The Regulator is a Windows program whose sole purpose is to test and learn and use regular expressions. Regular expressions are a way to describe how to search for text–and optionally to do a replacement or several. They can be daunting at first, but once you
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Some thoughts on TIB with this, the one-thousandth entry. I’ve written a lot of words here over the years.
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Every now and again, an actor becomes very associated with a role. Such is the case for Catherine Bell and the character she played on JAG for nine years, Lt. Colonel Sarah MacKenzie.
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It’s hard to believe, but earlier in my lifetime the folks in Congress actually tried to govern. Really. As time has gone on, it stopped working. Compromise ceased to be. Over the past few decades, the power brokers have managed to cripple a critical piece of American government. I’m sad to see it happen.
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It’s that time of year again. Classes have begun, the temperature is cooling, and a Terp’s thoughts turn to the Comcast Center and the upcoming women’s basketball season. Every year starts with the desire to win a national championship. Do the Terps have a shot, or is it Uconn/Tennessee/Baylor/Stanford’s to lose?
Read more...Without further ado, and without gilding the lily (yeah, I’ve been watching A Knight’s Tale, what of it?)–I present to you the top 10 reasons why geek girls are really nifty:
Read more...For those people who didn’t get to see the Chris and Martina competitors-as-friends back in the day, look to Sue Bird and …
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For a SF writer, it gets harder and harder to find those science things that are “indistinguishable from magic”. Harder, but not impossible. There are still wonders we don’t yet have.
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Here is an extra little something from the Connor Wars archives. The fanfic that picked up where the second season finale of Terminator – The Sarah Connor Chronicles left off.
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A group of geek and gamer women calling themselves Team Unicorn released a video parody in praise of women like them. It’s …
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As usual, when you get cast members from Firefly/Serenity together, you are bound to find your cheeks aching from all the smiling. Shiny.
On the panel are
Read more...Seriously, what is it about science fiction shows getting really good in their third seasons? If this is actually a general rule of science fiction, I’m a little scared to imagine how
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During the “Great Recession”, there has been much gnashing of teeth that money isn’t flowing. A solution exists that could be implemented almost immediately and with little-to-no government interference.
Read more...But if the rich don’t get richer, how are we to expect the poor to get poorer? Thank goodness we bailed them …
Read more...“What’s clear here is that CEOs who slash thousands of jobs certainly aren’t tightening their belts,” via CEOs lay off thousands, rake …
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I don’t like paying taxes. When I get up in the morning, I don’t say, “Oh boy, today I get to pay taxes on stuff.” I don’t think anyone likes having to pay their tithe to the various governments.
Read more...There’s a difference between enlightened self-interest and simply self-interest. It seems that for the Kochs, the line between the two is heavy …
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It’s tragic when ideas worthy of consideration are buried under waves of narcissistic bluster aimed mostly for inciting higher ratings or higher campaign contributions. The time has come, this blogger says, to talk of many things; of tea parties and pundit rants, of bedfellows and flings.
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