{"id":13118,"date":"2008-07-17T09:57:21","date_gmt":"2008-07-17T16:57:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/2008\/07\/17\/potpourri-for-thursday-2.html"},"modified":"2008-07-17T09:57:21","modified_gmt":"2008-07-17T16:57:21","slug":"potpourri_for_thursday_2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2008\/07\/17\/potpourri_for_thursday_2.html","title":{"rendered":"Potpourri for Thursday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Good:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> <a title=\"TuneUp cleans iTunes library\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/%7Er\/boingboing\/iBag\/%7E3\/337301396\/tuneup-cleans-itunes.html\">TuneUp cleans iTunes library<\/a> &#8211; While my collection isn&#8217;t quite as large as this, I&#8217;ve run into problems with the iTunes library. I need to take a look at this to see if it might be helpful. Main concern &#8212; I&#8217;ve done a lot of tailoring of the info downloaded from Gracenote, and wouldn&#8217;t want that frelled up.<\/li>\n<li> <a title=\"Top 10 Computer Annoyances and How to Fix Them [Lifehacker Top 10]\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.gawker.com\/%7Er\/lifehacker\/full\/%7E3\/337200767\/top-10-computer-annoyances-and-how-to-fix-them\">Top 10 Computer Annoyances and How to Fix Them [Lifehacker&#8230;<\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; Bookmarking this. At least a couple look worth pursuing.<\/li>\n<li> <a title=\"Eschewing all those newfangled diet and fitness trends, Todd Levin tries\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kottke.org\/remainder\/08\/07\/16061.html\">Eschewing all those newfangled diet and fitness trends,&#8230;<\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; Could I learn to keep bullies from kicking sand in my face? Sure &#8212; by not going to the beach.<\/li>\n<li> <a title=\"Taking care of your voice during a convention\" href=\"http:\/\/www.story-games.com\/forums\/comments.php?DiscussionID=7054\">Taking care of your voice during a convention<\/a> &#8211; Not just conventions, but any number of other times when this would be handy for this.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Bad:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> <a title=\"BDSM Black Canary Barbie\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/%7Er\/boingboing\/iBag\/%7E3\/337316692\/bdsm-black-canary-ba.html\">BDSM Black Canary Barbie<\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; Yes, someone has their fishnets in a knot about Barbie wearing a <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Canary\" target=\"_blank\">Black Canary<\/a> outfit &#8212; even thought that outfit graced the covers of many Comics Code Authority-approved comic books for years, as well as showing up in a cartoon on TV for kids. 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