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      01/2009
    1. Overcoming Fear (20090105)
    2. To All Global Warming Deniers (20090103)
    3. How Humanity can Survive an Erupting Super-Volcano (20090101)


    4. 12/2008
    5. Filling Senate Seats (20081219)
    6. Population Control (20081218)
    7. Less Me, More We (20081218)
    8. ClearCase Support: How to Clean, Recover, and Defragment ClearCase Views (20081212)
    9. Stop Killing Christmas Trees (20081210)
    10. ClearCase Support: Automate Checking of ClearCase Server Log Files (20081210)
    11. ClearCase Support: Automate Checking of ClearCase VOBs (20081209)
    12. ClearCase Support: Automate Checking of ClearCase Shipping Bays on VOB Servers (20081208)
    13. Cheap and Easy Energy (20081207)
    14. ClearCase Support: Automate Checking of ClearCase Views (20081203)
    15. Are We in a Recession or a Depression? (20081202)
    16. ClearCase Support: Advanced Config Specs (Part 2) (20081202)
    17. ClearCase Support: Advanced Config Specs (Part 1) (20081202)


    18. 11/2008
    19. I Hate Pop-Ups (20081121)
    20. ClearCase Support: How to Lock a Branch (20081120)
    21. ClearCase Support: How to Lock a Label (20081120)
    22. ClearCase Support: How to Backup a VOB (20081120)
    23. UNIX Support: Recursively GREP (20081118)
    24. Saving Money versus Saving Time (20081114)
    25. ClearCase Support: Another Common ClearCase Labeling Error Message (20081114)
    26. ClearCase Support: Common ClearCase Labeling Error Message (20081114)
    27. ClearCase Support: Changing Comments (20081114)
    28. ClearCase Support: How to Delete Labels and Label Types (20081112)
    29. ClearCase Support: How to Delete Branches and Branch Types (20081112)
    30. Fuel Efficient People (20081111)
    31. ClearCase Support: How to Synchronize 2 VOBs (20081111)
    32. Mankind Seriously Need (20081108)
    33. Hate the Player and the Game (20081104)
    34. ClearCase Support: How to Mount and Unmount a VOB (20081101)


    35. 10/2008
    36. Confusing Voting Ballots (20081028)
    37. The Secret to a Clean Home (20081024)
    38. It is Not about Being Right (20081024)
    39. ClearCase Support: Common ClearCase Config Spec Error Message (20081023)
    40. Why the Republican Party needs to Split (20081022)
    41. ClearCase Support: How to Delete a VOB Replica (20081022)
    42. The Great Waste of Pumpkins (20081021)
    43. ClearCase Support: How to Replicate a VOB (20081021)
    44. ClearCase Support: How to Duplicate a VOB (20081016)
    45. ClearCase Support: How to Move a VOB (20081016)
    46. ClearCase Support: How to Make a VOB (20081015)
    47. ClearCase Support: Recursively Make Elements (20081014)
    48. ClearCase Support: How to Copy Data into a VOB (20081014)
    49. ClearCase Support: How to Copy VOB Data (20081013)
    50. Encountering Aliens from another World (20081009)
    51. ClearCase Support: How to Find Label Lock Information (20081008)
    52. Why Democracies Fail (20081001)


    53. 09/2008
    54. 4 Reasons Why the 2008 Bank Bailout will probably NOT Work (20080929)
    55. Asking Forgiveness versus Permission (20080928)
    56. The National Debt of the USA (20080925)
    57. Auto-Correcting People (20080923)
    58. Past, Present, and Future (20080913)
    59. Evolution versus Religion (20080910)
    60. Think Before You Speak (20080907)
    61. Picture of a Funny Misspelled Sign (20080904)
    62. Picture of a Least Chipmunk (20080902)
    63. Wooden versus Concrete Roofs (20080901)
    64. Inflation is a Tax (20080901)


