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The Conflict Chronicles: Introduction |
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Written by Site Admin
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Saturday, 05 December 2009 |
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If it hasn't happened to you yet the odds are it will.
If it never happens to you then you, my friend, are a truly remarkable person, one worthy of extended scientific study. "It" is conflict. The sad truth is "it" eventually touches nearly every member of the human race one way or another. "It," if left unchecked, can lead us to the brink of emotional and physical sickness, sucking the joy out of our lives and crushing our passion for our work or service. Conflict is but one of many possible by-products of daily human interaction. It is the result of passionate, committed people digging in their heels about this view or that, refusing to give ground over matters both trivial and tremendous. Conflict is the white hot flash that follows the striking of a human match head against a strip of human phosphorus. This series of articles is about channeling the energy of that fire - something we often fear and avoid - into something useful, beneficial, and beautiful.
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Droid -vs- iPhone: The Real Story |
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Written by Site Admin
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Tuesday, 17 November 2009 |
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I won't belabor the brewing smartphone and cellular carrier battle by publishing yet another "Deathmatch: Motorola Droid versus iPhone" Galen Gruman of Computerworld already did a reasonably thorough job covering the technical differences between the Verizon-based Motorola Droid and the AT&T-based Apple iPhone. Writing for Infoworld, Gruman produced a slightly less weighty, though more vendor-inclusive piece entitled, "Ultimate Mobile Deathmatch: iPhone -vs- Blackberry -vs- Droid -vs- Pre". Between these two sites you will likely find as much information as you need to understand the technical specifications and design choices of the many, varied smartphones now on the market. Yet for all the detail Gruman included in his respective articles, I found his conclusions lacking in substance. Gruman spoke definitively about a number of Droid design aspects he considered lacking or poorly implemented, conclusions I found flatly ill-informed and misleading. |
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Last Updated ( Saturday, 05 December 2009 )
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"We've Got" - English Takes a Dive |
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Written by Site Admin
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Saturday, 14 November 2009 |
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Please pardon this interruption in your normal daily routine as we pause for just a moment to ponder a sloppy, dopey trend in modern popular speech. Today we turn our attention to variations on the phrase, "We've got to...", a lazy overcomplication of the more simple, and more appropriate, "We must..." or "We have to..." (By the way, the phrase "have to" is itself something of a source for heated debate, but for now we will let it slide.) You know the phrase to which I refer. It's everwhere these days. "We've got to..." "They've got to..." "I've got to..." "He, she, it's got to..." Think about it for just a moment the next time you open your mouth and utter any variant of this phrase. Pause to think back to your 3rd grade teacher of English or Grammar. Take that contraction and expand it out to its component parts. |
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Last Updated ( Saturday, 05 December 2009 )
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