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When You’re Holding the Moon for Ransom…
Published on 25 Jan 2008 at 1:53 am.
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When you’re holding the moon for ransom, you value stability in an application. Linux gives us the power we need to crush those who oppose us…
Check out the fun Flash cartoon here…
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I admit it!
I want Steve’s cool Rocket Chair.
Kevin Knuth
Albany NY
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Weather Underground
Published on 20 Jan 2008 at 9:30 pm.
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My brother told me about Weather Underground http://www.wunderground.com/
and recommended it as he can track individual storm cells. He does this so that he can organize his fishing trips according to the weather. Plus when you live in Wisconsin, tornadoes are a real issue.
Speaking of storm cells, here are some fantastic animated simulations bu Ming Xue […]
Introducing BigThink.com
Published on 16 Jan 2008 at 2:49 am.
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BigThink.com is a new website that is the YouTube of people’s opinions. They have topics of conversation along with videos of experts and viewers providing their opinions.
This is potentially an exciting new medium for the exchanging of ideas. However, in a world where we have come to believe that everyone’s opinion is somehow worthwhile, this […]
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Origin of the Word Idiot
Published on 22 Nov 2007 at 11:55 am.
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Filed under Blather, General, Social Justice.
I learned today that the word idiot originates from the Greek word idiwtes (idiotes), which refers to a person disinterested in participating in democracy and public life. These people were viewed as selfish, contemptable and stupid as they were more concerned with their daily personal affairs than they were of the good of the society. Later in […]
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Cook’s Illustrated
Published on 15 Nov 2007 at 2:24 am.
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Both of my friends Joe and Ron like to cook. Ron was a professional chef and is amazing to see at work in the kitchen. We are trying to cook more in our home and shed the going-out-to-eat habit picked up in New York City and California.
Both Joe and Ron have recommended Cook’s Illustrated:
http://www.cooksillustrated.com/
They have […]
