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The Original Mafia Rules

I found a link to the original rules for the game Mafia. It’s really a fascinating game, and amazing to see how it’s a worldwide phenomenon. I’ve seen it played in middle school, high school, church, youth groups, colleges, companies, internship programs, and so on. There’ s literally no place that Mafia hasn’t been. Here’s…Continue Reading…

Hors d’Å“uvres

Hors d’Å“uvre is a ridiculously complicated word. Can we just say “appetizer”? Or perhaps we could simplify it with an English spelling. “Horderves”?

Computer Science Tragedy

One of the greatest tragedies of computer science is that the names of good programming languages stink.

Java 5.0 Update 11 Available

I dislike when software updaters offer to download a new upgrade, but they don’t have a changelog. I think it would also be a good idea for it to tell me which version I currently have installed, so I can make an educate decision instead of just having it shoved down my throat. What do…Continue Reading…

Personality in blogging

As I mentioned a short while ago, today I read Joel Comm’s post called Speaking My Mind. I posted a comment in reply, but it’s being held for moderation, so here it is in the meantime. I completely agree, Joel. I’ve been posting to my blog for nearly 5 years now, but it’s only in…Continue Reading…

Avoid TCF Time

For those in InterVarsity Trojan Christian Fellowship, you know that we have an unspoken policy known colloquially as “TCF time.”  Put simply, this is the fact that TCF events always start 15 minutes late. Last weekend, I went on TCF’s annual Men’s Retreat. For those wondering why we have a Men’s Retreat, the answer I’m…Continue Reading…