Month: August 2006
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TV Really Is Mind-Numbing
TV found to be a painkiller for children – Yahoo! News: Sometimes the numbing effect of TV can be helpful. Especially if you’re a kid being stuck with a needle at the hospital. Researchers confirmed the distracting power of television — something parents have long known — when they found that children watching cartoons suffered…
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Smalltalk
The Smalltalk Question (Aaron Swartz’s Raw Thought): One of the minor puzzles of American life is what question to ask people at parties and suchly to get to know them. “How ya doin’?” is of course mere formality, only the most troubled would answer honestly for anything but the positive. “What do you do?” is…
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QotD: My First Car
Tell us a little something about your first car. Do you have any photos you can share? Submitted by tamara. My first car was a 1984 Honda CIvic. My mom bought it new. My dad had taken to driving it when not using his work car. At 18, I needed to drive to school because…
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Vox Hunt: Earn Your Stripes
Take a photo of something striped. Something Striped Two ties. Yellow and blue left tie: This is the tie I bought at a Lords and Taylor in the mall across from the hotel where I stayed for the wedding the night before the wedding. Black and Blue tie: This tie I bought during a sale.…
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QotD: Here Comes The Bride
What was the last wedding you went to? Were you in the wedding? My last wedding was August of last year in Chicago for my dear friends Lacey and Myk. No, I wasn't part of the wedding. Actually, I haven't been part of any weddings. Though I did help set up the arch for Lauren…
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QotD: Is This Thing On?
When was the last time you had to speak in front of a group? How did you feel? As a Baha'i I do it quite often. From saying prayers to reading reports, I speak infront of small groups around once a month. For work related things, I've not had to do it in a while.…
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Always Check Out Your Backside Before Hitting the Carraba’s
I’m working from home (yes, 11PM on a Friday night – that’s why I get paid the big bucks). So, I often put on comfortable clothes for working. While jean shorts are pretty comfortable, the sweat shorts are so much better for spending all night typing at the command line and checking things in a…
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0 q = 0 p T/F
My new standard for finding out if people have problems I need to address: I’m hoping this evaluates to true: no questions = no problems. Okay, it probably would not work well should the person not be either a former Math or CS major. 🙁
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Morning Shooting Star
MORNING SHOOTING STAR Originally uploaded by dramafreezone. Stumbled across this really cool photo. The smoke trail is really my favorite feature. Plus, one can make out the head of the trail. 🙂 Go there and get the larger size to see it better.