Archive of personal
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Praise for Personal Education with The Teaching Company
Posted on December 7, 2011 by Mystech in My ReviewsI like listening to something while working. Sometimes it is a podcast, more often it is music. Right now, it is one of The Teaching Company's courses. The Teaching Company has a compelling, if perhaps niche, angle. Essentially, they distill...
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DSM-IV Supplemental Entry: Econopath
Posted on October 8, 2008 by Mystech in JournalGeneral Traits & Warning Signs: Individual exhibits exceptional glibness and superficial charm, particularly among casual or newly established relationships. Particularly adroit at Congressional Hearing interviews. Core interpersonal relations centered on hostility and domination. Other people are primarily categorized as victims and...
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Google & T-Mobile G1 Android Phone
Posted on September 23, 2008 by Mystech in TechnologyAll the good stuff is there, but there are several items between the three parties responsible (Google, HTC and T-Mobile) that annoy me. Some are easy to fix and may change under customer pressure and as delivery date arrives. Whether...
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Understatement & Modesty Will Rule the Day
Posted on July 9, 2008 by Mystech in JournalSo this morning I'm told we need individually written personal descriptors (role, experience, etc) statements for a client pitch. I read some examples that other people with other companies have done and they were...
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Search & Seizure Goes Corporate
Posted on July 3, 2008 by Mystech in PoliticalImagine, if you will, a theft steals a candy bar from a convenience store. The clerk suspects that the thief lives in a large apartment complex nearby. So the clerk approaches the apartment complex management and demands the keys to...
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The Return of the Simply Audiobooks
Posted on February 20, 2008 by Mystech in My ReviewsSome of you may recall that I gave Simply Audiobooks a try a few weeks ago. My encounter was less than I'd hoped, but their Vice President of Marketing was kind enough to contact me and...
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Peer Pressure & The Art of Letter Writer
Posted on January 2, 2008 by Mystech in JournalCommunal living has its sacrifices. One of which is the various habits and values of one's neighbors. Many of these vary widely and simply have to be adapted to. Some, however, should be common courtesies and observances. Trash, for...
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Data on 2.9 million Georgians goes missing
Posted on April 10, 2007 by Mystech in Technology(CNet) A CD containing personal information on Georgia residents has gone missing, according to the Georgia Department of Community Health. Data on the CD includes addresses, birthdates, full names and Social Security numbers of people who were enrolled in Medicaid...
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Gonzales Cautions Judges on Interfering
Posted on October 2, 2006 by Mystech in Political(Washington Post) Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, who is defending President Bush's anti-terrorism tactics in multiple court battles, said Friday that federal judges should not substitute their personal views for the president's judgments in wartime. He said the Constitution makes the...
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If A WebDev Could Wiki, What Would A WebDev Wiki?
Posted on September 1, 2006 by Mystech in CodeSo I've been reading up on the various distributions of wiki hosting software out there. Unsurprisingly, Wikipedia itself has a fairly comprehensive and seemingly unbiased set of articles on many of them. I thought it might be a...
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