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Tablet PC
Not the Nexus 7, but the Lenovo Ideapad A2107A is the real price breaker among the Android tablets: you get the 7-inch tablet with 3G for 199 Euros. But after the test is certain: The price is not hot, more than lukewarm.
The 7-inch tablet from Lenovo costs 199 Euro: It must be so on as favorable Nexus 7 can be measured. And on the Google Tablet Ideapad A2107A recover from the equipment but drop by casually: it indeed as much memory (16 GB, of which 11.99 GB free), but which can be in contrast to the Nexus via micro SD card. Extend The Nexus 7 is missing a rear camera that has Ideapad A2107A them. And besides, you get the 199-euro-von Lenovo a 3G modem for mobile data transmission and SMS transfer - all you need to create at Google 100 euros more.
The Ideapad A2107A Incidentally two card slots for SIM cards, so the dual SIM operation. To get the card reader and SIM slots, you have a cover on the back of the tablet decline: Not a good solution - just a few off and Ansteckvorgangen the cover is so warped that it is no longer the case closes, and significant gap remains visible. Apart from the plastic casing of cheap tablets from Lenovo is processed reliably and knarzfrei. However, neither remarkably light for a 7-inch device (weight: 408 grams), yet very slim with a height of 11.8 millimeters.
Lenovo Ideapad A2107A: Operation
On the Lenovo Ideapad A2107A indeed running Android 4.0.3: Its ease of operation more particularly on Honeycomb level. Lenovo has built a custom interface for the home screen and the app menu: Each page should appear like this in a cube and probably generate some depth effect. But the movement has a more round and jerky. The position sensor takes about three seconds before he recognized the position of the tablet. Then the image will rotate very fast and fluid.
The browser can be restored to use mini-stuttering quite liquid. However, sites to see when scrolling always wrong and that on the side, where you drag the image with your finger. When zooming, the sharpening of the font and the downloading of content are clearly visible. Overall, the service is even more neatly: Latest Android tablets like the Nexus 7, but as a big step forward and respond much smoother. Small Nerverei on the edge: The Lenovo Ideapad A2107A is not addressed by Windows MTP (Media Transfer Protocol). You must confirm with Android 2.x as on the tablet until the USB connection, so that it appears as a mass storage on the Windows PC.
Operation Lenovo Ideapad A2107A (Rating: 2.00)
Screen / screen-keyboard /
multi-finger gestures / screen technology tidy / orderly / yes / capacitive
Voice input yes
Many apps and some special functions
In addition to numerous apps - including the office suite Documents To Go, which allows to edit Office files also - brings the Lenovo Tablet with specific settings that are rare on Android tablets: For example, you may like a Smartphone different audio profiles set - for example, Silent, Meeting or Outdoor. Also allows the tablet off time controlled on and off.
Lenovo Ideapad A2107A: Screen and Battery life
That's about it but with the good news: For all other test criteria weakens the Ideapad A2107A. The screen, for example, shows a lower resolution than the Nexus 7, brightness and contrast are just average. Very weak, the angle of view: If you are not from the ideal angle for viewing the screen, the contrast goes down, the representation from drinking, pale colors and white looks yellowish.
Screen Lenovo Ideapad A2107A (Rating: 3.17)
Screen size / resolution / point density 7.0 inches (17.8 centimeters) / 1024 x 600 pixels
/ 170 dpi
Brightness / Contrast / antireflection 241 cd / m² / 819:1 / low
As a mobile tablet can also not recommend the Ideapad A2107A: The battery life of about five hours for video playback or Wi-surfing is disappointing. Apparently, the dual-core processor of MTK is not very efficient.
Mobility Lenovo Ideapad A2107A (Rating: 3.21)
Power supply weight (with battery) / Weight 408/98 grams
Lenovo Ideapad A2107A: Speed and Multimedia
Particularly fast but it is not: in the browser test SunSpider, the system test Smartbench or the 3D GL Benchmark test the Ideapad A2107A is far behind current Android tablets. The WLAN does not work very fast.
Speed and multimedia Lenovo Ideapad A2107A (Rating: 3.79)
Browser: Speed (SunSpider) / 2967.1 milliseconds /
Smartbench 2012 (Productivity, 1235, 1519 points / 17 fps / 7.60 seconds
Graphic) / GL Benchmark /
median load time of web pages
Wi-speed 19.7 Mbit / s
Start time: from switched off / out of standby mode 30/1 seconds
Transferring files to device (700 MB) 78 seconds
HD videos smoothly on TV / monitor / Jerky
Extremely disappointing and actually a KO for a current tablet is the poor video playback of Ideapad A2107A: Most of our 720p test movies are played out at all or only with very clear Bild-/Tonversatz. The images of the two cameras in the Ideapad A2107A are hard to use: the front camera with VGA resolution for video calling is too faint and shows under lights immediately wrong colors. Pale and unattractive are the shots of the rear camera.
Lenovo Ideapad A2107A reviewed: Conclusion
Lenovo Ideapad is the A2107A to the decoy 3G - and in terms of price, the equipment actually earned the grade 1 There neglected almost everything else: When the keys, screen quality, and battery life above all it is clearly behind the current Android tablets - including those who are slightly more expensive.
Especially the moderate battery life devalued but the 3G feature of the Ideapad: Why do you need a mobile tablet, if you use it on the road can hardly? Who 3G is really important, should not shy away because of the additional costs 100 euros for the Google Nexus 7 3G or the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0.
Test results (grades) Lenovo Ideapad A2107A
Test score Satisfying (2.80)
Value Very low
Operation (25%) 2.00
Mobility (20%) 3.21
Screen (20%) 3.17
Features (17%) 2.11
Speed and multimedia (15%) 3.79
Service (3%) 3.19
Features Lenovo Ideapad A2107A (Rating: 2.11)
Processor Mediatek MT6575 (1.0 GHz, dual-core)
Dimensions (L x W x H) 12.1 x 19.2 x 1.18 cm
Android OS 4.0.3
Built-in memory (type) 16 GB (Flash)
Wireless LAN / Bluetooth / UMTS / GPS 802.11n / 4.0 / 7.2 Mbit / s / yes
USB 1 (Micro)
Card reader (formats) Yes (
) Micro SD
Slot for SIM card Yes (2)
Camera Yes (2048 x 1536 pixels)
Internet Camera Yes (640 x 480 pixels)
Docking connector -
Audio output 1
Microphone Yes
Power Adapter, USB cable
General Data Lenovo Ideapad A2107A
Internet address of Lenovo www.lenovo.com
Price (manufacturer's recommended price
/ street price) 199 Euro / Euro
Warranty: 12 months
Service Lenovo Ideapad A2107A (Rating: 3.19)
Manual: English / Print / Large / PDF Yes / Yes / No / No
Warranty 12 months


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So far, things are going pretty good! I don't really have a plan for training (I think she is loosely following a Hal Higdon novice plan), but I try to do 2-3 three-mile runs during the week, and a longer run on the weekend. I planed to start at 4 miles and increase mileage by .5-1 mile per week for the long runs. Eventually I would like to increase my weekday mileage at least one day per week as well.
