Monthly Archives: January 2008

How to respond to events in a custom WindowSWF panel (Actionscript 3)

One power you have in making custom panels for Flash (or whatever recent Adobe programs that support flash-based panels) that is almost never realized is the ability to respond to events. Does anything like this sound familiar to you: you … Continue reading

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English I Don’t Follow

Here are some English rules I willfully ignore. There are more, but here are ones that come to mind. English is full of rules that were invented by Latin-obsessed pedants that don’t make the language clearer or do any of … Continue reading

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How to Discover the true Political Parties

When you listen to people talk about their political opinions, one thing that becomes immediately apparent is that they don’t fit neatly with the two major political parties (here in America). That’s to be expected, but is it reasonable to … Continue reading

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Orophily

The childish love of standing on top of a mound.

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Sexed up Drunk Flies

Drunken flies get hypersexual : Nature News No time for a real post today (yes, I put a lot of thought into yesterday’s). Enjoy Nature link.

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Analogy

Forest: Shinto Shrine:: Cunt: Panties::

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