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Hey folks,

Due to recent events at [redacted], I’ve had to take down my previous post about [redacted] because I make a reference to [redacted].

I will re-post it after [redacted] becomes a [redacted].

Thanks for reading.

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My O’Reilly Wishlist

Dear O’Reilly,

I want so many of your books. I don’t know what it is. I get a sudden rush when I see those cuddly animals. I even get a little turned on when I see those colored spines. I realize that I could never read a tiny fraction of your books in my lifetime. It doesn’t matter. I want to hold them in my arms as I fall asleep.

Recently, it has come to my attention that you are holding a contest where one lucky SOB can win his wishlist of precious O’Reilly titles. When I found out, I got so excited that I canceled dinner plans with my wife so that I could start putting together a list.

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Santa Went Nuts and Bought Himself Toys Instead

Thanks to Steam, the Christmas budget was tight this year. (I’ll get you presents next year, Babe, I promise.) But who in their right mind can pass up these ridiculous sales? First, there was the Summer Sale. Then they repeat the glory with a holiday sale.

Why do you do this to me, Steam? Don’t you know that I cry while I hit the Purchase button? And don’t you know that I will probably never play half of these games? Of course you do.

  • December 20 – Battlefield Bad Company 2, $6.79
  • December 20 – The Deus Ex Collection, $2.99
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Adios, Amigos.

I caught some flak this past weekend on telling some Mary Washingtonians that I erased (read: not “deactivated”) my Facebook account, and thought I’d write a blog post (outside of my usual style) on why I left.  My reasons, I would say, go beyond the obvious, but I’d encourage anyone to follow suit for any reason.

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Fun with Arduinos

Hello, dear readers.

It’s been a while, and I thought you might all need a break from Joel.

Since I last posted, a few of us have been bitten by the Arduino bug, and it’s about time we started sharing our experiences. I have added a “Arduino Projects” link to the top of the page, where we will (might) maintain a list of all the posts we’ve written related to Arduino-based projects.

For those of you who don’t spend 4 hours a day in Google Reader, an Arduino is a small circuit board that has a USB port, power connector, microcontroller, and a bunch of places to attach sensors, motors or whatever else you can control with electrical impulses.

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