Monthly Archives: March 2010

Sleep Sacrifice for Productivity?

Posted on March 31, 2010 by Bill Ruhsam

I follow the blog Unclutterer because it often has nifty approaches to tweaking your daily life and schedule to make you more productive. It’s a little less blatantly obvious than Lifehacker (which I also follow) but does fall sometimes into … Continue reading →

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Childhood: Shattered

Posted on March 30, 2010 by Bill Ruhsam

That sound you just heard? That horrible, crashing sound of breaking hearts and shattering happy places? That was the sound of my childhood foundering on the rocks of this Pooh vs. Alien mashup.

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Why Blog when I can just Point you at my Flickr Stream

Posted on March 28, 2010 by Bill Ruhsam

The title says it all. Lots of notes on the image if you click through.

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Concert Photography can be Frustrating!

Posted on March 28, 2010 by Bill Ruhsam

So, there you are: capturing images of a concert that fully embody its spirit and energy. Sure, you know that with the low light and general clutter of an on-stage environment you’re likely to throw out most of your photos … Continue reading →

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Don't Lose at Dominoes

Posted on March 24, 2010 by Bill Ruhsam

I used to play Forty-Two, a trick-winning game similar to spades or bridge (except you play with dominoes) in Texas. We played for dimes. We did not play for clothespins!

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Marathon, Concerts, Presentation

Posted on March 21, 2010 by Bill Ruhsam

It’s been a busy few days. Lots of stuff going on. But let’s start with something funny that I have in common with this girl who ran the ING Georgia Half Marathon today. Let’s Compare! That was last Friday while … Continue reading →

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What I Think

Posted on March 19, 2010 by Bill Ruhsam

I haven’t opined much on the Health Care bill being trundled around the country. That’s because I knew that whatever shape it had a year ago would be different once it got to the point of final passage. Here’s what … Continue reading →

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This is why I'll Never Use OnStar

Posted on March 18, 2010 by Bill Ruhsam

From Bruce Schneier: More than 100 drivers in Austin, Texas found their cars disabled or the horns honking out of control, after an intruder ran amok in a web-based vehicle-immobilization system normally used to get the attention of consumers delinquent … Continue reading →

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Socialism is good for…

Posted on March 16, 2010 by Bill Ruhsam

This quote from a CNN Tech article (which is a further quote from another location) amuses the hell out of me: Being a socialist is a great way to get laid in college but it’s no way to run a … Continue reading →

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Brackets

Posted on March 16, 2010 by Bill Ruhsam

I filled out my brackets for March Madness at lunch. I do two of them every year. One based on my best intuition of the coming contests and one based on coinflip. Coinflip usually beats intuition. Now it’s important to … Continue reading →

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