Archive for June, 2007
Keeping Linux under Ctrl-Ctrl
by Jacob on Jun.28, 2007, under Technical
Recently, Google released their Google Desktop product for Linux. I found out about it just this evening. Earlier today, I was searching through my home directory looking for some old files from a long time ago, and I though, “Wouldn’t it be great if Google Desktop Search was available for Linux?” About two hours later, my wish came true.
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Negative reinforcement
by Jacob on Jun.26, 2007, under Insights
I heard this the other day, and I wanted to pass it along. It is suppose to be a science experiment conducted somewhere.
The experimenters had the subjects hold a string to their nose with a weight hanging on the string, and they were told to keep the weight centered above a set point.
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Quotes and notes
by Jacob on Jun.19, 2007, under Writings
Of all the Facebook features I like
the ones I use, I think their alright
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Teaching focus on people
by Jacob on Jun.13, 2007, under Religion
Today I realized that I need to adjusting my teaching style a bit. My last Sunday School lesson focused on methods of living the Gospel. I guess a lot of this comes from the fact that I’m an engineer, and I like seeing patterns and formulas in things. The focus on Gospel application isn’t bad, but I think I should build upon it.
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Smoking environmentalists
by Jacob on Jun.12, 2007, under Funny
I saw a funny Facebook group today called:
People who smoke should not call themselves environmentalists