Virginia Tech is the nickname of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. there is no Virginia Tech University. Read the style guide for guidance.

i get these types of spams, they look real enough, but i'm not interested as i'm not a spammer, and actually i really dislike spam immensely so i thought i'd share.

Susannah Breslin has apparently removed her blog reverse cowgirl, closed her email and moved on from this arena and no one seems to know why. She had the blog that garnered much of my attention to cool and interesting art, things like the hello kitty .45 1911 variant target pistol, and the pub1c ha1r grooming guide are key parts of the cultural awareness that now are gone.

This is a nice essay/article that explains to some extent what might be going on in the relationship between software patents and investing. I think overall it might be extended by other people, but as it stands it fits quite well into the Braudel-De Landa Anti-Market conceptionality of patents.

this looks like it will be an interesting course..

syllabus is here
http://stage.itp.tsoa.nyu.edu/~amt3/mt/archives/000007.html

On August 23 the Public Knowledge Project released …. On August 23 the Public Knowledge Project released version 1.1.5 of Open Journal Systems, its open-source software for journal management. This upgrade lets editors choose among different management models and gives them more control over the Research Support Tool, which accompanies each published article. For more details, see the web site or press release. [Open Access News]

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while i built one of these journal systems three years ago or so, i never had time to keep it up and develop it appropriately, so recently i switched to this tool. it works well, … well better than mine.

Steam Trek. Steam Trek – an enterprising individual has masterfully melded two classic SF genres, Star Trek and Steampunk. The result is a wonderful universe with a rich history where Her Majesty's Aether Ships explore the solar system and protect the United Kingdom of Planets. Long live Queen Victoria, and may her glorious reign continue as it has for the past 165 years! (preserved by Lunar Selenite technology captured from the evil Moon-dwellers). [MetaFilter]

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now if someone just made it into a mmorg…..

The Best Sandwich. The BBC Is Looking For The Best Sandwich In The World: Can you help? Sandwiches are supposedly easy but, come to think of it, perfect sandwiches are actually quite difficult to invent and produce. Bread gets wet; lettuce wilts; flavours and textures clash. Personally, I like English tea sandwiches best; though the Mediterranean versions are a meal in themselves. But if you had to stake your life and reputation on one fulfilling and tastebud-enticing sandwich, which one would it be? To go. [MetaFilter]

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everyone knows it is the classic pennsylvania hoagie, not the knock off hoagies either, but the ones that you scoop the bread out, layer deep with meat and cheese, lettuce and tomato, with a swab of mayo.

ESPN Reminder – Rush Starts Sunday. As he NFL season gets underway (yawn) just a reminder that ESPN is now an employer of Rush Limbaugh for their Sunday NFL Countdown show which premieres this Sunday. Make your own judgement about what to do. Me? I'm not… [Eat Your Vegetables]

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at least until they get rid of their right wing bias.