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Look at Bush's enemies: they are the reason why he deserves re-election. # Gerard Baker: And so, perhaps for the wrong reasons, perhaps less because he has been right and more because those who hate him so much have been so wrong, I want this President re-elected. (in Politick)

OSX file access in real-time. # I had never heard of fs_usage before today. For example, sudo fs_usage -e -f filesystem | grep -v CACHE_HIT | grep -v grep | grep -v Terminal | grep open displays all files being opened on the filesystem. (in Code)

A great presentation. # Doug Bowman creates an interesting and useful presentation on CSS, design, et. al. (in Web Development)

Create an OS X disk image from the CLI. # A useful series of steps using the hdiutil utility. (in Code)

CSS scrollable table. # Seems to work well in all modern browsers. (Sorry IE 5, that doesn't mean you.) (in Web Development)

Thinking with Type. # A useful collection of information about typography. (in Design)

I love Defective Yeti. # He always has interesting comments on his posts (case in point: Tricks of the Trade). Here are some great jokes. (in Humor)

I am a rabid fan # of Neal Stephenson. (in Miscellany)

Are you afraid to blog? # Why corporations should embrace web logs as a marketing medium and why not to buy a Kryptonite lock. (in Culture)

All our staff is well-fluent in English # and has high confidence in working with English-language publications. (in Humor)

Bush Chic. # This is actually pretty stylin'. (in Culture)

Google SMS # Google continues to surprise me with innovative and useful search functions. Send a text message to 46645 (GOOGL) with a simple search string as the body and Google will reply with the search results. (in Resource)

Sharpening Digital Images. # A good explanation of this photoshop procedure. (in Design)

Feric. # Fantastic illustrations. A synthesis of the organic, mechanical, and fantastical. (in Design)