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Seattle Library tax
Ralph Nelson of Yakima argues that a large public library system is not essential. (Seattle Times letters, July 24 2012 ( Read more... ) -
Ah, the improvements in technology...
A little over seven years ago, there was a meme where the idea was to translate songs using an online translator, going from English to German, from German to French, from French to Portuguese, and from Portuguese back to English. As you can see from the link, it got rather comedic.
( Microsoft Translator is a noticeable improvement. ) -
A job description, and commentary.
Requires experience in use & operation of shrink-wrap, paper cutter, hole driller, bindery equipment...
Because taking time to teach all of these would, of course, be too much to ask of an employer. As would offering time to read an instruction manual.
...jogger...
Whatever that is.
...tape machine...Who knows? That might be complex. It ( Read more... ) -
If this nation were run more like a business...
...wouldn't we be selling off the parts that weren't profitable?
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Random scene:
"I don't understand," he said. "You turned your back on your people to become the second-in-command to a man who is taking over the world. Why aren't you planning on taking over from him ( Read more... ) -
I used to think sports were boring.
I finally figured out how to be at a sporting event and not be bored. I just have to pretend that I'm an Aeslin mouse from a colony that's fixated on the sport in question.
("Hail the shooting of the free throw!") -
Well, that was obvious...
I just got an e-mail from somebody claiming to be Myspace. (I don't have a Myspace account.)
I checked the URL it points to: it's (Some Server In France)/frauds.html.
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Some days, I feel slow.
When I was seven or so - under ten, anyhow - I read a comic book where there was something going on at Mount Rushmore that the heroes needed to stop. As they got off, Spider-Man said, "We head north by northwest ( Read more... ) -
Remember, I'm from a city that hadn't paid off the previous stadium when they built the new one.
Sports teams may not be as profitable for the economy as everybody thinks.
I am shocked. Shocked and surprised. No, really. -
An analogy in testing.
Imagine walking up to a condiments bar with a hot dog, and getting ready to put sauerkraut on your hot dog. Then somebody with a milkshake comes up ( Read more... )