Week 1 (May 5-11):
Monday - Ultimate Conditioning class for an hour (tabata)
Tuesday - Early a.m. run. 2.02 miles @ 9:48 pace before work. Ran with the crazy dog
Wednesday - Early a.m. run. 3.3 miles @ 10:30 pace before work. No dog {thank god! shes crazy}
Thursday - Nada
Friday - After work 2.14 miles @ 10:57 easy pace. Ran with the dog! She got pretty tired...
Saturday - Rest
Sunday - 4.31 miles @ 11:46 pace. This run killed me. Not sure exactly why seeing as it was so slow, but I was useless. I'm glad I got the run done at least?
Week 2 (May 12-18):
Monday - Rest
Tuesday - Skipped U/C class. Had a work meeting and then work family event. Specifically, I got to take my awesome nephew and sister to a mini putt/arcade place. Loved it
Wednesday- Early a.m. run w/ neighbors. 3.44 miles @ 11:50 pace.
Thursday- Rest
Friday - Rest... I actually was probably not resting any of those rest days. I had a crazy week at work and its Sunday night right now and I'm still trying to crank out a bunch of work!
Saturday - 2.77 miles @ 10:49 pace w/ Gracie.
Sunday - Lurie's Children 5k in Chicago with my friend. We stayed out kind of late in Chicago and questioned our ability to run this thing, but we ended up doing well! We started out slowly but definitely picked up the pace at the end. We thought we were sprinting the last .1 but they were tricky and the race was actually 3.17. Sneaky sneaky.
My friend and I took a picture at the end of the race. Nbd, my eyes are closed and I'm looking extra fabulous ;)
Check out the shoes? I got those so long ago. Time for a new pair?! (Rhetorical question).
I didn't have a chance to do my long run this weekend so I will hopefully make up for it on Monday or Tuesday. On the down side, my knee is bothering me and I am really hoping the pain will go away after some quality foam rolling. Its the inside of my knee so I don't think IT band. Not really sure!
On the up side, I went to Whole Foods today for maybe the second time in my entire life. I'm obviously living under a rock. It was awesome there and now I see why people get kind of obsessed. I bought a bunch of food from their deli section that they put in containers and I can bring into work this week. I couldn't wait though and I dug into this Kale + tomato + dried cranberry salad today while doing some work.
Looking forward to another week and some more miles!

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Once again private-sector job growth was evident in Western New York last month, the state Department of Labor reported Thursday.
The Buffalo-Niagara Falls metropolitan area picked up 9,200 jobs, up 2.1 percent, in the past 12 months. Rochester had an even bigger gain of 12,400 jobs, or an increase of 2.9 percent.
A continued decline in government jobs reduced the overall increases in both areas. Nonfarm job growth year-over-year was 7,300, or 1.3 percent, for the Buffalo metro and 10,700, or 2.1 percent, in Rochester.
The labor department's monthly report showed New York state's economy gained 13,600 private-sector jobs, or 0.2 percent. Nonfarm job growth, impacted by a reduction in government cuts, was 52,600 or 0.6 percent. The state's government employment base has shrunk by 61,000 positions in the past year.


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Having not really looked at Elton for awhile I have to say that he has matured very nicely. He is quite handsome.
I agree about Dahtnay. He deserves to be much higher than 30th. And how about Corey Magette? He was always a favorite. He had that great smile.
Speaking of great smiles, when Andre Dawkins gets to the NBA he will be on top of this list.
BTW, I got a Edyta Śliwińska signed photo as a retirement gift.... ohhh boy, I sure miss her on the show.


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Topics: Marketplace, Insurance, Medicaid, Politics, Health Reform
Jan 08, 2010
The Washington Post: "Worried House Democrats held a caucus-wide conference call Thursday to strategize about health-care reform before lawmakers return to Washington next week. ... With Senate Democrats barely able to muster the 60 votes necessary to pass their own bill and President Obama leaning toward the Senate's position on some key issues, House Democrats are increasingly concerned that they could be marginalized at the bargaining table." Of particular concern to the party's liberal wing is President Obama's position on preserving the 'Cadillac tax' on high-cost health plans.
"Members also brought up the public option, abortion funding, immigration and employer mandates, as well as the antitrust exemption for health insurance companies. The House bill would strip that exemption and the Senate bill would leave it in place" (Pershing, 1/8).
Kaiser Health News explains that the "Cadillac" tax would hit individual plans costing more than $8,500 a year in premiums and family plans breaching $23,000. About 19 percent of Americans receiving coverage through their employers could be affected (Gold, 1/7).
The New York Times reports on the House pushback over the "Cadillac" tax. "Many House Democrats dislike the excise tax, which is also opposed by many labor unions because the tax would potentially hit a number of generous union-sponsored health plans. More than 150 lawmakers had signed a letter opposing the tax, though there was no indication yet that they were prepared to torpedo the entire legislation because of that provision."
Differences remain between the bills on another tax. "The Senate also includes an increase in the Medicare payroll tax for individuals earning more than $200,000 and couples earning more than $250,000. The main tax provision in the House bill is an income tax surtax on individuals earning more than $500,000 and couples earning more than $1 million" (Herszenhorn, 1/7).
BusinessWeek: "House lawmakers may agree to pay for the nation's health-care overhaul by adopting versions of Senate proposals to raise Medicare payroll taxes and tax health benefits for the first time, Democratic aides said." In addition, House leaders could also get rid of the high-earner surtax (Rowley and Donmoyer, 1/8).
The Hill: "The scope of the insurance exchanges has emerged as another key difference between the two chambers. The Senate established a series of statewide exchanges, while the House prefers a single, national exchange that they say would increase choice for consumers" (Zimmerman, 1/7).
CBS News: "On immigration, the Hispanic Caucus made it clear that they want the House language, which allows illegal immigrants to purchase insurance from the exchange, to be in the final product" (Thomas, 1/7).
