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		<title>Today&#8217;s Time Sink</title>
		<link>http://www.ndmckinney.net/2008/11/18/todays-time-sink/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 20:09:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This has to be the greatest thing I&#8217;ll see all day. That&#8217;s pretty sad, actually. Of course, I feel better after watching it again. [Thanks Laughing Squid]]]></description>
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		<title>Worst Slogan Ever</title>
		<link>http://www.ndmckinney.net/2008/11/10/worst-slogan-ever/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 16:24:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While waiting for the bus this morning I saw what has to be the absolute worst ad for anything I&#8217;ve ever seen. While &#8220;lots of people&#8221; may win, many more lose. I honestly think that this may border on deceptive advertising.]]></description>
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		<title>Michael Palin No Longer the Funniest Palin</title>
		<link>http://www.ndmckinney.net/2008/10/14/john-cleese-on-sarah-palin-monty-python-could-have-written-this-boing-boing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2008 06:13:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A soon-to-be internet sensation: John Cleese comments on the absurity of Sarah Palin running for VP of the United States. [From John Cleese on Sarah Palin: "Monty Python Could Have Written This." - Boing Boing]]]></description>
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		<title>O Hai</title>
		<link>http://www.ndmckinney.net/2008/08/26/o-hai/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 07:59:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[internet]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I love that flickr is so friendly.]]></description>
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		<title>The End of Summer</title>
		<link>http://www.ndmckinney.net/2008/08/19/the-end-of-summer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:28:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s the end of summer here in Washington. It&#8217;s never as nice as the beginning of summer. At least in May we have a short respite from the pedigree school students and the interns. As the nights get longer, my patience gets shorter. I know it will be a matter of weeks before some vapid [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Crazytown</title>
		<link>http://www.ndmckinney.net/2008/05/08/crazytown/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 15:32:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Our declining culture]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Welcome to crazy town. Population: These Guys Seriously? I&#8217;m pretty sure that &#8220;Paulville&#8221; is founding the same way that most anti-government militias start: going &#8220;off the grid&#8221;, forming their own currency (which, of course, is of no value), not being &#8220;forced to do or pay for other people&#8217;s life styles you may not agree with.&#8221; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Weekly Project: Desktop Biosphere</title>
		<link>http://www.ndmckinney.net/2008/04/15/weekly-project-desktop-biosphere/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ndmckinney.net/2008/04/15/weekly-project-desktop-biosphere/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 04:47:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re unemployed, like me, you&#8217;re looking for things to do with your time.  If you&#8217;ve got a few extra minutes, make yourself a friend &#8212; lots of friends.  MAKE Magazine/KQED show you how to make a desktop biosphere.   Link to the KQED Page Via [Boing Boing]]]></description>
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		<title>Ceiling Cat</title>
		<link>http://www.ndmckinney.net/2008/03/18/ceiling-cat/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ndmckinney.net/2008/03/18/ceiling-cat/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2008 21:19:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Now I&#8217;ve got a ceiling cat of my own! Make one of your own here!]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s Finally Coming!</title>
		<link>http://www.ndmckinney.net/2008/02/13/its-finally-coming/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2008 08:52:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Will Wright, the genius behind SimCity and its progeny, has done it again. This time, the focus is on creativity and design. EA announced yesterday that Spore will be available 7 Sep 08, still a bit of a way off, but soon enough to start salivating. The game has been a multi-year project, and many [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Florida Primary Results</title>
		<link>http://www.ndmckinney.net/2008/01/30/florida-primary-results/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ndmckinney.net/2008/01/30/florida-primary-results/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2008 11:01:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick</dc:creator>
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		<title>Tarnishing the Apple</title>
		<link>http://www.ndmckinney.net/2007/12/09/tarnishing-the-apple/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Dec 2007 00:11:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just in time for my trip to the Apple store to day to have my MBP repaired (more after its return), the Washington Post ran this story describing the pains of going to an Apple retail store.]]></description>
