12. May 2008
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If you’d like to give money to aid the victims of the cyclone in Myanmar, consider this.
I was reading a CNN article about the situation earlier this week and came across this paragraph.
“World Vision, which has 500 aid workers in Myanmar, has provided aid in the country for more than 40 years. In a rare […]
30. Jan 2008
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How do you help the world by doing nothing? Contribute your unused computing cycles to worthwhile global data-crunching efforts! Since most of us have fast computers, we are often not maxing out the processors inside. Berkeley has developed a platform called BOINC, which allows scientific research projects to tap into that capacity.
I recently installed BOINC […]
22. Jan 2008
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Is it just me, or has anyone else noticed that there have been a bunch of movies in the last year where a woman decides to carry an unexpected pregnancy to term? We just watched Waitress recently. There was Knocked Up before it. And Juno is still in theaters. I will never claim to know […]
19. Jan 2008
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John McCain just won the South Carolina Republican Primary. With this victory, it looks it’s going to be a two-horse race on the red team between McCain and Romney.
Which is interesting because according to glassbooth.org, John McCain is the candidate who is most similar to my views. We’re 69% compatible. BUT, the second most compatible […]
12. Jan 2008
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At the end of An Inconvenient Truth, one of the suggestions for helping the environment is this: “If you can afford a hybrid, buy one.” I used to think that I would get a hybrid when I would be achieving good long-term cost savings. Over the last few months, I’ve come to agree with the […]
08. Jan 2008
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Over the holidays, we finally got around to watching Amazing Grace and learning more about the abolition movement. One of the tactics of the abolitionists was to promote and buy sugar produced by plantations that employed free people. Some even went so far as to not take sugar in their coffee or tea.
Obviously there […]
04. Jan 2008
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… Warren! When I was still only talking about starting a blog a long time ago, he suggested the best name for the blog which would capture all of my hopes and dreams, my longings for what could be, the essence of my passions.
Okay. It was just funny: Not on My Quach!
Thanks, Warren!
01. Jan 2008
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5. Compost (and generally lower my carbon footprint).
4. Respond to every Poke/SuperPoke (and generally keep more up-to-date on Facebook).
3. Blog more regularly.
2. Exercise. (In past years, the word “more” would follow the word “exercise.” At this point, I just need to get out.)
1. See more through the eyes of faith.
28. Dec 2007
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Sadness:
http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/12/28/a-sad-milestone-aol-to-discontinue-netscape-browser-development/
Long live Mozilla.