Author Archives: MXH

Examining Zero Hedge (Part 1)

Posted on February 25, 2011 by MXH

Zero Hedge (ZH) is an interesting site. You see it linked pretty frequently around the blogosphere, and it seems like there’s something meaningful being said there. Now, I have a weak spot for Fight Club references, and whole-heartedly endorse the … Continue reading →

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Job Search

Posted on February 24, 2011 by MXH

There are a lot of things to consider when looking for a job. These aren’t the things you bring up in an interview; there, you pretend to be focused on what the employer wants. But when no one’s looking, it’s … Continue reading →

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You Forget What They Can Do

Posted on February 23, 2011 by MXH

A few weeks ago, I was out driving when by purest chance I encountered the perfect situation for a maximum acceleration run. My car is a 2004 “Terminator” Cobra, and while it’s quite fast, it can be a little tricky … Continue reading →

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Six Word Stories: Wilderness Survival

Posted on February 22, 2011 by MXH

Mountain Lion preparedness: Don’t look tasty.

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Supercomputer

Posted on February 21, 2011 by MXH

This is the world’s fastest computer. Really. Ok, not really. But it would have been the world’s fastest computer in 1989. Not pretty fast. Not world-class. The fastest. Faster than anything owned by any government in the world. I can’t … Continue reading →

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FOTY 1973: Frazier / Foreman

Posted on February 20, 2011 by MXH

This is an entry in an occasional series of posts looking back at the Ring Magazine Fights of the Year from 1970 to 2009. In 1973, Joe Frazier defended his unified (WBC & WBA) Heavyweight championship against George Foreman in … Continue reading →

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Six Word Stories: Precious Bodily Fluids

Posted on February 19, 2011 by MXH

Russian fluoridation teams dispersed across America.

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iKnowPeople 2.1.1 (and Lite!)

Posted on February 18, 2011 by MXH

I’ve got a couple of new releases of iKnowPeople available on the iTunes store. The big news is iKnowPeople Lite, which is a “freemium” version of the application. The iKP Lite app offers all the functionality of the full version, … Continue reading →

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Idiom Nazi: “Much Less”

Posted on February 17, 2011 by MXH

Today, a little rant in service to an attempt to quash one of the more irritating errors seen on the internet: the inversion of the proper order of “much less” phrases. “Much less” phrases appear in sentences such as: “The … Continue reading →

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Appeal to Authority

Posted on February 16, 2011 by MXH

Dave Gibbons (by and large) calls them “comic books”. I think you can safely drop the “graphic novel” pretension, fanboy.

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