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I've been on blogger for 9 years now. I've seen it grow from an independent company headed by Evan Williams of Pyra Labs to another ubiquitous arm of Google's information gathering machine. I remember reading Evhead's posts on blogger's blog talking about the late nights that stretched into the morning, adding features for devoted users, all for free. I got a complimentary Blogger hoodie for signing up as a Blogger Pro and paying an annual fee. They sent the hoodie soon after selling the company and after Google made the service free again, eliminating the need for a Pro account. I made blogs for different subjects, for commenting on news articles I read to commenting on the stock market and hedge funds, posting links to mashups and videos to links to Rothko prints. I've had years where I've posted hundreds of blog posts, and years when I've barely posted 20. Going into my 10th year of using this service, I've decided to consolidate all of these blogs into one. Think of it as a boxed set of blog posts, comprising many different genres and styles. I'll use this as a catch-all for my interests. I'll explore labeling the old posts, or at least the new ones. This is what a blog was supposed to be for, and I've resisted it for a few years now, but finally it will return to a list of links and thoughts and news, all tied together by the author's whims and desires, just to get something out there, for himself if not anyone else.

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