In a separate story, The Hill reports that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., addressed caucus concerns about her statement earlier in the week that she'd allow the Senate bill to be the starting point for negotiations. "But Pelosi insisted from the onset [of the conference call] that the House would not simply accept the Senate bill, despite the extremely fragile coalition that allowed a bill to emerge from the Senate" (Allen and Young, 1/7). Roll Call: "Pelosi also told Members that despite press reports, no final decision has been made on whether to hold a formal conference committee on the bill, an aide said. Democratic staff and leaders will continue to meet around the clock, with the aim for more progress to be made before a Tuesday evening Caucus meeting, [Rep. John] Larson, D-Conn., said" (Dennis, 1/7).
CongressDaily reports that President Obama is about to step into the scrum again: He "is scheduled to meet with House members next week in what members termed a 'Democratic issues conference' Wednesday or Thursday. Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Ariz., chairman of the House Progressive Caucus, said the president needs to come down harder for or against issues for the negotiations to get resolved." The Progressive Caucus plans to meet Friday to list all of it's final concerns on the bills (Edney, 1/7). Obama is also slated to meet with union officials Monday "to discuss their concerns about a proposed tax on high-cost insurance plans that would help pay for his health care overhaul plan," The Associated Press reports. The union leaders are expected to include those from the AFL-CIO and the Service Employees International Union (Hananel, 1/7).
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Bills previewby: Matt Lutovsky
Jul 4, 2012 9:53 AM
|Age: 31
|Height: 6'4"
|Weight: 255 lbs
|Born: May 26, 1983 - Tulsa, OK United States
|College: Alabama
|Experience: 8 years
|Draft: 2006 - Round 5, Pick #26 (159 overall)
The Bills faded after a strong start last season, but Matt Lutovsky says playmakers like Stevie Johnson could lead to big things for Buffalo -- and fantasy owners -- this year.
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|Knee Surgery
Tue Aug 14, 2012 2:59 pm The Bills must know something no one else knows. While Mark Anderson is a solid player, nobody expected him to sign a four-year, $19.5 million contract this offseason. He was a situation pass rusher for the Patriots and has missed 17 games over the last three seasons. There's a lot of risk associated with this move.
Fantasy Source Spin: On the bright side, it appears he's going to line up opposite Mario Williams, and that could pay huge dividends. However, he's never proven to be capable of playing 50-plus snaps a game.
Source: Fantasy Source
Mon Sep 13, 2010 10:46 am Bears DE Mark Anderson started over Israel Idonije at left end in Week 1.
Fantasy Source Spin: They were battling for the starting job throughout the preseason, and both players finished with three tackles, including one for a loss. Anderson has really disappointed since his big rookie season, but will see single teams playing opposite Julius Peppers. The rotation, though, kills Anderson's IDP upside.
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Pray For Tracy Stuffle
I received a call last night from a friend who told me that Tracy Stuffle had had a stroke. The picture to the left is Libby on the left and Tracy on the right.
Tracy had just dropped Libby off at Baptist Hospital in Nashville to spend the night with a friend who was going through cancer surgery. Tracy had driven about a mile from the hospital when he had the stroke and a wreck. He is paralyzed on the right side and cannot speak.
As of this writing, his brain is swelling and they're trying to get that under control. Please agree with me in prayer that God will touch Tracy. He's such a wonderful man. And The Perry's are the real deal. They love people and they love God. They have given their lives to the spreading of the gospel through Southern Gospel Music.
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American pacifist James Zwerg after being beaten by a mob in Montgomery, Alabama in 1960 as part of the Freedom Riders. Zwerg volunteered to leave the bus first upon arriving in Montgomery, knowing he'd be the blunt of the violent crowd's aggression. He would have died that day if an anonymous black man hadn't stepped in and saved his life by deflecting the mob's attention to himself.
Prostitution for Cereals
I love porn. Who doesn't?
(Maybe the Queen? Ann Widdicombe? Jesus?)
In particular, I love free porn on the internet. You can get your rocks off without having to spend any money. What's not to like about that? Okay, so most of the stuff on the porntube style websites is about as sexy as a severe case of crabs. But there is the odd nugget of erotic stimulation. You just have to trawl through pages and pages of dross to find it. And that's what this blog is about. What I find while endlessly clicking "Next Page" and enduring that tedious mix of boredom and disappointment.
I don't know who or what comes up with the titles for the porn clips on these sites, but it's certainly not a native English speaking human. Most are very literal and explanatory. Which is the most helpful, I suppose. But there are some that are just plain bizarre. These bizarre ones come in two varieties. Funny ones and nonsensical ones. And I shall share some of them with you good people right now. Because I can. And this is what the internet is for. Oh, and all of the titles in this blog are for gay vids. I might do the straight ones in another blog. Or maybe not.
ALL THE BEST FOR HIS WILLY: I don't know who 'he' is, but clearly he has high standards. MOMENTS OF SELF REFLECTION AND RELIEF: I presume it's a wank video for middle class people. HOW DOES THAT RING FIT?: Perfectly. You might need to rub it with some grease to get it off, though. CUM ON HIS BREAST: Okay. But maybe he should cut down on the oestrogen injections? Just a suggestion. PAYING PIZZA WITH CUM: I wish I'd known I could pay with that? I could have saved myself a lot of money over the years. THE GOOD OLD AFRO WAY: Ah yes. Classic.
ZAPING AND WANKING: I don't know what zaping is, but I hope it doesn't cause chafing. COOKING AND WANKING: Multitasking. I'm impressed. DOC'S MEDICATIVE SPERM: Take twice a day. Swallow whole. BIG BUT LONELY: Awww, come and have a hug. HIS SNAKE MOVES TO THE SOUND OF DRUMS: So his cock loves percussion? HOUSEWORK FOR MEN: I do not want to know what he's going to do with that vacuum cleaner nozzle, thank you very much. MILLENNIAL COMPUTER DATING CHAOS: January 1st 2000 has a lot to answer for. MOTION IS VERY GOOD FOR HIM: Is it? That's nice. MAKING GOOD USE OF FAMOUS CREAM: What are you doing with that Anchor squirty cream? Oh god, noooo!
CHOKING THE SMURF: Gives a new meaning to the term 'blue movie'. ALWAYS READY FOR SEMEN DONATION: What a guy! HE LOVES FLOWERS: Don't we all? Although maybe not inserted into the anus. LET'S HAVE A RIDE ON THE GAYBUS: Can I use my Oyster card? WINE TEST TURNS INTO BUTTHOLE TEST: I must go wine tasting with some of my straight male friends. ALBUMINOUS FOOD: Why do I fancy a boiled egg, all of a sudden? SEX = WOODS: If you go down to the woods today, you're in for a big surprise. Massive. At least 12 inches. WAXING THE CARROT: I've never waxed a carrot. They've never seemed hairy enough to me.
