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1. Back to School; Tutee Spot Available
(News/College)

... II, Calculus IV, and Statics. I have decided to tutor C++/CS210 for two, possibly three hours per week.  That could be up to three students; I'll allocate my time on a first-come, first-served basis.  ...

2. Well Mr. Big Brother IRS man... take my pound of flesh and sleep well.
(News/Liberty)

... no difficulty coming to their aid within days if not hours? Yet at the same time, the joke we call the American medical system, including the drug and insurance companies, are murdering tens of thousands ...

3. The Price of Liberty is...Hot Dog Gruel?
(News/Liberty)

... my objections, no substantive action on them was taken by the Court. When my day started, I had already been up for 24 hours, partly due to my odd sleep schedule, and partly due to stress over what was ...

4. HACK: JCE Frontend Won't Save Changes; Setgood Undefined
(News/Meta/Joomla!)

... this hack. Now that it works, I notice another bug: everytime you save an article in the front-end, the publish date increments 8 hours (I happen to be in PST, so UTC -0800), potentially making a published ...

5. Pacifica is Dead! Long Live Pacifica!
(News/Computers)

... a lovely Dell Studio 1535 15" laptop in ruby red.  At 6.4 pounds with the 9-cell battery, she is a third lighter than Pacifica the elder, and she should have a battery life of up to 3-5 hours. Dell expects ...