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27 October 2008 @ 05:08 pm
Recipe: Vegan Bacon Chocolate Chip Cookies  
I'm a very odd man, and sometimes I have the desire to thumb my nose at my veganism with culinary perversions. I'm getting really sick of the weird obsession with bacon that has taken over almost everyone I know these days, and learned recently that

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30 July 2008 @ 10:25 am
Xbox 360 Owners: Never Use a Credit Card  
A few months ago, my house was broken into, and one of the items stolen was an Xbox 360. This morning, I got an interesting email in my inbox:
"Purchase confirmation for Xbox Live 3 mo. Gold Membership"

Obviously, since I no longer own an Xb

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22 July 2008 @ 01:34 pm
Awesome Vegan Boots  
Last year, I bought a pair of Vegan Paratrooper Boots from MooShoes, with nervous expectations. I was a little worried that the

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22 July 2008 @ 10:05 am
List of Countries With Population and Capital Location  
I'm working on a little browser simulation of pandemic virus outbreaks. The first thing I needed was a list of countries and their populations and locations, but while I could find all this data separately, I couldn't find it compiled together anywh

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09 July 2008 @ 01:08 pm
My Cousin Might Rape My Childhood  
I checked boingboing this afternoon, only to discover with absolute terror that Hollywood is working on an ElfQuest movie. Seeing a

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11 June 2008 @ 10:42 am
Is Barack Obama a Stealth Catholic?  
Everyone seems to be getting all swept up in Obamarama, but can we really trust this man? It's not like he's written books about his life or anything, so how can we truly know who he is?

Did you know that his father, Barack Obama Sr., converted to

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29 April 2008 @ 12:41 am
Seeking Brains In a 2D Plane  
I started back up on my zombie game the other day, with the approach of ditching the attempt at fancy graphics, and focusing on building a minimalistic but playable game.

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21 March 2008 @ 03:44 pm
Clinton's Win Scenario  
As a follow-up on my post from the other day, I looked a bit more closely at some state polling, and filled out the CNN delegate counter based on what I could find. Whe

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21 March 2008 @ 10:47 am
Obama's Pastor Problem  
There's another controversial quotation that's been floating around, from a different black pastor whom Barack Obama has named as an inspiration and personal hero:

God didn't call America to engage in a senseless, unjust war, and we ar

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20 March 2008 @ 10:30 am
Pot Calls Kettle Racist  
Geraldine Ferraro had some more lovely words to say about Obama and Wright yesterday How she can praise Tuesday's speech as "excellent" while at the same time calling Wright a "racist bigot" is bey

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19 March 2008 @ 02:03 pm
Barack Obama Will Clinch the Nomination on 5/6  
I was just running through some numbers, out of curiosity, and I noticed something: Barack Obama has a good chance at clinching the nomination on May 6th. Taking a pessimistic approach, let's assume Clinton defeats Obama in PA, winning 89 delegates

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11 March 2008 @ 04:46 pm
You and Your Racist Friend  
This is where the party ends
I cant stand here listening to you
And your racist friend
I know politics bore you
But I feel like a hypocrite talking to you
And your racist friend

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11 March 2008 @ 11:18 am
Cheap Gas, or "Who Killed The Lactic Car?"  
With as much bitching and moaning as you hear about gas prices these days, it's refreshing to see a price comparison versus other liquids mos

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07 February 2008 @ 12:41 pm
Yes We Can  
I was deeply struck when I first saw Barack Obama say "we are the ones we've been waiting for" in his speech. I just found out now that it's from part of a Hopi saying, and the full thing is even more incredible and appropriate:

The Hopi Elders S

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Ben
04 February 2008 @ 11:23 am
Epoch Fail!  
I opened up Amazon.com this morning to track a recent order, and saw the following:


I couldn't help but to be reminded of a recent XKCD comic.

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01 February 2008 @ 06:20 pm
It Had To Happen Sooner Or Later  
Today, I speak in links:
http://finance.google.com/finance?chdnp=1&chdd=1&chds=1&

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21 December 2007 @ 10:50 am
I've Got Worms!  
My box of worms from Uncle Jim's Worm Farm showed up today! I can't remember the last time I was this excited about a sudden invertebrate influx into my home. Thankfully it wasn't that cold o

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14 December 2007 @ 02:09 pm
Vermicomposting: Exploding Sheep Optional  
In the great spirit of last minute Christmas gifts, I've decided to build vermicomposters for my family. I already checked with my mom, and she's down with the worms, but I still need to make sure my brother and father are okay with it. I'll be usi

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11 December 2007 @ 11:48 am
Lewis Carroll Gonna Get Raped  
When I was little, I loved Alice In Wonderland for its freaky imagery, and mind-bending poetry. When I was a teenager, I still loved it, but for its mushrooms and hookahs and hallucinogenic references. Now I love it as an adult, for its bent logic,

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04 December 2007 @ 02:32 pm
US Military Adds Insult To Injury  
That's right, the United States Military is asking wounded soldiers to return portions of their signing bonuses. I bet they don't put those "Support Our Troops" ribbons on th

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