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Adobe Photoshop turns 20
Hard to believe this milestone. Personally, I always thought the infamous software made its debut in the late Eighties because of a memory I have from my time at Marquette. While I was taking a basic layout/design course, the lab … Continue reading
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New car update
It has been a relatively quiet week from me and my site. I blame the weather more than the current AHL season (the Stars will be on a five-game road trip after tonight). The weather? Austin has had it rather … Continue reading
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AHL shuffle in 2010-11 announced
Last night’s hockey post was a bit brief and off-kilter thanks to the carb coma induced by Wings n’ More. I totally spaced on the upcoming changes in the league: The Canes’ affiliate in Albany, NY is moving to Charlotte, … Continue reading
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Прощание Vishy
During last night’s loss to the Griffins, the guy who has the distinctive “Let’s go Stars!” shout tapped me on the shoulder and asked where Vishnevskiy was since I already told him about Wathier and Sawada being called up to … Continue reading
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Happy 11th birthday TJ
Today was his 11th and it will certainly be memorable courtesy of the weather out East, makes me glad my birthday is in the Summer. However, it was his day so I hope he made the best of it with … Continue reading
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RIP Dr. Geoffrey Burbidge
In all my years of following Astronomy for 30 years, Dr. Burbidge’s name never came up despite his involvement in the theory about the universe starting out with simpler elements (hydrogen, helium and lithium) and through explosions (supernovas, gamma-ray bursts, … Continue reading
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Guide to “foreign” gestures
I will have to try these out with my Japanese co-workers, see if they’re accurate or still used. Somewhere buried in the slew of boxes tucked away for Operation: Alexandria (soon to be happening again) is a book I bought … Continue reading
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KMAG hits one million songs…
…and no, I am not doing the whole Dr. Evil-Mike Myers bit with my pinky. The joke was rather tired by mid-Summer 1997. This landmark, okay trivial, event finally happened at 3:15 AM on January 30, 2010. I didn’t bother … Continue reading
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First cold of the year is almost over
How I hate being ill because it really takes 7-10 days to truly recover and I don’t really feel like being put on disability should I require five or more. The bigger peeve is the amount of e-mail to sift … Continue reading
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Happy Birthday Lester, this time I got it right
Originally, thanks to last week’s Malaise, I thought I had missed the correct date but I would still post because it would balance out, similar to averaging two numbers. Doesn’t matter, I still want to wish my gaming sensei a … Continue reading
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Now to await my jetpack
The rumor sites could finally give it a rest last Wednesday, the iPad was announced, shown, demonstrated and I think it will be an awesome product. Admittedly, I work for Apple so there is an automatic bias but I was … Continue reading
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RIP Howard Zinn
Columnist Bob Herbert wrote a nice piece about him yesterday, I think he says many of the things our SCLM doesn’t have the brains nor spine to say about the man. Meanwhile it practically sent Michael Jackson out on a … Continue reading
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I bet this killer will still have access to legal texts
Recently, a prisoner in Wisconsin (of all places) lost his lawsuit claiming that a ban against playing D&D was a violation of his free speech rights. If you read the story, the part about concerns over him being the center … Continue reading
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“One of you is going to betray me.” 26:21 Alpma Paaus
Over ten years ago, when The Phantom Menace came out there were all those Jesus was a Jedi jokes over Anakin’s improbable birth. This gentleman’s amusing shirt proposes the theory that Judas was a Jedi since we all know Vader … Continue reading
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Sorry if I was away…
…it was a week of the Malaise for me; a bit of my Evil Twin returning, anxiety and overall fatigue. I guess it’s officially an election year if I’m feeling so terrible. I would say the weather taking an ugly, … Continue reading
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