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Writing Tips

Wes Phillips Jul 06, 2006 First Published: Jul 06, 2006 0 comments

Robert Benchley said that a freelance is someone who gets paid by the word—per piece or perhaps. My problem isn't so much getting paid, but buckling down and getting the job done. BadLanguage.net has a list of 10 stratagems to do just that.

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Seeing Is Believing

Wes Phillips Jul 06, 2006 First Published: Jul 06, 2006 0 comments

A fabulous survey of scientific and medical illustration from the NYPL.

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22 Comics Panels That Always Work

Wes Phillips Jul 06, 2006 First Published: Jul 06, 2006 0 comments

My buddy Jeff Wong studied with Wally Wood. He said he learned more in one WW class than he did in entire courses by other comics experts. This one-page master class makes me a believer.

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20 Years of Computer Viruses

Wes Phillips Jul 06, 2006 First Published: Jul 06, 2006 0 comments

Or is that virii?

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Calm Down, Fellas

Wes Phillips Jul 06, 2006 First Published: Jul 06, 2006 0 comments

This clip is really PG, not X.

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Another Rant About Dynamic Range

Wes Phillips Jul 05, 2006 First Published: Jul 05, 2006 0 comments

It can't be said too often: Loud isn't the only sonic flavor.

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My Mother the Car

Wes Phillips Jul 05, 2006 First Published: Jul 05, 2006 0 comments

Or is that, my car the cop? Glenn Harlan Reynolds asks, "When did our machines get so bossy?"

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Show Me Your Pleasures, Show Me Your Fears

Wes Phillips Jul 05, 2006 First Published: Jul 05, 2006 0 comments

Sixwise.com posts an interesting article listing the "10 most-feared, but least-likely causes of death." That airplane crash you're so worried about? Not so likely. On the other hand, the list of the 10 leading causes of death is more, um sobering. (Alcohol consumption is third.)

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The Forbidden Library

Wes Phillips Jul 05, 2006 First Published: Jul 05, 2006 0 comments

A list of books that have been banned in various municipal libraries and school systems, along with the reasons. My favorite part? All have links for purchase on Amazon.

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The Declaration of Independence

Wes Phillips Jul 04, 2006 First Published: Jul 04, 2006 0 comments

I grew up in Charlottesville, VA, in the shadow of Monticello and a few blocks from UVA, Mr.Jefferson's university, so I always felt a tad proprietary about the Fourth of July. Schoolchildren in Charlottesville were pretty much taught that the Revolution was Thomas Jefferson and some other guys against King George.