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[Between Two Worlds] Advice from a wise old Christian in countering depression: Talk, Don’t Listen, to Yourself

Career advice: 10 fatal flaws of a doomed employee

If you’re keen, Amazon will let you preorder a boxed set of Harry Potter Books 1-7.

A technical guide to Surviving 100,000 instant Visitors on a Budget; how to tune your webserver and such.

[Zondar] How to Use a Coffee Plunger (you’ll be surprised at how chopsticks fit into the process)

Perplexing many, Episcopal priest announces she’s a Muslim, too. The truly worrying thing here, beyond this lady’s views, is that her bishop (the person who could ask her to step down from being a priest) thinks she’s perfectly okay in being both a Christian and a Muslim. I suspect she hasn’t really understood what it …

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An article investigating how children lost the right to roam in four generations. We grew up in a cul-de-sac, and were allowed to play outside on our own street, but not cross any other roads. Kids today? Not so free.

Thanks to Mark who pointed out that Ted Nelson, the inventor of hypertext is turning 70. Specifically, Mark linked to the birthday lecture Ted gave in anticipation of that birthday. It’s a massive download, but if you want to watch a man with a keen intellect, and omnivorous interests discussing a range of topics, it …

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The Ten Most Common Photographic Mistakes

The strange lifestyle of the World of Warcraft Chinese Gold Farmer