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More Radioactive Stuff Please!
If there wasn’t so much PSH over radioactivity we could have atomic batteries in our electronics that last for years instead of chemical batteries that only last a few hours. Irrational fears of radioactivity have kept useful products off the … Continue reading
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Verizon forces all cell phone carriers to adopt flat rate pricing
Cross posted from the “Serious” blog. From now on I’ll post non-snark wireless and Internet items over there. The gun stuff will stay here along with everything else. -Alan And that’s what will happen happened in response to Verizon’s announcement … Continue reading
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It's cold in Minneapolis
This is the view from my hotel room in Burnsville, MN. Cold and bleak doesn’t begin to describe it
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New Twitter box on the sidebar
I use the WordPress widget Twitter Tools to update Twitter about a new blog post, but I didn’t like how the Twitter Tools looked on the sidebar. I’ve added a java script from Twitter that updates faster, as long as … Continue reading
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How long can a cold last?
I’ve had this one for two weeks. The last two days I’ve had fun watching what my lungs cough up. It’s not a debilitating cold, more of a walking wounded kind of thing. I don’t feel bad enough to warrant … Continue reading
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Busy day Saturday
An IDPA match in the morning then back home to collect Wife and Monkey and drive to Fort Worth for the rodeo. Highlight of the evening (besides the swine barn – Mmmmmm, bacon) was seeing one of the bucking horses … Continue reading
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New Theme
I’m trying out a new theme. It sucks 99% less than the previous one. I still have a little trouble making the header image fit. I exported the cropped image from iPhoto, but I guess I’m going to have to … Continue reading
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I Am Not Afraid Of Terrorism
Via Bruce Schneier’s excellent Crypto-Gram, is Downsize DC’s I am not afraid campaign. “I am not afraid of terrorism, and I want you to stop being afraid on my behalf. Please start scaling back the official government war on terror. … Continue reading
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The Album Meme
From Squeaky vi Roberta X. The Band Meme Here’s how it goes. You are about to have your own band’s CD cover. Follow these directions to the letter. It’s fun and requires no thought at all. Go to…… 1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Random … Continue reading
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My new hero – Ezra Levant
Before I saw the link to this youtube clip on The Bleat I had never heard of Ezra Levant. I still don’t know anything about him, but for this clip alone he is a hero. You can read more here … Continue reading
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