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Inspiration from Strange Places

Tuesday, November 2, 2004

I got this in a spam the other day:
“He soon came to a stop, however, and saw that another of the monsters had
come upon him from the rear and was now, with its mate, circling closely
around him, while both uttered continuously their hoarse, savage cries. Rob
wondered why the Garment of Repulsion had not protected him [...]

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Gambling

Tuesday, May 6, 2003

How does a fantasy culture view gambling?
That’s an interesting question…. Our own world has many different views. Some cultures see it as a very normal thing to do. Many Asian cultures, for instance, see gambling and luck as integral to society. The island of Macau is practically a giant casino. [...]

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Hydrography

Monday, April 21, 2003

Which way do rivers flow?
It seems like such a simple question, doesn’t it? But, it’s not quite as easy as one might suppose. For instance, I’ve been told numerous times that rivers generally flow North to South. But, this FAQ on About.com that’s just a misconception. (Here’s another link that also [...]

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TimeTraveller?

Friday, April 18, 2003

Okay, here’s a new angle…
Here’s a news story from Yahoo about a guy who claims to be a time traveller who “knows” what the market is going to do. He started with an $800 portfolio and in two weeks made over $350 million! What’s interesting is that no one can seem to find [...]

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Automated Bloggin!

Wednesday, April 16, 2003

This is a test of the auto-poster! It’s not real fancy, but it works. And, it let me play with PERL some more. See, I use a PERL script to redirect incoming e-mail to the blog and to send the e-mail. I have to do some goofy things to send the [...]

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