    65. 08/2008
    66. Time is Our Most Valuable Asset (20080822)
    67. Retirement Calculator (20080820)
    68. ClearCase Support: Drawing a Merge Arrow (20080820)
    69. The Types of Employees at Large Companies (20080814)
    70. Companies are Taking Over the World (20080812)
    71. Hyper-Critical (20080806)
    72. Why Nuclear Power Plants are Horrible (20080805)
    73. Knowledge, Intelligence, and Wisdom (20080804)


    74. 07/2008
    75. Options for Asteroids Heading Towards Earth (20080728)
    76. Buy One, Get One Free (20080727)
    77. Stop Using Credit Cards (20080726)
    78. Pessimism versus Realism (20080723)
    79. The Pros and Cons of Negativity (20080720)
    80. Demote Managers (20080719)
    81. Grow, Plateau, and Go (20080717)
    82. ClearCase Support: Finding Label and Branch Types (20080711)
    83. The Origin of Morality and Ethics (20080710)
    84. ClearCase Support: Finding ClearCase Triggers (20080710)
    85. Is Humanity Worth Saving? (20080704)
    86. ClearCase Support: Renaming Label and Branch Types (20080704)
    87. The Definition of Morality and Ethics (20080702)
    88. Pet Peeve #2 (20080702)
    89. Pet Peeve #1 (20080701)


    90. 06/2008
    91. Two Pairs of Trash Cans at Home (20080629)
    92. Gym Alternatives (20080628)
    93. Why the Moon will Never be Colonized (20080627)
    94. What is Rich? (20080624)
    95. Greeting Cards are a Rip-Off (20080624)
    96. ClearCase Support: Check In and Label at the Same Time (20080623)
    97. Everyone has a Boss (20080621)
    98. Why Demonstrations and Petitions Do Not Work (20080615)
    99. A Plan to Destroy All Weapons of Mass Destruction (20080611)
    100. The 4th of July Pollution (20080611)
    101. Evolution is Dead (20080606)
    102. Laziness is the Father of Invention (20080605)
    103. Inheritance is Not Capitalism (20080605)
    104. Clean Ears with Cotton Swabs? (20080605)
    105. Bored at Work (20080604)
    106. Global Warming is Ruining the Earth (20080603)
    107. Being Too Serious (20080602)


    108. 05/2008
    109. How Science Fiction Misrepresents Cloning (20080529)
    110. Upgrading Smoke Detectors (20080521)
    111. Understanding Heavy Metal Music (20080519)
    112. Can We Stop Global Warming? (20080519)
    113. Why do Foods Taste Better when Someone Else Cooks? (20080518)
    114. Harnessing Energy from Lightning (20080514)
    115. The Types of Managers (20080508)
    116. Why People Interrupt (20080506)
    117. ClearCase Support: Finding Old Views (20080506)
    118. Most Juices are Apple Juice (20080504)
    119. Reducing the Electricity Consumption of Water Heaters (20080503)
    120. How to More Cheaply Cool a Fridge (20080503)
    121. Subsidies and Tariffs are Anti-Capitalism (20080502)


    122. 04/2008
    123. ClearCase Support: How to Display Config Records (20080429)
    124. Two-Way Radios are better than Cell Phones (20080426)
    125. Gambling Advice (20080425)
    126. A Mother's Prerogative (20080424)
    127. The Television versus the Internet (20080421)
    128. No Long-Term Planning is Stupid (20080418)
    129. Humanity's Responsibilities (20080415)
    130. Brush then Floss or Floss then Brush? (20080412)
    131. Proof: 0 * Undefined = -1 (20080410)
    132. Top 18 Signs Your Department is Being Laid Off (20080408)
    133. Soft Drinks are Liquid Candy (20080407)
    134. Health is More Important than Wealth (20080406)
    135. Google's Problem (20080405)
    136. The Dilemma for Young Women (20080405)
    137. Cutting Edge versus Bleeding Edge Technology (20080402)


