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Mmmm, those words are tasty
This past year has brought some big changes to my career and I've written in the past that I didn't want to work for a large company again and that I really enjoyed being self employed. A few weeks ago, my main client, Critical Path Software, was acquired by eBay. As part of the acquisition, I was offered a full time, employee position at eBay. After a little bit of weighing some options, I decided to accept the position. So not only will I no longer be self employed, but I'll be working for a very large company! I still get to work from home, so that's great news.
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Facebook as a news source
My wife is so addicted to Facebook that I always ask her what is happening in the world after she checks Facebook. She actually does find out stuff on Facebook about the world which I have also learned from more reputable sources. Last night when we were watching the local news, they had a story on the Mountain High Ski Resort where the newscaster said that the Mountain High Facebook page said that people started lining up at 6 a.m. That struck me as odd to use Facebook as a source for a news story. I would have expected them to at least call Mountain High and either get a quote or verify the information, but relying on a post on a Facebook page seems like poor journalism.
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LEGOLAND is no DisneyLand
My wife scored some free tickets to LEGOLAND that were going to expire yesterday, so since we had nothing else to do, we spent a few hours there. It cost us $12 to park so even spending a few hours there was worth it.
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Review: Apple Magic Trackpad
I've been using trackpads on my laptops for many years and used them on the desktop for awhile as well, so when my father started raving about the Apple Magic Trackpad
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