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I know some of the people who read this blog. I know what common interests or happenstances of geography unite us. Yet for the lurkers among you, those who subscribe to the RSS feed but have never left a comment, you are a mystery. I don’t know if you’re here for the geek culture, the [...]

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Today we in America celebrate our independence. It’s an oldie but a goodie.
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There’s an excellent article on Ars Technica today on the significance of an FCC ruling in the 1960s related to a little device that could broadcast a telephone signal beyond the range of wires. You may be thinking “cell phone”, but the idea was that an oilman out in the fields far away from a [...]

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I’ve got an action-packed week at work followed by vacation bible school immediately after work every night this week. So you’ve had fair warning; posts may be kinda slim.
That being said, definitely take a few minutes to read idiotprogrammer’s post on the perils of mandatory arbitration and follow his links. Unfortunately, all too often as [...]

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There’s a saying that goes “Those who beat their swords into plowshares will be ruled by those who don’t.”
I was recently reminded of this when reading Monday’s Penny Arcade post, which in part relates a friend’s experience in a business school course on negotiation. The story is a short five paragraphs, but it’s one that manages to [...]

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