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Why I’m an Optimist

Posted on 03. Mar, 2010 by Bran Rainey.

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It isn’t hard to figure out how to be optimist; it’s hard to figure out why.

5 Ways to Ruin Your Website

Posted on 29. Jan, 2010 by Bran Rainey.

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Ever since the dawn of time, Man has asked himself: what is the best way to make a website look like an unprofessional mess? It would be arrogant of me to claim to know the answer, but I can still offer my opinions as an Internet Anthropologist™ — the most prestigious position in the modern world.

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Five Horrible Arguments for Circumcision

Posted on 10. Jan, 2010 by Bran Rainey.

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There are times when I try to be professional, there are times when I try to be funny, and there are times when I try to be philosophical. Now’s time for me to be angry and offensive. There are five horrible arguments I see people make in support of circumcision: let’s rip them to shreds.

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Why I Joined Twitter

Posted on 07. Jan, 2010 by Bran Rainey.

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I join all the social networks, but I do so gradually, with the knowledge that I’m never going to get what I expect out of the experience. Thus did I join Twitter. But to truly understand my experience with Twitter, you need to understand how I got to this situation…

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Top Five Reasons for the Popularity of Top Ten Lists

Posted on 05. Jan, 2010 by Bran Rainey.

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You can barely go two blogs into the blogosphere without tripping over a top x list nowadays, and that x is usually ten. The top ten trend has been widely criticized, but there’s no doubt that it’s addictive. Why is that?

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Doppelganger

Posted on 09. Dec, 2009 by Bran Rainey.

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I don’t often post miscellaneous videos, but here’s an exception. This short film I found on YouTube is one of the most creative and hilarious amateur productions I’ve ever seen.

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How to Edit Video: Conversations

Posted on 08. Dec, 2009 by Bran Rainey.

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This tutorial will be about conversations, one of the most important elements in many movies. It might seem as simple as lining up the correct takes, but there’s a bit more to it than that. The audience will spot any slight timing mistakes, so you have to make sure everything is perfect. But what is “perfect” for a conversation?

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Why Five-Paragraph Essays are Bullshit

Posted on 06. Dec, 2009 by Bran Rainey.

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There’s nothing more classic than the five-paragraph essay. They’re what people think of when they hear the word: an introduction, a thesis, three body paragraphs, a conclusion, and a bibliography. Everyone has written some in school before, so they must be the pinnacle of academic achievement, right? Nope.

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Misfile

Posted on 25. Nov, 2009 by Bran Rainey.

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Misfile is the kind of webcomic I don’t want to read… or at least I thought so until I read it. Most transgender comics turn into a) sexist nonsense, b) fetish fuel, or c) both. In fact, I’d say the majority are both. Misfile, with very few exceptions, manages to avoid these pitfalls. It actually gives a fairly realistic portrayal of the situation, and uses it effectively to tell an interesting story.

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Your Life is a Plotline

Posted on 23. Nov, 2009 by Bran Rainey.

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I’ve been thinking a lot recently about the paths we take through life. I like to think of it in terms of movies: what would make for an interesting plotline? You’d be surprised how much life can mimic the story arc of a good movie…

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