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    Child's Play 2008 donation drive - all done!

    Just completed my yearly donation to Child's Play. My mom works in the dermatology clinic at the Childrens' Hospital of Wisconsin in Wauwatosa, WI. She always gets a little teary-eyed when she opens the letter notifying her of a donation in her name to the hospital. Those kids are special...
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    the mathematician vs the engineer

    *Sigh* I love engineering. <--ChE here
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    jack bauer doing bank of america commercials now?

    I guess times are tough for everyone. Kiefer hasn't worked for a while since 24 has been off the air due to the strike.
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    Ikariam Web based graphical game

    My wife calls this the "damn game". Be ready to devote some serious time to getting your colonies going.
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    I visited wastewater treatment plant today

    It's amazing what they can do with all the stuff that gets flushed away. Though city treatment plants handle mostly industrial wastes. Some facilities generate more effluent than the city they are in. The MMSD (Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewage District) takes their sludge and dries it into...
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    Once all the scientists die and go to heaven...

    Good joke, but the delivery could be better.
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    Best TV theme song ever?

    No, but the website is AWESOME!
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    Very good online personality test

    ESTJ. Same as when I took it 4 years ago. And it suits me as an engineer.
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    Idiot hit our car

    I've watched enough "People's Court". You better file a police report AND an insurance claim.
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    What is the worst thing you have ever run over with a vehicle

    I was driving home from work when I was in Memphis when a pigeon swooped down into my grille. I felt really bad about it, but there was nothing I could have done. I think it had a death wish. Another time, I was driving home to Chicago on Lake Shore Drive. A squirrel made it across to the...
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    Woah, Engadget has a new look...

    I like it. I find it easier to read.
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    Humidifer around computer equipment?

    Better get a warm-mist humidifier. It evaporates the water instead of atomizing it. My wife has reset our Logitech Harmony remote a few times after shocking the bejezus out of it because our apartment is too dry. We had two humidifiers, and it still wasn't enough for our 750 sqft apartment.
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    How do you receive your tv signal?

    RCN cable in the Chicago South Loop. Though we watch a lot of network TV, I could probably get away with an HD antenna and some sort of DVR, Mythbox perhaps? We'll see how the finances work out.
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    Gin Martini drinkers: How do you like/make yours?

    Tanquery is my gin. Hendricks is good too. Pretty much 4-1 for me. I gotta start chilling my martini glasses.
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    Has anyone been a victim of identity theft? Vote in the poll

    I had someone steal my Yahoo and eBay accounts before. They didn't get any money or anything else.
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    I punched & knee'd my girl last night in my sleep!

    My wife likes to sleep with her arms up. I almost knocked myself out when I rolled over on her elbow and hit my temple. I woke up and saw stars. Then promptly fell back to sleep.
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    Star Trek w/POLL

    TNG, DS9, OS, and a far distant 4th: Voyager.
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    Jumper - worst movie ever.

    Nope, I won't see another Hayden Christensen film. I just can't shake the scene where he killed all the Sand People: "And the women...and the children...". Ugh
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    So who is going to go buy a PS3 now that blu ray won?

    Where's the pohlage? And no, I'm not going to buy a PS3. I don't have enough room in the entertainment center for one.
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    Call me crazy, but I don't have the hots for movie stars. Do you? POLL

    Heh...she's my new celebrity crush now that JA is married.
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    It was 75 degrees here today.

    It was a balmy 15 degrees in Chicago today. With more snow on the way.
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    BEFW11S4 drops connections

    Network setup Cable modem --> BEFW11S4 --> 1 wired computer + 2 wireless laptops + Wii. The laptops keep losing their connections. Resetting the router for < 10s even restores the connections. No periodic frequency that it'll drop out. I thought it was overheating, so it's sitting on...
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    broadband census

    Heh, it doesn't even have RCN listed for Chicago broadband service. At least we have an alternative to Comcast.
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    How would Paul change the (P&N) election if he were to run as a 3rd party?

    Luap Nor would peel off the extremists of each party, and still lose.
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    World Captivated By US Presidential Race - Obama Most Popular Abroad

    Yeah, because the rest of the world has embraced socialism. And look how well that's turned out.
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    World Trade Center

    I was just in NY (2 weeks ago) and they have a plan in place to NOT rebuild. I think the new plan (http://www.wtcsitememorial.org/fin7.html) keeps in mind that to some, it's a graveyard. It's tasteful and a good memorial for the sacrifices of the innocent that were victims there.
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    Side By Side Comparision 2008 Presidental Candidates

    Hopefully he'll be voted out of office in his congressional district in TX after they see for themselves who he REALLY is.
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    Apparently engineers gravitate towards terrorism...

    Chemical engineers can do anything.
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    Would you refuse money ($600) from the government?

    Yeah, I love an extra $600 like the next guy, but where is it coming from?
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    Eww... screw cloned meat, sewer water to be turned into drinking water.

    Hahahaha. Take a look at the effluent from the Milwaukee waste treatment plant and the rest of the Lake Michigan water...
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    Same movie on Bluray-HdDvd-over air HD- Sat HD- Cable HD

    Blu-Ray / HD-DVD. These output at 1080p. All other broadcast HD at 1080 is 1080i.
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    Super Bowl predictions

    GB, NE. GB for the Win!
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    Memphis residents: come hither

    Former resident. Great place to visit, but awful place to live. Check out the Civil Rights Museum, Beale Street, a chicken place called Gus's (not too late at night), Sun studios. Have fun!
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    Superbowl 42: PATS vs. Packers.

    I agree, except the Pack is going to win. The Pats are vulnerable, and the Pack is the team to beat them!
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    Anyone use electronics recycling services for your old and/or dead electronics?

    I've dropped stuff off at Office Depot for $10. I don't know if they'll take parts, but they take whole things (monitors, printers, CPUs)
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    Anyone here see the movie Juno?

    Juno was an awesome movie! Can't wait for it to come out on video.
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    Did you buy a diamond between Jan 1, 1994 and March 31, 2006?

    Dangit! A month out of the settlement window.