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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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