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I got a review of a lesson in physics on a recent visit to the ophthalmologist. For a moment, I was wondering why the room had 3 mirrors on different places until I realized that they were positioned to reflect the Eye Chart shooting out of the projector:One mirror was directly in front of the projector, which is right beside the patient's seat but angled a bit.One mirror was directly behind,

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Check out this site (http://www.whatwouldsimonsay.net) and take a shot at your own Simon impression:

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I know it says "College Physics" in the title, but I suggest reading this book to prep yourselves for First Year Physics: Enhanced College Physics (with PhysicsNOW)Bring out your inner Einsteins, now.

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Couch potato weekend, hopefully.I realized I'm not making the most out of our Netflix subscription since we rarely stream Netflix videos online. Our Wii is connected to a different (and non-HD) TV in the bedroom and it's a drag having to bring it into the living room, beside the DVD player and all, just to use it for Netflix streaming.My laptop, VGA cable, and HDTV should do the trick.

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This time with college buddies.

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CollegeLast weekend, we had a reunion of sorts with some college friends as Jason and Patrick visited LA. We got the chance to meet up with Trisha as well on Friday night.Both guys stayed in the apartment that I share with my family. It's amazing how the three of us were able to fit in the living room as we retired at night.We planned on going to more places than we actually were able to visit.

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GQ's guide on how to buy a leather jacket.I read through the guide just after buying a leather jacket for myself. In spite of that, I'm very satisfied with my purchase and I wouldn't have bought it if I didn't think it's a good buy.Realization: it's hard to find slim-fit jackets and buttoned shirts for me. Size S is still a bit large for me and not all brands offer XS sizes.So I'm wondering

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Manny Pacquiao TKOs Oscar dela Hoya in 8th round.

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I set aside $2,500 of my salary to my Health Care Spending Account primarily to cover the cost of the dental braces that I plan on having next year. The treatment duration is expected to be 18-24 months so I will just pay for the remaining balance through the amount I will set aside in the account for the year 2010.The Health Care Spending Account gives me some financial benefits because it is

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Here's an unexpected message that I got as I was navigating through the CIGNA website (dental insurance):

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A meaty tit-for-tat (especially Part 2).Part 1:Part 2:I love how Bill thought the stuffed animal is a panda.

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Congratulations!

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With the US Presidential Elections just around the corner, I've been playing this little game on my mind. The challenge is to come up with a person, outside of those currently running, who I think is most qualified to be the president. This leaves out anyone who at least has a greater than 0% chance of winning the presidency (i.e. McCain, Obama, Nader, Barr, Biden, Palin, etc). Now, I understand

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On the door to the lunch room in our office...Happy Halloween!!!

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It's official. My three-week February hiatus aside, I already have one year's worth of work experience under my belt.

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63rd NBA Season starts tonight. LA Lakers open their season against the Portland Trailblazers.

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This might be Amy Poehler's last skit performance in SNL (I hope not). And yes, it's the real Sarah Palin you're seeing in this video - not Tina Fey.See Amy's mad rapping skills:

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I tagged along with my cousin to a party after finding out Manny Pacquiao would be there.

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Count me in.I'm one of the observers who, if "polled", will have a "very favorable view" of CNN political analyst and former presidential advisor (to Ford, Nixon, Reagan, Clinton) David Gergen.Embedded video from CNN Video

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As the oil prices continuously go down, I got reminded of a CNN Money article I read a couple of months back predicting that (and explaining why) the then $4-dollar-a-gallon gas price will eventually tank.At the time of the article, I was paying $4.59 a gallon. Today, prices at the pump are around $3.29 a gallon.

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Yesterday, at around noon time, people from the office got permission to go home if their routes back are among those affected by the SFV fires. Fires were actually all over the Valley - there was one just a block away from our apartment and another that can be seen from my West Hills office. On both places, I could smell the smoke from the fires. In the office, the smoke had this dark red color,

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The (Second) Official Trailer:The Lego version of it:

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He managed to live for 18 months after his head was totally cut off from his body. A quick check on this website and Wikipedia reveals that Mike the Headless Chicken Day/Weekend is "celebrated" every third weekend of May."Mike, Mike, where's your head? Even without it, you're not dead!""Mike's will to live remains an inspiration. It is a great comfort to know you can live a normal life, even

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(Picking up from my previous post. Sorry, I can't make the title of this post the same as that of the book's. It's like saying Windows 98 or ME or XP or Vista is the best operating system, ever. That title may have played a part in my buying the book though. Fool me once....)I. All I Really Need to Know in Business I Learned at MicrosoftA. Setting Up To PlayEat your own dog food but don't believe

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Our local library holds quarterly book sales where they sell used books for 50 cents or a dollar each. One of the many books I bought back then was "All I Really Need to Know in Business I Learned at Microsoft" by Julie Bick, a former product manager for Microsoft Word and Office.Microsoft has been in the news lately with their intent to acquire Yahoo! This acquisition is part of a larger

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