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• MN Governor e-Debate 2006 First Impressions Steven Clift is moderating the 2006 MN Gubernatorial candidate e-dbate. I’ve been following along via the RSS feed. Ever day a new question - perfect. This is exactly how I like my politics - integrated into how I do everything already (RSS). The questions are good, the answers are surprisingly good considering it’s a ‘political debate’.
• Learning from the 24 Hour Comic Challenge Yesterday, I attempted to create a 24 page comic in 24 hours. Here is what I learned from my first attempt. Have the story finished. I knew how the story started, that got me 6 pages along. Half way into page 7, I was stuck. Seven characters moving, a handful of relationships established, and nowhere to
• Stinson Auto Brought the Neon Back to Normal Back when Saint Paul the Auto Repairman fixed my tie rod end, he noticed the front brakes needed to be done and warned: “You’re going to lose a caliper.” He also warned the alignment was off. To go straight, turn the steering wheel 60 degrees off normal. No, Jen didn’t want me driving the car until both
• I missed another 1-on-1 Bike Swap The 1-on-1 Bike Swaps are a great way to celebrate spring and autumn, clean out your garage, and race un-ride-able bikes around a track bordered with empty PBR cans. The May 22 bash was the second one I missed. Gene, Hurl, if you’re listening - add an RSS feed to the 117 blog. Thanks.
• Planting Flowers for a Walled Garden Peter Fleck is asking about content guidelines for Minneapolis’ wireless portal. My initial thoughts….. Some of you may know I worked on a similar project (same idea, but in the private sector) back around 2000. All the problems we struggled with then are non-existant now (syndication formats, wireless equipment, etc). Since the U of M’s Wireless