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Technology QotW: Technology & Success

nobody@vox.com(John) — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 23:21:51 -0400

What is the most important technology every businessperson should understand to make his/her business successful? Sponsored by HP. The smile, followed closely by the handshake. Businesses are social, if they want to succeed. But too many treat ...

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QotD: Ouch, That Hurt!

nobody@vox.com(John) — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 23:30:13 -0400

Have you ever broken a bone? If not, what's the worst injury you've sustained? Amusingly, I never broke a bone until I was in grad school - and then I broke four in two years! My right radius in a freak slip on ice in Chicago. My collar bone and...

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Earth's Composition

nobody@vox.com(John) — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 23:17:23 -0400

Yep - here we go again! A new version of Chapter 4, in which we discover Earth's minerals, rocks, and layers. Please - be brutal! The more you help me improve this, the better it will be for the students who have to use it! John 4.1 Earth's Co...

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National debt and Euros

nobody@vox.com(John) — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 20:07:52 -0400

Looking at the exchange rate for euros today and swirling that together with the national debt figures gave rise to the following: On May 25, 2001, the Euro was worth US$0.8591; that is, you could buy $116.28 in Euros for US$100. At that time, th...

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Vox Hunt: Lucky Number 7

nobody@vox.com(John) — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 20:33:45 -0400

For the 7th day of the 7th month, show us 7 of something - OR - something lucky. It would be lucky to remember that 7 is not lucky in all cultures. In parts of China, it sounds like a vulgar word and so is very unlucky. John

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Sirius Customer Care

nobody@vox.com(John) — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 22:10:37 -0400

As you know, I just got a new toy, er, car. As part of the deal, they gave me six months of free Sirius radio. You know - the radio that claims to be "100% commercial free". However, while listening to the thing, I've noticed that not only can the...

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Snacktime!

nobody@vox.com(John) — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 22:11:47 -0400

Mmmm... Popcorn! John

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Huh?

nobody@vox.com(John) — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 22:04:30 -0400

One of the strengths of the American system is that it allows itself to make mistakes and then correct them [1]. Today, we were witness to one of them, in Breyer's dissent where he said: "In my view, there simply is no untouchable constitutional ...

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Neighbourhood Tag

nobody@vox.com(John) — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 22:01:55 -0400

Nick tagged me, so now it is my turn for truth or dare, er, five, three - three! [1] questions. 1. What was I doing 10 years ago? Ten years ago to this day, I started my first job after finished the PhD. It was with a major oil company, and paid m...

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QotD: Summer Solstice

nobody@vox.com(John) — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 20:46:46 -0400

Yesterday was the summer solstice for those of us in the Northern Hemisphere. How did you celebrate the arrival of summer and the longest day of the year? OK, folks - let's go over this once more time. The Summer Solstice is not the first day of...

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