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Entries from February 2008

On iPods, Music Downloads and the RIAA

February 29th, 2008 · No Comments

This is about a year old, it was filmed at the TED conference in March 2007. New York Times tech columnist David Pogue presents a satirical mini-medley that explains the legal and social history of music and media on the Internet in 4 minutes. I love it, even though not everyone thought it [...]

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Yes!!

February 28th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Finally, licensed AND authorized. I start Monday!
Yes!!

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Tags: My Life

Are Women Human? Huh?

February 25th, 2008 · No Comments

The internet is a wonderful thing! If nothing else, it provides me with an amazing stream of useless but entertaining information.
The BookSeller Magazine is now accepting votes for the 2007 Diagram Prize for Oddest Book Title of the Year. Here are the titles that made the cut:

I Was Tortured By The Pygmy Love Queen
How [...]

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Giving the turtle a break – SUDOKU!

February 22nd, 2008 · 3 Comments

I have a new addiction – I finally started getting serious about Sudoku, and man am I hooked! Yeah, I know I know, Sudoku is old news, but give me a break! I’ve been in Nursing School! It’s like I’m rediscovering the world, emerging from a shell (oops, I promised to give the turtle a [...]

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Tags: In real life

The Turtle is Bored, and other stories

February 20th, 2008 · No Comments

Yes he is, he told me so this morning. I have absolutely bored him into his shell, and I am slowly boring myself into mine. I’ve started wandering downstairs to talk to the turtle just for something to do — that can’t be good. Don’t get me wrong, it’s not that I [...]

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