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Archive for January, 2009

Apparently at some point during the course of today’s dayhike, my GPS decided that I was somewhere in the northern wilds of British Columbia, Canada just south of Tatlatui Provincial Park (nearly 700 miles from my actual location… think Alaska).  It was amazingly adamant about this and plotted my relative movements accordingly.  Cleaning up the [...]

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Finally! Gmail offline beta/lab has been added to my account. Woot! #

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Finally! Gmail offline beta/lab has been added to my account. Woot! #

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Pretty day. Knocked out a quick 7 mile hike, now shower then off to the coffee shop for some much needed caffeine and writing. #

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Pretty day. Knocked out a quick 7 mile hike, now shower then off to the coffee shop for some much needed caffeine and writing. #

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Flash swf decompilers certainly have improved since I last used them. :) #
The movie Australia IS meant to be a comedy, right? #
Even the aupreme hotness of Nicole Kidman cannot save this movie. #

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Patron #1: So, you hear that Wikipedia is considering making all edits require approval from their staff.
Me: *begins rudely eavesdropping*
Patron #2: That’s just stupid. The system is self-correcting.
Patron #1:  Well, occasional flame wars aside. *laugh*
Patron #2: You know what I wish?  I wish there was a Wikipedia where ANYONE could post about themselves.  Forget this [...]

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I’ve been doing a lot of freelance lately and given the current economy, I’m glad to have the work. As well as, individual entrepreneurs, larger companies seem to be using more and more freelancers to fill the gaps in their resources as an alternative to take on the uncertain expense of full time employees (much [...]

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Somethings are universal… like people dressing up in label smothered cycling gear and pretending to be professional athletes. :) #

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I strive to understand the humor of other cultures because I honestly believe being able to laugh along with the rest of humanity is the key to the eventual unity of the species… but that aside, while British humor should, in theory, be easily accessible by Americans, there are parts of it that are all [...]

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