    138. 03/2008
    139. ClearCase Support: How to Reformat or Defragment a ClearCase VOB (20080330)
    140. ClearCase Support: How to Scrub a ClearCase VOB (20080330)
    141. The Merits of Two Backups (20080328)
    142. ClearCase Support: How to Setup ClearCase Registry (20080328)
    143. ClearCase Support: How to Check ClearCase VOB Size (20080328)
    144. ClearCase Support: How to Create a ClearCase VOB (20080327)
    145. ClearCase Support: How to Display ClearCase License Info (20080327)
    146. ClearCase Support: How to Delete a View in ClearCase (20080327)
    147. ClearCase Support: How to Create a View in ClearCase (20080327)
    148. ClearCase Support: Restarting ClearCase Services and Processes (20080326)
    149. ClearCase Support: Finding ClearCase Log and Cache Files (20080326)
    150. ClearCase Support: How to Delete a ClearCase Element (20080326)
    151. Tax Returns are Too Complicated (20080324)
    152. Why People Make Bad Decisions (20080322)
    153. Stop Watering Your Lawn (20080320)
    154. The Controversy over Stem Cell Research (20080317)
    155. The Top 6 Reasons Why the Tax Rebate Won't Stimulate the Economy (20080313)
    156. ClearCase Support: Installing and Implementing ClearCase Triggers (20080310)
    157. Minimum Wage is a Joke (20080307)
    158. Why a Career Turns into a Job (20080301)


    159. 02/2008
    160. Terraforming Earth (20080226)
    161. Teaching Patience (20080224)
    162. When to Replace an Aging Car (20080219)
    163. The Lottery is Gambling (20080219)
    164. Appearance is Everything (20080219)
    165. Accept It and Move On (20080218)
    166. All Men Are Not Created Equally (20080216)
    167. The Pros and Cons of Capital Punishment (20080213)
    168. Age Stratification in the USA (20080212)
    169. 5 Small Nutrition Tips That Make a Big Impact on Your Health (20080209)
    170. Is College Worth It? (20080206)
    171. The Alternative to Foreign Oil: The Solar-Hydrogen Economy (20080203)


    172. 01/2008
    173. The Future with Molecular Assemblers (20080130)
    174. Bloggers Love Giving Advice (20080130)
    175. Inflation is Higher than Investment Interest Rates (20080128)
    176. The Four-Step Plan to End Credit Card Offer Solicitations (20080125)
    177. A Few Humble Suggestions to Get Out of this Recession (20080124)
    178. The Highest Possible Score in Backgammon (20080123)
    179. Raising Children Fairly and Equally (20080121)
    180. Atheism versus Agnosticism (20080121)
    181. 5 Reasons Why Hype Sucks (20080119)
    182. Stop Donating Money and Food (20080118)
    183. Everyone is Racist (20080115)
    184. Which Type of Light Bulb is Better for the Environment? (20080114)
    185. How to Make Credit Cards even MORE Secure and More Widely Accepted (20080112)
    186. Short-Term versus Long-Term Capital Gains (20080111)
    187. The Blame Game (20080110)
    188. How to Make Credit Cards More Secure (20080109)
    189. Illegal Immigration (20080108)
    190. No One has the Right to Pollute (20080103)
    191. Global Warming is a Misnomer (20080102)


    192. 12/2007
    193. Useless Christmas Gifts (20071230)
    194. Will Artificial Intelligences be Evil? (20071229)
    195. Why there is Little Concern for the Environment (20071224)
    196. How to NOT Gain Weight (20071223)
    197. The Secret to a Well Kept Yard (20071222)
    198. Is Euthanasia Ethical? (20071219)
    199. Don't Ask, Don't Tell (20071217)
    200. Which Came First, the Chicken or the Egg? (20071217)
    201. Eradicate Dictators, Tyrants, Monarchs, and Religious Zealots (20071211)
    202. An Analysis of Reasons for Allowing and Denying Gun Ownership (20071209)
    203. Knighthood Falsehood (20071206)
    204. Gift Cards are Evil (20071202)


