Battlestar Galactica - Exodus Part 2 - Atmospheric Jump

Pictures from TechCocktail2

I had a great time at Tech Cockatil #2 at The Grammercy
I've posted pictures at my flickr


Thanks to Kris for the ride down.

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digg - Olbermann: "Why does habeas corpus hate America"

digg - Olbermann: "Why does habeas corpus hate America":
"First they came for the Jews
and I did not speak out
because I was not a Jew.
Then they came for the Communists
and I did not speak out
because I was not a Communist.
Then they came for the trade unionists
and I did not speak out
because I was not a trade unionist.
Then they came for me
and there was no one left
to speak out for me."

How Many of Me

HowManyOfMe.com

There are: 122 people with my name in the U.S.A. How many have your name?

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McDonald's Monopoly Game 2006 - Rare Piece List

This is the list of "rare" pieces for each color in the 2006 McDonald's Monopoly game. If you have one of these, get ahold of the other common ones of that color because you've won!

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Ron Moore talks Season 3 of 'Battlestar Galactica', New Interview

Chicago Tribune interviews Ron Moore. Leaking new spoilers for Season 3 with the future of Baltar, Starbuck and Col. Tigh

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NY Times: Bush's "Tyrannical Law" is "Low Point in American Democracy"

Geneva Conventions sidestepped; basic habeas right to challenge imprisonment cancelled; coerced evidence allowed; torture allowed; secret evidence allowed; judicial review blocked; U.S. residents could be detained indefinitely with no hope of appeal. Nearly all Senate Republicans voted Yes.

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See 5000 years of history in 90 seconds

Who has controlled the Middle East over the course of history? Pretty much everyone. Egyptians, Turks, Jews, Romans, Arabs, Greeks, Persians, Europeans...the list goes on. See 5000 years of history in 90 seconds.


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Good message, from the Dalai Lama

INSTRUCTIONS FOR LIFE
1. Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.
2. When you lose, don’t lose the lesson.
3. Follow the three R’s:

Respect for self.
Respect for others.
Responsibility for all your actions.

4. Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.
5. Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly.
6. Don’t let a little dispute injure a great relationship.
7. When you realize you’ve made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.
8. Spend some time alone every day.
9. Open your arms to change, but don’t let go of your values.
10. Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.
11. Live a good, honorable life. Then when you get older and think back, you’ll be able to enjoy it a second time.
12. A loving atmosphere in your home is the foundation for your life.
13. In disagreements with loved ones, deal only with the current situation. Don’t bring up the past.
14. Share your knowledge. It is a way to achieve immortality.
15. Be gentle with the earth.
16. Once a year, go someplace you’ve never been before.
17. Remember that the best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other.
18. Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.
19. Approach love and cooking with reckless abandon

TECH cocktail 2 @ The Gramercy 10.12.2006

TECH cocktail 2 @ The Gramercy - TECH cocktail
The first Tech Cocktail was great. The second is coming up in October.

SAVE THE DATE: Thursday, October 12, 2006 for TECH cocktail at the Gramercy!

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