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Here’s a useful trick to remove XML, HTML, or any other tags from a document…
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Here are some handy tricks for batch renaming files and for printing a directory listing…
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Why Are Round Manhole Covers Round? About 25 years ago the question “Why are manhole…
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One of the fundamental ideas of Cash for Clunkers is sound, in my opinion: Get…
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In the discussion following yesterday’s Cash for Clunkers article, John Rodes made an excellent point:…
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I hate to see old cars die. They represent the efforts of so many people—designers…
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During the Sotomajor confirmation hearings an amusing moment occurred when Sotomajor mistakenly implied she would…
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Finding images for the Spotter’s Guide made me realize there are a few types of…
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While visiting my folks in the DC area over Memorial Day weekend I saw a…
Read MoreWriters, Not Timberlake Let Down SNL
Rarely am I excited to see an episode of Saturday Night Live. It gets TiVoed,…
Read MoreJust How Big Are We?
At the end of Men In Black, the point of view continuously pulls back to…
Read MoreThe UAW, Xenophobia, and Layin’ Pipe
In conversations with a few people, I’ve had the feeling that the underlying point about…
Read MoreGetcher American Business Spin-Offs While They’re Hot!
In the last two entries on this blog I discussed what got the American auto…
Read MoreDon’t Blame Fuel Prices, Blame John Denver
After yesterday’s long article about the Big Three and their Big Problems, Scott wrote a…
Read MoreWho Killed the American Car Company?
The bailout has arrived for the Big 3 amidst relief and criticism from every point…
Read MoreMy Child, the Breakfast Food
I had another dream which I have since forgotten. Fortunately, my wonderful fiancee has proven…
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