Archived Weblog Entry - 01/31/2003: "Buncha things..."

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01/31/2003 Archived Entry: "Buncha things..."

Point form today, there's lots of interesting bits of me and my life recently:

This is the 'Skepdic's Dictionary' definition of "beggin the question", which is a common sense bit of thought processes that most people cannot get (and I fall prey to often). Picking out these flaws in an argument is a skill I would like to cultivate.
I had a good job interview yesterday! Quite enjoyable, and definitely made me feel like I had a decent chance. I have no idea of whether I will get the job, but in some ways, I am just happy it wasn't one of those interviews where you are just in there for the humiliation. I've had interviews in the past where I got the feeling I was just in there to be assaulted and picked at until I gave in...ego crushed and will shattered. This was not one of those times, and I am very happy to see it.
I added the GeoURL link in the sidebar...quite a cool little thing that tracks your (longitude and latitude) location and compares it will the people closest to you. One thing I'd like to see is who is furthest from me though...closest to the other side of the planet.
Jen and I have Celtic knotwork wedding rings, and I've always enjoyed my scottish ancestry. Dan Smith's Celtic-looking fonts is a decent tool for making Celtic knotwork in documents and images. This reminds me that The Gimp has a Windows version, and most people don't realize that...it's been a Unix tool for creating images so long that it's never thought of as available on any other platform.
Dave Barry has a blog.
When I read a movie review site oriented towards parents who care to keep their kids away from sex and violence, I wonder if some of the visitors use it to find movies with 'juicy bits'.
Jen and I were thinking...is it cheaper to buy a house or build something cool on vacant land and pay the fees for permits, sewage and electrical connections, etc. If anyone has a knowledgable answer to this (or even some thoughts), we'd like to hear them. It seems like even crappy old houses on tiny spots of land are overpriced in the extreme - even if they are located well outside the city.
You can find some amazing things when you surf the web randomly.

Late addition:

I'm Steve....and I'm a supervillain

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It's almost always cheaper to build a house - or even have a house built - than it is to buy one. When you buy a house, you're paying extra for the convenience of a ready-made house that's been lived in for you and is ready to move into immediately.

Here, at least, all the permit fees, inspection fees, and fee fees are usually all figured into the contractor's bid. You also get the house *you* want. You get the benefits of modern house-building technology, which will save you money in the long run as well.

On the other hand, a newly-built house will need to be painted and decorated and it won't have had the benefit of someone else living there and finding out all its quirks for you.

Posted by Bob Vila @ 02/04/2003 08:31 AM PST