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Discover the 90/10 Principle

July 13th, 2007 jimer No comments

It will change your life (at least the way you react to situations). What is this principle? 10% of life is made up of what happens to you. 90% of life is decided by how you react. What does this mean? We really have no control over 10% of what happens to us. We cannot stop the car from breaking down. The plane will be late arriving, which throws our whole schedule off. A driver may cut us off in traffic. Read more…

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Five Lessons Learned from Watching Die Hard

July 12th, 2007 jimer No comments

Die Hard

Some of us can’t afford to go to college. We’re not all a bunch of champagne-sipping, migrant-worker-hiring John D. Rockefellers. Those of us who may not necessarily be able to pay for things like schooling or clean pants receive our education from the School of Hard Dieing. We may not be able to cure cancer, or repair a spaceship or even read beyond Sunday school-level, but Professor John “Fuck You” McClane, in just four movies, has taught us all we need to know to succeed in life. Read more…

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iPhone: Pros and Cons

July 3rd, 2007 jimer No comments

iPhone: Pros and ConsThe iPhone is an amazing smartphone. After all the hype it lived up to what it expected to be. It’s a good phone, great Internet device, and great iPod. Some may hate all the hype this phone gets, but it is well deserved.

If you are thinking about getting an iPhone, get one. It’s well worth the money. The iPhone also has the capabilities to run apps us users can make ourselves. The down side is we need to have our own web site/server to do so, but I expect to see a lot of different cool apps to start popping up soon.

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