June 4, 2008
Since I graduated in May, I’ve had quite a lot of time on may hands. For a month now, I’ve been frantically continuing a job search that began in early February and was marked today by application number 10.
I’m not exactly the kind of person who gets used to that kind of free time. So during the last few weeks, I’ve been keeping myself busy with a number of different projects, including the training of my new dog Kodi, who my girlfriend and I saved from the pound one month ago.
But there’s one of my projects of which I’m particularly proud — the construction of a bar table for my house. Read the rest of this entry »
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Personal | Tagged: bar, boredom, carpentry, DIY | 
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Posted by mtdukes
March 28, 2008
When most people think of the importance of the press, or the First Amendment in general, science journalism isn’t what typically comes to mind.
It’s very easy to dismiss it as “ooh and ah” reporting that should take a backseat to more important areas of journalism, like government or crime. Even scientists and researchers, the sources for these stories, hold a dim view of many of these reporters, whose incompetence often leads to over-the-top headlines that blow findings way out of proportion.
But every so often, between the stories that worship the newest technology trends or reveal the latest technique to stay healthy, science journalists deftly assume their watchdog role. That’s what The New York Times did for this story. Read the rest of this entry »
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Science & Tech | Tagged: journalism, science, The New York Times, tobacco | 
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Posted by mtdukes
January 4, 2008
It seems Microsoft is starting to get the hang of crawling back to its loyal following of Xbox 360 gamers on bended knee.
After the company announced this summer that it would triple its warranty on the next-generation gaming system over it’s general hardware failures, Microsoft said Thursday it would offer a free game download because of the Xbox Live problems over the holidays. Read the rest of this entry »
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Gaming | Tagged: arcade, Microsoft, Xbox 360 | 
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Posted by mtdukes
Since I graduated in May, I’ve had quite a lot of time on may hands. For a month now, I’ve been frantically continuing a job search that began in early February and was marked today by application number 10.
