der5er on October 31st, 2007

Would Halloween be complete without some pumpkin carving tools?  I don’t think so!  So, I’m adding these tools to my list for next year’s pumpkin carving arsenal.  We didn’t carve any of our pumpkins this year, but next year I want to be ready!
First up is the Pumpkin Gutter.  Kindly reviewed at Toolmonger.  The Pumpkin [...]

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der5er on October 30th, 2007

Not the commentators themselves.  They don’t bug me.  Well, they do, but that isn’t my point here.  I’m bugged by the word commentator.
I mean, do we really need this word?  I know commentator is a real word, but I think in most cases it could be replaced by the much simpler commenter.  It sounds like [...]

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der5er on October 25th, 2007

The Transportation Safety Administration was created in November 2001 in response to the September 11, 2001 terror attacks on the United States.  They are tasked with ensuring the security of US air traffic.  And they are failing.
Security screeners at two of the nation’s busiest airports failed to find fake bombs hidden on undercover agents posing [...]

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der5er on October 23rd, 2007

SquareONE | Tool Snob - ToolSnob.com
If you know me, you know I love tools and I love gadgets.� When the two combine…OH!� It’s heaven!� Well, that’s exactly what’s happened over at Generation Tools.�
They started with a standard 10 foot or 12 foot tape measure, then added a speed square, then a level,� and then, because [...]

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der5er on October 19th, 2007

Like I’ve said before, I usually don’t talk politics with friends and family, which many of you are.  However, with the Presidential race starting so early, it seems that’s all I hear about lately.  So, it’s on my mind.  As you know, just about anything on my mind can end up posted here.  Today, in [...]

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