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Dutch Quote
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Author: ryanvis
niet geschoten altijd mis Coffee has two virutes; it is wet and it is warm. Rest in peace, my grandfather. This cup’s for you.
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Firefox extensions – the downside
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Author: ryanvis
I’m a huge fan of Firefox extensions; it’s high on the list of reasons to never stop using the browser. But there’s always a downside, and my paranoid side has found it. I love the Greasemonkey extension; try it and you’ll find so many uses you’ll wonder how you can write your own. Greasemonkey has […]
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Blogger offers free 300MB of photo space
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Author: ryanvis
Title says it all. Link
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Screw Theocracy, We Have Real Problems
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Author: ryanvis
In the continuing assault on your rights, SCOTUS ruled today that local governments can seize private land (read: your home) for private development. I love this little tidbit. Local officials, not federal judges, know best in deciding whether a development project will benefit the community, justices said. The test was whether city officials know better […]
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Good Ideas vs. Conflict of Interest
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Author: ryanvis
This is an interesting dilemma. If I subscribed to the a magazine with an ethics column, I’d suggest this as a topic. Joe Welinske (who, in full disclosure, I am not a big fan), has started a Yahoo! Group called Reform STC. The group is a place where STC members past and present can discuss […]
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ScrapBook Extension for Firefox
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Author: ryanvis
Is Firefox the greatest browser or what? The extensions are the best part of the browser, making it a real tool, and an ever-adpatable one at that. Take this extension for instance, ScrapBook. Highlight a section of a page, right-click and save the clipping locally. Never loose that snipet of information or the source. Very […]
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Another pointless Top 20 Album report comes out
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Author: ryanvis
Despite my penchant for bad music, I do occasionally listen to good music and consider myself appreciative of music I may not listen to all the time. So, it’s always a good laugh when some magazine/newspaper/webzine/blog comes out with their Top $QUANTITY Albums of the Last $TIMESPAN. Toady’s entry is SPIN magazine, who I thought […]
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Stupid Banking Tricks
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Author: ryanvis
Some days, I really, really want to hate someone over this. If you use your debit card at a pump that does not require a PIN, the station regularly will block out an amount — often $50 or $75 — on your card. From the great minds that brought you “Anyone who listens to music […]
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New Blog (national politics free)
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Author: ryanvis
So, J– and I are moving to Chelsea in a few weeks, depending on the affordability of certain moving companies or the availability of anyone we can scam of kind family members to help us. In doing so, I hope to focus more on my new adopted hometown. Since I don’t have an original thought […]
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The Linux Car Dealership
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Someone (warped23) posting on this story on Slashdot left a killer comment. The poster will probably get modded down since this thread has turned into a “my distro is better than your distro” and fact-checking free-for-all, but it sums up nicely what Linux maniacs are unwilling to acknowledge: Linux, to the average user, in inaccessible. […]