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Zidane's Disgrace

In case you missed it, Italy’s Word Cup championship was almost overshadowed by France’s Zinedine Zidane’s vicious headbutt to Italy’s Marco Materazzi. The attack, which was replayed over and over all around the world earned Zidane a red card, ejecting … Continue reading

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Pay for next year's gas… now!

Ok, this is just cool. The idea is simple. Pay for however much gas you want right now at current prices and go get that gas as you need it, without worrying about rising gas prices. Apparently, this has been … Continue reading

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You vs. Your software: The Battle Over Your Computer

Go read the excellent article by Bruce Schneier discussing who actually has control over your computer and who you can trust. If you don’t typically think about this stuff, now is a good time to start: There’s a battle raging … Continue reading

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The Beast

I just loaded up digg.com to see what was goin on in the world… I saw this: Coincedence? I don’t know… just sayin’

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Color Vision

I’ve wondered for a long time about why “visible light” is where it is in the EM spectrum, and why it seems to be pretty consistant among life on Earth. For example, why aren’t there animals that can “see” EM … Continue reading

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The Flickr Song

You’ve gotta see this video of Creative Commons photos on flickr set to music. Following the link to the authors blog, I found a bunch of other really good music, all CC licenced. Go give him a listen and/or subscribe … Continue reading

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Groundhog Day

This is so weird…. Every day when I wake up, it’s always Groundhog Day. Every day is the same… Phil always sees his shadow. Will winter never end? How can I escape this repetitive existence?

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Happy Leap Second

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Adopt Us

Janna and I are fostering these two puppies until someone adopts them. They are some sort of terrier mix and are quite adorable. We are calling them “Teddy” (left) and “Dizzy” (right), but they aren’t aware that they have names, … Continue reading

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Violin? or Fiddle?

I play the violin. I have for about 15 years now and play for a couple of area orchestras and weddings and such. Every once in a while, I’ll mention to someone that I am a violinist as part of … Continue reading

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