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Have you found yourself living in a remote village wishing you had a
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A fascinating interview and
profile
of David Milch from the New Yorker.
If you haven’t yet seen Milch’s Deadwood, a Western (that is, unless you are a
fan of Cormac McCarthy’s books, not the kind of Western you’re thinking of)
that airs on HBO, I recommend that you do. The first season is out on DVD and is available for
sale through Amazon
or for rent through Netflix.

The Misfit

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The Soft Cell is an updated version of another TOM BIHN product, the Mitre.

Designed to protect your laptop against scrapes and scratches, the Soft
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little bulk added and is ideal for those who don’t want their laptop
case to make their loads heavier or take up a lot of space. The Soft
Cell is initially available only in Size 4, which fits a wide range of
15" laptops, including the 15" Powerbook and some of the IBM Thinkpad
series. The Soft Cell will be available in six different sizes to fit
virtually every laptop on the market, and in both vertical/portrait and
horizontal/landscape formats in the coming months.

The Soft Cell

I’m always trying to improve my writing, grammar, and spelling (my Achilles heel) skills,
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Poynter also has great columns and mailing lists with topics ranging from
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