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Review: Vagina Mundi
Vagina Mundi by Wol-vriey My rating: 2 of 5 stars Disclaimer: Got this book free as part of Good Reads First Reads You can take something horrible and push it so far that you move into the realm of absurdity. Some of my favorite media do this. Kill Bill takes violence to such ridiculous levels…
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Crowd Funding Update 6
I Fight Dragons – Project Atma (music): They were awesome at Warped Tour – I can’t wait until they go on the Projecet Atma tour. Manufacturing delays at the vinyl plant meant that the album was delayed. Still don’t have it – should be in my hands in December. Jonathan Coulton, Greg Pak, and others…
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Mascots and Bowdlerization
As I read with my daughter I realize I had forgotten a large part of The Car in the Hat. Also watching the old Disney shorts with my daughter. Both Mickey Mouse and the Cat in the Hat were often jerks before they became mascots for their companies. Now they are goodie two shoes.
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Review: No Land’s Man
No Land’s Man by Aasif Mandvi My rating: 5 of 5 stars Disclaimer: I got this as part of Good Reads First Reads This book reminded me a lot of Tim Allen’s books ( like Don’t stand too close to a naked man). The author’s humor shines through, but humor is not its purpose. Unlike…
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Things my PS3 has been used for
In order of most to least: Watch Netflix Watch Amazon Watch Youtube Listen to music via uPNP Play PSN games Play disc-based games So…I doubt I’ll be getting a PS4 or any next gen system. I could get by with a Roku (or Google or Amazon or whoever streaming stick) and a laptop to stream…
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Boo from Monsters, Inc
Now that I have a two year old I realize that Boo’s drawings are way too advanced for a kid who can’t even speak in full sentences.
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No, Florida, No.
Apparently my old stomping grounds of Ft Lauderdale have passed an ordinance making it illegal to feed the homeless. WTF, Florida? Anyone who is active in church should be fighting this with civil disobedience. They can’t arrest all of you!
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New video for Death to Ego
I’ve been really loving my favorite new Florida-based Ska band, Beebs and Her Money Makers since I saw them in concert last year. I really enjoyed their new album Wurst Album Ever which I crowdfunded. Check out the new 70s-tastic video for Death to Ego:
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Why Car Talk Meant so Much to Me (And why I’m sad it had to go + Tom’s death)
Until I was in high school, my dad and I didn’t bond over much. I knew he was a caring father and loved me, but we just didn’t have much to share except for one thing: Car Talk. My dad was never one to suffer fools, so when he drove me to school in the…
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October 2014 Video Games
Civilization V (18 hrs): Mesa Bros I noticed Dan was on my borders right when I started having the Cho Ku Nu, my special unit. Having played civ and RTS games with Dan, I figured it was strike or be struck. So I went to war. Unfortunately, Dan fights better than AI and because of…
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Because decorating your house for Halloween is more and more of a thing now
Pink Flamingos are corny and kitschy as hell, but this is freakin’ amazing!
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Review: Coral Hare: Atomic Agent (A WW2 Spy Novel) Inspired by actual historical events
Coral Hare: Atomic Agent (A WW2 Spy Novel) Inspired by actual historical events by Clive Lee My rating: 5 of 5 stars Disclaimer: I received this book for free for review purposes Let me just say this up front: I believe Clive Lee deserves high praise for his writing in Coral Hare for maintaining a…
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Review: The Hidden Power of Social Networks: Understanding How Work Really Gets Done in Organizations
The Hidden Power of Social Networks: Understanding How Work Really Gets Done in Organizations by Robert L. Cross My rating: 4 of 5 stars This book is a must read for anyone in supervision or management. It will change the way you look at your employees’ interactions and the relationships they form. There may be…
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Review: Managing the Risks of Organizational Accidents
Managing the Risks of Organizational Accidents by James T. Reason My rating: 3 of 5 stars I had to read this book as part of my graduate work and I’m glad I did. It is an important look at how we can better work on reducing industrial accidents like oil rig explosions, airline crashes, and…
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Watching Netflix on Kubuntu
A little while ago I wrote about watching Netflix on Fedora 20. Also works on the latest Kubuntu with the latest updates installed. Also, at least with Kubuntu, I didn’t need to modify the user agent. It just automatically worked with Google Chrome. I didn’t try with Chromium, but I’d read that didn’t work.