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A New Adventure

nobody@vox.com(Pako) — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 02:15:11 -0230

Well my second year at Laurier is finally winding down, and I can't be more relieved that it is almost over. After having to deal with weekly assignments in almost every class and 3 major projects all due within 2 days of each other I'm ready for ...

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Perspective

nobody@vox.com(Pako) — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 16:14:57 -0330

I found an interesting post on Boing Boing a couple days ago about an art exhibit which visualized statistics by using one grain of rice to represent every person in the world. If it ends up in a gallery around here someday I'll have to find a way...

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Drumline meets Revenge of the Nerds

nobody@vox.com(Pako) — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 18:45:51 -0330

If more football games had something like this for halftime, I might start watching football... The first half at least.

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Gever Tully vs Darth Vader

nobody@vox.com(Pako) — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 18:16:57 -0330

A very interesting talk by Gever Tully. On a completely different note, this is the funniest video I've seen in a while

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Gamer Life

nobody@vox.com(Pako) — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 01:34:31 -0330

I picked up Lord of the Rings Online while it was still in beta, and have been playing it ever since. Now don't get me wrong, its a fantastic game ans sticks very closely to Tolkien's original lore, but after a few conversations with some people i...

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Watching the Wind

nobody@vox.com(Pako) — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 23:04:36 -0230

I've always wondered what the wind would look like if I could actually see it. This looks like a step in the right direction. Firewinder is an outdoor light, powered by wind. When the wind picks up, it causes it to spin, turning on 20 LEDs, and ...

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Only a matter of time....

nobody@vox.com(Pako) — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 12:20:44 -0230

I know I haven't posted on here in a while, but with the new school year i figured I'd try to rejuvenate this blog. I found an interesting new advertising campaign by a fast food chain in the states, Erbert & Gerbert. Instead of spending thousand...

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Big Brother is Watching

nobody@vox.com(Pako) — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 00:25:40 -0230

I've always been suspicious of Facebook, but I've never been able to figure out why. Maybe it was the speed of its growth, or possibly how you can find almost anyone with no more information than a name, or the fact that so many people post their ...

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Something to think about

nobody@vox.com(Pako) — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 14:58:52 -0330

I found an interesting blog today about a company which has adopted a kind of survivor development strategy, where every three months a vote is taken, and the bottom 10% are replaced by new employees. The part that really caught my eye was the qu...

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Valentines day

nobody@vox.com(Pako) — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 19:38:58 -0330

Since today is valentines day (and I don't want to study for my midterms anymore) I figured I'd share a couple songs. These, in my opinions, are some of the best, and don't get nearly as much playtime as they deserve. the first i found a couple d...

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