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Photos for May are up and running. More will come from the bday party this weekend.

I got some new clothes last night.
4 shirts and a pair of shorts for the coming hot summer. At regular price, plus tax, the total would have been about $225. Thanks to an outrageous sale and a $30 gift certificate, I only spent $37. Not bad at all.
The odd thing for me [...]

Error messages are often the last part of the interface design to be tackled.

The above error message, which you cannot read because the original is almost 800 pxiels wide, states:
You cannot forward an exception to a recurring meeting as an attachment. To forward the series, open the series, click the Actions menu, [...]

Researchers have developed a cybernetic system to allow physical interaction over the internet. The system allows touching and feeling of animals or other humans in real time, but it’s first being tried out on — chickens.
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Who doesn’t like haptics, I tell you what. Seriously. Even though there are a multitude of chicken-petting jokes [...]