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December 2004 - Posts

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  Mysterious Martian Car Wash Isn’t Much Of A Mystery

  It seems like NASA got a bit of a surprise recently, when the Mars rover Opportunity’s solar panels were swept of their dust while it was closed down during the night. But I think NASA has been trying to cover up the truth. I found this photo that Read More... Posted Wednesday, December 22, 2004 7:38 PM by donxml | 2 Comments

  Filed under: Random Access
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  Happy Solstice!

  If I didn’t know better I would think that John Scalzi read my mind while summing up the whole “Merry Christmas/Happy Holidays” issue with the post, Merry Christmas, You Godless Jerk . If you enjoy that post, then definitely go on and Read More... Posted Tuesday, December 21, 2004 12:02 PM by donxml | 2 Comments

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  Sci-Fi Writer and Blogger - John Scalzi

  If you are a sci-fi fan and like Heinlein’s work, you may want to check out a newly published sci-fi book “ Old Man’s War ” by John Scalzi. He has a bunch of other (non-novel type) books, but this is his first published book (he Read More... Posted Friday, December 17, 2004 8:30 AM by donxml | 1 Comments

  Filed under: Random Access, Blogging, Science Fiction Book Reviews
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  Joel Spolsky Tries To Discredit Independent Consultants

  [via Scoble , via Christopher Hawkins ] – Seems like Joel Spolsky has very little respect for independent consultants (like me) and thinks that we are not a “startup” or an entrepreneur. There are lots of reasons why people would like Read More... Posted Thursday, December 16, 2004 7:21 PM by donxml | 1 Comments

  Filed under: Business 101, Random Access