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swimming

Winning the Heat

…swim meet photos to flickr. Here is one of me in early 2003 winning my heat in the 50 meter freestyle. (Back then I didn’t swim in the fastest heat)….

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Google

Another 3 Gmail Accounts to Give Away!

…time I had more demand than accounts, but instead of going back and just giving them the accounts, they are free to post again and be re-entered into my contest.

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travel

Trip to Israel Journal Entry Day 7

This morning I went to have a shower but the boiler was off and the water was freezing. Last night, after supper I went for a walk with Julie Whitehead….

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culture philosophy

What You Can’t Say

What You Can’t Say is an interesting essay by Paul Graham about heresy: how to think forbidden thoughts, and what to do with them. So take the Conformists test, “Do…

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life

A Little Adversity Goes a Long Way

…day of work scheduled (out of town) and not the slightest inkling of a plan for the afternoon or evening. As it turned out, the half day of teaching was…

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education games life

Tuesday Night Video Game Class

…up some other somewhat overdue items. I’ve been asked by some friends what the class is actually about. In it we talk about everything from gameplay and graphics to the…

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Science

Science Blogs

…from a wide array of scientific disciplines, with new voices coming on board regularly. It is a global, digital science salon. The blog topics include everything from ethics to principles…

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animation

How to Hook Up Your Home Theater

…of Secrets — but it is significant because it recaptures the spirit of Disney in the golden era of animation. It aims particularly at recapturing the Jack Kinney classics like…

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swimming

I’m Looking for Olympic Swimming BitTorrent Links

I read an article by Matt Haughey on possible ways of using BitTorrent to broadcast the Olympics. It made me wonder if I will be able to find swimming torrents….

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economics Health

Are Children’s Car Seats Over Rated?

Steven Levitt, of Freakonomics fame, at a 2005 TED Talk speaks about the economics of car seats. His data lead him to ask the morally difficult question, are children’s car…