2007/10/31
by J. Randal
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Bug-killing earring

Estadao.com.br :: Suplementos :: Brinco mosquicida é novidade da Ouro Fino “Brinco mosquicida é novidade da Ouro Fino” I saw the title in the RSS feed: “Fly-killing earring is novelty of Ouro Fino [Fine Gold]“. “Mosquito” here means “fly,” though … Continue reading

2007/10/30
by J. Randal
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On foot for a while

We’re officially on foot today. We got a replacement car from the insurance company for a week, had to turn it in today. Our car should be out of the shop (from a lady backending Vicki) around Nov. 8, so … Continue reading

2007/10/29
by J. Randal
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Dollar lowest since 2000

Folha Online – Dinheiro – Dólar fecha a R$ 1,75, a menor cotação desde abril de 2000 – 29/10/2007 “Dólar fecha a R$ 1,75, a menor cotação desde abril de 2000″ Translation: “The dollar closed (today, 28 Oct) at R$1,75, … Continue reading

2007/10/29
by J. Randal
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A great writer

Townhall.com::Dorris Lessing, Free Spirit::By Paul Greenberg “A great writer is always a subversive influence, a threat to things to as they corruptly are, a kind of one-person government-in-exile.” Hmmm, I’ll have to think about that one.

2007/10/29
by J. Randal
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Navigating change

The Brigada Brigade » Blog Archive » The Backpage: The Trouble with Change “When we can see that change is on the horizon, here’s Doug’s top-seven ways to soften the blow. Try them out on your next big shift and … Continue reading

2007/10/27
by J. Randal
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Toning it down

Townhall.com::Mea Culpa::By Rich Tucker “From now on I’ll aim to be polite, if strident.” The second conservative commentator to promise to tone down the rhetoric. Maybe a Tendency is underway. Good that they’re being Christian about it: not waiting for … Continue reading

2007/10/27
by J. Randal
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Why Open Source misses the point of Free Software – GNU Project – Free Software Foundation (FSF) “Free software. Open source. If it’s the same software, does it matter which name you use? Yes, because different words convey different ideas.” … Continue reading

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