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Month: April 2012

Three Kinds of Troublemakers

April 30, 2012Will Truman 37 Comments

I’ve always been torn as to whether or not to write about my adventures in substitute teaching on NaPP since it’s not really political and most non-political stuff goes on Hit Coffee but it is sociological. I had a two-fer… Continue Reading →

Uncategorized Bad Eggs, Impulse Kids, Really Good Kid, Worst List

Monday Trivia No. 56

April 30, 2012Burt Likko 27 Comments

Frankly, I think there’s more than meets the eye with the statistics underlying this week’s list, but all the information comes from the government so who am I to question it? Anyway, the top ten nations on this week’s list… Continue Reading →

Trivia Hong Kong, Kiribati, Macau, Montenegro, New Zealand, Norway, Panama, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Sudan, United Arab Emirates

Product Placement

April 27, 2012Will Truman 1 Comment

In the scene of the second episode of Fringe, a woman is opening a Kia Sedona. I guess Kia isn’t paying them for it, because they replaced the Kia logo with a generic one, but I guess it was too… Continue Reading →

Uncategorized Harvard College, Office Space, OS, SUSE

Fifty Shades Of Grey: The Family-Friendly Version

April 26, 2012Burt Likko 4 Comments

Anastasia Steele nervously waited to interview the mysterious gazillionaire Christian Grey. His office was elegantly decorated in a spare, ultra-modern fashion. His attractive receptionist showed Ana in. Tall, younger than she had anticipated, and very handsome, Grey shook her hand and… Continue Reading →

Uncategorized Christian Grey

Who Needs a Nose? I’m Full of Spite

April 25, 2012Will Truman 3 Comments

Yesterday, I actually came to the defense of cell phone companies. Sort of. I basically argued that we are better off with the national consolidations we have than we were in a more competitive market with more local and regional… Continue Reading →

Uncategorized Best Buy, HP, Windows Mobile Island

Bleg: Bluetooth Earpiece

April 24, 2012Will Truman 4 Comments

As I look for an opening to make a transition to Android for my smartphone alignment, I am stymied by a few things. One of which is my apparent need for a particular type of Bluetooth earpiece. I am hoping… Continue Reading →

Uncategorized AVRCP, Pause Play

Late Monday Trivia #55

April 24, 2012Will Truman 13 Comments

Category A: Florida, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, South Dakota, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia*, and Wisconsin. Category B: Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania*, and Rhode… Continue Reading →

Trivia New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, South Carolina

The Upside To The Spam Invasion

April 21, 2012Will Truman 8 Comments

I just went through and deleted 11 comments that made it through the filter. It’s a real pain (and I suspect Burt is doing more than I am on this front), but there is an upside: It’s drawing attention to… Continue Reading →

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Spamalot

April 19, 2012Burt Likko 2 Comments

Wow. In the past three days, over five thousand spam posts here on this sub-blog alone. About a dozen made it through the spam filters and one had enough correctly-spelled words and proper English syntax to pass over the threshold… Continue Reading →

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In Which I Compare Myself To Crazy Russian Cat Lady

April 19, 2012Burt Likko 21 Comments

This video from Russia depicts a sad sight, that of a lady who has allowed her house to be taken over by over 130 cats. Metaphorically, I am Crazy Russian Cat Lady. And each of the cats is one of… Continue Reading →

Uncategorized Russia

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