GIANT THORAX AND JIZZ ADDICT: When is the government going to deal with the high rates of giant thorax addiction, blighting the youth of our country? When?! PLEASE DOCTOR, HEAL ME WITH YOUR CUM: Yep, that's what I ask him every time I visit my GP. He usually gives me antibiotics. KISS ME GOODNIGHT: To paraphrase the great Carry On quote, kiss your own goodnight… BINGO BALLS: The male equivalent to bingo wings. HE LOVES WANKING AND GEOGRAPHY: Ordnance Survey maps always give me the horn, too. BLAZING WATERS DALMATION ADVENTURES: ???
So there you go. They are just some of the more recent examples of porn titles that have made me giggle or just goggle. Hope you found them at least mildly as silly as I do? And if you didn't, well fuck you.
And fuck your giant thorax!
NB Title of this blog is also a genuine porn title.
HMM *5th September*
Gosh. Where has the time gone? My last blog post was three months ago? I'm such a naughty boy. And not in a sexy, adorable way…
So. What shall I write about? My favourite subject, sex? Nah. I'm not THAT predictable. Ahem.
How about politics? The Tories = Bah! The LibDems = Wankers! Labour = Pfft! Well, that's not going to fill a blog, is it?
How about the Olympics? I think there's probably been more than enough said about all of that, in a gazillion blogs.
How about Twitter? That's a favourite subject of all of us Tweeters, isn't it? Hmm, not really got anything to say about it at the moment though.
Okay. This isn't turning out to be a very interesting or informative blog. Yet.
How about the discovery of evidence for the Higgs Boson? I could talk about the standard model of particle physics and symmetry? But that would ruin my carefully nurtured reputation for being obvious, sex-obsessed and shallow. So that won't do.
How about Celeb Big Brother? All those desperate, tedious non-entities vying for attention? It won't be a very informed blog, because I wouldn't watch that crap if the safety of my testicles depended on it.
What about drinking in the middle classes and how there are an awful lot of functioning alcoholics in the country? Well, that would likely alienate most of Twitter, so I don't think I'll go there. (See? I can do controversial social commentary)
*taps finger on forehead, trying to think*
Come on, Dean! Pull something out of the bag.
I know! Knob gags and the proliferation of adult humour in social media.
Oh wait. That's sex, isn't it?
Well, I just don't know. Maybe there's a reason why I haven't blogged for months? I'm just boring. Not interesting. Devoid of amusement. A black hole of entertainment. Lost my appeal. Unable to enthrall.
So, anyway. Hasn't the weather been shit this summer..?
A BIT ANGRY *5th June*
Okay Twitter, the joke isn't funny any more. It's gone on too long. Enough's enough. You need to learn when to stop. So go on. Stop it. Right now. Go on. You're just being annoying now. For fuck's sake! Are you going to stop? Yes? No? Hmmm. I see.
What's this blog about? Do I have to spell it out? Actually, yes. Yes I do. Because I use the official Twitter app on the computer, and it won't do it properly otherwise. I am of course talking about the dictionary Twitter uses to suggest spelling corrections. The arse-achingly annoying fact that it is an American English dictionary. Even though I am in Britain. And Twitter now has a British office. And British English is a separate entity. And, oh god, argh!
Now, if you're getting the feeling that I'm a bit miffed about it, then you are clearly extremely empathetic and sensitive. And ball ticklingly luscious, lovely reader. Because it makes my back crunch and my veins throb.
How many times have I had to google the correct spelling of a word, because the way I've spelt* it was flagged up with those evil red dots? Realise? Yes, it IS realise. Rumour? Yes, it fucking is rumour. Arsehole? Oh, you most certainly are, Twitter. You most certainly are. Take your American spellings with a zed(zee!), and shove it up your Webster's Complete Edition.
The thing is, it's not even the sly push to Americanise our language that really gets my goat. (Well, it does. But there's more to my rant. And this leads nicely into it. I'm good at this writing thing, aren't I? Ahem) There is something even more annoying, even more bizarre, than that. When I write a tweet, I am using my computer. And I'm online. Twitter is an internet based entity. So why the blazes does its dictionary not recognise very common, and long used, internet terms? Online? Blog? App? Offline? Meme? LOL? Facebook? iTunes? DM? DM is a fucking Twitter term, which Twitters dictionary doesn't know. Jeez!
Now I know what some of you are saying. "Why am I reading this shit?" Er, no. What you're hopefully saying is: "All this checking of spellings will help you to spell better in future." And that may very well be the case. But I'm having an angry moment right now. So I'm focusing on the negatives. Rants are better that way. (Nice little tip for you, there)
And in the process of writing this blog, my ire has been inflamed further by Tumblr, which clearly uses the same useless piece of crud dictionary as Twitter. Hmm.
So what do I want to come out of this blog? Twitter to maybe respect our unique form of the English language? Yes. To update its dictionary, to include modern technological and internet terms? Yes. To get a vastly overpriced commission to write opinion pieces for a Sunday newspaper? You betcha.
Now, what's the correct spelling for the term 'miserable fucking pedant'?
*YES, I'm using the British English past participle of spell, you wankathon spellcheck!
FREE WIFI? *25th May*
So, my smartphone. Yeah, yeah, I know. I've gone on about my wondrous, tempting piece of kit before. And yes, I've sunk ever so slightly deeper into its loving, cunning grasp. In fact, I think I may be becoming its bitch. But that's by the by. I want to talk about wifi in pubs. May I? Would you mind? Yes? Well, this is MY blog, and I'll talk about what I want. Comprende?
Moving on quickly from the last word in the previous paragraph - what was I thinking? - I'm finding myself playing a rather frustrating game every time I visit a pub. It basically involves looking for a sign, as I go in. Not a burning bush, or birds falling dead from the skies. That would just be ridiculous. I'm looking for the "Free Wifi" sign. You know the one. Black and white. Self explanatory. Full of pizazz. Okay, no pizazz. But wouldn't that be great? A black and white picture of some jazz hands, to signify wifi? Just me?
When I see a pub that looks nice, not too poncy or trendy, I will head inside. And as I enter, I furiously scan every inch of the door and surrounding glass environs, looking for that sign. Where is it? Is it there, next to the sign telling me I'm not allowed in if I'm not wearing a shirt? No, it's not there. How about a little lower, by that bit of faded plastic stating the establishment is happy to accept my credit card? No. Not there either. Um. There, by the strangely coquettish opening hours list? Nooooo. Where the fuck is it? Worry starts to set in. Am I going to have to actually talk to the person I'm with? Really?
