Month: November 2004
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Growth
He that wrestles with us strengthens our nerves, and sharpens our skill. Our antagonist is our helper.Edmund BurkeSo; I guess that it’s acceptable to antagonize someone to be helpful to them?
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Why would you do that? Voice over a sponge.
Tom Kenny, the man who does the voice for Sponge Bob Square Pants, interviewed by Terry Gross: Link Cool game: guess the number of stars – I got 167 on my first try. LinkStrange “I like you” animation: LinkInteresting video on an optical illusion… Link …with corresponding description: Link And finally, a robot that completes…
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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Yesterday morning I woke up with dull pain in my right wrist. And, it has continued on and off since then. I hope that it isn’t what I think it might be. As much typing and mousing as I do with that hand it will be difficult to function if it is out-of-order.
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Balance of Nature
The balance of nature is reached when heating the house costs as much as going south for the winter.James H. McGavran
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Ignomoment
IgnomomentThe split second following a definitive action when you realize you’ve just made a tragic mistake. For network administrators, this means the difference between going home at 5 PM or 5 AM.Infoworld Magazine, 8 Nov 2004, Pg. 48
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Failure
There’s always a reason why something doesn’t work Finding that reason is the hard part.Richard Wilmott, IBM Tivoli