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Geek Phobias

Top 11. 11. Ornithotakuphobia – Fear of having a bird fly into your house and take a crap on your Anime figurines and toys. 10. Hypnojediphobia – Fear of being victim of Jedi Mind Tricks. 9. Rectoriaaphobia – Fear of being financially ruined by an file-sharing lawsuit. 8. Seplopizzaphobia – Fear that the year-old pizza…Continue Reading…

free ipods.com delivers

so, about two months later, I finally get my order from freeipods.com. order shipped 10/15/04 from China via fedex, arrived 3 days later on 10/18/04. I might post the obligatory pics later. worth nothing is that most of my completed referrals (if not all) came from people I don’t know in real life. these were…Continue Reading…

Judging and Perceiving

This preference pair describes how we naturally approach life. Judging students seem to have built-in clocks and are able to plan out their work and work their plan. Perceiving students live more in the moment, taking a spontaneous approach to life. They are not lazy or irresponsible by nature. Instead, they understand that being flexible…Continue Reading…

Infinity’s House

Excerpt from Infinity’s House by Ellen McLaughlin But we don’t need the thing to win the war. We’ve as good as won the war already. And as for saving the world, well, what comes to mind is Alfred Nobel thinking that when he invented dynamite he was going to end human warfare – I know…Continue Reading…

Presidential Debate

in the “townhall format” it seemed to be a better format overall due to the flexibility it offers the debaters. I didn’t see the whole thing, but having the audience ask questions was an interest aspect. It gives the debate a real purpose rather than just acting our a speech with no real substance. Particularly…Continue Reading…

College Quiz

from Kaplan “Revenge of the Nerds” While you might be comfortable many other places, the place you’d really like to be is in the lab—computer or otherwise. You want to know what’s cutting edge in science and technology, and you want to be at the forefront of the innovations. If this is you, take a…Continue Reading…