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McCain wins the Presidental Debates (hours before they staretd)
It sure looks like McCain wins the Presidental Debates by merelly agreeing to show up. :)
"McCain Win Debate!" ad was already up on Wall Street Journal site in early afternoon!
(Did anyone mention the political loyalties of the Wall Street Journal's new owner?)
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/thefix/2008/09/mccain_wins_debate.html
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Unintended consequences
I've just learned what caused the banks to start using electronic copies of checks instead of the actual checks.
It is ... September 11, 2001!
Before, the checks had to be physically delivered to your bank for drawing. But on 9/11, when all airplanes were grounded, billions of dollars in checks where left stuck in those planes unable to reach their ( Read more... ) -
Posting a letter you received online is now illegal
It it is even worse. Someone can send you a Cease And Desist letter (or any other legal letter), and you cannot post it online for everyone to see, because ... you'd be violating Copyright Law! I really hope this is overturned!
Not only is there usually little creative content in such letters, but they are much more "functional" (a step in a legal ( Read more... ) -
Cambridge Elections tomorrow (updated)
Here is my guide to elections.
School Committee:
Luc Schuster #1
Patty Nolan #2
Joe Grassi #3
Fred Fantini #4
Stefan Malner #5
Nancy Tauber #6 <= moved from #1 to #6, because she actually did nothing intellectual as a teacher. "Can do the talk but cannot do the walk" And she should stop giggling when interviewed.
Please, no Marc McGovern!
Eval criteria:
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Elementary School Entrance Exam Question
"What number does ? stand for on the last line?"
(taken from here)
8809 = 6
7111 = 0
2172 = 0
6666 = 4
1111 = 0
3213 = 0
7662 = 2
9312 = 1
0000 = 4
2222 = 0
3333 = 0
5555 = 0
8193 = 3
8096 = 5
7777 = 0
9999 = 4
7756 = 1
6855 = 3
9881 = 5
5531 = 0
2581 = ?
Hint (read ONLY if you are stuck!): An "average" preschooler will likely have a much easier time ( Read more... )
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