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07/31/2016 17:28
The otherwise excellent local library has one significant design flaw, the work tables are on a balcony that overlooks a slate covered lobby. The effect is that of a sound studio filled with parents chatting up their kids. As a non-parent, I had forgotten how many phrases seem to be repeated by...
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04/26/2014 18:33
In The Everything Store about Amazon it was mentioned mentioned that Jeff Bezos (or his assistants) would respond to complaints sent to his email, jeff@amazon.com, and sometimes act on them. So I decided I would send him a list. This is a very book reader/buyer. In some cases I may just be doing...
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04/25/2014 17:49
Any avid reader of crime fiction realizes that we are in a golden age. The writing level is at an all-time high, there is a boom in foreign language translations, and the internet gives us access to more writers than ever before. But as genre books continue to fill my bookshelves and reading apps I...
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04/20/2012 22:28
Over the last few weeks I have been spending a lot of my free time voicing over my old online comics and turning them into YouTube videos. Once done I post the links to my new masterpieces on all of my social network accounts. My initial uploads received many kind comments and “likes” from my...
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04/18/2012 21:11
Earlier this fall, “The Lion King” was re-released in 3-D. Most of the commentary focused on its surprising box office success. Disney, seeing an opportunity, quickly announced several more 3D enhanced refurbishings. What shocked me was the silence. Sure, there were a few complaints about...
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04/16/2012 13:38
(Spoilers ahead.)
One of the clever aspects of Suzanne Collins’ The Hunger Games is how the hero, Katniss Everdeen, is constantly manipulating the fictional audiences to increase her chance of victory. She models every smile, grimace, word and kiss for a watching world. Using this device...
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04/12/2012 17:55
After spending the last five days making various PowerPoint presentations, I started thinking about how much I loathe watching them.
I recently worked with someone whose position required them to speak publicly on a daily basis. Unfortunately, at best he had modest speaking talents. He...
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11/14/2011 18:53
I recently began dabbling in comics. Not reading them, but actually creating them. One of the beauties of the internet is that everyone can attempt, on some rudimentary level, to create art in forms previously barred by high entry in skill or cost. But today you can create...
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11/13/2011 22:45
(With today's release of the Kindle Fire I thought I would write about my evolving attitude towards e-books.)
I was one of those guys. You know the people who said they would never, ever, ever read with a Kindle. It goes something like this, “I love the feel of a book in my hand,...
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01/23/2011 13:26
One of the most important tools for building your page’s followers is lists. Lists are powerful tools for focusing follower selection. The best way to get new followers when you start a build is to follow others.
Here are a few suggestions for using...
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