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United States of America's Independence Day 2008

U.S. Flag on the Moon As America celebrates the 232nd anniversary of her Independence Day, I contemplate what life would be like without all the conflicts in the world.

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Uncomfortable with OpenID

OpenID For the uninitiated, please read about OpenID at the source. For a quick and dirty lowdown, all you need to know is that OpenID is a centralized password system which is supposed to be secure.

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WordPress Plugin: Google AJAX Libraries API Plugin

Google Code It didn't take long for WordPress plugin authors to take advantage of the recently released AJAX Libraries API from Google. I've found two plugins so far: "Google AJAX Libraries API Plugin" from clearskys.net and "WordPress Plugin: Google AJAX Libraries API" from lud.icro.us. I chose the former, of course, because the latter is just plain LUDICROUS. I'm joking, of course. Either plugin will probably work as well as the other.

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I'm Being Reclusive, Not Antisocial

Howard Hughes Although I'll never get as bad as Howard Hughes, I have to emulate his lifestyle to a very small degree. I don't have the money he had and I'm not a hypochondriac like he was, but I'm probably just as crazy as he was.

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Subversive Filipinos Make Me Puke

Art Bell At the end of my rant, I'll explain the reference to "Filipinos make me puke" and why I used a picture of Art Bell instead of someone or something else.

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