July 2008
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You've Got 5 Seconds...
I am currently digesting a new article in The Atlantic Monthly that is the cover story of their July issue, Is Google Making Us Stupid. Nicholas Carr is of the impression that Google, with its ability to link us to all the information we can and can’t consume, is allowing us to overload our senses with information.
Maybe I am getting this wrong. Maybe he is suggesting that it isn’t...
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Irregardless, It Still Shouldn't Be There
Found in my computers dictionary:
irregardless |ˌiriˈgärdlis| adjective & adverb informal regardless. ORIGIN early 20th cent.: probably a blend of irrespective and regardless . USAGE Irregardless, with its illogical negative prefix, is widely heard, perhaps arising under the influence of such perfectly correct forms as : irrespective. Irregardless is avoided by careful users of English....
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New Theme
I figured today was as good a day as any to try out a new theme. I found this particular theme while scavenging through del.icio.us bookmarks for ‘Tumblr’. I will likely end up changing the theme to my page frequently now that I know I can do it with minimal compatibility issues with previous posts. I should not have been told how to do this…
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“Among the free peoples who govern themselves there is but a small field of...”
– -Theodore Roosevelt
I have never read this speech in full until today, and while The Man in the Arena section just prior to this is the most well known portion of the speech, this section caught my attention.
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Toilet Paper Tissue Issues →
Finally, the evidence needed to lay this mistery to rest. Thank you.
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VW 1-litre →
A car that gets 280+ miles to the gallon? Why aren’t we this innovative on this side of the Atlantic?
Granted, there are some short comings to a car that can fit only two people, and not next to each other. I just can’t help but be disappointed in the fact that we don’t even have the option of a vehicle like this.