Bookroll
- Love, Dishonor, Marry, Die, Cherish, Perish: A Novel
- David Rakoff

- 3 wds: Rhythmic Raw Rakoff
- The Signal and the Noise
- Nate Silver

- 3 wds: accessible, insightful, broad
- The Casual Vacancy
- J.K. Rowling

- 3 wds: captivating, political, believable
- The Black Banners: The Inside Story of 9/11 and the War against al-Qaeda
- Neil Shah

- 3 wds: Captivating, informative, redacted
- The Blank Slate
- Steven Pinker

- 3 wds: Rant, lengthy, correct
- The Trial
- Franz Kafka

- 3 wds: Disheartening, linear, skippable
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Winter Wonderland
So, after getting 8 inches this weekend, the staff played some snow football this morning and then Hillary and I went sledding this evening. In football, Julie made this sweet take-out-the-legs tackle on me: I was quite impressed. Sledding-wise, we … Continue reading
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Bottled Lightning
Ever wonder what I do up here? Adam Nagourney tells you in this New York Times piece. Note the paragraph on the database. And, as a shout out to our State Director, The Note says: And the New York Times’ … Continue reading
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*** Snow! ***
So now that I have a car, I can visit all my non-Manchester friends (who of course work for Dean as well–don’t for a second think that we have lives outside of Ho Dean). Last night I took the datamobile … Continue reading
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Slash-doting
LOTD: Not exactly how I’d propose, but cute nonetheless.
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This one might stick
From the Concord Monitor: “Someone’s got to take the graveyard shift, and today it’s us,” said Lex Paulson, the Dean college outreach coordinator. Paulson, 23, manned the Dean office during the afternoon. Dean computer guru Aaron “Data” Strauss checked in … Continue reading
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Going by the Book
Sunday night the Tech Team and other geeks traveled to Concord to watch the extended edition DVD of The Two Towers (I highly recommend watching it). I drove to show off my new Prius and on the way back, just … Continue reading
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Six Pack
Eid Mubarak! Why is it that whenever I do something really nice for someone they say “I owe you a six pack?” Do they think I need to get drunk? Because, well, I don’t. They should offer me something useful–like … Continue reading
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Date: Bad Conversion
Find a linux/unix/etc prompt (though some only work on MIT’s athena) and type in these commands: got a light? cat “food in cans” If I had a ( for every $ Bush spent on Iraq, what would I have? look … Continue reading
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A Newwwww Car!
Rod Roddy: A 2004 Prius with advanced hybrid technology that regenerates energy when you coast or brake. New “stealth mode” enables zero engine noise when you stop at an intersection. Environmentally friendly partial-zero emissions and up to 60 miles to … Continue reading
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