The Rhetorist

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Archive for April, 2012

Mini Revu: Kettle Brand Fully Loaded Baked Potato Chips

Potato chip companies abound and what we look for in a potato chip is often clouded by what the market suggests we want. Let me start by saying regional potato chips by companies like Utz can be light and yummy, if you don’t mind your chips cooked in cottonseed oil.  [ Read More ]

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Contemplating Corporate Contentedness

As I continue my search for a new place to live, I pass hundreds of houses from block to block that look as beautiful as the house above. Of course, this house is not really crooked, but it is the focal apex of the camera that has rendered the house  [ Read More ]

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Iconics: Icon Evolution in Digitality

ABSTRACT: Image manipulation, archiving, and sharing are all critical technological aspects of Western culture and postmodern civilization. Consequently, creation, identification, dissemination, and proliferation of powerful images across media channels today indicate a burgeoning area of information technology. While words alone are capable of conveying adequate information across media channels, the  [ Read More ]

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Mini Revu: Samsung Galaxy S II Epic Touch

I have had the Samsung SPH-D700 Galaxy S II Epic Touch phone for almost three weeks now after my EVO G4 bit the dust. I could have rescued the EVO since I replaced the screen digitizer for around $10 from amazon.com DIY but the LCD got damaged in repair. Would  [ Read More ]

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How To Help The Homeless

Not sure how unique this idea is but I do like it a lot. I have a recently homeless friend I see at the coffee shop. He always seems to be able to pay his own but reality is he has no home. I have considered taking him in but  [ Read More ]

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Why I Deactivated Facebook

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A Time To Rule and A Time To Resign

UC Davis Assistant Professor Nathan Brown has demanded the immediate resignation of ...

On the Clouds Again

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