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Common Fallacies
John from work writes in IM: The Yankees beat the Red Sox, and Seattle beat the Yankees. So Seattle is better than the Red Sox? A few links I sent to John Syllogism on Wikipedia Square of Opposition...
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Checking out Bebo.com
My friend Adam kicked the Yahoo habbit and now works for social networking startup Bebo.com. I created a Bebo homepage for myself so I could check out the service and kick the tires. Also, I thought...
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Ascribe vs. Imbue vs. Impute
Pop quiz vocab hotshots: What’s the difference between these three words? Ascribe Imbue Impute I had to look them up recently while reading though a whitepaper. As I expected, the author was...
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Wall St. Windows API (proposed)
HRESULT WINAPI WallStBailOut(…) { return SCARD_W_CACHE_ITEM_TOO_BIG; }
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Microspotting – Geek Paparazzi Squad @ MS
I came across a reference to http://www.microspotting.com in an e-mail at work the other day and was amused. If you ever wonder about a day in a life of a Microsoft geek check out the amusing...
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Lightning
Merriam-Webster Top-10 Favorite Word Quotations #4: Wit “Wit has truth in it; wisecracking is simply calisthenics with words.” – Dorothy Parker, interview in Paris Review, 1956 #5: The Smallest Ideas...
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Metaphor, Simile and Analogy: What’s the difference?
http://www.copyblogger.com/metaphor-simile-and-analogy-what%E2%80%99s-the-difference/ ^— I thought this explanation was quite useful. I particularly liked this quote: “For fun, the next time someone...
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Advisor vs. Adviser
Which is correct: Advisor or Adviser? Doesn’t seem like there’s a clear winner. http://www.agriculture.purdue.edu/agcomm/ontarget/0502/adviser_advisor.htm
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Finding UPS Batteries in Puget Sound
You would be surprised at just how hard it is to find a store with physical stock of UPS batteries in the greater Seattle area. Batteries Plus in Tukila (South Center) is the place to go when your UPS...
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$733M for a Dialog Box
I guess the EU didn’t buy Microsoft’s explanation that a “technical glitch” resulted in EU Windows customers not being given a choice to remove IE and install a competing web browser. Now Microsoft is...
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Two Paths: The Encapsule Project Mission Explained
The organizers of the Seattle Graph Database group pinged and asked if I would be interested in presenting “Schema” and talking about modeling systems with mathematical graphs at an upcoming meetup in...
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G4 Stop Motion Star Trek Videos
These are old but still make me laugh every time I see them. Spock’s Crib: Poolside @ Spock’s Pad: Coffeehouse: Karaoke:
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Bagh The Cat
We adopted a cat from the local humane society here in Washington State last weekend and named him बाघ बिल्ली (Tiger Cat in Hindi, or simply Bagh Cat in English) बाघ बिल्ली I posted his photo on...
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Don’t Be The Crack Spider’s Bitch
Actually, before I get back to mashing graphs I’m going to watch this one more time for a good laugh
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Cowboy Tombstone :)
My father-in-law forwarded this to me in e-mail. Made me laugh so I thought I would share. Happy Friday. The sun is shining in Puget Sound! A COWBOY TOMBSTONE Here are the Five Rules for Men to Follow...
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Happy Fools Day: Gmail Blue
I lot this year’s technology farses were lame. Except this one’s funny:
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“Spring Bear”– A Short Film
I thought this was funny. Crystal Mountain is truly a magical place.
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