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		<title>Belgians find unity in frites</title>
		<link>http://www.ndmckinney.net/2007/12/03/belgians-find-unity-in-frites/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ndmckinney.net/2007/12/03/belgians-find-unity-in-frites/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Dec 2007 17:51:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[They may not have a government, but the Belgians do have one thing: frite week. According to the Telegraph, 98.5% of Belgians find that the lowly fried potato is the symbol of national unity. Apparently, it&#8217;s the only source of agreement amongst the entire kingdom. Oh, did I mention that the Belgians still do not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alternative Dispute Resolution</title>
		<link>http://www.ndmckinney.net/2007/10/18/alternative-dispute-resolution/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Oct 2007 16:22:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m a big fan of using alternative dispute resolution (ADR) as a means of civilly resolving problems. When I think of ADR, however, I think of mediation, conciliation, or arbitration. I don&#8217;t think so much about hand tools [From Taking a Whack Against Comcast - washingtonpost.com]]]></description>
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		<title>For Memory&#8217;s Sake, Remember to Drink!</title>
		<link>http://www.ndmckinney.net/2007/09/26/for-memorys-sake-remember-to-drink/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ndmckinney.net/2007/09/26/for-memorys-sake-remember-to-drink/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2007 22:33:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[beer]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Apparently, drinking beer (or rather, consuming low amounts of alcohol) on a daily basis can be beneficial, if only in lab rats. According to a study from the University of Auckland, lab rats who tested better at &#8220;memory tasks&#8221; than their sober counterparts. Of course, over-consumption can lead to neurotoxicity (not to mention other social [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Free Stuff</title>
		<link>http://www.ndmckinney.net/2007/09/22/free-stuff/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Sep 2007 04:19:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Random sign I saw on the way home today: Free Stuff For Sale Saturday only, 9am &#8211; 1pm.]]></description>
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		<title>106 Years of Powered Flight?</title>
		<link>http://www.ndmckinney.net/2007/08/14/106-years-of-powered-flight/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ndmckinney.net/2007/08/14/106-years-of-powered-flight/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Aug 2007 07:19:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wired Magazine discusses the controversy over Gustave Whitehead, perhaps the first person to actually fly a heavier-than-air machine. See also Gustave Whitehead&#8217;s Flying Machines]]></description>
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		<title>Happy Birthday, Crab Nebula</title>
		<link>http://www.ndmckinney.net/2007/07/04/happy-birthday-crab-nebula/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ndmckinney.net/2007/07/04/happy-birthday-crab-nebula/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jul 2007 14:20:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Keeping in the spirit of 4th of July fireworks, here is a birthday tribute to the Crab Nebula. (via Wired)]]></description>
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		<title>Out of Touch</title>
		<link>http://www.ndmckinney.net/2007/04/03/out-of-touch/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ndmckinney.net/2007/04/03/out-of-touch/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2007 13:08:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My Macbook Pro power adapter went up in a puff of smoke last night. I was typing on my computer when I smelled the distinct aroma of burning plastic. I looked at my computer and, behold, there was smoke coming from the magsafe connector. The computer itself is fine, but it no longer has any [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Irish EU&#8217;s &#8216;worst binge-drinkers&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.ndmckinney.net/2007/03/14/irish-eus-worst-binge-drinkers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ndmckinney.net/2007/03/14/irish-eus-worst-binge-drinkers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2007 18:38:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[drinking]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The BBC is reporting what stereotypes have been saying for decades, if not centuries. According to the report, 34% of the Irish binge-drink. Rounding out the top three were Finland (27%) and Britain (24%). Since the report is only on EU nations, the US binge-drinking score was not compared. Too bad.]]></description>
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		<title>Critical Legal Studies</title>
		<link>http://www.ndmckinney.net/2007/02/20/critical-legal-studies/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ndmckinney.net/2007/02/20/critical-legal-studies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2007 02:06:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Big on questions. Short on answers.]]></description>
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