There it is! On the window next to the door. Right by the sign telling you to fuck off if your dog isn't purely for guiding.You see, I should probably explain that I don't do the internet on my phone, through the phone company. 3G? Not on your nelly! I do Pay-As-You-Go, as I don't have a lot of money. So mobile internet would rack up the pennies far too quickly for my liking. And wallet. Obviously, free wifi is perfect for me. When it's available. Which it still isn't in a lot of pubs.
And I suppose this is where the problem really lies. I'm getting used to sitting in a pub not being bored. Well, not so much when I have company. More when I'm waiting for somebody. Or just want to waste some time. I can sit with a drink and peruse Twitter. Surrounded by real life people, I can finally sink my head into the online world of cheesy puns and moaning about the television. Oh, and knob gags, of course. That's what I call progress.
I rather despise myself that I will actually dislike a really lovely pub, just because it doesn't have wifi. It could be the most comfortable, warm and friendly free house in the country. But if I can't google a picture of a root vegetable in the shape of a penis from there, I just don't want to know. WTF, Dean? Have you become a total wankbucket? I think we all know the answer to that question…
Or do we?
Yes. Yes we do…
And what's the moral of this blog? What can we all take away to enrich our lives? If you use the word 'comprende', even in an ironic way, you will hate yourself for three and a half hours afterward. That is all.
SMART? *20th May*
Oh god, it's happening! Nightmares that have stalked me in my sleep for years, are taking solid form in the waking world. I've resisted. Fought the urges with all my being. But I've weakened. Am weakening. I fear it may be too late. I may already be lost…
Yeah, yeah, I'm being over dramatic for effect. But it still bothers me. What? What am I talking about? Technology. The dreaded, all-encompassing technology of the modern age. And the trigger for this blog? My new smartphone. It's a lovely smartphone. Not an expensive one, but a very able phone nonetheless. A HTC Windows phone. It does what it needs to do very well. "So what's the problem then, Dean?" I don't hear you ask. Well, I shall tell you dear reader. That is how a blog works.
For years, I have felt a smug superiority whenever I've seen someone using a smartphone to take a picture of a shop sign. Or carrying a massive tablet computer, just to play Solitaire on the train. Or looking like a total nutcase whilst walking down the street, talking to themselves, Bluetooth earpiece wedged firmly in their noggin. Or religiously following the instructions of a SatNav, giving it's instructions in a soulless manner, even when they end up in the middle of the North Sea.
And then I got into Twitter. Oh Twitter. What have you done to me? Social networks were for sad, lonely, pathetic individuals, who deserved my pity and scorn. That's what I thought. Then I found myself laughing at what people wrote. And being interested in what people were doing with their lives. And caring, CARING, about people I'd never met in real life. WTF? (Yes, I did just use that acronym without any irony whatsoever. That's how far I've come/fallen)
I gave in to the Twitter months ago. I tried to resist it's gloriously friendly grip, but to no avail. I love Twitter and all the people I follow. Okay, I thought, I'm not that bad. I don't do Twitter all the time. Just when it suits me. Just when it's fun. I can say no if I want to. That's what I thought.
That was Twitter cackling evilly, by the way. (See? I can resist the needless acronym. I don't have to follow the trendy online crowd. I can use proper words, FTW! Oh bollocks. FML)
Anyways… I have found myself meeting up with tweeters in real life. Gosh darn golly! How wonderful. The not real internet world can actually turn into proper friends in the real real world. Woohoo. But then I go and fuck up with one of the tweetups and miss some people I really, really wanted to meet. Dammit. So what do I do? Do I just arrange tweetups more carefully in future? No. I go and buy my HTC smartphone. So I can always check on Twitter when I'm meeting someone from there.
Even that wouldn't be the end of the world in itself. But I'm finding myself more and more tempted to play with my phone. I liked the fact that when I wasn't at home, I wasn't on Twitter. That seemed reasonable to me. Why should I be like everyone else and be constantly available and in contact when I'm out, doing other things? It always annoyed me when I was out with friends and their head would be bowed over the little glowing screen, laughing at something I had no way of taking part in.
Until now. Within weeks of getting the phone, I'm constantly checking it to see updates. Or if I've got a text. Or what the weather is going to be like. Or to change the wallpaper. Or the ringtone. Or to see what that feature does. Oh, it makes the words bounce around on the screen? Exciting…
The final nail in the coffin of my resistance to modern technological ways, was my latest meet up for a drink with a new friend. The fantastic Fenner Pearson. He was running late, I was in the pub early. What to do? Out comes the phone, on goes Twitter, in goes two drinks. Almost two hours and a lot of laughs later, I'm fully converted. That would have been a rather boring and slow two hours of waiting, without the smartphone. As it was, I was quite happy to wait for another two hours if necessary.
So, here I am. A former techno snob. But now a fully fledged techno slave. I even find myself taking pictures of all sorts of strange things, like bins and stairs, just because I can. I can't look down on other people anymore, because I'm exactly the same as them. Oh god, I just don't know where it will all end? Please not on Facebook…
sent from HTC Radar (not really)
*Oh, and the blog picture is just an example of some of the ridiculous things I find myself taking pictures of, with my phone. It's a pair of curtains.
HAPPINESS *15th May*
A friend of mine recently told me that she liked the way I find pleasure in simple things. Now, I know that statement is ripe with countless sarcastic possibilities, but it actually got me thinking. Do I? And have I always been like that?
Yes. And no.
I certainly love all those moments that make me smile. Or laugh. Or giggle. There seem to be a lot of them nowadays. Stroking a dog. Smelling freshly baked bread. Seeing two people in love, holding hands. Buying a colourful, fun pair of wellies. Listening to the sound of birds and insects in the woods. Pretending to have a conversation with a bread knife…
But I wasn't always like this. I used to struggle to find happiness in anything. Due to a mixture of growing up too quickly and longterm depression, by the time I was 11, I stopped finding little pleasures in everyday life. Happiness was only something I got from drinking too much at parties. Or smoking a joint. Or anonymous sex. Or books… Oh, lovely books. Little papery flights of fancy. For hours and hours and hours, I would submerge myself in a completely different world, to escape from my own miserable one. That was pleasure for me. Not very simple, I guess.
Then, when I was 24, my first niece was born. I knew I would probably never have children of my own, so I decided I wanted to be a big part of her life, just so I would experience something close to being a parent. After a very long and difficult labour, Rebecca was born by C-section. My mum and I were sat in the recovery room next door to the operating room. It was a hot, sticky day in June. We were waiting on tenterhooks. Then a brief, irritated yelp, and she was here.
