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Re:I await ... by Jon+Abbott · 2010-12-23 03:45 · Score: 2 · on Placebos Work -- Even Without Deception

A few years ago I made this image of a cough syrup bottle with the name "Placebo" written across the front. I never thought this would actually go to market until now. ;^)

Re:Placebos future by Jon+Abbott · 2009-09-07 10:58 · Score: 1 · on Placebos Are Getting More Effective

I prepared a logo for Placebo(tm) here...

Katrina had lightning indeed by Jon+Abbott · 2006-01-09 13:13 · Score: 4, Informative · on Puzzling Electric Hurricanes

The same day that Katrina was nearing Louisiana, I got a picture of lightning from a feeder band in Jacksonville, Florida -- over 500 miles away. The picture was shot with a Canon Powershot S2 (albeit in video mode -- I cheated by extracting the single frame that had lightning).

Re:Foiled Again Google! by Jon+Abbott · 2005-06-16 04:23 · Score: 1 · on Google's Site Ranking Secrets

Re:Use the browser statistics to estimate the ibas by Jon+Abbott · 2005-06-04 23:00 · Score: 1 · on Mac Install-Base Shown to Be 16%

On monogon my web access logs show 12.9% of visitors are using Macs. Last month it was 14%, and I had nearly 3GB of traffic. Admittedly I am only one data point, but from my perspective the number from the SPA doesn't sound too far out of line...

The Octopus by Jon+Abbott · 2005-04-22 05:06 · Score: 4, Informative · on EU Trade Commissioner Enjoyed MS Hospitality

Peter Mandleson, the EU (European Union) Trade Commissioner, spent New Year's Eve as a guest of Paul Allen, the co-founder of Microsoft, in the Carribean on Mr Allen's luxury yacht.

Ah, yes, the Octopus ... What a hulking beast of a ship!

Ubuntu live-cd on Powerbook G4 is sweet by Jon+Abbott · 2005-04-08 04:47 · Score: 2 · on The State of Laptop Linux In 2005

I just booted up the Ubuntu 5.0.4 live-cd on my laptop and it works very nicely! It autodetected everything including my iPod. This is coming from someone who more or less stopped using Linux three years ago for OS X (I had been using Linux since '96). Anyway, things are definitely looking good from here. I'll post a more in-depth review in my blog soon.

Re:Eazel by Jon+Abbott · 2004-01-27 03:31 · Score: 1 · on Apple History At folklore.org

Even if they did tank, I still find it strange that their website displays jibberish... If they were holding on to the domain, they could have at least directed folks to GNOME.org, or made a huge error 404 page as their homepage.

Re:shoulder bags & bikes by Jon+Abbott · 2003-12-24 08:29 · Score: 1 · on Recommendations For A Good Laptop Bag?

Although the center of gravity of a T-Bag or similar product is higher than that of a saddlebag, I know from experience that the T-Bags do not shift greatly if they are secured well and packed well enough. That being said, there have been times when I half-packed with something heavy, and it has shifted around unexpectedly. It was due to my poor packing more than anything.

One issue I have with a lot of saddlebags is that you need a symmetric load in both in order for them to be what I consider to be truly safer than a rear-located bag. I rarely have a symmetric load to carry. I guess more than anything I have a desire for a fully symmetric ride -- my Honda Magna even has its four exhaust pipes distributed two on each side (although I admit the picture doesn't show this very well).

According to your stats, you ride approximately 8 months per bike, and 13k miles per bike. Impressive mileage stat in particular, but why do you switch so often? Do you get tired of the same thing quickly?

Regardless of our differences, it's great to discuss motorcycling with another Jon on Slashdot... I think there might only be three or four of us who match all of the criteria. :^)

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