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Archive for December 2006

unalloyed

Sunday 31 December 2006

Not in mixture with other metals; pure. Complete; unqualified: unalloyed blessings; unalloyed relief.

How to make your own sports drink

Saturday 30 December 2006

Disclaimer: for the purposes of this post I assume you are in good health, have checked with your doctor that there is no reason you should not exercise, and have no problems related to sodium intake. End of disclaimer.
Forget overpriced designer water with a hint of pomegranate and a faint aftertaste of con! Making your [...]

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prowler

Saturday 30 December 2006

A daemon that is run periodically (typically once a week) to seek out and erase core files.

5 thoughts from an iPod newbie

Friday 29 December 2006

So I got a much-wished-for1GB second generation iPod shuffle for Christmas from Dr B.
I must say that I have not yet explored all the places it can be clipped on, but I already am very pleased with it.
Here are a few things I discovered during my four-day ownership:

I cannot sync it with Dr B.'s desktop [...]

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homeboy

Friday 29 December 2006

A male friend or acquaintance from one's neighborhood or hometown. A fellow male gang member.

germane

Thursday 28 December 2006

Being both pertinent and fitting. Relevant.

Right now I am…

Wednesday 27 December 2006

Right now I am fixing a couple of things backstage at bitful. Last week I had installed a WordPress widget to automatically include twitters in the main template, and because of an extra unneeded backslash character at the beginning of the code, I could not access my admin page any longer.
Twitter is a way to [...]

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The emperor's new rabbit

Wednesday 27 December 2006

I had put a nabaztag on my wishlist and Dr B. managed to get me the newly-out improved second-generation nabaztag/tag for Christmas - as well as an iPod shuffle 2Gen, a 2GB mini-SD card for my mobile phone… and a plastic finger that farts when you pull it. With, thank you very much, five different [...]

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pinko

Wednesday 27 December 2006

(Derogatory, slang) A person who holds moderately leftist political views; a pink.

hull

Tuesday 26 December 2006

The dry outer covering of a fruit, seed, or nut; a husk. The enlarged calyx of a fruit, such as a strawberry, that is usually green and easily detached. To remove the hulls of (fruit or seeds).

cull

Monday 25 December 2006

To pick out from others; select. To gather; collect. To remove rejected members or parts from.

stalwart

Sunday 24 December 2006

Having or marked by imposing physical strength. Firm and resolute; stout.

plucky

Saturday 23 December 2006

Having or showing courage and spirit in trying circumstances.

sanctum

Friday 22 December 2006

A sacred or holy place. A private place where one is free from intrusion.

milquetoast

Thursday 21 December 2006

One who has a meek, timid, unassertive nature.

cantankerous

Wednesday 20 December 2006

Ill-tempered and quarrelsome; disagreeable: disliked her cantankerous landlord. Difficult to handle.

affray

Tuesday 19 December 2006

A noisy quarrel or brawl. To frighten.

cockamamie

Monday 18 December 2006

Trifling; nearly valueless. Ludicrous; nonsensical.

callipygian

Sunday 17 December 2006

Having beautifully proportioned buttocks.

gully

Saturday 16 December 2006

A deep ditch or channel cut in the earth by running water after a prolonged downpour.

chutzpah

Friday 15 December 2006

Utter nerve; effrontery.

prudent

Thursday 14 December 2006

Wise. Careful.

strident

Wednesday 13 December 2006

Loud, harsh, grating, or shrill; discordant.

girded

Tuesday 12 December 2006

To encircle. To surround. To equip or endow. To prepare (oneself) for action.

emolument

Monday 11 December 2006

Payment for an office or employment; compensation.

windfall

Sunday 10 December 2006

A sudden, unexpected piece of good fortune or personal gain. Something, such as a ripened fruit, that has been blown down by the wind.

bloatware

Saturday 9 December 2006

Software with large, often unused additional features.

hyperplasia

Friday 8 December 2006

An abnormal increase in the number of cells in an organ or a tissue with consequent enlargement.

yardstick

Thursday 7 December 2006

A graduated measuring stick one yard in length. A test or standard used in measurement, comparison, or judgment.

hemlock

Wednesday 6 December 2006

Any of several poisonous plants of the genera Conium and Cicuta, such as the poison hemlock. A poison obtained from the poison hemlock.