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Posted on: October 7, 2009 10:34 PM, by Greg Laden
This video will be useful for many of our readers, but I'm using it as an excuse to let you know about Adria Richards, a widely respected and known Twin Cities area IT consultant and blogger.
Adria is famous for her run-in with the Norm Coleman database during last year's election. But that was then and this is now. Anyway, on to the video:
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I have never used Avira, but I've used AVG for going on 6 years now. Love it!
Posted by: Tony P | October 7, 2009 11:17 PM | Reply
I was enjoying browsing Adria's archives until I stumbled up this little gem:
http://butyoureagirl.com/2009/07/07/i-won-an-iphone-3g-s-thanks-blogging-while-brown-and-att/
"How did I end up winning? Well, besides my skills at folding contest entries, I attribute this stroke of luck to The Law of Attraction. The movie, 'The Secret' explains how if you focus on something you want, the Universe will bring it to you. I first watched this movie in 2006 and it changed my life."
Which caused me to involuntarily utter an audible "ughhhh". Unless it's some kind of inside joke ragging on the idiots who believe in the law of attraction. In that case, good for her. If not, I'm sure with her search skills she can easily rustle up a Youtube video on how to "Rid Yourself of Confirmation Bias".
Posted by: dg | October 8, 2009 2:54 AM | Reply