    205. 11/2007
    206. Solving Global Warming Will Temporarily Cause Higher Temperatures (20071129)
    207. ClearCase Support: Understanding Config Specs (20071129)
    208. Wristwatches are a Dying Technology (20071127)
    209. The First Worldwide Culture is the Internet (20071124)
    210. Carnival of Life, Happiness, and Meaning - 24th Edition (20071119)
    211. NASCAR = Pollution + Higher Gas Prices (20071118)
    212. Spicy Hot versus Temperature Hot (20071114)
    213. Reasons For and Against Human Cloning (20071111)
    214. What Doesn't Kill Us Will Try Again (20071109)
    215. Bullshit Answers (20071106)
    216. Carnival of Debt Management - 28th Edition (20071105)
    217. The Dangers of Scheduling with your Boss (20071104)
    218. 8 Signs That You Work Too Much (20071102)
    219. My First Interview (20071101)


    220. 10/2007
    221. The Only Future is a Sustainable Future (20071028)
    222. Extroverts and Introverts (20071026)
    223. Racist against Racists (20071025)
    224. Please Help Solve America's Economic Issues (20071024)
    225. Flag Burning (20071023)
    226. China's Inflation is the World's Inflation (20071016)
    227. Recycle Christmas Trees (20071015)
    228. 3 Reasons to Stop Using Dryers (20071015)
    229. Next Please (20071014)
    230. Desire is Suffering (20071012)
    231. Is an 18 or 21 Year Old an Adult? (20071011)
    232. Cancer versus Terrorism (20071010)
    233. Suddenly Rich? (20071006)
    234. Why We Must Act to Prevent Global Warming (20071005)
    235. Space Exploration: Government versus Big Business (20071004)
    236. Is it Time to Purchase Bank Foreclosed Properties? (20071003)


    237. 09/2007
    238. Atheists have Morals (20070928)
    239. Faith is a Mental Disease (20070926)
    240. The 5 Types of CEOs and What Motivates Them (20070925)
    241. The True Reasons for Terrorism, Why Terrorism Fails, and How to Stop Terrorism (20070923)
    242. Universal Human Rights (20070921)
    243. The Best Mortgage Comparison Website is Bankrate.com (20070921)
    244. Doctor Appointment? Don't Wait Too Long! (20070917)
    245. 9 Suggestions for Exercising More (20070917)
    246. "How to Win Friends and Influence People" is Wrong (20070914)
    247. ClearCase Support: Manipulating Config Specs (20070912)
    248. 5 More Wise (Ass) Sayings (20070912)
    249. Revenge is a Dish Best Not Served (20070910)
    250. Depressing News (20070910)
    251. 7 Reasons to Never Retire (20070904)
    252. Carnival of Small Business Issues - 18th Edition (20070903)


    253. 08/2007
    254. Gay Marriages (20070830)
    255. The Predicted Economy of the United States of America (20070828)
    256. Blog Carnivals (20070826)
    257. Funny Asian Sign (20070825)
    258. Stop Re-Building Homes in the Floodplains (20070823)
    259. The Definition of Tuckle (20070822)
    260. The Right and Wrong Ways to Boost Morale (20070822)
    261. ClearCase Support: Eclipsed Warning Message (20070820)
    262. ClearCase Support: Checked Out But Removed Error (20070820)
    263. The World Needs a Stronger International Police (20070819)
    264. ClearCase Support: ClearCase's Graphical User Interfaces (20070819)
    265. ClearCase Support: Creating Elements (20070819)
    266. ClearCase Support: Renaming and Moving Elements (20070819)
    267. ClearCase Support: Finding and Setting Views (20070819)
    268. 13 Steps to be Productive (20070818)
    269. Five Motivational Tips (20070816)
    270. Reason versus Faith (20070815)
    271. ClearCase Support: How to Find Checked Out Elements (20070814)
    272. This is a Social Bookmarking Experiment (20070813)
    273. UNIX Support: Analyzing and Improving System Loads (20070813)
    274. How to Terraform Mars (20070810)
    275. Recycle Old Computers and Broken Electronics (20070808)
    276. The Problem with Space Debris and Possible Solutions (20070807)
    277. The End of Cheap Oil (20070805)
    278. A Plan to Rid the World of Polluting Power Plants (20070803)
    279. ClearCase Support: How to Make a ClearCase Branch (20070802)
    280. ClearCase Support: How to Make a ClearCase Label (20070802)


