Archive for the ‘General’ Category
Monday, September 28th, 2009
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People often blame bad luck for their failures. This absolves them of responsibility and allows them to stop trying. What they should have done is admitted their failure, learned from the experience, and prepared themselves for the next opportunity. Exposing yourself to opportunities is the best way to ...
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Sunday, March 8th, 2009
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I may be a bit late to the party but I was finally able to see the power of Twitter this afternoon.
I kept on getting an "Authentication failed" message when trying to log in to AIM. A few years ago I would not know what to do except ...
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Wednesday, October 1st, 2008
I stumbled unto an article written in 1968 that tries to predict what the world of 2008 will be like. Usually, these types of predictions are completely off and tend to predict a future far more advanced than what it actually becomes.
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As expected, the ...
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Thursday, June 19th, 2008
After my previous post on the lack of privacy, I feel obligated to give some advice regarding internet passwords in order to maintain the privacy that we do have.
1. Use different passwords for different sites
You should have at least 3 different passwords:
E-mail Account
This account controls all your other accounts so ...
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Wednesday, May 28th, 2008
A common idiom is "Don't judge a book by its cover" but I think that in this modern age this needs to rehashed into "Don't judge words by their author."
How often do we look at the author before we read an article or blog post? And how does this impact ...
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Saturday, May 24th, 2008
A nice change of scenery for the long weekend. It's amazing how quiet the nights are when you are not in the city.
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Wednesday, May 21st, 2008
So I am porting this blog over from wordpress.com to my own local hosting. Please bear with me and I'll hopefully have more things to read soon.
Edit: I did a rough job changing the dates in the database so the posts should all have the actual post date now.
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Wednesday, May 14th, 2008
I've recently been reading some articles opposing the use of brainteasers during interviews on the grounds that they are unfair and some people have difficulty thinking on the spot. You can make the same argument for any part of the interview process and I feel that brainteasers may even attract ...
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Tuesday, May 13th, 2008
Although it's wonderful to think that we will be able to colonize other worlds when we grow too numerous or run out of resources, it may not happen. It seems that given the level of current weapons and state of the world we will more likely try to conquer each ...
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