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The top 10 cars that Americans hate

Comment in News (2 diggs, 2 replies) - on 11/02/2008

There's a link to the slideshow from the article: http://www.forbes.com/2008/10/15/cars-americans-ha ... (see comment)

Writer David Foster Wallace found dead - Los Angeles Times

Comment in News (5 diggs, 0 replies) - on 09/14/2008

Really sad news... The guy was a brilliant writer - "Consider the Lobster," the weirdest piece ever published in Gourmet Magazine, is a must-read. http://www.gourmet.com/magazine/2000s/2004/08/cons ... … (see comment)

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Guide to Freelancing - From Scratch to being a Professional

Comment in News (3 diggs, 0 replies) - on 08/06/2008

Unfortunately, I've found that to be the norm for every bidding-style site I've seen for writers, though I'd be interested in hearing other types of freelancers' experiences - from what I've seen though, the bidding process tends to favor quantity over qu … (see comment)

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Guide to Freelancing - From Scratch to being a Professional

Comment in News (6 diggs, 1 reply) - on 08/06/2008

As a freelance writer, I have to disagree with a lot of this - you're never going to make a living as a freelancer using bidding sites like Elance, where you're competing against people willing to write a 500-word article for $3. You're much better off ne … (see comment)

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About A Boy

Comment in News (2 diggs, 2 replies) - on 05/26/2008

Yes, I thought the same thing! Not sure if it had the same name in Britain, but here it was called "The Boy Whose Skin Fell Off." Horrible title, fantastic film. (see comment)

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When Young Teachers Go Wild on the Web

Comment in News (98 diggs, 6 replies) - on 04/28/2008

People do need to be careful what they put on the web - nothing is private. But I do wonder why the reporter felt the need to "out" the teachers who didn't realize their profiles were publicly available, and removed them as soon as they were contacted for … (see comment)

The Most Amazing Bridges From All Around the World (PICS)

Comment in Images (1 digg, 0 replies) - on 04/27/2008

Beautiful images - though I wish it had captions. (see comment)

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Revealed: Britain in Color Displayed for the Very First Time

Comment in News (45 diggs, 1 reply) - on 04/27/2008

Those are beautiful... and I never knew you could use potatoes to colorize photographs! You learn something new every day. (see comment)

(The 2008) Election Trailer

Comment in News (1 digg, 0 replies) - on 04/21/2008

This is pretty hilarious, I have to say... Nice job! (see comment)

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Why Bother Dealing with Climate Change? - Michael Pollan

Comment in News (24 diggs, 2 replies) - on 04/21/2008

A good quote from the article, from writer/farmer Wendell Berry: “Once our personal connection to what is wrong becomes clear, then we have to choose: we can go on as before, recognizing our dishonesty and living with it the best we can, or we can begin t … (see comment)

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