It has been nearly 17 years since a Canadian NHL team won the Stanley Cup. At the moment, with Vancouver down 3-1 and Montreal down 3-2, the likelihood of a Canadian team winning it this year is about 4%.
I thought this would be a good time to determine how likely it has been that the …
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This is a chronological list of all the cars I’ve ever owned:
1. 1985 Dodge Aries. This was my first car, which I inherited from my grandparents. Something on it was always breaking, but they say you never forget your first.
2. 1991 Ford Taurus. (The picture above is not my car.) This was the first car …
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May 8, 2010 – 3:36 pm
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By admin
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Posted in Neat Stuff
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Tagged Aries, Avenger, Cars, Dodge, Elantra, Esteem, Ford, Hyundai, Legacy, Subaru, Suzuki, Taurus
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I got 4 of 8 series predictions correct for round 1. Seeing as how they are basically 50/50 toss-ups, getting half right is TERRIBLE! In my defense, I never said I was good at understanding hockey.
Hopefully I’ll get at least 3 of 4 this time:
Pittsburgh over Montreal
Philadelphia over Boston
Detroit over San Jose
Chicago over Vancouver
Maybe I …
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This weekend I took on a rather significant project. I replaced my kitchen faucet and installed valves. The old faucet was attached with solder, so I had to do some cuttin’. Fortunately, all of my fingers are still connected to my hands.
Here’s the closest thing you’re going to get to proof that I actually did …
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Through to Iota is an oddly named actiony-puzzle type game for iPhone/iPod Touch written by a friend and former co-worker of mine. I’ll try to be somewhat objective anyway.
For 99 cents, the game consists of 50 levels in which you try to send stones to goals on a rectangular playing field containing obstacles. You can …
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I am underwhelmed. I’ve come across three irritants already. First, even when I build my application and go to run it, I still get prompted that it has not been built. Second, when I right-click an identifier and choose ‘Go To Definition’ it often goes to the declaration (or vice versa). Third, when I ‘Find …
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Enterprising? Want a fast-food chain idea? Here’s one: made-to-order burgers from a central database of burgers that customers can add to. (Or subs, or pizza, or whatever…)
As a customer, you’d log on to the restaurant’s website, create a burger with whatever toppings you like, and save it with a name. The website gives you a …
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Professional sports teams don’t stand for anything. They’re identical. How am I supposed to support a pro sports team if the only thing differentiating it from another is where it happens to play - an attribute selected entirely on how many people in the area would be willing to support it? And then there are …
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For this year’s predictions, I’m just guessing. Not using any fancy statistics. I expect I’ll do just as well.
First round:
Washington defeats Montreal
New Jersey defeats Philadelphia
Buffalo defeats Boston
Pittsburgh defeats Ottawa
San Jose defeats Colorado
Chicago defeats Nashville
Los Angeles defeats Vancouver
Detroit defeats Phoenix
Second round:
Washington defeats Pittsburgh
New Jersey defeats Buffalo
San Jose defeats Los Angeles
Chicago defeats Detroit
Third round:
Washington defeats New Jersey
Chicago …
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April 13, 2010 – 9:41 pm
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By admin
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Posted in Sports
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I just bought Need for Speed: Shift for PC. Or should I say Need for Speed: Shit? No, I shouldn’t. Cause while it has loads of problems, it has some very cool features. It’s quickly become the game I love to hate.
The ugly:
You cannot exit the test lap. That wouldn’t be so bad, except this …
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