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Free September Calendar Wallpaper: Bean Hollow
Bean Hollow is a rocky beach on the California coast near Pescadero. It’s an awesome place for climbing on rocks and checking out tidepools that isn’t overrun with people. We didn’t post a new wallpaper last month, because we wer…
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The problem with Netflix’s 5 star rating system
I have a problem with Netflix’s rating system. There’s not enough room to be “meh” about something. Observe: There are a lot of things that Netflix recommends for me that are 3 stars to 3 and a half stars. This, by Netflix’s terms, means I’d like it but maybe not really like it. Two stars…
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Cat wants lid to stay closed (via @LaughingSquid)…sooooo…
Cat wants lid to stay closed (via @LaughingSquid)…sooooo cute. #fuzzylovedeath
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Why are Google Apps users treated like second-class netizens?
Hey Google. Remember me? I was there when you launched Gmail. I got one of those first beta invites a couple of weeks after you launched the platform. I immediately dropped my Hotmail account and switched everything over from a crazy [email protected] (at the time it was fibonacci_jazz), to a more professional sounding address using…
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Cecret Lake, Albion Basin, UT – 8/21/2011
Cecret Lake, Albion Basin, UT – 8/21/2011
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WP_Query pagination problems? Here’s a hack
It happens every time I use WP_Query. I get a beautiful-looking custom WP_Query. Then I try to add pagination and everything goes to hell. I’ve spent hours looking up solutions. Every time. Nine times out of ten, they don’t work. And for no discernible reason. Here’s a hack that worked for me, and is mostly… (read…
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So this is why Hollywood blockbusters aren’t very good
Disney exec says storytelling is B.S. when it comes to B.O. | Blastr. How are we supposed to be expected to shell out $15 a seat to watch a film in the theatre when Hollywood execs like Andy Hendrickson from Disney say things like this: People say ‘It’s all about the story.’ When you’re making…
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Role Playing Games for kids
Our son loves reading. He’s recently gotten way into The Magic Treehouse series and we’ve since completed the full series (all 45 books!). It occurred to me, since he’s so interested in storytelling, that he might be into those Choose-Your-Own Adventure books that I wasted my youth reading and re-reading until every possible scenario had…