The nurse brought her into the recovery room, to do all the shenanigans that they do to newborns. Her dad disappeared off to phone all his family. My mum disappeared off to phone all our family. And the nurse disappeared off to probably not phone anybody. That left me literally holding the baby. This tiny, wrinkled creature. Giving off more heat than a log fire. Blinking up at me, wide eyed and bewildered.
I knew that babies eyes can't focus at first. So I spoke to her. I can't remember what exactly, just nonsense. I kept my voice low, so as not to make her hardly used ears hurt. Sweat dripped down my back, under my shirt. I stared into her dark, dark eyes, trying to work out how it was possible to suddenly have a new member of my family in my arms. And then something amazing happened.
A door opened, deep inside me somewhere. A door which I'd had no idea existed. And out of it flooded love. Absolute, unequivocal love. Filling me so completely, there was no room for any other feelings. Love so strong and so certain, it took my breath away. Where did it all come from? For years, I'd not felt a lot of any sort of positive emotions. Then suddenly, I was consumed with a love for my niece that I knew, KNEW, would never fade. Never lapse nor stop. A love I would feel for the rest of my life.
And from then on, I rediscovered joy. I saw the world through my niece's tiny, beautiful eyes. That cuddly toy has a cute face? Oh yes, isn't it lovely. That bit of plastic plays a happy tune? How fun. The multicoloured blanket feels soft? So comforting. And then there was her laugh. I spent several years gesticulating, contorting my face and making ridiculous noises, just to see that smile on her face and hear that wonderful giggle.
And my love for both nieces helps to keep life filled with many happy moments for me. They are never far from my mind. When I squidge through mud, I can hear their giggles. When I feed the squirrels in the park, I can see their amazed faces. When I run around like a loon being silly, I can feel their unbridled enjoyment. It seems to me, that the best pleasures in life are mostly the simple ones. Mostly.
This has turned out to be a rather soppy blog, so I shan't go into the more adult pleasures that make life enjoyable too. Nor shall I talk about how happy it makes me, just spending time with friends. There's only so much unironic happiness you can read about, before needing to go on a rampage through a town centre to balance it out.
So what lessons have we learned from all these words? Hmm? I think, if you only take one thing away from this blog, it's that the word 'unironic' isn't hyphenated. That came as a real surprise to me.
AT LAST *11th May*
This is the third blog I've written, but the first I've published. The first one was all about my love of Twitter and all the wonderful people I've met on there. It became rather mushy and sick inducing, so I binned it. Then I went for a more personal, insightful post. It started well. Happy recollections of times past and people once known. Unfortunately, it quickly morphed into a depressing, moribund monster. Hmm.
The little devil inside me, who whispers into my ear words of determent, is jumping up and down with displeasure right now. Because I have decided to go ahead and write something most days, anyway. Not in the qsmypicture sense. Just for myself. And for anybody who wishes to read it. So there.
I shall treat this blog the same way I treat Twitter. I shall write down whatever's in my head at the time. It will probably be innuendo laden. And sexually full on. And filled with overemotional stuff. Because that seems to be who I am.
It's quite exciting, really. Being at the beginning of something new. Like starting out on a hero's adventure. With an internet connection instead of armour. And a keyboard instead of a shield. And an erection instead of a sword…


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BURRILLVILLE - Mathias H. "Joe" Young, 94, resident of Mapleville, RI, passed away September 15, 2014, at home surrounded by his family.
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He was born in Mapleville, RI, a son of the late Harrison & Mary (Dickey) Young.
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WOONSOCKET - Thomas Epps Jr. 63, of Charles St., died Saturday, September 6, 2014, in the Philip Hulitar Inpatient Center with his family by his side. He was the companion of Cleora Green of Woonsocket. Born in Newberry, South Carolina, son of the late Thomas Epps Sr. and Tranni Ray (Harmon) Epps.
Mr. Epps was a self employed Brick Mason for several years.
He is survived by nine children, Candice Beauregard, Jeremy Green, Thomas Gaffney, Corneila Bassole, James Wilson, Germaine Green, Shanta Smith and Charon Smith all of Woonsocket, RI.
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MESA, AZ - Beloved father, son, brother and friend to all, Michael W. Oram, 55, of Mesa, AZ, passed away on Monday, Sept. 8, 2014. He was born in Melrose, MA, on May 20, 1959.
He is survived by his cherished daughters Ashley, Taylor and Danielle of San Tan Valley, AZ, his adoring parents William and Barbara Oram of Beverly Hills, FL, and his loving brothers and sisters, Lynne Farrell, Jim Oram and wife Michele, Lisa Azoulay, Kelly Powers, and Bill Oram and wife Amy. He also leaves numerous nieces and nephews who loved him very much.
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BLACKSTONE - Jeffrey M. Guilbeault, 33, of Blackstone, died Friday, September 12, 2014. Born in Woonsocket, RI, he was the son of Richard J. and Ann M. (Hinman) Guilbeault.
Jeff was a graduate of Blackstone-Millville Regional High School and studied graphic arts at Katharine Gibbs School. He was a foreman for Walsh Builders, Blackstone for three years. Jeff was an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed camping and fishing. He also enjoyed spending time with his family and friends. He will be remembered for his great sense of humor.
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She was the loving wife of the late George Stearns.
She was born in Worcester, MA on September 14, 1921, daughter of the late Edmund & Gertrude Reed.
Shirley and her loving family owned and operated Spring Lake Beach and Concessions in Glendale, RI for many years. She was a resident of Burrillville, and formerly lived in Miami and Jupiter, FL.
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ALBION - Ida I. Pelletier, 90, of Franklin St. Lincoln, formerly of School St., Albion died Thursday September 11, 2014 at Home & Hospice Care of RI Philip Hulitar Center in Providence. She was the loving wife of the late Lucien J. Pelletier who passed away on July 5, 2013.
Born in Richmond, Virginia she was a daughter of the late Walker and Etta (Klein) Floyd. She was raised in Ocean View, Virginia and graduated from Granby High School in Norfolk, Virginia.
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Born in Woonsocket on Oct. 31, 1934, he was a son of the late Leo Aime Nadeau and Anita (Boudreau) Nadeau.
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George was a communicant and former organist at Holy Family Church, and sang in its choir.
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Living Upstairs, Video Games, and Squeaky Floors?
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An LA reader wrote in with a question dear to our own nerdy, gaming hearts:
My girlfriend and I live in a multi-story unit building, where we reside in one of the upper units. We're avid Dance Dance Revolution players, but we've noted that our enthusiastic moves create a lot of floor squeaking. We don't want to bother the neighbors below, but we also don't want to give up one of our favourite exercise pastimes in our small apartment. Any ideas?
