October 2009
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Sprint Continues to Disappoint in the Customer...
As the son of a Sprint employee, I’ve had the chance to enjoy a few benefits from Sprint’s Advantage Family package: once a year upgrades, 500-minutes per person (though the overages are hefty), free Vision plan, and a nice flat-rate monthly $20/person.
The down side? Sprint’s phone selection has never been that great. They were very stingy about warranty (my air card stopped...
September 2009
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“People who are suffering don’t need advice, diagnoses, interpretations and...”
– http://dialogicmediation.com/2009/09/03/more-on-listening-like-a-cow/
Why Windows 7 Can't Come Soon Enough
And even then, Windows 7 might not solve anything. The current dilemma I face with Windows Vista (among the many other headaches that come along with it) is that I can’t open a single Windows Office application without it going through a setup configuration screen.
What’s the problem? All Acer laptops come with trial software, and Windows 2007 Trial came with it. I thought, no...
Del Potro - Charlie Rose Interview (19 min) →
Seeing this reminded me of this post from Steve Tignor’s Concrete Elbow:
The sight of del Potro in the press room afterward. One of my favorite rituals at the Slams is the champion bringing the trophy with him up to the dais. I wasn’t shocked by DP’s win yesterday until I saw him behind the same silver cup that Rod Laver raised at Forest Hills when he completed the Grand Slam in 1969. Del...
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Shame on You, CBS
Juan Martin Del Potro played an incredible match to win yesterday’s US Open final against Federer. People might be inclined to say that Federer played below his standard, but a lot of that had to do with JMDP staying aggressive, consistently throwing massive pace, as well as fighting to stay in points longer and rallying longer before setting up to pull the trigger.
I expected...
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Law School for the Right Reasons
My current LSAT study plan, derived from Zen of 180, involves self-studying using primarily all three Powerscore Bibles and taking a PrepTest from LSAC’s “10 LSAT” book series twice a week. My simulated scores aren’t good enough as they are currently, but I’ve seen a steady improvement in each test I’ve taken.
As Z180 advocates, there are only two things that...
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Pet Peeve: Hand Dryers in Public Restrooms
I really hate public restrooms that don’t provide paper towels. Why? Because I’ll walk in, do my business, flush, wash my hands, and then realize that there’s no paper towels. Well, no big deal. I dry my hands after pressing the button twice (because once never gets the job done). Then we meet the annoying obstacle:
What was the whole point of washing my hands then? The...
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Tumblarity: Qualms over Popularity Emphasis
Going back to this post about how I much I love Tumblr, one of the things that’s really come to annoy me is the Tumblarity feature. I’m sure the intent of it is to simply engage people to be as active in the community as possible and encouraging more interesting content instead of self-indulging, but it is rather disheartening to see a “-10 from yesterday”.
I do take the...
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How to Conquer Mondays
Monday. The day that no one looks forward to but we all have to deal with somehow. I’m a little luckier since I don’t have to commute anywhere though I could argue that studying for the LSAT is equally torturous as many types of employment, if not more. So how do I get myself psyched to do work? Here’s my personal cheat sheet of rituals to prepare for Monday and what I do...
August 2009
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Sharks vs. Cats: Aftermath
Now that the Sharks vs. Cats debacle is finally over, I’m happy to say that I won’t have to post about cats again for a long time. Nothing against cats, but I will lose interest in blogging if I only post photos (we have Flickr around for that).
I am however starting to think that one of Tumblr’s objectives in making this contest was to deliberately boost Tumblarity ratings for...
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Our Pride!
Cat: *Paws owner's face*
Cat: Get up! Get up now!
Man: *Snores*
Cat: GET UP NOW!
Cat: *Swipes at owner's face*
Cat: We're losing to the sharks right now! SHARKS of all things! GET UP AND START POSTING ABOUT ME!
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Perceived Ethicals Ratings for Different...
I took this list from Culpwrit’s recent post, and I found something quite interesting in the research. This list is compiled based on the Defining Issues Test (DIT), a reliable measure of individual moral development, “a reliable measure of individual moral development.” Here is a ratings list of which professions are deemed more ethical (or not):
Mean P Scores of Various...
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Why I Love Tumblr
I’ve been on Tumblr for a few days now, and at the rate that I’m posting, anyone can tell that I’m immensely satisfied with it. Tumblr provides a simple, efficient blogging platform that allows cross-platform integration and a full array of functions. I’ve noticed that most people tend to love using Tumblr as a prominent complement to Twitter and rightfully so.
So I...
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Daft Logic's Google Maps Distance Calculator
With a good friend of mine about to depart for South Korea in his quest to attain higher learning, I happened to find this nifty little tool from Daft Logic. Just for fun, I decided to see how far it’d take him to go from Plano, TX to Sungkyunkwan University, just north of Seoul.
I didn’t have a chance to go over his flight plan, so a logical conclusion that I’ve reached is that...
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Miss Universe 2009 Finalists' Answers Lack Depth
I don’t watch very many of these beauty pagaents, but my brother happened to stumble onto the Q&A section of the contest while channel surfing. Stefania Fernandez, Venezuela’s representative, was just crowned Miss Universe just now, but seeing the last section makes you wonder how much the Q&A counts towards selecting the winner. This isn’t necessarily only pointed...
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Ubuntu 9.04: Success!
After about a month’s use of Ubuntu through a Wubu installation, I decided that I loved Ubuntu enough to give it a full install and a dedicated partition. I was already enamored by its efficient and simple design, wide range of software, and above all, the ultimate commitment to keeping things free. Ubuntu will ship their entire range of OS’s when you request it for free. You...
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WatchSister shared with me this wicked video on how to remove small/medium car dents using only a blow dryer and a can of compressed air.
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Sharapova v. Radwanska
A few thoughts on this match as it’s being replayed on ESPN as of 12:58am CT:
Sharapova
Sharapova is gelling a little better with her new service motion, but it’s clear she still can’t explode quite as much into it as she did before. She also seems to have trouble timing/seeing her second serve as she continues to throw in double faults.
I have never been much of a fan of her...
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Analyzing #LSAT on Twitter
One of the best things about Twitter (and social media in general) is that if people aren’t posting useful links or connecting to others, you’ll generally post about an emotion, opinion, or a brief thought about something since you only have 140 characters. It’s something that can get you into trouble, but generally, if you don’t talk about sensitive issues, it’s a...
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Killing Floor: Heavy Metal Content Pack Fully...
The long awaited content update to Killing Floor was released yesterday, which from the Web site’s description includes:
2 new weapons: the AK-47 assault rifle beefs up the Commando Perk, with heavier hitting power in semi and full automatic fire modes. The Katana is a classic melee weapon that combines speed, reach and cutting power.
A brand new map: KF-Foundry. This map is set in a...
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District 9
I stopped going to the movie theaters for a long time mainly because I didn’t have the money for it, but I didn’t think watching generic Hollywood crap molded from templates was money well spent. Luckily, D9 is probably only the second film in seven years that I can say it was worth the viewing experience at a theater (the other being the Dark Knight).
I won’t go into plot...