Excuse me? Did I just see fields of signs thrust into the air while watching the Republican National Convention tonight on TV bearing the phrase "Let Freedom Reign? More »
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In articles released yesterday a strong and consistent candidate signal for possible alien life has been detected. This will require much scrutiny and has yet to be undeniably confirmed but it appears to have shown up in multiple SETI@Home analysis. More »
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Perhaps the Republican party is coming around. Maybe those Log Cabin Republicans are making a difference in their party after all. More »
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Wandering around the web on a break today I discovered a gem of a website devoted to the customized creation of South Park characters. This flash program made it easy to come up with a character of my very own shaped in likeness to me. More »
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Sarah and I took the bus up to the Seattle Center today to enjoy the music and crowds of Bumbershoot. Sarah's idea to head up came from recommendations of co-workers and because a perrenial favorite of ours Seal was performing on this particular day on the main stage. More »
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I've long been an advocate of Mozilla's Firefox over using IE for browsing the web. I thought today I'd list a couple great add-on extensions to Firefox that make surfing the web a richer experience. More »
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A team of astronomers trolling for extrasolar planets around brown dwarf stars may have the first ever image of such a planet. Although a hubble image taken in 1998 was thought to show a planet it hasn't been confirmed and could just be a background star. More »
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We were treated to a B.F. Acres original waffle and thick, crunchy bacon breakfast with my mom, dad, uncle Lanny and grandma. More »
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I voted in the new Washington state primary this morning before heading to work. Although the national elections are particularly important this year I didn't want to neglect the issues and positions here in my own state. More »
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For all your webdev folks out there, I just wrote another article about creating mass-clickable checkboxes with some simple markup and javascript. Although simple, I believe everyone needs to learn the answers to the seemingly obvious once in a while. More »
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On the way to a training session for DMC student workers I heard the most fascinating report on NPR's Weekend Edition. It covered the story of a recent police find in the subterranean caverns below Paris: a rogue cinema complete with full-size screen, seats, and a bar. More »
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In the interest of readership and ease of navigation I'm beginning a minor makeover of KevinFreitas.net. As of this morning my homepage has changed from showing only the most recent entry to a summary view of this month's entries. More »
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Yesterday a small package awaited us as we arrived home from work. After my dealings on eBay a week before I new right away what it was. More »
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The following is a chunk of an email I sent to a couple folks that might vote Nader in this election. I figure, since I voted for Ralph in the last two elections, maybe I can help explain to them why I'll be voting for John Kerry this time around. More »
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While reading one of my favorite insider Mozilla browser blogs I linked over to something that I found personally fascinating. Wil Wheaton, ex-Star Trek: The Next Generation cast member, has a blog. More »
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The kitty perch has left the building. At least it did yesterday. More »
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Seismic events underneath Mount Saint Helens have become more frequent in the last few days. Hundreds of microquakes are rumbling beneath the volcano's caldera and dome and could possibly signal the coming of a volcanic event. More »
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Today was my 26th Birthday and I enjoyed all of it. At work this morning and on through the day I got calls from my family, emails, and even ran into a couple friends. More »
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KerryBush1– eleventy billion And that's that. Through Bush's fumbling and nonsense with nearly every question or issue posed Kerry shined as a composed and impressive man who could easily lead our country out from under the fear-peddling Bushies toward a greater country at home and abroad. More »
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