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Archive for December, 2010

A Lesson In World History – Humor

by Dr_Bob @ Saturday, December 25th, 2010. Tags: ,
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For those that don’t know about history … Here is a condensed version: Humans originally existed as members of small bands of nomadic hunters/gatherers. They lived on deer in the mountains during the summer and would go to the coast and live on fish and lobster in the winter. The two most important events in [...]

A little “Levity” for All getting ready for their Holiday Flight :)

by Dr. Bob @ Saturday, December 18th, 2010. Tags: ,
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As you get ready to fly off to visit the In-Laws, you have to ask yourself “Is it worth it?” See this Amp at http://amplify.com/u/irdg

Word of the Day “Paraprosdokian” for Sat. Dec. 18th

by Dr. Bob @ Saturday, December 18th, 2010. Tags: , ,
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A paraprosdokian is a figure of speech in which the latter part of a sentence or phrase is surprising or unexpected in a way that causes the reader or listener to reframe or reinterpret the first part… frequently used for humorous or dramatic effect. To go with the WikipediA examples, I will add a few: I [...]

Lunar eclipse, winter solstice to coincide – first time since 1554 :)

by Dr. Bob @ Friday, December 17th, 2010. Tags: , , , ,
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I guess I am going to have to stay up very late on Dec. 20 -> Dec. 21 in order to witness an infrequent “happening”. I’m in -0600 from the Exact times: Penumbral Eclipse Begins: 05:29:17 UT Partial Eclipse Begins: 06:32:37 UT Total Eclipse Begins: 07:40:47 UT Greatest Eclipse: 08:16:57 UT Total Eclipse Ends: 08:53:08 [...]

The State of the Blogosphere 2010 via Brian Solis

by Dr. Bob @ Monday, December 13th, 2010. Tags: , , , , ,
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An EXCELLENT article by Brian Solis who is globally recognized as one of the most prominent thought leaders and published authors in new media. A digital analyst, sociologist, and futurist. If you are interested in Statistics, there’s a TON of them in this article. Amplify’d from www.briansolis.com The State of the Blogosphere 2010 The question [...]

Lessons to Be Learned for Monday – from an old west story:

by Dr. Bob @ Monday, December 13th, 2010. Tags: , , ,
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Have You Ever Danced? An old prospector shuffled into town leading an old tired mule. The old man headed straight for the only saloon to clear his parched throat. He walked up and tied his old mule to the hitch rail.  As he stood there, brushing some of the dust from his face and clothes, a young gunslinger stepped out [...]

Bluetooth, iOS Enable Digital Camera Remote Control from #canada

by Dr. Bob @ Thursday, December 9th, 2010. Tags: , , , ,
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Great! So now I have to get a New Camera as mine isn’t listed. I do have a wireless remote for my camera but the camera has this crazy setting that only allows it to be inactive for 15 minutes unless you snap a picture Amplify’d from www.informationweek.com Bluetooth, iOS Enable Digital Camera Remote Control [...]

Charting a new course for #Winnipeg via The View from Seven

by Dr. Bob @ Thursday, December 9th, 2010. Tags: , , , , , ,
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The article also states: It’s shorter on specifics than I would have liked — there’s only so much one blogger can do — but if it shifts the terms of reference away from the idea that all that Winnipeg needs to get out of neutral is a new stadium, an NHL team, an Ikea store [...]

George Carlin’s “God blesses American Politicians Not the Working class.”

by Dr. Bob @ Wednesday, December 8th, 2010. Tags: , , ,
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George calls a Spade a F_____g Shovel Language Warning – Not Suitable for Office Consumption Rest in Peace, George See this Amp at http://amplify.com/u/hyql

A (wikileaks, holiday) season Music Video I’d like to dedicate to Politicians Everywhere!

by Dr. Bob @ Tuesday, December 7th, 2010. Tags: , ,
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A colaboration between Tom Cochrane, Paul Hyde & Murray McLauglan. It’s old but it is still very appropriate at this time of year. See this Amp at http://amplify.com/u/hv2o

Shanghai restaurant will be torn down – but Mayor could resist site’s future use as a parking lot! #winnipeg

by Dr. Bob @ Tuesday, December 7th, 2010. Tags: , , , , , ,
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Now it is time to see whether or not we have a Mendacious Mayor. Because, as it also says in the article, “In his recent bid for reelection in Winnipeg’s recent civic campaign, Mayor Sam Katz pledged to curb the use of surface parking lots in the city’s downtown. He said the lots were “eyesores” [...]

How Google can thrive in the age of Facebook via Fortune Tech :)

by Dr. Bob @ Monday, December 6th, 2010. Tags: , , , ,
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I think Google will survive, what about you? Amplify’d from tech.fortune.cnn.com How Google can thrive in the age of Facebook December 6, 2010 3:00 AM By some measures. we’re hitting an Internet age that leaves Google behind. But here’s a prescription to keep search relevant in the face of Facebook’s social empire. By Kevin Kelleher, contributor [...]

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