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Archive for February 16th, 2007

Video games are good for you!

February 16th, 2007 | Category: Technology

I do not feel that computer games are a waste of time in any way shape or form. I found them and find them to be valuable parts of the learning and maturing process. Now granted a diet of only video games and no other stimulus might not be a good idea but overall video games are not bad for you per se.

I have been playing video games, mostly on computer, ever since they existed, as I have had a computer since 1980. I enjoyed figuring out challenges and problem solving. I find both of these aspects of video games are good for the development of young minds and are probably good for keeping older minds ticking over at a decent rate. It is certain that I learned to type far better via using video-games because of the chat element to many.

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February 16th, 2007 | Category: Blog gos

It seems the new program by PPP to encourage readers of blogs to blog about what they find on the site is going rather well with a good take up all around. I think this program is ultimately a good thing because it allows bloggers who normally don’t get much feedback to get a bit of reaction for what they are writing. The best way of learning your writing craft is to get feedback on it while sometimes less than pleasant in the end it results in improved writing which is good all around. This whole thing is good for established PPP bloggers as well as surely an improvement in their writing is better for them, PPP and advertisers all around.

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February 16th, 2007 | Category: Art

crazy_20horseIt’s actually the Crazy Horse Monument in South Dakota, but I’ve never seen a picture of Crazy Horse. I have, however, seen a picture of Karl Malden, and it sort of looks like him. Or maybe Dustin Hoffman.

There are more pictures on the making of the monument here, including a larger version of this picture. It’s quite interesting how it was created, primarily with explosives. Why anyone would go to all that trouble to create a sculpture of—George C. Scott? David Lee Roth?—escapes me, though.

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Free dating…

February 16th, 2007 | Category: Amusements

Well that is ok by me but you might not be too pleased about it. Why don’t you try Free Online Dating from JustSayHi.com. Its actually free so you know you are not being had by someone greedy to exploit your loneliness. Freinds of mine have been telling me horror tales about how much they have paid to be listing on a dating service and how little they get for it. Of course, the classic is a company in the UK that if you don’t find someone in the first year they will give you six months free. Not exactly enticing now is it?

So anyway this lot are free so why not have a go if you are on the market for a certain someone? What the heck right?

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