links for 2006-11-23
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this is the quote from a student in a conservative group that boggled my mind: “no professor or administrator should express an opinion publicly about anything.”(tags: academia blogosphere)
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some things to think about the next time I go to the falls at the old brewery.
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a beautiful old church in my old stomping grounds, being demolished for a hospital expansion.
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alternate ways of thinking about search engine advertising. fulfilling the niche “shopper”.
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where persuasive = helpful & useful.(tags: web_dev)
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to get gtalk on the mda
links for 2006-11-22
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Survey of “1,018 college-bound high school juniors nationwide, asking them for their expectations and behaviors on issues such as college Web sites, cell phone usage, blogs, and podcasts.” use for funding request.
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alas, kinda ugly.
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which reminds me…I bought a lovely free-range turkey, so no pop-up thermometer. that means I need to buy a real thermometer!(tags: food)
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wacky!
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another laptop desk, cheap!
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by students/faculty. nice overview.(tags: academia blogosphere)
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“Hmm, let me think. Free butter or women’s rights …” Cracks me up. (They’re protesting tomorrow afternoon; alas, I will be at work.)
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photo from Elizabeth of TV’s Stately Wayne Manor, post-fire. plus comment with my reminiscing.
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medical supply?!(tags: home)
links for 2006-11-21
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“We can’t take for granted that every young person already knows how to use this technology.” exactly!
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by way of UIE brainsparks, oddly enough
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always happy to see more color tools!
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food substitutions. damn good idea.
links for 2006-11-20
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that is officially the stupidest thing I’ve ever heard.
links for 2006-11-19
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strange follow-up to the pleasant piece of the other day…..
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also has link to planning a drip irrigation system. start preparing now!(tags: garden)
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to do a very simple quasi-turing text challenge.
links for 2006-11-17
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I hate altoids, but I happen to have a couple of the tins kicking around….
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pretty things with fimo & altoids tins.
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the third option: altoids tin pinhole camera
links for 2006-11-16
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I totally want this for next year.(tags: gifts)
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with a journey into the topic of “flow”(tags: productivity psychology)
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“It was like plugging back into the universe.” Scott Adams, impressively eloquent on the joys of life upon getting over a cold.(tags: philosophizing)
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“See, ‘make the logo bigger’ is a solution. ‘The brand isn’t prominent enough’ is a problem.”
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maybe by the time we need to replace our furnace these will be a little less spendy!
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as noted by a commenter: Tesla’s revenge.
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uses CC-licensed flickr pictures. I sent a card to H!
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“Due to power-outages in Tumwater, KUOW 1340 AM is off the air.” That would explain the static. I’ve been listening to KPLU, which I don’t like as much, but this post reminds me of KUOW’s rebroadcaster in Tacoma.
links for 2006-11-15
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motivational posters for D&D (mostly) — tres silly
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this, in a nutshell, is how I design stuff.
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my dad was in telcom, my grandfather (other side) was an engineer. I worry, periodically, about Aspbergers.
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comparing to other schools
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All the way back to Washington. Fascinating stuff. And way too easy to spend time playing with.
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would be pretty cool, if they get it working somewhere(tags: eco urban_studies)
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I’ve had this happen twice: one from hiking (I think) and the 2nd time from dropping a papercutter on my big toe. I’d just forgotten what it was called. One of those weirdly melodious latinate terms.
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what a crazy idea…nice use of PNG transparency.
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so I don’t forget this time.
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in Photoshop, by way of Elly. no use for it right this second, but I know it’ll come in handy one of these days(tags: photography photoshoppery)
links for 2006-11-14
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not that we have a “global corporate” intranet, but there are good ideas here. I’m particularly interested in the “business park” concept.(tags: intranet)
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I liked CodeIgniter, but it seems like Cake has a lot of energy behind it.(tags: php)
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kewl!
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crazy stuff; also, nice integration with their directory!
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“Building a Mac Home Media Center, Part 1: How To Get iTV Capabilities Today, For Less”
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nice tip, and very easy.(tags: photography)
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excellent summary, including the (new to me) info that JS on phones kills battery life.
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instructions for binding own books.
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plus, as usual, the lifehacker crowds have lots to add
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“Panera tried to invoke that clause to stop the opening of an Qdoba Mexican Grill.” how fscked up is that? we’ve been going there on work lunches quite a bit…dunno if I want to do that again.
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aha! I had something like this at a neighbor’s house recently.
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I’m making this right now….
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mmmmm…girl drink
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treatful