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Deals on big TVs before Super Bowl are less super this year – USATODAY.com – StumbleUpon

 

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Deals on big TVs before Super Bowl are less super this year – USATODAY.com – StumbleUpon. Fun interactive chart that shows the size of tvs purchased and the year of purchase. I have always thought it was silly to have such a large TV. Not because of the environmental cost, but because the larger the TV the harder it is to disengage from it. At some point TV size becomes a black hole in which people don’t want to disengage. I would always like to strain a little, so that I remember that playing video games or watching documentaries isn’t the only thing I can do in life.

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Woman earns top Judo recognition at 98

Keiko Fukuda Earns 10th Dan | The Mary Sue. What a touching story. She wanted to achieve the dream and she has. What a lifetime of work and dedication it represents. I wonder if she is happy? I think you have to do things in life that make you happy, and that will help the rest of humanity see it is ok to be happy and feel good.

 

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How to Survive a Disaster? Watch Free Documentary Online

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How to Survive a Disaster? Watch Free Documentary Online. “If anyone got hurt I was responsible. So I would rather take the chance on myself than ask someone else to do it.” – Lawrence Patrick

That is the definition of a man. You don’t want to be hurt, but you don’t want others to be hurt either. The video is about an hour and has some very unique footage and insights into disasters. I wrote earlier that by the time we react the danger is over.

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IEEE Spectrum: A Radical New Router – StumbleUpon

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IEEE Spectrum: A Radical New Router – StumbleUpon. While this article makes sense, it doesn’t explore any other ways to achieve the goal than his companies product. So it doesn’t leave me convinced this is the best way.

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