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Lewin's Field Theory in Action

Despite the 'alpha' in its name, WolframAlpha™ has correct answers.

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Untranslatable

Just realized that I cannot find an English match for the frequently employed Russian idiom "kachat' prava" (literally "to sway one's rights"). Rough translation "to insist on observance of one's rights" is unsatisfactory since it drops the point of the idiom. Original meaning emphasizes the very uselessness of such an ever untimely activity. Apparently that's just another culture-specific stuff.

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Divine Intervention

Yeah! I've found a chocolate bar in the package from Better World Books! Woo-hoo! :)

[a Divine chocolate bar]

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The Personal Roadmap

Powershell & WMI for system administration.

Python & Django for rapid development.

Java for enterprise.

עברית for fun.

English for all above.

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The Contemporary Library of Babel

Mighty Google is able to find at least one web page for a query comprising three random common words. Such as "rapid scotch fee" or "mushroom gravity deploy".

Still trying to challenge it.

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Name Correction

"IT-Special" magazine should rename itself "The Buzzword Observer". It is my strong conviction.

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