    281. 07/2007
    282. A Letter to God (if you exist) (20070731)
    283. Space Exploration: Humans versus Robots (20070730)
    284. The Problems with IT Firefighting (20070729)
    285. How to Really Increase Your Self Confidence (20070728)
    286. ClearCase Support: Unable to Mount a VOB (20070728)
    287. ClearCase Support: Changing File Permissions (20070728)
    288. The World's Stupidest Game (20070727)
    289. Students Need Individual Attention (20070723)
    290. 6 Reasons Why We Lie (20070718)
    291. Be a Productive Member of Society (20070717)
    292. Flaw Found with Microsoft's Spider Solitaire (20070716)
    293. ClearCase Support: Deleting Checkouts from Old Views (20070716)
    294. ClearCase Support: Finding Branches on Version Trees (20070716)
    295. ClearCase Support: Finding Labeled Versions (20070716)
    296. ClearCase Support: Displaying Comments (20070716)
    297. Deforestation and Global Warming (20070715)
    298. If You are not having Fun, then You are not Living (20070712)
    299. Observing Objects near the Speed of Light (20070711)
    300. People are Stupid (20070707)
    301. Abortion: Religion versus Practicality versus Morality (20070705)
    302. Why Humanity Needs to Understand, Predict, and Control the Environment (20070701)


    303. 06/2007
    304. All Intelligent and Sentient Beings have a Right to Freedom (20070629)
    305. Does the End Justify the Means? (20070627)
    306. The Turtle and the Rabbit (20070621)
    307. How to Gain Weight (20070620)
    308. How to Survive the Next Ice Age (20070614)
    309. The Decreasing Quality of Movies (20070612)
    310. A Call for More Multinational Currencies (20070609)
    311. Issues with Modern Checkbooks (20070609)
    312. The Secret to Happiness (20070606)
    313. The Price of Progress (20070604)
    314. The N Word (20070601)


    315. 05/2007
    316. The Size of Money (20070526)
    317. Arguments can be Good (20070519)
    318. Problems with Modern Science Fiction (20070515)
    319. What is Wrong with "How are You?" (20070512)
    320. An Argument for the Metric System (20070511)
    321. Lottery: A Stupid Man's Tax (20070503)


    322. 04/2007
    323. Pictures of Cherry Blossoms (20070430)
    324. 5 Smart (Ass) Sayings (20070430)
    325. How to Reduce Stress (20070429)
    326. The Environment First, Profits Second! (20070423)
    327. Mitigating Rising Sea Levels (20070419)
    328. Recycling Batteries (20070417)
    329. How to Recognize Junk Mail without ever Opening Them (20070413)
    330. Proving Evolution (20070413)
    331. How Long Can the World Sustain the World's Population? (20070411)
    332. Neutralizing Radioactive Waste (20070409)


    333. 03/2007
    334. To Rent or Own? (20070325)
    335. To All Smokers and Non-Smokers (20070321)
    336. Money Can Not Buy Happiness (20070315)
    337. Think Before Donating (20070314)
    338. UNIX Warning Message: could not open /dev/kbd (20070309)
    339. Proving Global Warming (20070307)
    340. Be a Respectable Adult (20070305)