As a fellow gamer and upstairs resident, I relate to this very same dilemma. In fact, to the chagrin of my better half, I initially got rid of our original Dance Dance Revolution dance pads because I worried about bothering our neighbor downstairs when we moved into our current unit. With a few easy adjustments, we're now able to enjoy DDR again.
Let's consider the first and easiest problem. Whether you're playing DDR or doing your favourite workout, we recommend using a rug and/or pad underneath. We purchased padded DDR pads and place our area rug underneath when playing. It dampened the sound so much, our neighbor below said he didn't even know we were dancing above (we also try to avoid high flights of fanciful footwork). This goes the same for when we're playing Nintendo Wii/Xbox Kinect games or doing other traditional workouts. A yoga mat or workout pad available at Target or any sporting goods store do equally great jobs of dampening the sound.
Squeaky floors are a whole other issue. Normally creaky floors are caused by loose subflooring. In older buildings, the plywood subflooring was nailed to the joist framework without an industrial adhesive, so over time the nail can dislodge and loosen. What you're hearing is flexing plywood underneath with each step of pressure. If you're willing to take out a hammer and a few 8d finishing nails, you might be able to kill that squeak according to these directions from DoItYourself.com:
To do this re-nailing job, you must make sure the nails are driven home into the floor joists. To locate the floor joists and the direction they run, peel back a bit of the carpet and pad at one wall and look for nail heads. If you don't see any, do the same on a perpendicular wall.
Once you have found the nailing pattern on the subfloor, determine the distance between floor joists, which will usually be 16 or 24 inches. Then affix a piece of 1-inch masking tape to the carpet to mark the location of each joist.
Finally, nail through the tape with a finishing nail every 6 inches, making sure to completely set the nails. This should eliminate the creaks in the floor.
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As someone who lives under very inconsiderate neighbors, I applaud your interest in quieting your squeaking. Dance on!
Is that the world's biggest homies collection?
Hahaha...no art, they're my vinyl toys collection, as I worked in the toys industry. But I must fess up, I did once have all of the Homies collection.
My friend told me to sprinle baby powder on my squeaky floors and to make sure I sweep it between the boards.* It sounds crazy but it actually worked and I've only done it twice in almost three years.
*Make sure to clean floor of powder residue, as you don't to slip on it. I used a damp sponge and made sure not to get water in between the boards.
Don't know about the noise, but between the toys, mini chairs and case study furniture, I would love to see more of the apartment. Can we get a house tour?
chairgal: perhaps we'll take your advice and do a house tour of our own place in the future. But you can see a lot of our place here and also here, when we first entered AT's Smallest Coolest Apartment Contest (which led to the fortune of being invited to join the AT team!).
I could be off on this, but I recall when we built our house when I was a teenager, we used screws rather than nails to put down our subflooring. The screws supposedly wouldn't loosen over time like nails. They're harder to put in, but I think they'd be worth it. The action of walking over a place in the floor would naturally cause the nails to work themselves out. Just my $0.02...
You could also just go talk to them. Tell them you care. Maybe they have a few nights when they are out..late enough and you could ddr to your heart's content?
you were by far my favorite entry in smallest coolest 2006! i even saved some of those photos for personal inspiration... hope that doesn't sound too creepy... it probably does, though. oh well. (i guess it goes without saying i'd love a new house tour.)
sorry, i don't have any squeaky floor tips.
The baby powder trick worked in the house I grew up in but only because it was the slats themselves that were rubbing together. It wouldn't have done much to fix subfloor-squeaking.
how I wish my squeaky rental floors weren't covered in wall to wall carpet! I would love to re-nail, sprinkle powder, anything. I'm the top floor guilty neighbor who has to tiptoe in her own (carpeted!!!!!!!!!!grr) kitchen.
Um, I am guessing it is less about squeaking than it is about the thudding.
I'd guess your downstairs neighbors already hate you.
My 12 yr old daughter is also an avid DDR player. My master bedroom is under the upstairs media room. It sounds like a herd of large ponies thundering overhead. I am not sure there is ANYTHING we could do to minimize that racket. As a parent I am glad she is moving and not vegging - unfortunately your downstairs neighbors could care less about your overall health and well-being.
I am hoping someone offers a solution. Surely there is some kind of thick mat (I am thinking a thick hard tempurpedic space age type material) that would muffle the jumping.
My friends built a new house and insulated between floors with multiple layers of egg-carton foam to minimize noise. What a great idea!!
My experience is that if you put a thick enough rug or some sort of matting down first, it will muffle and/or absorb the sounds. I live on the top floor of my building and I don't get squeaks on the rug-ed or carpeted areas.
Place your DDR mat down over the rug and/or mat.
a good squeaky floor repair kit: http://www.123itsdone.com/
and a video: http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/video/0,,20045284,00.html
You could build a dance platform if you are REALLY into it. Get plywood, use 2x2's as legs on either end (side to side). Paint it something fun and funky, something you wouldn't mind having leaning against a wall or slide it under the couch. I'm sure you could make the legs fold somehow with hinges. the platform will raise you off the floor enough to not squeak
My sister/roomate and I have been too scared to play DDR again after our downstairs neighbours knocked on the door one night (while we had some friends over) because "it sounded like someone was getting the s**t beat out of them". I'm not sure what we can do given that we already have wall-to-wall carpet. (We also have in-floor heating, but I don't know if that affects anything.)


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Wednesday, June 18, 2008
just one more thing
Today i'm going out on my first planned 5 km walk by myself and it involves hills ;) I'm sure i'll be feeling every muscle in the legs tomorrow!!
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I have to admit it also...I sneak a sweetener for my coffee once in awhile.:)ReplyDelete
oh, there's always something to worry about.ReplyDelete
Good luck on your walk today!
I am a sweetner junkie!! Sad, but true. Sugar just has waaaay to may calories at this point of my weight loss. I am actually trying to eat more organic foods. You may want to try Stevia. Its a natural substitute. Or even Sugar in the Raw if you aren't too concerned with the calories.ReplyDelete
ahhhh the sweeteners.ReplyDelete
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Obviously we're better off going purely natural foods, but some of us need transition time. :) If using them keeps us on the 'path to healthy', then I don't have any problems with sweeteners.ReplyDelete
I too keep using artificial sweetner on my bran cereal and drink a lot of zero calorie apple squash (zero calorie due to sweetners of course).ReplyDelete
It is difficult to get the balance right, of wanting to restrict calories but wanting to be healthy at the same time.
A tough one, for sure.
