Daily Archives: August 15, 2012

ex post facto

Posted on August 15, 2012 by Ron

ex post facto PRONUNCIATION: (EKS post FAK-toh) http://wordsmith.org/words/ex_post_facto.mp3 MEANING: adjective, adverb: After the fact; retroactively. ETYMOLOGY: From Latin ex postfacto (after the fact). Earliest documented use: 1632. Butterbur is a shrub found in viagra online doctor Europe, North America, and … Continue reading →

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If The Earth Were a Small Village

Posted on August 15, 2012 by Ron

If we could shrink the earth’s population to a village of 100 people, with everything else remaining the same, it would look like this: There would be: * 57 Asians * 21 Europeans * 14 from the Western Hemisphere * … Continue reading →

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How to Mess Up a Job Interview

Posted on August 15, 2012 by Ron

We’ve all been interviewed for jobs. And, we’ve all spent most of those interviews thinking about what not to do. Don’t bite your nails. Don’t fidget. Don’t interrupt. Don’t belch. If we did any of the don’ts, we knew we’d … Continue reading →

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Pentagon Incentive

Posted on August 15, 2012 by Ron

The pentagon recently found it had too many generals and offered an early retirement bonus. They promised any general who retired right away, his full annual benefits PLUS $10,000 for every inch measured in a straight line along the retiring … Continue reading →

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Networks

Posted on August 15, 2012 by Ron

Easy Home Automation Projects for the Weekend Warrior: Part One 2012.08.15.18:30 People have long viewed home automation—the ability to monitor, program, and control your home’s lighting and entry locks, its heating and air conditioning, and other systems—as a technology that’s … Continue reading →

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Snippets about Android

Posted on August 15, 2012 by Ron

Android Flash Player RIP: How to Get it Now That it’s Gone 2012.08.15.07:53 HTML5 has won the war with Adobe Flash for mobile devices. As of today, Flash for Android devices won’t available to download anymore from the Google Play … Continue reading →

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