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Welcome to the random corners of the brain of a history teacher, web junkie, information addict and reasonably nice human being.

About rap.idly

This site's post threshold is best described as "hey, that's pretty cool!"

I keep it as a log of my information consumption, although it also serves the purpose of infecting others with the memes that have infected me.

This is the information flow portion of my blog: idly.org which is home to my journal about my life as a teacher and opinionated loud-mouth.

Random Quote

"We've traveled too far, and our momentum has taken over; we move idly towards eternity, without possibility of reprieve or hope of explanation" -- Tom Stoppard, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead (1967, Act 3)

Domain hack idea by Chun-shek Chan

Archive

Jul
22nd
Tue
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McCain Meltdown

John McCain said this today in Rochester, New Hampshire:

This is a clear choice that the American people have. I had the courage and the judgment to say I would rather lose a political campaign than…
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This cartoon wrote a sweary word on your toilet wall. « the rut.
This cartoon wrote a sweary word on your toilet wall. « the rut.
Jul
21st
Mon
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Death Imitating Art

by Chris Bodenner
My favorite film critic, Christopher Orr, reviews the latest Batman:

The Dark Knight’s villain may be a psychopath, but his tools are all too chillingly familiar: the…
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Lost tapes of the Dr Who composer A hidden hoard of recordings made by the electronic music pioneer behind the Doctor Who theme has been revealed - including a dance track 20 years ahead of its time.
Jul
20th
Sun
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Don't Tell Naomi

Salon’s McClelland revels in the delicious irony of Budweiser’s fall as “America’s beer” (it recently merged with Europe’s InBev) and the resurgence of local breweries. He writes:

But…
Jul
19th
Sat
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Should We Be Teaching This in "Social Studies?" (I’m still not feeling like I have much to add to the conversation at the moment, so instead I’ll just share some half-baked musings - yes, even more half-baked than usual. I write this even…
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Jul
18th
Fri
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1st gen iPhone battery life issues: it’s the apps?
Shared by Adam
I’ve been noticing the same thing on my 1st gen iPhone. Glad to hear that my unscientific observations are confirmed.

I’ve had my original iPhone for over a year now, and I’ve had…
Jul
17th
Thu
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zachhale: Fuego

zachhale:

Fuego
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Stuck on Lapel Pins - Campaign Stops - 2008 Elections - Opinion - New York Times Blog
Stuck on Lapel Pins - Campaign Stops - 2008 Elections - Opinion - New York Times Blog
Jul
16th
Wed
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Barack Obama's super marketing machine Sounds like some impressive, quick build IT going on at the Obama campaign. What’s that line about suitably advanced things appearing to be magic?
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