Everyone has a right to make their own decisions about what to eat and drink, but I'm really against all this fear mongering about artificial sweeteners. It's this "the scientists are out to get us" thing that I really disagree with.ReplyDelete
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Kathleen Druitt has a passion for project management. As the information systems manager for the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board and project manager for FederalReporting.gov, she's had plenty of opportunity to exercise those skills.
In 2009, Druitt became the driving force behind launching the board's primary project when she was given the job of setting up the FederalReporting.gov and Recovery.gov Web sites — complete with the pressure of tight deadlines and a very interested White House.
"I love watching things get accomplished, putting everything together, working on the fine details, finding the risks, seeing what could be coming down the line soon," she said.
As part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, agencies must show how they've spent stimulus money and what it has done for the country's economy. That means that the more than 80,000 companies and organizations that have received federal funding must report how they're using the money at FederalReporting.gov. From there, the information transfers to Recovery.gov, where it is translated into easy-to-understand maps and colorful charts for the public to peruse.
However, weeks before the official launch, Druitt discovered that no one had tested the two sites' systems to make sure they were properly integrated to transmit data.
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Q:Hi. I used your pic of Naya's cosmo cover as a guide for me to draw it bigger on a tshirt using fabric paint. I seem to only be able to draw people by looking at drawings of people. Before I posted the pic of the tshirt, wanted to ask if that's okay.
Hey! That sounds super cool! Do post the picture of your shirt, and send me a link/tag me so I can take a look at it!! (: x
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First Naya of the year, this time her Cosmo Latina cover! Magazine cover fanart, my new thing?
March 2014.
Lea Michele, February 2014.
I'm incredibly excited to hear all of Lea's tracks off of LOUDER. The stuff I've heard so far has been fantastic. I definitely have to purchase a physical copy (super bummed out that I didn't get my hands on the signed ones though, cue sad face)! I'm crossing fingers for some promotion on this side of the planet in the near future as well, but in the meantime I'll do some random artworks of her. So have my version of Lea's Teen Vogue cover!
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Child marriage must come to an end.
First this year, and hopefully a lot more to come!
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Anno 2012 about Minnesota, USA: it is forbidden there to follow coursera.org courses. I can't believe it but it is true, see this article on "The chronicle of Higher Education".
And indeed on the coursera site I find in the terms of service the following and I quote:
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Coursera has been informed by the Minnesota Office of Higher Education that under Minnesota Statutes (136A.61 to 136A.71), a university cannot offer online courses to Minnesota residents unless the university has received authorization from the State of Minnesota to do so. If you are a resident of Minnesota, you agree that either (1) you will not take courses on Coursera, or (2) for each class that you take, the majority of work you do for the class will be done from outside the State of Minnesota.
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A quick blog post on something I'm reading as a result of half-hearing a passing reference on BBC Radio Four, following it up on Twitter and thus having a knowledgeable and kind person point me in the right direction. The reference was to a detective novel written in a jokey pan-European language…
Thing 14-2012: Not Zotero / Mendeley / CiteULike, but Docear… and mind mapping
I have to admit I don't have much to say about the three proposed tools since last year. So I propose to try something else. Docear calls itself an "academic literature suite". As you can read on their site they are very ambitious about it. Though they are still in beta release, user feedback are highly positive.
All information is structured in a mind maps. This should be more effective and efficient than using a simple list or social tags. Docear is build upon the mind mapping software Freeplane and the reference manager JabRef.
I registered and installed this tool without problem on my Windows 7 laptop. I also ticked the checkbox to keep an online backup.
Then I wanted to make a small mind map and add some references to it. Unhappily I never worked with mind mapping software and the mind mapping chapter of the docear documentation is not written yet. I tried some things but coudn't get a good result. So I could do two things: give of up or download the freeplane software with (I hope) good documentation. I decided the last.
In freeplane I could easily create a map like this
It's all explained in the first 50 seconds of this excellent video
I can easily open this little mind map in docear, but don't ask me to rebuild it there.
My conclusion
I see big pontential in docear, but at the moment there is a big lack of documentation. Since it is based on freeplane, I'll use this tool as introduction to mind mapping software first. Of course I will write about my experiences, but I'm working at many projects now. So it is possible it takes some time.
If you have experience with docear or mind mapping tools. I will be happy to learn from you.
Thing 13-2012: Google Docs, Wikis and Dropbox (but more: why no backup in the cloud for me)
At moment, I don't have to add something to my writings of last year about Google Docs, wikis and Dropbox. In practive, I used the wiki product PBworks nearly on a daily basis last year and I used dropbox to share stuff with family and friends.
But, I have to say I'm much more sceptical about keeping backups and important things in the cloud. I explain: at the end of 2011 I planned to use the cloud as backup media and also to keep some other personal stuff. I should do this at the moment I had not enough space on my external drives any more. Well, I changed my mind meanwhile and bought a new external drive. This was caused by two things which happened since the end of 2011.
On 19 January 2012 the United States Department of Justice not only shut down the file-hosting site Megaupload.com, but only seized all its content. I was very lucky it happened then and not later, because then I should probably not only loose my backups forever, but a foreign state should also have full availability about it. Just, imagine, I had a brilliant business idea. The USA state should possess it then and could do with it what it wanted. And indeed, MegaUpload had the best price, so the chance was big I should choose this company for my backups.
Then there is the case of Microsoft SkyDrive, which openly admits it spies on the content people put on their services, even if it is marked as private(see Is Microsoft Spying On SkyDrive Users? on Forbes and especially Microsoft responds to SkyDrive privacy concerns on Neowin.net)
I'm happily using the cloud with wikis, evernote and for document sharing etc. Backup however is another issue. It should be an - as automatical as possible – copy of the hard-disk of my laptop to a device I can trust. On my hard-disk are things which are really private (yes, even photos of my son in a bathtub) or really confidential (stuff from work). So, as long the world is not advanced enough to guarantee that no nosy individuals, companies or states will peek in it, no backup of it in the cloud. I'm sure the content on my laptop and my other devices is totally legal here in Belgium and is the only legal matter which count for me.


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Some of Bowie's Minotaur artwork. With Dicks. I think the one on the bottom is jerking off. I find this more awesome than I should lol.
nickfar said: Hi i realy enjoy your page.i am a big bowie fan and mainly outside stuff.have you ever seen the mexican outside comic which was an officail outside promo in Mexico ?
Yes! I had it saved on my computer for a long time. I loved the art style! What's your favorite character from the story?
The music is outside. It's happening now. Not tomorrow. Yesterday. Not tomorrow.
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I need to take out some stuff too. there's a few unnecessary bits…
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