Jen’s Corner

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Chances are people you don't even know are being introduced to your journal every day, either randomly or through someone else. In addition to recent entries, people can get to know you better by what you posted in the past.
With that in mind, post a link to your entries on this day six [...]

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King Edward I You scored 70 Wisdom, 81 Tactics, 52 Guts, and 48 Ruthlessness!

Or rather, King Edward the Longshanks if you've seen Braveheart. You, like Edward, are incredibly smart and shrewd, but you win at any costs…. William Wallace died at his hands after a fierce Scottish rebellion against his [...]

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You have a total of 57 friends
You requested to guess 57 entries.
5 were skipped due to invalid content (surprising?).
You made 52 guesses.
You got 50 correct.
Doing the math for you, that means you got 96% correct
See? I do read you guys!

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Does anyone listening know how long personal checks are good for? Will the bank refuse them after a certain amount of time?

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If there is at least one person in your life whom you consider a close friend, and whom you would not have met without the internet, post this sentence in your journal.
So, yeah - I guess ought to count as a “close friend”!
I met Rob in Dallas, through a Usenet newsgroup called dfw.singles.
I wouldn't [...]

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My schedule today:
Schlock Mercenary
Local science fiction writers you should be reading
Authors we gave up on
Pros and cons of the GNU General Public License
Guilty Pleasures - Science fiction authors we like even though we think we shouldn't
And then it was over.
Over all, worth going. It was fun, interesting, and geek-filled all at once. It [...]

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My schedule today:
Electronic Publishing
The current state of gaming technology
Eric Raymond's Rolling Road Show
Internet Radio
Customers do the craziest things (we left this panel because there was a baby Fussing Quietly™)
Short Stories vs Novels
Fan Fiction
Manga 101
Got to watch some anime today. The manga panel was really informative! I've got more of an idea what to [...]

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The Austin Ambassador is a slightly icky hotel.
Apparently the maids don't get what the “maid service” side of the door hanger means. figures they think both sides means “do not disturb”.
Saw a cockroach on the wall and an ant on the table during dinner last night. The breakfast buffet was mediocre at [...]

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This has been a really fun, geeky day.
My schedule today:
Anime & Cyberpunk
Realities of the Video Game Industry
Independent Video Game Development
This topic intentionally left blank (A bull session between Steve Jackson, Eric Raymond, and Howard Tayler - it was a total blast)
The early history of computers
Computer Security
It's now 1:22 am and I'm beat. [...]

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