May 2012
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April 2012
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March 2012
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February 2012
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January 2012
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Help Make Wakesurfing "Lawful" in Virginia
If you are too busy to read this whole post, then please just skip to the bottom where you can find the phone number for your state delegate and call them to ask them to vote for Virginia House Bill Number 1119.
One day last summer my friends and I were doing what we do every Sunday during the summer: wakesurfing. However, this day would be different.
If you don’t already know,...
September 2011
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August 2011
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Moving to Taiwan
A few weeks ago I bought my first one-way international plane ticket.
On September 7th I will be flying from New York to Taipei to begin a new challenge. I am enrolled in a three month “intensive” Chinese language course with classes three hours each day, five days per week. If I survive this quarter then I intend to enroll for another three months, and so on, until I’m...
March 2011
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“One reason for this confusion is that we’re often using precisely the same...”
– Are you making something?
December 2010
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Invisible on Craigslist
I’ve had a lot of success selling things on Craigslist. When I lived in Houston I sold nearly everything I owned on there, and for reasonably good prices as well. Lately though Craigslist has caused me quite a bit of frustration.
I really enjoy writing detailed listings and experimenting with what causes items to sell for the best price. I normally take lots of photos of an item, choose...
November 2010
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The 'Israelification' of airports: High security,... →
“But here it is done completely, absolutely 180 degrees differently than it is done in North America,” Sela said.
“First, it’s fast — there’s almost no line. That’s because they’re not looking for liquids, they’re not looking at your shoes. They’re not looking for everything they look for in North America. They just look at you,”...
October 2010
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Schneier on Security: Wiretapping the Internet →
(via Instapaper)