Category: people and relationships
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A Frustrated Hottie, a Temporary Satan Worshipper, and an Apparent Nympho
Just a little bit of lightness for this morning 🙂 I’ve taken dance lessons from this one very talented instructor, and I was a bit taken aback upon noting that her nickname in dance forums is “Hottie.” Though she’s certainly quite blessed in the looks department, I found this to be a rather odd choice…
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Intuition confirmed: Homophobia, SUV purchases linked to wee willies
In research that shouldn’t be a great surprise to anyone, a recent Cornell University study has shown that men who felt more insecure about their masculinity were “more likely to support the war in Iraq, more likely to oppose gay marriage and denounce gays, and more likely to express a desire to buy an SUV.”…
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Overheard
Overheard while shopping at Costco: Elderly man: “How many times did I tell you to bring the cart?”His wife: “I didn’t hear you. Sometimes you get turned off, Bob.”
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Strange pants!
I don’t know quite what to say about this! Your idea for captions?
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Online social networks — encouraging sharing in the face of greed
[Below is a note I posted on orkut in response to a fellow who noted that he was erasing his entire friends list, which he viewed as a commodity not appropriate to share with others freely.] One thing we might agree on as a concern is the issue of freeloading. Basically, what to do against…
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Flickr — Yet another (but a cool!) social networking service
I’ve had the pleasure of playing with a relatively new online networking service called Flickr, and — especially after reading Melanie’s thoughtful review — I thought I ought to chime in with a few thoughts of my own. What is flickr?It’s a service, based largely on the flexible-and-powerful Flash, that lets people interact, meet, link,…
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Social Networking Services — Excellent recommendations
Christopher Allen gets it right. Rather than simply noting what orkut and other social networking services are doing wrong (which has been hammered by so many others), Christopher details what social networking services should do to succeed. And rather than blather on about how much I agree with his points, I think I’ll just invite…
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Privacy, paranoia, and Plaxo
For those of you reading my blogs and primarily interested in the TIPS category, I’ll get the useful / utilitarian part of this post out of the way first: The Plaxo service is pretty darn cool. Despite some annoying quirks, it’s useful, it’s fun, and it’s free. I definitely recommend giving Plaxo a try. What…
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The New (much) Improved Friendster
Well, if you’re as much of a geek as I am — or even if you just are a geek wannabe and voraciously read the tech rags — you’ve likely already heard about Orkut.com. Well, I’ve had a chance to play with it for a day or so, and it’s rather fascinating. Though clearly not-yet-perfect,…
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Reflecting upon a wonderful man — the late Paul Simon
It was with great sadness that I read about the death of Senator Paul Simon. Though always a fan of his thoughtful politics and respectful demeanor, I particularly have fond memories of the time I met him in person one chance evening. I was on a Northwestern University dorm-sponsored scavenger hunt back in the early…