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Maybe it’s because dogs don’t see color…
I’ll admit it, we watch a fair bit of TV. It’s a mixed bag of stuff – MythBusters, CSI, The Daily Show, NFL Football, Hockey – visually and aurally pretty stimulating stuff I think. Yet regardless of what’s on, our dog, Roni, remains profoundly oblivious. She chews her tennis ball, or lies in her bed,…
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Network
SolutionsProblemsJust a quick little post for anyone who happens to be looking for some place to register a domain: Avoid Network Solutions like the plague. Their service is overpriced, their website is nearly unusable, and their customer support department is either incompetent or deceptive (or both). On the positive side, I continue to be really…
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Star Guide
My father and I have always enjoyed gazing at the night sky together. As a child, I would stand or lie next to him in some dew-filled meadow, trying to ignore the growing chill and the ache in my neck as he guided me from star to planet to constellation. I grew up assuming that…
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Cricket
I’ve mentioned from time to time how keeping a blog has shaped not just my ability to write, but also to be a critical thinker. It has raised my awareness of the value of speaking clearly and eloguently. That point was driven home again today while I was looking into the [geeky protocol I’m playing…
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Free (as in, “really!”) Audio Books
Holy crap, how is it that nobody’s told me about LibriVox.org before? Tons of public domain audio books, as read by volunteers from around the world. Free, and in MP3 and OGG formats. What’s not to love!