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Christ-mas Exegesis

posted Wednesday, December 16, 2009 8:49 AM by mitchell
The Nativityby C.S. Lewis Among the oxen (like an ox I'm slow)I see a glory in the stable growWhich, with the ox's dullness might at lengthGive me an ox's strength. Among the asses (stubborn I as they)I see my Savior where I looked for hay;So may my beast Read More
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What in the World is a Wordle?

posted Tuesday, December 01, 2009 11:39 AM by mitchell
Here’s the wordle for this site. It’s a Java applet that takes in text or a URL and creates a Word Cloud out of it. Just because, I decided to Wordle the White House's blog...interesting, isn't it, that "think" is bigger than "know." Read More
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What He Said…

posted Tuesday, December 01, 2009 11:28 AM by mitchell
http://urbanlegends.about.com/od/barackobama/a/harold_estes.htm Read More
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Twitter, Twatter

posted Friday, August 21, 2009 9:39 AM by mitchell
Gotta love this... Truth About Twitter Read More
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Probability of Surviving a Zombie Attack

posted Tuesday, August 18, 2009 7:55 AM by mitchell
Just in case you wanted to know… Read More
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Bang Zoom, straight to the Moon!

posted Monday, July 20, 2009 5:50 AM by mitchell
In reading this article regarding ownership of the moon, on this, the 40th anniversary of the moon landings, made me want to break out my copy of Heinlein’s The Moon is a Harsh Mistress. Don’t forget to check out the re-mastered Moon landing videos from Read More
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How Do You Read It?

posted Tuesday, April 14, 2009 7:50 AM by mitchell
That’s what the teacher of the law asked Jesus in Luke 10:25-37 (otherwise known as the Parable of the Good Samaritan). I was having a lunch with a buddy of mine yesterday, and, since his wife is studying to be an attorney, the subject of law and lawyers Read More
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PDC 2008: Pre-Conference: RIA with Silverlight (Morning)

posted Sunday, October 26, 2008 1:17 PM by mitchell
So, we're finished with the first part of the pre-conference, broken up in to very manageable 2-hour chunks across today. By which I mean, of course, that we got to eat lunch. The only comment I have about lunch is that it seemed to cater rather extensively Read More
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PDC 2008: Pre-Conference: The Beginning

posted Sunday, October 26, 2008 9:31 AM by mitchell
Well, technically, it began yesterday since I flew out on Saturday. I've already managed to lose (and find) my credit card, get ripped off for wireless Internet access at the hotel, eat way too much, and lose a lot of sleep because of the time change. Read More
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"DeCrapify" Your PC

posted Thursday, September 25, 2008 5:48 AM by mitchell
Article on CIO.com w/ 50 tools to police your PC. My favoritely named one (no comment on it's usefulness) is "PC Decrapifier." Read More
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Defiantly Flawed

posted Friday, September 05, 2008 6:49 PM by mitchell
My buddy sent an email the other day, and I'm pretty sure he didn't mean to say it that way. However, when his "definitely flawed" came out as "defiantly flawed," it grabbed hold of me. I thought, "true dat!" We revel and glory in our sinfulness and Read More
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Titanic, Thresher, Scorpion (not a new species) and Seas of Glory

posted Thursday, June 05, 2008 11:15 AM by mitchell
Fairly interesting article on Ballard and his quest for glory on the seas in the "search for"1 the Titanic, but my favorite line in the entire article is this: "While searching for the sunken submarines, Ballard learned an invaluable lesson on the effects Read More
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We Are Not The Center of the Universe

posted Wednesday, May 28, 2008 10:27 AM by mitchell
According to these researchers who felt a need to "prove" the Copernican Principle, we really are probably not the center of the universe. Interesting comment about " 'anthropic' arguments" though. It's ok if it's not for sale...you can't really buy your Read More
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Tartan Days 2008

posted Tuesday, April 08, 2008 7:37 AM by mitchell
Here are some pictures of the Tartan Days parade held at Frontier Park in St. Charles, MO this past weekend. MO Tartan Days 2008 Read More
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Are you a Visigoth or an Athenian?

posted Monday, April 07, 2008 6:27 AM by mitchell
Interesting 85 sentences.... Read More
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