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Think Green: Reduce Waste, Recycle, Conserve and Feel Good About Yourself

Over the past couple years I have become increasingly more aware of environmental issues such as global warming, pollution and energy conservation. I believe global warming is a real issue and that humans contribute significantly to the problem. I also think that there are many natural occurrences that contribute to global warming, and that global [...]

Mt. Diablo: Falls Trail Loop

I took a hike up Mt. Diablo last Saturday with some good friends of mine. We hiked the Falls Trail Loop which is a 6 mile loop of moderate difficulty. I’ve lived in the East Bay for many years and this is the first time I have ever hiked Mt. Diablo. I’ve driven up to [...]

The Death of HD DVD: A Bunch of Burned Consumers

I believe it is pretty well known that Toshiba has announced they will no longer manufacture HD DVD players and are giving up on the format war with Sony. I’m kicking myself for not waiting this war out and buying into the cheaper HD DVD format in December. But, at that time HD DVD players [...]

Troubled borrowers are walking away from their homes

More and more often I am being told that walking away from my mortgage might be a feasible option to getting myself into a single family home in the near future. With the housing market turned upside down I am falling into negative territory on the value of my home. I’m lucky that I am [...]

House of Cards

Depressing news about the housing market. http://www.cbsnews.com/sections/i_video/main500251.shtml?id=3756665n I figure this will carry out for another 2 years. Scary times.

Download Advanced Linux Programming

Stumbled across this today and thought I should bookmark it. Download Advanced Linux Programming

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