    341. 02/2007
    342. Do You Think You Live in a Democracy or a Republic? (20070225)
    343. The Future of Evolution (20070220)
    344. What You Need to do when Global Warming Causes Rising Sea Levels (20070220)
    345. Firing Idiots! (20070216)
    346. Packaging Pollution (20070215)
    347. Motivation for College (20070211)
    348. The Problem with Sales Tax (20070209)
    349. Social Epidemic of Bad Manners and Disrespect (20070204)


    350. 01/2007
    351. Recycle a Penny for Two Cents (20070127)
    352. How Much Money Do You Need to Retire? (20070122)
    353. Another Fundamental Flaw with Online Advertisement (20070121)
    354. Sentences Ending in Prepositions (20070120)
    355. Recycle Aluminum Foil (20070118)
    356. The Effects of Chinese Policies (20070117)
    357. Plant Trees on Public Land (20070110)
    358. What does Infinity Minus Infinity Equal? (20070107)
    359. What does Infinity Divided by Infinity Equal? (20070107)
    360. Selecting a College Major (20070105)
    361. Recycling Kitchen Waste (20070101)


    362. 12/2006
    363. Solutions for Saving the Planet and Humanity (20061230)
    364. Global Warming: Mankind's Greatest Threat (20061228)
    365. What does Zero Times Infinity Equal? (20061221)
    366. Can You Guess One of the Biggest Wastes of Electricity? -From the Other Grinch (20061220)
    367. Online Weekly Ads are Annoying and Too Small (20061218)
    368. Why Public Schools are Failures to the Best Students (20061215)
    369. Etiquette to Reading and Replying to Emails (20061214)
    370. How to Divide by Zero (20061207)
    371. Made in China (20061205)


    372. 11/2006
    373. My Personal Gripes with the Ten Commandments (20061130)
    374. Dear Junk Mail Solicitors (20061122)
    375. The Fundamental Flaw of the European Union (20061121)
    376. Proud to be Proud (20061118)
    377. The Declaration of Independence (20061118)
    378. Web 2.0 versus AdSense (20061110)
    379. Lobbyists Rule America (20061108)
    380. Relieving Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and Increasing Computer Productivity (20061103)


    381. 10/2006
    382. Why The United Nations is a Useless Failure (20061030)
    383. The Benefits and Risks of Genetic Engineering and Nanotechnology (20061030)
    384. Uniting Governments (20061023)
    385. Support New Atheism (20061023)
    386. Recycling Rain Water (20061018)
    387. Freedom for Everyone (20061016)
    388. Homemade Word Puzzle (20061012)
    389. Do Not Elect Wealthy Politicians (20061010)
    390. Top Ten Reasons Why No One Clicks on Your Ads (20061004)
    391. Stopping Junk Mail (20061002)
    392. Complaining is Good for You (20061002)


    393. 09/2006
    394. Recycling Yard Waste (20060926)
    395. How to Contact Elected Officials (20060926)
    396. Greed is Good and Bad (20060926)
    397. Recycling Landfills (20060918)
    398. Overcoming Laziness (20060918)
    399. Stop Pork Barrel Politics (20060912)
    400. Obsoleting the Electoral College (20060904)
    401. Fixing the Green Party (20060903)
    402. Too Many Nuclear Weapons (20060902)


    403. 08/2006
    404. Disposing of Nuclear Waste (20060830)
    405. The Effects of Globalization on the United States of America (20060828)
    406. How to Make Car Bumpers Safer (20060823)
    407. Handling Complaints (20060823)
    408. Death to Commuting (20060823)
    409. Speaking Carefully and Correctly (20060821)
    410. Environmentalism versus Humanitism (20060821)
    411. Solving Air Pollution (20060814)
    412. A Solution for Politicians (20060814)
    413. Plant a BETTER Tree (20060814)
    414. The Problem with the Holy Cross (20060813)
    415. Curing Diseases in Order of Importance (20060813)
    416. Bad Role Models (20060813)
    417. Abolish Toll Booths (20060813)
    418. A Better Purpose for NASA (20060813)

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