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Rick
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A Mini-Migration
Read more: A Mini-MigrationGoDaddy did something weird to their hosting packages a while back. When I tried to upgrade my Cryptosmith blog to the new package, it took them WEEKS to do the migration. So this time…
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Badgetization
Read more: BadgetizationI was at the Northern Star Council’s annual meeting today. The PR firm that produced the annual report constructed a Scout’s photo entirely of merit badges. They also produced a Facebook app that converts…
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Charter Presentations for Scouting Units
Read more: Charter Presentations for Scouting UnitsThis is an arcane bit of trivia from the Scouting movement. Traditional scouting groups like packs, patrols, crews, posts, and so on, are chartered through a community organization that is already involved in education…
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Filling up iPad Storage
Read more: Filling up iPad StorageBiscuit gave me a 64G iPad for Christmas – that was three months ago. Since then I’ve been on a mission to use up at least HALF of the iPad’s storage space. There’s no…
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Links
Read more: LinksAnomolies Observed Cate Smith Art – new – old Cryptosmith Framily Matters Get Support John’s Interest Empire Larry Grinnell at MyMac Larry Grinnell at his own site Marisha Chamberlain Mississippi Bear So Says Green Weaver Stderr…
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Do Zombies Stink?
Read more: Do Zombies Stink?This question arose in an after-dinner conversation last night. A quick Google search on nearby phones uncovered little to clear up the subject, so I figured it was my duty to post something about…
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Election Eve Schenanigans
Read more: Election Eve SchenanigansWe were out about town the night before elections and found this: The location is both a church and a designated polling place for the next-day election. A row of parked cars indicated a…
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