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I Voted - Did you?

I voted today, not for the first time (ever), but probably the most interesting election I have ever participated in. I feel like this is the first one that really matters (way to get voters psyched up, John Kerry). I don’t know if it is a byproduct of being more mature, older, or educated, [...]

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Whoops: Murphy’s Law in Action

So, there I was this evening, looking at my website and wondering “Gee David, how do you suppose it looks in Internet Explorer?” Of course, I hadn’t checked that when I was testing the theme out before. Of course, anything that I had failed to check would inevitably be broken - Murphy got me.
Apparently, IE7 [...]

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How I Beat the Bookstore: Part 1

I am a big proponent of not buying textbooks from the campus bookstore. Textbooks are already expensive, but bookstores also try to get their hooks in us also, forcing us to buy books at inflated prices and then offering us pennies on the dollar to sell the books back - giving them pure profit. I [...]

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Student Time Economy

Study Hacks has an interesting post on Time Arbitrage for students - he plays off of Tim Ferriss’ (of the 4-Hour Workweek) and Keith Ferrazzi’s (of Never Eat Alone) ideas on how to make the most out of your money or social network and applies it to the ways students spend their time. His basic [...]

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Cool Links: Cedar Fever Edition

Austin is known for being the Live Music Capital of the World, unfortunately, it is also known for being a nasty place for allergy sufferers, thanks to our long growing season and plentiful flora. Right now, Cedar pollen is wreaking havoc with my system, but hopefully, I will survive. (Interesting article reproduced from Texas Monthly [...]

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