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Part of the Queue
[Chris Douglas]
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Winston Roundtree, who pens the amazing comic Subnormality!, has done it again with this week's comic, "Part of the Queue". I first discovered Subnormality! via a link from a blog to Winston's Nazi-Time-Traveler comic, then devoted an hour to reading the rest of the comics in the series. You may want to see the other comics I recommend, in the list of links to the right on this page (offer valid until I redraw the site and move the links to the left, or elsewhere).
If you read this blog late, the comic in question is always available here. There is a new comic every Monday, hopefully, and the main link to Subnormality! will show the most recent comic.
Click on "Leave a comment" to read the comments for that week.
I should mention that Winston Roundtree is likely a pen name (or the online equivalent - electron name?) for the author.
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Posted: Monday, October 05, 2009 9:30 AM
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How to be an expert
[Chris Douglas]
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I came across this picture while surfing the net; actually while deleting old bookmarks on my new desktop computer. I really like Windows 7, which I installed on my brand new laptop, so I am going to slick the desktop and install Windows 7 instead of Vista. Before I do that, I really needed to cleanup the backup of a backup of the documents folder of the backup from three computers ago - you know what I mean? Anyway, looking at one bookmarks made me do a search, and I found this image by accident; I think it really captures the essence of programming. Probably other career fields as well that require creativity as well.
And yes, I am definitely in the Kicking Ass threshold. If only I figured that out a few years back, I would where I am now, um, back then.
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Posted: Saturday, October 03, 2009 2:07 PM
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30 Creative Resumes for Designers
[Chris Douglas]
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More surfendipity: Came across this collection of creative resumes actually submitted by designers. I would hope the person hiring would appreciate the creativity in stepping outside the black & white resume box. If not, I hope these designers kept looking for a better gig.
Found the link while reading http://www.thedailywtf.com, specifically this article about how not to submit a cover letter.
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Posted: Thursday, September 24, 2009 8:24 AM
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New Mafia Wars page
[Chris Douglas]
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I have added a new page to my site, related to my latest obsession, Mafia Wars on Facebook. From this page, you can paste a link from Facebook to see someone's Mafia Wars page, and vice versa. I think my fellow Mafia fans will find this useful.
Here is the link: http://www.douglasweb.com/mafia
You can also click "Mafia Wars" on the menu bar above.
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Posted: Monday, September 21, 2009 5:58 PM
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Scientists photograph pentacene molecule
[Chris Douglas]
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This is the smaller "picture" ever taken - of a single molecule!
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Posted: Monday, August 31, 2009 4:59 AM
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Ted Kennedy dead at 77
[Chris Douglas]
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No word yet on whether the esteemed Senator will run for another term...
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Posted: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 4:37 AM
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Farm Town - The link that may have brought you here
[Chris Douglas]
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Since my blog is in date order, scroll down if you just arrived. I have been documenting my Farm Town from Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/christopher.w.douglas. This is a screen shot of the Crown of Thorns that spell out my web address, since there is no easy way from Farm Town to visit a user's home page. I got bored with the regular plow & harvest and tried to express my creative site using the tools at hand to make Masonic emblems in my farm. This will be an ongoing effort.
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Posted: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 11:01 PM
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Farm Town - 3, 5 and 7 steps
[Chris Douglas]
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Here are fences marking out three, five, and seven steps, of significance to any Mason. I put mostly livestock in the pens, I have not enough yet to sacrifice a hecatomb. I do need to point out the fields planted in the first three steps represent Corn, Wine (Grapes), and Oil (Sunflowers produce Sunflower Oil). Once all three are in bloom I will repost.
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Posted: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 10:58 PM
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Farm Town - The Plumb
[Chris Douglas]
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Behold, a Plumb Line, made of Apple, Orange, and Pear Trees, with the scarecrow with a plumbline in his hand. Actually that are path pieces making the line.
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Posted: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 10:54 PM
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Farm Town - The Level
[Chris Douglas]
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This is a level from Plum Trees. It needs more work.
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Posted: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 10:53 PM
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Farm Town - The Square
[Chris Douglas]
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This view shows the square made of Mango Trees, above the square and compasses (currently plowed and Wheat, Wheat gives the best result, haven't found an ideal crop for the compasses). Daffodils make the G, I probably need to fill those in.
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Posted: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 10:52 PM
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Farming Masonic Symbols
[Chris Douglas]
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I have gotten swept up in Facebook the last few months, my page is http://www.facebook.com/christopher.w.douglas and I am really enjoying the applications there. Carri is hooked as well, we both spend way too much time on Mafia Wars. In Farm Town, I got bored (she made level 34 and bought a mansion... big whoop!) playing the normal way, so I am expressing myself creatively with the tools available. If you play Farm Town, you can see it by visiting Farmer Doug. I will make some more screen caps to explain what I am doing. I did spell out douglasweb.com in Crown of Thorns, so welcome to anyone visiting by reading my flowers! As you can see, there is a square and compasses in the middle of the original farm space, I have a square, plumb, and level surrounding. More details to follow...
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Posted: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 10:41 PM
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Who would you rather have a beer with?
[Chris Douglas]
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To quote Rich Lowry, of National Review Online's The Corner:
The conscientious guy, concerned with helping those around him? Or the oblivious guy, striding majestically alone?
Original source: The American Thinker
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Posted: Friday, July 31, 2009 1:38 PM
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Destino - the love child of Salvadore Dali and Walt Disney
[Chris Douglas]
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It is exactly what you would _THINK_ a collaboration between Disney and Dali would produce: Destino.
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Posted: Friday, July 10, 2009 3:58 AM
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