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United Kingdom Constitution…

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c Clustershag to 10 Downing – Hung Parliament www.thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor Tea Party OK, I saw Jon Stewart’s item above, and they were talking about … Continue reading

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free geek twin cities…

http://freegeektwincities.org/ is a great idea. I’ve always had a hard time simply throwing away major computer components. It just seems wrong. Dell, at least for a short while, stopped offering recycling of old laptops. Now, with a group like FGTC, … Continue reading

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more window 7 upgrades…

This how Wordpad looks now… and it has more functionality. This how Paint looks now… and it has more functionality. If you’re wondering why I care, I’ve used this two small programs for years, and I was about to make … Continue reading

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dell studio xps 16…

Got a new machine, my old one was starting to burn out – as usual. Hands down, Windows 7 Professional is light years a head of Vista Professional. Wow. The UI’s better, without needing more RAM. The security implementation has … Continue reading

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fire belly toads…

In college, I had 2 Fire Belly Newts, Mark and Jay (long story)… They were OK, as pets go. Today, for whatever reason, I went looking to get Fire Belly Newts again. But I had an issue finding them. So, … Continue reading

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best friend – your best enemy

HBO has this great show discussing the relationship between Magic Johnson and Larry Bird. I’ve always known that these are two of the greatest players, ever. However, because of my age, I never saw these games. I am shocked at … Continue reading

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continuity game…

I was watching the Unbeatable Banzuke on G4, and one of the G4 reporters mentioned this hot game from Sweden, Continuity. Pure genius. Also, not bad background music for a puzzle/strategy game. I gave it a go, and I’ll say … Continue reading

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truly a bohemian rhapsody

If I ever had to create a list of songs that would never find their way into a rap song, you know as a sample. Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody would be very high on the list… Yet, someone actually did it, … Continue reading

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the mosquito…

I did a sound test at the ultrasonic ringtones site, and got the results below. Give a try, and see how well you can hear. For more details into what I’m talking about, check this Wikipedia entry. You are a … Continue reading

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moving the Prior Lake house…

In this video, they’re moving the Prior Lake house. Oh, and it’s freezing out there – 3 degrees!

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