3TPL: scripting extension for MediaWiki
Libraries:
- PHP:
- /VB libraries: libraries for Visual Basic 5.0
/kscope, a screensaver that works in everything from Windows 3.x to WinXP

Configuration

Configuration files and log excerpts:

Vehicles

1967 Dodge Coronet 440 station wagon (stolen mid-1990s)
1983 Mercedes Benz 380 SEL
1987 Nissan Maxima

Non-Technical Projects

/Josh

Notes

to be filed

micro-blogging:
- identi.ca: software is open-source
- Twitter
Maker Faire North Carolina: file under issuepedia:citizen empowerment and something like home manufacturing here
Demand Studios: We're hiring freelance writers
crowdsourcing:
- Aardvark
- PredictionBook (also file under prediction registries)
Wikimedia Strategic Planning
WebCalendar:
Cambrian: part of San Jose, CA

KDE development

Anonymous (read-only) svn access to KDE:

svn://anonsvn.kde.org/home/kde/trunk/KDE/kdevelop

Relevant web pages:

kde.techbase:Welcome to KDE TechBase
kde.techbase:Getting Started/Sources/Using Subversion with KDE
kde.techbase:Getting Started/Build/KDE4
kde.techbase:Development/Tutorials/Plasma/WallpaperHelloWorld
source code for slideshow wallpaper on KDE 4
wikipedia:Plasma (KDE): an explanation of what it is

