Huh, I guess I redesigned this thing. Jan 25, 2009S. Ben Melhuish

It’s been three years since the last pile.org redesign (which happened to be a relaunch), and it was starting to look a little faded around the edges, so I figured it’s time to do it again.

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Twitter vs. Bouquet vs. this web site (vs. Delicious while I'm thinking about it) Jan 10, 2009S. Ben Melhuish

Twitter is for ephemera; Bouquet is like a mini-diary; this site is for news, short-form essays, opinions, and the like; I use Delicious to link to articles that I’ve found interesting.

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iPhone apps I have known Jan 1, 2009S. Ben Melhuish

I’ve written up a quick summary of the apps I’ve gotten (divided into four parts).

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California Goddamn Nov 5, 2008S. Ben Melhuish

We have more work to do.

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Election Day Nov 4, 2008S. Ben Melhuish

I am not as nervous, nor as anxiously, happily tearful, as I was the day my son was born.

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Obama's greatest strength Oct 28, 2008S. Ben Melhuish

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Our long national nightmare of choice and democracy is finally over Jun 3, 2008S. Ben Melhuish

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What's the saddest thing? Jan 23, 2008S. Ben Melhuish

Nathan wanted the dinosaur to open its eyes. “Dinosaur. Open eye”, he said, pointing at the mama triceratops (though of course it was something more like “Dinor. Opo eye”), lower lip sticking far out.

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So, what did you learn this year? Dec 24, 2007Meghan Nash

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23 months old Nov 11, 2007Meghan Nash

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