Archive for 'miscellaneous'
A is for Amazon
If you start to type in the Google search box Google will suggest popular searches that begin with the letters you typed. This is what I got when I typed the different letters of the alphabet. No I don’t know what Zillow is. a Amazon b Best Buy c Craigslist d Dictionary e eBay f [...]
Posted: January 6th, 2010 under miscellaneous.
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Muhammed Illustrated
Muhammed from an illustration in a 13th century Persian manuscript. In some other depictions his face and hands are obscured. Is sacreligious speech protected by the 1st Ammendment? I believe so, as long as it is not libelous or slanderous.
Posted: January 19th, 2009 under art, miscellaneous.
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Microsoft finally makes a decent commercial
Watch the Windows ads. Watch the Apple ads. Apple has been running the “I’m a PC and I’m a Mac” commercials since 2006 without a word from Microsoft. Finally Microsoft has responded and created an ad which says, “I’m a PC and I’ve been made into a stereotype.” From TechCrunch.com [The new Microsoft ads] show [...]
Posted: November 8th, 2008 under hardware, miscellaneous, software.
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Q
I met a man at a truck stop in Perryville, Maryland who said that when we die we go to spend eternity with Q. He said that Q created the world and all the living things in it. I asked him if bad people will go to be with Q, people who have stolen, lied [...]
Posted: August 31st, 2008 under miscellaneous.
Tags: Maryland
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God destroyed every living substance
Genesis 7:4 For yet seven days, and I will cause it to rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights; and every living substance that I have made will I destroy from off the face of the earth.
Posted: May 8th, 2008 under miscellaneous.
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Bob Jones University
I went to Bob Jones University from 1988 to about 1991. I could give you better dates, but I stayed out a couple semesters and I forget exactly when I left. I completed 4 or 5 semesters. One thing that sets BJU apart is campus life. They have strict rules. Here is what they tell [...]
Posted: June 16th, 2007 under miscellaneous, philosophy.
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Sing a little song
If you ever get bored you can learn a new skill, talk to a stranger, skip down the sidewalk, climb a tree, bang a pot with a spoon, jump a rope, fly a kite, cross a stream, climb a ladder, learn to juggle, paint a picture, sing a little song, do a little dance, laugh [...]
Posted: June 1st, 2007 under miscellaneous.
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Guilford County Property Maps
If you want to know approximately where the property lines are for a piece of land in County in North Carolina check out Guilford County GIS Data Viewer. At first glance I couldn’t find any tax value information or owner data.
Posted: March 23rd, 2007 under miscellaneous.
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DIY cardboard furniture at FoldSchool
I love how when you buy a toddler an expensive gift, she spends hours playing with the cardboard box while the toy remains unused. Why not just find cardboard to play with and forget the toys? Swiss-based architect, Nicola Enrico Stäubli, has designed furniture using cardboard that follows patterns similar to what you see in [...]
Posted: March 22nd, 2007 under miscellaneous.
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Forsyth County Property Maps
If you want to find out who owns a piece of land or you want to know approximately where the property lines are for a piece of land in Forsyth County in North Carolina check out the Forsyth County Geo-Data Explorer. It’s fast, easy to use and it gives you lot dimensions, lot numbers, voting [...]
Posted: March 18th, 2007 under miscellaneous, software.
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