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The New Web Times
Posted on 01. Dec, 2010 by Bran Rainey.
“Imagine a world where people don’t have to pay hundreds of dollars to do simple tasks,” Gates wrote. “The very idea makes me shudder.”
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How to Write an Essay
Posted on 28. Nov, 2010 by Bran Rainey.
If you’re like most people, you’re probably dreading the night before the deadline, when you finally get around to actually writing that essay. But I actually think essays are a great genre of writing; they’re just frequently maligned by people who either get disheartened with lame topic assignments, or people who just don’t like writing in the first place. I think a lot of people look at it from the wrong perspective: this is your only chance to argue with the prof without getting an automatic F, after all.
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Growing Up Analogue, Wired for Scapegoating
Posted on 21. Nov, 2010 by Bran Rainey.
Who is to blame for the academic disinterest of students? The students are. Most people would point out that students should be guided by the education system, not punished. And that all sounds great on paper when you’re trying to appease people’s parents for political reasons, but I know first-hand that this is not a stance that holds any water in reality.
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Messy Rooms: Get Your Shit Together
Posted on 21. Nov, 2010 by Bran Rainey.
There’s a fine line between a messy room and a disaster. Walk this line carefully.
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Tim Hortons: Get Your Shit Together
Posted on 19. Nov, 2010 by Bran Rainey.
Sometimes you just want a coffee and a doughnut, and that’s what Tim Hortons is for. So it stands to reason that they need to have their own variation on the fast-food fountain drink. It’s actually a pretty good design — sometimes.
