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Archive for August, 2008

Scouting & Google Maps

Published August 31, 2008 at 1342

Before you visit an area with the intent to take photographs, pros will tell you it’s best to scout the location first. The benefits to scouting an area seem obvious, but in case you aren’t convinced, here is what Seattle-based photo guru Chase Jarvis has to say on the topic:
Scouting. Whether you do it weeks, [...]

(Scissors > Paper > Rock) < Lightning

Published August 30, 2008 at 0000

Last night–August 28 – 29th brought a huge storm to the Phoenix metro area. While I had no frame of reference apparently natives were rather freaked out. Today I found out that it ripped the roof off of new construction at Arizona State University, toppled old palm trees, and blew out windows. Since I had [...]

The end of Internet as we know it

Published August 29, 2008 at 1129

It’s the end of the Internet as we know it. Back when I was in middle school, AOL was sending out free CDs for X number of minutes free on their dialup internet service. Quickly that gave way to all-you-can-eat world wide web buffet that we know and love today.
But (cue ominous drums) now this [...]

Arizona & Oregon top corrections employers

Published August 28, 2008 at 2319

Continuing the search to find my purpose.
Parole & Probation
While looking through the Occupational Outlook Handbook (OOH) online, I found this table:

State
Employment
Hourly mean wage
Annual mean wage
Percent of State employment

New Mexico
1,220
$16.12
$33,520
0.153%

Arizona
3,460
$19.38
$40,310
0.131%

Oregon
2,030
$22.10
$45,960
0.121%

Washington
3,000
$23.52
$48,920
0.107%

This table is showing that Arizona, Oregon, and Washington have some of the highest concentration of parole/probation employees. What [...]

Democratic Convention on C-SPAN

Published August 25, 2008 at 2126

I found out today, that by unplugging the cable from the back of my cable modem and hooking it up to my television I can, in fact, receive TV signal. Perhaps this is intended operation but I most certainly did not subscribe to a television package — I pay for internet. While I don’t get [...]

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