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1. | BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Arts | Pratchett anger at Rowling's rise
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| | ....OK, I kinda understand where he's coming from but, really, all I can think to say to Terry Pratchett is, "dude, bitter much?" There's a valid point or two in there, but if you're mostly .... | 
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2. | Survey on Online Social Interactions
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| | .... not going to call him right now; I'll wait until I think I can handle myself when he starts making excuses.In the meantime, some quizzes and other frivolous (and not so frivolous) stuff to amuse:
Harry Potter Personality Quiz by Pirate Monkeys Inc.
I helped a university student with research -- won't you do the same?
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3. | 2005 Results
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| | ....The Bulwer-Lytton Awards for bad fiction are in! I think I’m going to take a crack at this next year. I’d be happy with a “Dishonorable Mention”. Here is the winner, written by Dan McKay of Fargo, ND. He compared a woman’s breasts to carburetors..... |
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4. | BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Pratchett anger at Rowling's rise
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| | ....Author Terry Pratchett has written an unfavorable note published in a newspaper complaining about J.K.Rowling. His complaint is that the status of the Harry Potter author is being elevated "at the expense .... |
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5. | IEBlog : Standards and CSS in IE
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I might buy the standards compliant argument for Beta 1 (as evidenced by this heated thread at IEBlog), but too old? It's only available to MSDN subscribers right now..... |
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6. | blogher
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| | ....It's been a little over 30 hours spent at the first BlogHer conference in Santa Clara, and though I have been known to embark on whirlwind tours and report promptly back on them (like my 36-hour trip to Rome, Italy), this one is hard to catch, let alone distill in words. .... |
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7. | A Prerelease Tour of GNOME 2.12
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| | .... above Ruby bug and various dependency issues with Monopod development (I need the latest greatest libraries for iPod support) I've been thinking about moving my main development box to Ubuntu Breezy. That brings the bonus of GNOME 2.12, and this 2.12 preview highlights some nice improvements. Giving external programs access to Evolution's mail stores is another step forward for integration, nice..... |
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8. | What Military Character Are You? - theOtaku.com
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What Military Character Are You?
Hosted by theOtaku.com: Anime. Done right..... |
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9. | this
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First off, this must be mentioned. Dumbledore LIVES ON in bready glory!
In other news, the New Jason Mraz CD (Mr. A-Z) is like some kind ofgift from the big guy upstairs. It's glorious. .... |
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10. | Hackett for Congress
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| | ....In the midst of a full-out progressive blogswarm on Paul Hackett's behalf, conservative blogs, who love to boast of their ability to swarm, have done nothing to help out Schmidt in OH-02. In fact, they aren't even writing about it. Look at the result .... |
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11. | Another Face of Terror
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| | ....For further evidence of the continuing plight of women, see Nicholas Kristof's column today, Another Face of Terror, in The New York Times..... |
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12. | The Radio Equalizer -Brian Maloney: Liberals Not Happy With Air America Scandal Reporting
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| | ....As Brian Maloney notes, the left's backlash against his story that Air America founder Evan Cohen might have pilfered nearly half a million dollars in government grant .... |
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13. | Apple-Trailers-Serenity
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I'm pretty sure I had something to say, but hey, second US Serenity trailer.
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14. | Why Bill Gates Wants 3,000 New Patents
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| | ....In a recent New York Times article, Randall Stross takes up the question of software patents in the US and comes to the conclusion that neither Microsoft nor any other software .... |
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15. | J.K.Rowling Official Site - Harry Potter and more
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| | ....It's July 31 in England, which means...it is Harry Potter and Jo Rowling's birthdays! Jo is 40 today, and we wish her all the health and continued success in the world. (If you poke around JKRowling.com, you'll see a bit of notice that it's her birthday, as well.).... |
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16. | The FCC Song
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Eric Idle (of Monty Python fame...but if you didn't know that, then I blow my nose at you) has come up with a catchy little tune about the FCC. The best part is that it's a free and legal download (speedy too).The FCC Song
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17. | GROW RPG
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I can't get past the freaking dragon!Er, never mind. I just did. Woo!
