tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15046430409063956832024-03-05T22:59:45.023-06:00Current Events with Patrick CookTailor Made Geek Swaghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10587088467844700712noreply@blogger.comBlogger3304125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1504643040906395683.post-88305287847227751962022-02-14T07:00:00.001-06:002022-02-14T07:00:00.184-06:00Software Engineering - What's the big deal?<p> Software Engineer is becoming a long lost art.. People are moving too quickly to produce high quality products.. there are pros and cons.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiYUutjwxR9DNXt8pFFaRYDpXDYYbyqvsYEceq-5gPP7FlDA2UxyiEqZslucFxQuw6lOBoZhBYkIRVW4UeGRi0EMxO-6ehPFedMqcwHIRWbj-VNrlyKmjejIq_jiVHhDqJeleudujWTubzbAN6BjYMrnkY1byKjM55_ichnP5GW_yAd6bzuOfh7ox7v=s1920" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1285" data-original-width="1920" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiYUutjwxR9DNXt8pFFaRYDpXDYYbyqvsYEceq-5gPP7FlDA2UxyiEqZslucFxQuw6lOBoZhBYkIRVW4UeGRi0EMxO-6ehPFedMqcwHIRWbj-VNrlyKmjejIq_jiVHhDqJeleudujWTubzbAN6BjYMrnkY1byKjM55_ichnP5GW_yAd6bzuOfh7ox7v=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Tailor Made Geek Swaghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10587088467844700712noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1504643040906395683.post-36811695989045071102020-09-09T21:26:00.001-05:002020-09-09T21:26:33.368-05:00Pyramid Scheme<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0vfaR7iq2W9uTmrApwZRdISZHYu6q_lJMEjXkyO2NT7pbmT8E1RtfFVsxI4aw9RDpq0EnRJkHDQGBTtVowbl03XIbFDGrlcd_BeO8hr3rAO1M7kcuL3tolMU1hBXra21_8-vrar8Uw7M/s3851/PyramidScheme.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="3851" height="124" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0vfaR7iq2W9uTmrApwZRdISZHYu6q_lJMEjXkyO2NT7pbmT8E1RtfFVsxI4aw9RDpq0EnRJkHDQGBTtVowbl03XIbFDGrlcd_BeO8hr3rAO1M7kcuL3tolMU1hBXra21_8-vrar8Uw7M/w781-h124/PyramidScheme.png" width="781" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Tailor Made Geek Swaghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10587088467844700712noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1504643040906395683.post-21703435256267192932020-01-06T14:22:00.001-06:002020-01-06T14:22:10.178-06:00Taki Signature<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Tailor Made Geek Swaghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10587088467844700712noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1504643040906395683.post-22960242081960009512014-09-08T15:10:00.010-05:002014-09-08T15:10:02.072-05:00In Kiev, A New Patriotism Cemented In Russia's Shadow<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /> <a href=http://media.npr.org/assets/img/2014/09/07/kozak_custom-9fc24ba2ff048f9499517f9169f2357f79b907fa.jpg imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /> <img border="0" src=http://media.npr.org/assets/img/2014/09/07/kozak_custom-9fc24ba2ff048f9499517f9169f2357f79b907fa.jpg height="192" width="320" /></a></div><br /> Residents of the Ukrainian capital say the conflict has been devastating, yet has also helped forge a real sense of Ukrainian identity.<br />Details Here: <b><a href=http://www.npr.org/2014/09/07/346534031/in-kiev-more-doubt-than-relief-over-cease-fire?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=news>Full Story</a></b>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10275301824249154181noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1504643040906395683.post-74015411871658177352014-09-08T15:10:00.007-05:002014-09-08T15:11:02.001-05:00U.S. Pacific Blue Whales Seen Rebounding Close To Historic Levels<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /> <a href=http://media.npr.org/assets/img/2014/09/07/blue-whale_wide-b0239e4219f57d6b5693e4b73f3c7d36689e4a25.jpg imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /> <img border="0" src=http://media.npr.org/assets/img/2014/09/07/blue-whale_wide-b0239e4219f57d6b5693e4b73f3c7d36689e4a25.jpg height="192" width="320" /></a></div><br /> With their population estimated at roughly 97 percent of historical levels, blue whales off the West Coast are being called a conservation success story.<br />Details Here: <b><a href=http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2014/09/07/346548682/u-s-pacific-blue-whales-seen-rebounding-close-to-historic-levels?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=news>Full Story</a></b>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10275301824249154181noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1504643040906395683.post-71636879257243317672014-09-08T15:10:00.005-05:002014-09-08T15:10:00.459-05:00Cuomo Gets More Of An Opponent Than He Bargained For<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /> <a href=http://media.npr.org/assets/img/2014/09/06/ap277782050587-812ac6c1dc8c9dc658e728a0c6e43f2595c1a0a1.jpg imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /> <img border="0" src=http://media.npr.org/assets/img/2014/09/06/ap277782050587-812ac6c1dc8c9dc658e728a0c6e43f2595c1a0a1.jpg height="192" width="320" /></a></div><br /> New York Gov. 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The 53-year-old Oliver keeps it classy in her first-person piece, praising Fox officials for giving her the news in person and expressing appreciation that she’ll still work the sidelines this fall, albeit with the network’s B-team. Still, the longtime sideline reporter during the Joe Buck and Troy Aikman broadcasts admits that the demotion hurt.</div>
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Three more people have been charged in connection with the 1973 murder of Chilean folk singer Victor Jara. Luis Andres Henao, Chile correspondent for the Associated Press, explains the situation.<br />
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President Obama and other NATO leaders are returning from Wales, after two days there spent discussing the future of the organization. The summit touched on topics that ranged from Ukraine to the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria.<br />
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The Islamist group has established a new franchise in a country with 176 million Muslims. But al-Qaida could find it hard to recruit in India, according to many analysts.<br />
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A senior State Department official says the flight from Bagram Air Field in Afghanistan was rerouted because of a "bureaucratic issue."<br />
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