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 ** [http://webcalendar.cvs.sourceforge.net/*checkout*/webcalendar/webcalendar/UPGRADING.html WebCalendar Upgrading Notes]
 * [http://www.steverumberg.com/wiki/index.php?title=Area_info Cambrian]: part of [[San Jose, CA]]
-====Issuepedia====
-* [http://scienceblogs.com/authority/2009/11/the_acorn_lawsuit_correcting_t.php The ACORN Lawsuit: Correcting the More Egregious Misstatements and Misunderstandings]
-* [http://www.stephenhalbrook.com/articles/guns-crime-swiss.html Guns, Crime, and the Swiss]
-* [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2004/03/07/EDGIV5EQ6B1.DTL Mr. and Mrs. America, turn them all in]
-* [http://tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com/talk/blogs/khin/2009/10/refuting-myths-on-health-care.php Refuting Myths on Health Care and Medicare for All]
-* [http://nymag.com/nymetro/news/bizfinance/columns/bottomline/14639/ The Gold Parachute] "Or, how to stop worrying and save yourself from the president’s profligate spending and stubborn insistence on no new taxes."
-* [http://www.opendemocracy.net/ourkingdom/zach-woodham/police-confiscation-powers-to-be-given-to-councils-quangos-and-others Police confiscation powers to be given to councils, quangos and others]
-* [http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/2009/03/missing-1000000-tax-bracket.html The Missing $1,000,000 Tax Bracket]
-* [http://www.lorencollins.net/tytler.html The Truth About Tytler]
-* [http://www.indyweek.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A403155 Three local experts devour the new book ''Just Food'']
-* [http://cereta.livejournal.com/652008.html On rape and men (Oh yes, I'm going there)]
-* [http://www.onthecommons.org/content.php?id=2542 A New Look at theTragedy of the Commons]
-* [http://www.wvcsr.org/Quotes/Quotes.htm atheism quotes]: file individually in Issuepedia
-* [http://www.atheistnexus.org/group/foundationbeyondbelief Foundation Beyond Belief]: social network for humanist/nontheistic foundation
-* [http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0007272 The Neural Correlates of Religious and Nonreligious Belief]
-* [http://www.pamshouseblend.com/diary/13237/  Hanging citizen journalists out to dry: shield-law amendment excludes unpaid bloggers]: did I already file this? It needs to be updated -- the definition of "journalist" was broadened
-* [http://rawstory.com/blog/2009/09/fox-news-deleted-mention-of-death-threats-against-principal/ Updated: Fox News altered 'Obama praise' story to exclude 'death threats]
-* [http://www.bradblog.com/?p=7429 Exclusive: Schakowsky Responds to Edmonds Claim, Vehemently Denies Lesbian Tryst With Turkish Agent]
-* [http://www.bradblog.com/?p=7427 Exclusive: Cover Story on Edmonds 'Outs' Video-taped, 'Blackmailed' Dem Congresswoman; Alleges State Dept. Mole at NYTimes; MUCH MORE...]
-* [http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/15/health/15mind.html?_r=3&em When a Parent’s ‘I Love You’ Means ‘Do as I Say’]
-* [http://crooksandliars.com/david-neiwert/does-hateful-rhetoric-really-lead-vi Does hateful rhetoric really lead to violence? History gives us the clear answer: yes]
-* [http://www.commondreams.org/views04/1216-30.htm Jesus & Alinsky]: not sure how useful this actually is; reread
-* Kevin Barrett:
-** [http://truthjihad.blogspot.com/2009_10_01_archive.html Holocaustism vs. Islam]
-** [http://truthjihad.blogspot.com/2009/09/in-may-2008-i-announced-i-was-running.html In May 2008 I announced I was running for Congress]
-* [http://www.911blogger.com/node/21359 New Version Of "What Hit The Pentagon?"]
-* [http://www.velvetrevolution.us/ VelvetRevolution]
-* [http://accountability4torture.com/ Torture Accountability]
-* [http://culturalengineer.blogspot.com/2009/05/foundations-of-authoritarianism.html The Foundations of Authoritarianism]
-* [http://culturalengineer.blogspot.com/2009/09/gov-20-and-new-economies-designing.html Gov 2.0 and New Economies - Designing the Social Contract]
-* [http://www.reasonproject.org/archive/item/what_should_science_dosam_harris_v_philip_ball/ What should science do? Sam Harris v. Philip Ball]
-* [http://www.indyweek.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A395948 The murder of Dr. George Tiller recalls the long history of anti-abortion violence]: possibly [[issuepedia:category:2009-06-03|already filed]]?
-* [http://www.consortiumnews.com/2009/060309.html Ronald Reagan: Worst President Ever?]
-* [http://www.cognitivepolicyworks.com/2009/05/11/how-americans-think-about-torture-and-why/ How Americans Think About Torture – And Why]
-* [http://www.cognitivepolicyworks.com/what-we-do/psychology-and-politics/ From the Couch to the Culture: How Psychological Analysis Can Strengthen the Progressive Agenda]
-* [http://perens.com/works/articles/MorganHill/ A Cyber-Attack on an American City]
-* [http://peoplesarchive.com/ Peoples Archive] soon moving to [http://www.webofstories.com/ Web Of Stories]: videos of famous people telling their life stories
-* [http://thestrangedeathofliberalamerica.com/bill-clinton-glass-steagall-and-the-current-financial-and-mortgage-crisis-part-two-of-an-indepth-investigative-report.html Bill Clinton, Glass-Steagall and the Current Financial and Mortgage Crisis, Part Two of an InDepth Investigative Report]
-* [http://www.slate.com/id/2217811/ Fed Dread] "The New York Fed is the most powerful financial institution you've never heard of. Look who's running it."
-* [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-kieschnick/ten-ways-to-bring-the-bus_b_192486.html Ten Ways to Bring the Bush Administration's Torture Ten to Justice (and One Way to Avoid)]
-* [http://singularityhub.com/2009/04/28/ugolog-creates-worldwide-surveillance-network-to-watch-anyone-anywhere/ Ugolog Creates Surveillance Website To Watch Anyone, Anywhere]
-* [http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/04/the-pirate-bay-verdict-goes-english-and-we-dish-the-dirt.ars The Pirate Bay verdict goes English, and we dish the dirt]
-* [http://davidbrin.blogspot.com/2009/04/cool-stuff-brittleness-and-culture-war.html Brin]: links on [[space-based solar power]] and [[cloud computing]]; see reader response to cloud computing article
-* [http://dailycensored.com/ Daily Censored]
-* [http://mythinfo.blogspot.com/2009/10/dialogue-key-ingredient-of-democracy.html Dialogue a Key Ingredient of Democracy Missing in US Corporate News Media]
-* [http://www.projectcensored.org/ Project Censored]
-** [http://www.pasadenaweekly.com/cms/story/search/?find_text=Project+Censored Pasadena Weekly articles about Project Censored]
-* [http://www.escapeartist.com/efam/94/art_20_Reasons_Not_Move_to_Dubai.html The Top 20 Reasons Not to Move to Dubai]
-* [http://whyevolutionistrue.wordpress.com/2009/04/22/truckling-to-the-faithful-a-spoonful-of-jesus-helps-darwin-go-down/ Truckling to the Faithful: A Spoonful of Jesus Helps Darwin Go Down]
 ===KDE development===
 Anonymous (read-only) svn access to KDE: