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Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader
So I visited with my parents tonight, and they put on a new television gameshow called "Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?". The premise is that they...
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New look, same great taste!
My GDNet+ should be running out within the next month or so, so you won't have much longer to appreciate my nonsensical ramblings. That's alright...
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I recently found out that Windows 98 still has a higher market penetration than all forms of Linux.I guess that really puts things into perspective.
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Software Engineering
I've come to a conclusion today.Software Engineering is the art of showing your boss how to do something the right way, without making his idea seem...
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Debt
I just paid off my car loan, 3 years early. Check hasn't cleared yet, but I'm hoping there won't be any problems there. Capital One's "payoff quote"...
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Zelda: Twilight Princess
I got another promotion at work yesterday. My third promotion since last August now, and I am now officially a Software Architect. I've been putting...
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What in the world are they smoking?
I admit it. I used to be a linux geek. Back in college, it seemed right to "fight the system" and be a rebel. I installed Linux on my computer, and...
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2007-06-04-04-40-25
The iPhone comes out later this month.Personally, I love products like the iPhone.No really, I do. You see, products like the iPhone allow me to...
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Guess where i'm posting this from ?
I'm posting this from my nintendo wii !!!!!!!! Whoa this is cool . I cannot believe the wii even has java script.
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Wikipedia is retarded
Last week I noticed that they put up the "spoiler warning" tag for deletion. In my opinion this is one of the most useful tags in wikipedia since...
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What's wrong with wikipedia?
So I read an article about wikipedia today and it mentioned a site called "Wikipedia Review" as a site that hosted criticisms of wikipedia. I decided...
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I have no good title.
So I needed to buy something from Target, today. One thing that annoys me about those large stores is that they're always EXACTLY THE SAME no matter...
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Introducing: Bob the Blob
Three months ago, I made a New Years Resolution to create a game that is 99% production-ready by the end of March. Originally, I was going to make...
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Stole it from unix.
So for the past few months I've been making a .NET app at work, and it's at a point where we can show it off at trade shows.So today, I'm in the vice...
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Month 2
February 2007Wii: 335,000Xbox 360: 228,000 PlayStation 3: 127,000I've been looking to buy a Wii for a whole month now, still can't find one.
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Professor Mithrandir Presents:Professor Mithrandir
Good day, ladies and gentlemen. I am the world-renowned Professor Mithrandir. I have come to you today to discuss an important topic: the dark ages...
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Wii have a wiinner
January sales figures:Wii: 436,000 Xbox 360: 294,000 PlayStation 3: 244,000I hate to keep pounding a point in over and over again, but it's like I've...
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Is our children learning?
So, I'm going over resume's for interns, and I run across one from a masters student in CS.He listed each SQL command he's ever used on his...
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