Monthly Archives: December 2004

Tsunami

Posted on 12/28/2004 by derick

Never has a tragedy hit home so personally as the earthquake and tsunami of this week. The home my family and I left 19 years ago, Sri Lanka, has been singled out as having been significantly affected. To all those … Continue reading →

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Insidious Boardgames

Posted on 12/26/2004 by roshani

Guest Blogist: Roshani Ariyam You may be wondering, “Am I reading this title right”? insidious and boardgame on the same line? Aren’t board games just a fun piece of recreation among family and friends an interactive way of sharing the … Continue reading →

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Person Of the Year

Posted on 12/22/2004 by derick

Every Tuesday afternoon, at about 1:30, I can usually crack open my front door, stick my arm out and feel for the latest TIME magazine. And, of course being that time-of-year, specifically the week before the New Year, TIME does … Continue reading →

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Arrogant Computer Guy

Posted on 12/22/2004 by derick

I’ll be the first to admit it, IT guys are arrogant. I can’t explain it; they just are. I think it may be the apocryphal notion that computer guys are smart, sometimes even dubbed as “geniuses”. Maybe this has got … Continue reading →

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Finals, how exciting!

Posted on 12/21/2004 by derick

There’s nothing like the solidarity of students that know they’re going to fail a final. During the few dwindling hours before my CSC final, a group of us gathered around the couches in the library and desperatly went over some … Continue reading →

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Evil Spyware

Posted on 12/17/2004 by derick

One day I was looking for naked pictures of former attorney general Janet Reno on Google, and I clicked on this link that seemed promising. Lo and behold, about 20 windows started to pop-up, one after another. I’d close one, … Continue reading →

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Waking up is Hard to Do

Posted on 12/15/2004 by derick

I remember as a kid growing up, having to be woken up ever morning at 6:45 for school. I remember being dragged out of bed, kicking, screaming, pleading, begging, for just 5 more minutes of sleep as though a mere … Continue reading →

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A Picture Story

Posted on 12/13/2004 by derick

(thanks sara)

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Procrastination Becomes You

Posted on 12/7/2004 by derick

I am the epitome of procrastination. I am what procrastination would be if it took on a human form. I have had this term paper assigned for class, I believe the second week of school. It is now the last … Continue reading →

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Spamming the Spammers

Posted on 12/6/2004 by derick

We all hate those pathetic internet scammers. Have you got the one about inheritance money in Nigeria? Anyway, Andreas, a friend of mine from my csc436 class pointed out this neat website run by a group called Artists against 419′ers, … Continue reading →

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