Sunday November 22, 2009 at 12:01

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Laughing that’s just funny to watch. :-) (via konrad)

Saturday November 21, 2009 at 12:01

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“[M]an…is the only creature on earth which God willed for itself.”

— Gaudium et Spes, para. 24

Friday November 20, 2009 at 12:03

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Sennheiser CX-300 ear-canal headphones for $16.99…seems to be a good price. Or if a set of portable speakers is more your style, check these out Altec’s on sale for $9.99.

Sennheiser CX-300 ear-canal headphones for $16.99…seems to be a good price. Or if a set of portable speakers is more your style, check these out Altec’s on sale for $9.99.

Thursday November 19, 2009 at 12:02

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Image Editors

Okay, heard a few image editors recommended recently, which was welcome given recent difficulties with GIMP (learning curve-wise, that is). On the Mac side were Skitch for the very basics, and Acorn ($50). Seashore is a GIMP variant with a native Mac interface (instead of X11), so not sure if that’ll be much help. On the Windows side was a heavily recommended Paint.net.

And while I’m in the neighborhood, one other Mac app I’ve heard is handy for doing repeating edits is ImageWell.

Anybody have a free/inexpensive image editor for Windows or Mac they find easy to use and a good feature set?

Wednesday November 18, 2009 at 12:02

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iTunes Free Stuff

Link to the free stuff available on iTunes each week. There can be some good finds in there from time to time. Enjoy!

Tuesday November 17, 2009 at 12:02

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“Defying Gravity”. From the popular Broadway musical, Wicked, as sung by members of the Glee cast. Great notes.

Monday November 16, 2009 at 12:01

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Celebrating stationary grooving. :-) TopatoCo: Can’t Dance Shirt

Celebrating stationary grooving. :-)

TopatoCo: Can’t Dance Shirt

Sunday November 15, 2009 at 12:01

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qliu: Lyrics of YMCA that people know

qliu:

Lyrics of YMCA that people know

Saturday November 14, 2009 at 12:01

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tuneage:

Rodrigo y Gabriela - “Hanuman”

A strange thing happened to me this morning. As I was sifting through my unplayed podcasts, something emerged from my speakers that I wasn’t sure I’d ever heard before. It sounded like it rocked, it felt like it rocked, but it was early and I hadn’t yet had a reasonable amount of coffee, so I wasn’t sure my brain could be trusted. I asked a few friends with good music taste if my uncaffeinated brain was playing tricks on me, and as it turns out, I was right; this music rocked.

The rocking music in question is Rodrigo y Gabriela, a Mexican guitar duo with a flair for metal-infused flamenco. Yes, you read that correctly, they basically play acoustic Mexican folk metal. And it rocks. “Hanuman”, the lead-off track to the band’s latest record, 11:11 (which is a collection of 11 songs, each dedicated to a specific artist), is dedicated to Carlos Santana and features some breakneck guitaring with a Santana-esque feel. How could that not rock?

Friday November 13, 2009 at 12:01

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refulgent

adj.

shining brightly; radiant; gleaming

as in, Crystal chandeliers and gilded walls made the opera house a refulgent setting for the ball.

n. reulgence, refulgency, refulgentness; adv. refulgently

Thursday November 12, 2009 at 10:34

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Build things—like your own clock for instance. :-) Ice Tube Clock kit [v1.1] - $70.00 : Adafruit Industries, Unique & fun DIY electronics and kits

Build things—like your own clock for instance. :-)

Ice Tube Clock kit [v1.1] - $70.00 : Adafruit Industries, Unique & fun DIY electronics and kits

Wednesday November 11, 2009 at 12:02

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sds: davereed: Sycamore Street Press

sds:

davereed:

Sycamore Street Press

Tuesday November 10, 2009 at 12:02

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luckyshirt: Oh, me? I’m just making the biggest decision I’ve ever had to make. No big deal.

luckyshirt:

Oh, me?

I’m just making the biggest decision I’ve ever had to make.

No big deal.

Monday November 09, 2009 at 12:39

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sds: davereed: via hilker: tmblg

sds:

davereed:

via hilker: tmblg

Thursday November 05, 2009 at 21:38

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Epic Fails in Star Wars Design

qliu:

Death Star
An unshielded exhaust port leading directly to the central reactor? Really? And when you rebuild it, your solution to this problem is four paths into the central core so large that you can literally fly a spaceship through them? Brilliant. Note to the Emperor: Someone on your Death Star design staff is in the pay of Rebel forces. Oh, right, you can’t get the memo because someone threw you down a huge exposed shaft in your Death Star throne room.

Nice. :-)

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