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Referendum 71: What to do in November
REFERENDUM 71 Ballot Title ( Read more... ) -
Want to protect yourself from Google?
No problem, they have you covered.
Google Opt Out Feature Lets Users Protect Privacy By Moving To Remote Village -
New toys
Got me some new toys last weekend.
New receiver: Denon AVR-3310CI
New fronts: Martin Logan Preface
New center: Martin Logan Encore
New sub: Martin Logan Dynamo
I didn't replace the surrounds yet. I was already somewhat above my original planning for the day. Haven't even thought of "surround rears" yet in my current house.
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To all my iPhone bearing friends
Your iPhone just became your worst enemy ( Read more... ) -
More Referendum 71 shenanigans
Yesterday the "detractors" of Referendum 71 turned in about 138,000 petition signature.
First the explanations.
They are the "detractors" because, even though they are promoting it, they need the referendum to fail if it gets on the election.
Why?
Deceit. Remember from a previous entry that they worded the question so the referendum needs a "yes ( Read more... ) -
Calling on Techies...
My org just had a large headcount open up. Linux and dev experience a must. Must be willing to work in Seattle or Dublin. Languages used are Perl, C/C++, Java. Must have very good knowledge and experience with at least one of them for SDE positions. Developing systems that will support a "next generation" level of automation for a wide range of ( Read more... ) -
One more weight gone.
I suppose this is a major change, so it's worthy of an actual post ( Read more... ) -
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tkat showed me this.
You can watch this video on www.livejournal.com
I-Movix SprintCam v3 NAB 2009 showreel from David Coiffier on Vimeo.
Very cool. All done with high velocity still camera.
Go to the actual page to be able to download native resolution HD 1080p version of the video.
Red blob was shot at 2500FPS. Others were 1000FPS.
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Dodged the bullet
Well, more like leisurely walked out of its way.
The County Assessments came in for the house today.
It was assessed down 18% from last year.
This is still more than what we paid for it. May only be 5%, but at least it's still more.
And now, a little fun ganked from giza
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Obama finally comes to his senses...
About what America is capable of...
After a stop at Denny's.
Obama Drastically Scales Back Goals For America After Visiting Denny's