Monthly Archives: August 2010

Time Off

Posted on August 16, 2010 by Phil Kadath

Summer Quarter, and the final exams that come with it, is finally over. The results are in and I made Epic Fail on the Math final, getting a 71.88%. However, because I can read both calendars and clocks and did … Continue reading →

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Cough

Posted on August 15, 2010 by Phil Kadath

Congrats to David on the new internet interface machine. But dude, What you very likely paid for that thing would pay for two quarters of my college tuition. I do everything you described on an Athlon organized refurbished desktop that … Continue reading →

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First Post from the New Machine

Posted on August 14, 2010 by Alaska

Patience is a supreme virtue where electronics are concerned. We patiently endured a free but ancient wintel POS but it finally died; we ditched it in favor of a 17″ MacBook Pro with the i7 chip running at 266 GHz … Continue reading →

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Two Drink Minimum

Posted on August 13, 2010 by Alaska

Boss gave me two free tix to see some guy named Rich Vos at the local comedy club. Wife and I and a couple friends will check it out tonight. Hopefully he’s funny. At least we’ll get a nice (albeit … Continue reading →

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Do It

Posted on August 13, 2010 by Alaska

Details here. I haven’t looked at the actual GPS track, but am I right that it looks like he passed through Lewiston and Orofino for the middle of the ‘E’? Maybe he’s a Boomershoot attendee….

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Why, yes, they did just say that.

Posted on August 13, 2010 by Phil Kadath

Tim Cavanaugh reads through some recent reports from the International Monetary Fund and wonders: Did the IMF say the USA is DOA? You should RTWT.

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RNS Quote of the Day: 08/13/10

Posted on August 13, 2010 by Phil Kadath

I guess I just don’t “care” enough. With a firm renunciation of reason sitting in your corner, it makes perfect sense to argue, as Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli does, that his state’s anti-Obamacare lawsuit is “more about liberty than … Continue reading →

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They’re not just bigger

Posted on August 13, 2010 by Phil Kadath

They’ve actually gone to Texas Illinois has lost out to Texas in a bid for a new Caterpillar plant. Caterpillar Inc. said Thursday it chose Victoria, Texas, as the site for the new factory, which will make a line of … Continue reading →

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What is it with these people

Posted on August 12, 2010 by Phil Kadath

As with last week, I was again almost killed at work last night. This time by Karoli of the Crooks and Liars blog. Her weapon of choice was this line in a post about the disparity of the wage compensation … Continue reading →

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RNS Quote of the Day: 08/11/10

Posted on August 11, 2010 by Phil Kadath

In case you missed it yesterday, Tam won the internets. Look, school bullying has been going on since Sargon wouldn’t stop poking Lugal in the ribs with his reed stylus during third period math, and the only reason it wasn’t … Continue reading →

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