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First impressions of the ipad on NYT. http://pogue.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/27/the-apple-ipad-first-impressions/ Read More......
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I've been using Obsidian Portal to track campaign notes for my Saturday 4e game, its going pretty well, though its hard to stay on top of it and keep it updated. Read More......
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Well kind of success, they sent me a coupon for buy 1 get 1 for 3.99 Anna and I enjoyed dinner there last night for a pretty decent price. :) Read More......
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I sent this letter to Chevys. I got one coupon email too many trying to get me to buy something I flat out don't want, when they have something I specifically do want. I just wanted to comment on your coupons. Most of the time your coupons are absolutely...
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Science is not a democracy. Science doesn't have compromise. You make the best decisions with the facts that are available. Period. Thanks Read More......
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This was a little email exchange I thought I'd share, with my coworker who always is arguing his extreme fiscal conservative capitalist agenda. From: John Sent: Tuesday, July 21, 2009 9:56 AM To: Richard Mathis Subject: Econ wisdom I imagine this story...
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Nick's diagram showing how cats are like cars Read More......
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I know a lot of people who have liked the concept of Shadowrun since 2nd or 3rd generation (I'm one of them, I still have my 2e book). The setting is awesome, and while I think people who take their "real world characters" and toss themselves...
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So at this point, with another social conservative in the news for an extramarital affair, you, if you're a social conserative, must be wondering how this happened? How is it that these individuals of such high moral standing find themselves in affairs?...
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I passed my first test for school Tuesday. Scored 81 out of 85 on the CIW Foundations cert. Most of it was information I knew so it is no biggie. Now I've got to focus on my communications classes for the rest of the term. I'm about right on schedule...
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2004 Fed study entitled, “Are Home Prices the Next Bubble?” Starts here “Home prices have been rising strongly since the mid-1990s, prompting concerns that a bubble exists in this asset class and that home prices are vulnerable to a...
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Ah, it is a balmy 80 degrees out. We had a short heat wave for about a week now it is back to overcast and cool. I love the summers here. I've been fairly social lately. Went to the rose parade here in Portland last weekend. Sam has a little scooter now...
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New Dndorks comic today! http://dndorks.com/comics/6_10_2009.aspx Arthur Saves the Day Part 2. And I thought I'd write down my coloring process, in case its useful to someone. The instructions assume a competency with photoshop, I'd be happy to explain...
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This is the kind of stuff I find randomly strewn around my apartment Read More......
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Occasionally I need to rant so I can stop thinking about stuff, so feel free to ignore the following rant. I hate drama. Drama isn't something that ever just happens, its created by humans, and its generally a complicated situation mostly involving worthless...
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So I'm sure many Christians that are involved in the Prop8 nonsense in California are feeling very happy for themselves. They might feel they've done something great to save the morals of the community or something. But I wonder if they've thought about...
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So normally when something is unfair for people somewhere else, but good for me personally, I just count my blessings. But when it comes to prostitution, though the legal existance of it here in Nevada and not elsewhere means that Nevada might get extra...
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Those that remember the 80s (or have chosen not to block it out) know of a mini-series called V. It is now out-dated and cheesy but it was acclaimed during its time. (It should be noted that much of the stuff in the 80s was out-dated and cheesy). Anyways,...
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I've been talking with my friend Richard a bit on politics and the disappoint we've had with the parties. Richard use to be Republican and while I still claim it I'm more independant in my leanings as well. The Republicans have gotten away from their...
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I'm kinda shocked, the economy is staggering, we have some of the best new changes in government within my lifetime, and the GOP is squabbling and continues to implode. http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/05/19/steele-threatens-quit-rnc-undermines-funding-authority/...
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So I don't know why, I still like to think one day I'll want to be a republican again, but I think this entire generation is done for me. I was reading about Schock and I was thinking "huh, maybe we need young members of the GOP to freshen up the...
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I started my first class this last week. It isn't quite a real class but an intro to the whole online learning process. It basically layouts how you will be receiving assignments, assessments and testing. It also covers the various communities and resources...
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I posted a nice big summary of all of the online playing tools over at http://dndorks.com/ It explains the different tools I've added recently, a bit on their current state of functionality, as well as some info on how people can help post bugs and such....
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not sure why phone randomly posted this pic to my LJ, its one of my family members from decades ago that I took in my grandfather's house. Read More......
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I think about politics alot. I also think about "meta" politics alot. Tonight, on the way home from work, I started thinking about who we vote for, why we vote for them, and whether we are voting for people for the wrong reasons. When we vote...
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