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18. | From this morning's paper:
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| | ....From this morning's paper:.... |
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19. | Apple-Trailers-Serenity Large
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| | ....there's a new (large) Serenity trailer available.... |
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20. | Wired News: A Hacker Games the Hotel
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| | ....It appears that this is not the only problem with hotel security, Wired News has an interesting article where an enterprising hacker can gain much more information than those put on an electronic card by hacking into the unprotected billing system .... |
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21. | The US is going to start tagging Canadians with RFID tags
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| | ....The US is going to start tagging Canadians with RFID tags
My incentive to go to the states has dropped even further — this crossing is in my neck .... |
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22. | BugMeNot.com
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| | ....Boing Boing mentioned a New York Times story (use BugMeNot for a login and password) about bad tow truck drivers around here. The local news channels have covered the subject before as dependable ratings fodder, but it's interesting to see it being written about .... |
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23. | PostSecret
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| | .... are there for just that reason. A collection of lost, forgotten or thrown away photos whose subjects are as anonymous as that guy on the street, each photograph offers a glimpse into a different world. It provides an emotional reaction kind of like PostSecret, but with out the icky feeling of shouldering somebody else's guilt. The site's been around for a while now, but remains charming and is worth a look if you haven't seen it..... |
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24. | Carter: Guantanamo Detentions Disgraceful
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| | ....More at washingtonpost.com
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25. | Swing State Project: OH-02: Come Clean Jean!
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| | ....Bob Brigham of Swing State Project has the goods on how Hackett’s opponent, Jean Schmidt, lied outright about her involvement in a local scandal concerning an attempt by the owner of a financially troubled online business to get the Ohio state governmetn to sell lottery .... |
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26. | Google Earth - Home
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yeah, I sold-out...joined the dark side and all of that.i got a myspace.and google earth makes me feel like i'm god...which i am.
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27. | Paper airplane - The best paper airplane in the world!
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| | ....Also: How to fold the best paper airplane in the world..... |
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28. | The Sniffer vs. the Cybercrooks
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| | ....The Sniffer vs. the Cybercrooks.... |
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29. | TIME Magazine Archive Article -- J.K. Rowling Hogwarts And All -- Jul. 25, 2005
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| | ....I read the Time article and thought it was astonishingly badly written and worse researched. The bit that puzzled me the most was that I remembered interviews with Ms. Rowling where she .... |
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30. | GOP Says It Will 'Bury' Name-Calling Candidate
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31. | told FoxNews
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| | ....But this week they told FoxNews:.... |
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32. | California travel guide
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create your own personalized map of the USA or check out ourCalifornia travel guide
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33. | BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Astronomers detect '10th planet'
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Tenth planet.More movies:Chronicles of Riddick: loved it.Willard: must acquire Gambian giant rat.
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34. | Neil Gaiman
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| | ....Update/Addendum: Quoth Neil Gaiman:
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35. | Technorati Tag: blogher
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| | ....Tags: blogher, bloghercon
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36. | Wayne Besen - Author, Activist, Columnist, Public Speaker
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| | ....John points to a letter Wayne Besen released today; a letter written by a co-founder of Love In Action..... |
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37. | eChalk colour perception: This is the most amazing optical effect in the world
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| | ....But not as interesting as this examination of how our perceptions of color are shaped by the surrounding environment in which colors exist..... |
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38. | INDC Journal:
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| | ....More discussion on the pro-life angle here..... |
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39. | Google Maps
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| | ....Tools to use with Google Maps and Google Earth via Going My Way:.... |
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40. | World Not Set To Deal With Flu
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| | ....TMH - my favorite mad scientist - would be the perfect TWA member to give his take on the front page story in the Washington Post this morning about what appears to be the unavoidable catastrophe of a Bird Flu pandemic..... |
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