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Life@Lane student blog

Life@Lane is a “student moderated blog” at Lane Community College in Eugene, Oregon. I happened to stumble upon the site while checking out some summer classes at LCC. The blog is prominently advertised on the Lane Community College homepage.
I scrolled down through several posts and was intrigued by a post titled “Would […]

Firefox 3 - Download Day

Download Day is Mozilla’s attempt to set a world record for the most software downloads in 24 hours and will occur on Firefox 3’s launch day occurring sometime in June.
via Crouch Consulting (I can’t believe I’m giving Crouch link juice )
If 5 million people download Firefox 3 on Download Day, Mike […]

OSU Foreign Language Dept + budget cuts

The Oregon State University Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures is expected to undergo significant budget cuts for Fall 2008. The OSU Foreign Language department courses are extremely popular and classes are usually filled each term. It’s probably easier to get a one-on-one meeting with President Ray than it is to get into a […]

Web Stats Addict (WSA)

It is public knowledge that I am a web stats addict. Web stats are a variable reward system that keep me coming back to check on my referrals, keyword searches, and recent visitor activity. I think Wendy is going to host a web stats intervention soon… Is anyone else hooked on their web stats?

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Accidental DRM Art

An unsuccessful attempt to play DRM’d videos* resulted in some amazing graphic art. Here is a selection of my accidental DRM art:
(click the images to see the full size version on Flickr.)

* The DRM’d videos that I was trying to watch were from season 4 of Battlestar Galactica. I downloaded them using Amazon Unbox […]

Arepas con queso

I made arepas con queso yesterday. They are super easy to make. Wendy found a great arepa recipe at Gluten-Free Girl. I stuffed the arepas with white gouda before I fried them. I made 12 arepas con queso yesterday. We already ate all of them. They were very yummy! I think I’m going to […]

Surveys, Race, and Banana Republic

I received an email regarding a survey last month from Banana Republic stating that “The Banana Republic is looking for a select group of shoppers to become Insiders!” I clicked on the survey link. I was immediately struck by the fact that the wording of the survey epitomized white privilege. Caucasian is the first […]

Dog in a cage

I really miss our old neighbors. They used to throw parties in their back yard and were extremely friendly. The new neighbors have a loud gas-powered leaf blower and drive a huge Mercedes SUV.. I guess their goal must be to find as many ways as possible to waste gasoline. Anyway, Wendy and I […]

University of Oregon is out of rooms

Oops.
The University of Oregon is steering hundreds of freshmen to off-campus apartments next fall because its dorms lack sufficient room to handle an unexpected surge of enrollment.
The university expects 3,800 freshmen next fall, a 400-student increase, which will exceed dormitory space and force the university to provide more classes and services.
Some parents are anxious, […]

OSU Snow in the Quad timelapse

It was 88° in the Oregon State University Memorial Union Quad last Thursday but we still had Snow in the Quad! Watch this timelapse video to see the entire day from the early morning to the end of the day. Note the gigantic pile of snow in the center of the quad!

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