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Forecast
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Author: ryanvis
8 is not a temperature. It’s certainly not a high. At least we didn’t get the 30″ of snow my folks got.
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Super Bowl
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Author: ryanvis
Not that I have any emotional or monetary involvement in today’s game, but for what it’s worth: Colts 31, Bears 28.
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And the Hits Just Keep On Comin'
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Author: ryanvis
Not content to be called a laughing stock by his own constituency, Boston mayor and opponent of reason Thomas Menino has decided that the best course of action now is to pursue a ban on guerrilla marketing. As Techdirt points out, this is stupid on many, many levels, not the least of which is intent. […]
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This is getting stupid
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Author: ryanvis
Two held after ad campaign triggers Boston bomb scare – CNN.com You read that right; Boston is so pissed about the egg on its face for overracting in epic fashion, they have arrested the two guys who installed the artwork. For those coming in late, Boston was essentially shut down yesterday over a “terrorist threat”. […]
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Link Baiting, Flickr edition
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Author: ryanvis
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You are the CEO of an online service, say in the media sharing space. One of your competitors is completing the final stages of merging into the larger company that purchased them over a year ago. Some customers (many of whom receive the service for free) are complaining about new limitations placed on the service. […]
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Why Does Andy Griffith Hate America?
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Author: ryanvis
I’m late to this meme, but Reason Magazine links to a clip from The Andy Griffith Show that shows just one of the many reasons that warrentless wiretapping is wrong. Remember when we all used to think about “due process”? (Side note: If anyone knows how to embed YouTube video in WordPress blogs, I’m all […]
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Top Ten List
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Author: ryanvis
Top Ten Signs You’re a Fundamentalist Christian10 – You vigorously deny the existence of thousands of gods claimed by other religions, but feel outraged when someone denies the existence of yours. 9 – You feel insulted and “dehumanized” when scientists say that people evolved from other life forms, but you have no problem with the […]
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Which Science Fiction Author Are You?
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Author: ryanvis
I was too nerdy not to do this. I am: Arthur C. Clarke Well known for nonfiction science writing and for early promotion of the effort toward space travel, his fiction was often grand and visionary. Which science fiction writer are you? Which is a pretty cool result as I like Clarke’s work quite […]
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Adventures in IT
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Author: ryanvis
First clue that you won’t be home on time. 4:38pm, new guy on Tier 2 Help Desk: “You got a sec?” 4:56pm, me: “That’s not possible.” 4:56pm, me: “.. but someone managed to do it.” *sigh*