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From: Craig Sent: Monday, February 23, 2009 09:25 Subject: simple Saw this on xkcd today -- http://simple.wikipedia.org/ http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deflation deflation bad, inflation opposite, we need things to make us go.... and in my typical long-winded manner: depends on how you've been...
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seemed like a decent day to post. man, i haven't done anything since christmas. no laundry, no work outs - finally getting to it all today... dang shoulder just seems to keep getting worse, not sure what to do. *whine* * * * * * * * * * * craig sent along a link to Bruce Sterling...
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some thoughts from a brother on things auto industry: Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 09:32 Subject: more car stuff & economics ... "From some rough approximations, the car companies have added more value to the autoworker (and population) pocketbook than most other industries. Due to the...
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i never even thought to expect this: Sun, 27 Apr 2008 00:00:00 UTC Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) ****** Signs of Voldemort's return emerge as Harry's (Daniel Radcliffe) friends (Rupert Grint, Emma Watson) help him prepare for a tournament with Europe's best student wizards. ...
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... or movies. big "wtf?!" moment this evening: getting back from the conference today, i think how i will be early enough to kick back with a beer or three and catch the the third harry potter movie (prisoner of azkaban) that was advertised by abc last week during the showing of the second...
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craig writes : "... The basic premise of having an army is to defend your territory. ..." um, depends on who you are. perhaps that was the intent of those who founded this country, but armies are used for all sorts of things. also: "... it's time to put the toy soldiers away."...
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years ago, shortly after the first gulf war, it was very clear what was and was not to be done in such a situation, once the path had been chosen. it was very simple: let the generals do their jobs no half measures these two points stood out especially in contrast to the conduct of the vietnam war, at...
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broadband, that is. check this out: nice site, by the way, if more than a bit bloated. and i swear they have some sort of memory leak there... anyway, the story gets more interesting when you look at the comparisons they have available: eh, downloads, not so bad. but according to the site, the top isps...
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... you might want to put aside time for The three 2008 TED Prize winners, each granted “a wish to change the world,” will unveil their wishes at the legendary conference. Streamed live on the Web: TED 2008 today at 5:15pm PST . from Communication Arts , news. previous events have been - eventful. yeah...
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so i go to the AWStats project home page - here's what i see: now what kind of bullshit is that ?! i felt like ripping out their sorry-assed software just for spite. not to mention that all of their "points" are nonsense. they must have been watching too many of those mac vs. pc commercials...
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so it took them a couple weeks / months to get their shit together, so what ? they're being responsive now , anyway: From: service@laptopgiving.org Sent: 2008.01.21 05:58:54 Eastern Standard Time Subj: Your Give One Get One Donation Dear Donor, We are contacting you in regards to your Give One Get...
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Detroit Museum Reinvents Itself in an Effort to Stir Arts Renewal The Detroit Institute of Arts completed a six-year, $158 million makeover in 2007, including the addition of interactive exhibits and a spotlight on local artists. Jeffrey Brown reports on the new efforts to attract visitors and survive...
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a brother writes: In a message dated 2007.05.23 09:10:50 Eastern Daylight Time, writes: If you agree with this reporting, this sounds like more blog material. (I've never heard of Ron Paul in written or audio media) Maybe he doesn't fit the corporate image, or the presidential field is to weak, or his...
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In a message dated 2006.01.13 20:08:46 Eastern Standard Time, sowajf@ writes: JEEP WRANGLER JK Taking place of the current TJ. It has many "features" that will be discussed for months (years?). http://jpmagazine.com/featuredvehicles/154_0601_07jk/ piece of shit. it took sixty years, but the fucking germans...
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kinda thinking about that poor groundhog poking his head out of a hole, looking for spring. that's me, finally showing up on a blog. this one sits in most of the categories here, just so's it covers bases. just took 25 minutes to order a pizza by phone. good thing i have a couple beers in me, pretty...