opinion-and-editorial
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Silent Assassin in Second Life — One approach to raising awareness.
Diabetes UK is a charity that helps people with diabetes. They have a new campaign that focuses on delivering their message via Second Life, the popular virtual world where people can interact with each other. The campaign features virtual posters sprinkled throughout the environment, allowing participants of the game to see these posters as they…
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Prosper registration filing
I read this on the Prosper blog this morning. Very interesting development, Is this following suit for that other site that’s doing loans as well? I forgot the name at the moment… Until we complete the registration process, we will not accept new lender registrations or allow new commitments from existing lenders. If you’re an…
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Composting Away my Greens
So it seems that the compost is doing well. The morning after I wrote my last post, I decided to add the leftovers I had waiting, the same leftovers that I showed you before in the freezer bag. When I went to add them I noticed that the compost felt a little too wet. Since…
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My Small Compost Project
I’m sorry it’s been so quiet lately around here, hopefully I can bring you in the loop and show you some of the stuff I’ve been doing. Soon after my birthday I got extremely busy with several projects. I’ve had little or no time to blog about them, or even keep some notes. But one…
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Very Interesting Globalization Video
Here’s the transcript of that video: Did you know? Sometimes size does matter. If you’re one in a million in China there are 1,300 people just like you. In India, there are 1,100 people just like you. The 25% of the population in China with the highest IQs is greater than the total population of…
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Getting things done, Google Video.
After my post regarding my inbox being empty, I got a few questions about GTD. Getting Things Done is a process that helps you manage EVERYTHING about your life. Its not rocket science, or even difficult. Most of the ideas and specific steps in the method of GTD are actually very intuitive. I explained the…
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The Jesus shot, Tiger Wood walks on water.
Gamers everywhere are rejoicing, the next year or so is promising to be filled with many top-notch games, Spore, Fifa09, TG09, Battlefield, etc, etc. I don’t follow the gaming industry religiously as I used to, mainly due to a lack of wastable time. But I keep track of a few games I really like, and…
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W00T – Empty Inbox. Thanks GTDinbox
I’ve been a big fan of the GTD methodology (see What is GTD, and GTD on Wikipedia). I can’t say that I’ve mastered it, but it works when you actually follow through. My problem is procrastination, or short attention span to things I don’t really want to do. But I’m working on it… One of…
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More Google Privacy Issues, Norcal is Not Happy.
More about the whole privacy issue with Google and Streetview. I think going to a private road is crossing the line, no pun intended. I see both sides of the argument and as a photographer, I can see where Google may feel its okay to do this. In the other hand, if I went out…
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Spore coming out soon! – Interview with Will Wright
I’m getting more excited about Spore coming out soon. The date is getting closer closer. Did you check out the trailer? Well, Cnet put out an interview with Spore game-master Will Wright on their site. The interview is short and easy to read, but it brings the spirit of the game forth and frankly it…