decorabilia
trolling the bright waters of the internet
Apr 4, 2007
enforcing real laws in a virtual world
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I have a friend who's busy writing a constitution for a group in Second Life. As a lawyer, he tries to bring his real-world experience ...
Apr 3, 2007
the ugliest tie in the world
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It's a bold claim, but I'm the sort of tie aficionado with the bad taste and the breadth of neckwear experience to make it. For thos...
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Sam Hunt explains vote on HB 2391, gainsharing repeal
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In an email response to my open letter (which I also sent directly to Hunt, among others), he writes, House Bill 2391 has been approved by t...
oh, for the days when I was young and had all kinds of free time
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Reach! Thomas Bartlett calls it "arguably the best college prank on YouTube."
Toxoplasma gondii, cat ladies, and cultural neuroticism
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More research is shedding light on how Toxoplasma gondii works. For those who don't recall , T. gondii is the parasite that causes rat...
balance negs and the UN resolution
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Regarding the current resolution , a reader writes, I wanted to use a balanced neg as a strategy for the upcoming state tournament. The idea...
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Apr 2, 2007
obligatory NCAA bracket blogging X
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The last prediction of the 2006-2007 season: depth and experience trumps superstar power. Florida over OSU, 76-70. Not that it matters. Don...
Mariners start strong
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Hail, King Felix. I don't want to say too much after just one win over a sloppy Oakland squad, but... aw, shucks. This is finally it....
I'll show all you whipper-snappers
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I'm a 96-year old man, and I've finished my novel . I hear your excuses. "Who has the time?" I could die at any time. H...
Web 2.0 pregnable
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And apparently we're all at risk. Update: Fallible, too . Corrects itself pretty quickly, though.
sports fever peaks
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It's opening day in the base-ball. Also, there is some sort of contest between two major universities, the Alligators and the Buckeyes...
Apr 1, 2007
the clang of irony
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Friends and I are slouched in front of the giant screen at the Cinerama, watching as Shpartans take it to the Persians , when all of a sudde...
300 reasons to see 300
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52 Slow... ...mot... ...ion... seq... uence... s. 38 Pauses at odd... times. 6 Longwinded, often repetitive, somewhat redundant, slightly...
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HB 1307 no longer applies to high school students
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Sad news, as Jeff Nusser reports. Statements from Brian Schraum , Dave Upthegrove , and Kathy Schrier are available on his site. Nusser, ...
wiped back on the map
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Remember those Farmers Insurance commercials where things ran in reverse, as crashed cars reassembled, houses undecayed, and a son returned ...
Mar 31, 2007
a Plague of doubt
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Just over a week ago I finished Narcissus and Goldmund . It wasn't my favorite novel , but I found its depiction of the Plague particula...
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mmmmore miraculin
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Radley Balko updates the "miracle fruit" story I noticed in February , and includes a link to purchasing the strangest of experie...
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when in doubt, throw it out
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When you keep dabbing from the same cosmetics, and a horrific rash blooms on your face meat, don't come crying to me. Microbe growth in ...
obligatory NCAA bracket blogging IX
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Two games today, but I'm going to miss both thanks to a marathon of manly movies. (Reviews up tomorrow.) Since sports pundits require t...
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Mar 30, 2007
don't ask me to change your grade
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Especially if you're a principal, superintendent, or board member in Louisiana. For that matter, don't harass or intimidate me when...
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