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<!--Generated by Squarespace Site Server v5.11.81 (http://www.squarespace.com/) on Fri, 24 Feb 2012 16:38:49 GMT--><rdf:RDF xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#" xmlns:rss="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:admin="http://webns.net/mvcb/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:cc="http://web.resource.org/cc/"><rss:channel rdf:about="http://www.abashima.com/main/"><rss:title>Home</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.abashima.com/main/</rss:link><rss:description></rss:description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><dc:date>2012-02-24T16:38:49Z</dc:date><admin:generatorAgent rdf:resource="http://www.squarespace.com/">Squarespace Site Server v5.11.81 (http://www.squarespace.com/)</admin:generatorAgent><rss:items><rdf:Seq><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.abashima.com/main/2011/12/25/astute-observation.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.abashima.com/main/2011/12/4/rune-longtail.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.abashima.com/main/2011/12/4/nanowrimo-failure.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.abashima.com/main/2011/12/3/wow-this.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.abashima.com/main/2011/12/3/itunes-match-arrific.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.abashima.com/main/2011/10/6/steve.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.abashima.com/main/2011/9/15/the-rpg-im-designing-part-one-why-change.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.abashima.com/main/2011/9/11/i-dont-care-about-911.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.abashima.com/main/2011/9/5/pretty.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.abashima.com/main/2011/9/4/choosing-wordpress-vs-tumbr-vs-blogger.html"/></rdf:Seq></rss:items></rss:channel><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.abashima.com/main/2011/12/25/astute-observation.html"><rss:title>Astute observation</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.abashima.com/main/2011/12/25/astute-observation.html</rss:link><dc:creator>Eric Haddock</dc:creator><dc:date>2011-12-25T16:52:03Z</dc:date><dc:subject></dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>From Teller's book, <a class="offsite-link-inline" href="http://books.google.com/books?id=KsI3sswEg14C&amp;printsec=frontcover&amp;dq=god+no+penn+jillette&amp;hl=en&amp;sa=X&amp;ei=bHXrTuSJNYnt0gHoqrikCQ&amp;ved=0CDcQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&amp;q=%22that%20exact%20nonsense%22&amp;f=false" target="_blank">God, No!</a>:</p>
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<p>If every trace of any single religion died out and nothing were passed on, it would never be created exactly that way again. There might be some other nonsense in its place, but not that exact nonsense. If all of science were wiped out, it would still be true and someone would find a way to figure it all out again.</p>
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<p>&nbsp;</p>]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.abashima.com/main/2011/12/4/rune-longtail.html"><rss:title>Rune Longtail</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.abashima.com/main/2011/12/4/rune-longtail.html</rss:link><dc:creator>Eric Haddock</dc:creator><dc:date>2011-12-04T23:02:31Z</dc:date><dc:subject></dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="iphone-image" src="http://www.abashima.com/resource/iphone-20111204150231-1.jpg?fileId=15444454"/></p><p>Casual.</p>]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.abashima.com/main/2011/12/4/nanowrimo-failure.html"><rss:title>NaNoWriMo failure</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.abashima.com/main/2011/12/4/nanowrimo-failure.html</rss:link><dc:creator>Eric Haddock</dc:creator><dc:date>2011-12-04T14:55:40Z</dc:date><dc:subject></dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I signed up for NaNoWriMo for the first time this year but failed <em>miserably</em>.</p>
<p>Why? At last, the truth can be told:&nbsp;</p>
<ul>
<li>I got a peritonsillar abscess the first week that made me very sick.</li>
<br />
<li>During treatment for the abscess, my writing machine fell into water and was out of commission for three days, over a weekend.</li>
</ul>
<p>I was never able to really recover from those setbacks. Took the wind out of my sails, it did!</p>]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.abashima.com/main/2011/12/3/wow-this.html"><rss:title>Wow, this.</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.abashima.com/main/2011/12/3/wow-this.html</rss:link><dc:creator>Eric Haddock</dc:creator><dc:date>2011-12-04T07:50:09Z</dc:date><dc:subject></dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I <strong>so</strong>&nbsp;want to do this, it's not even funny! <a class="offsite-link-inline" title="Parachute fort!" href="http://angela-della-muerta.tumblr.com/post/13718349503" target="_blank">What's going on here?</a></p>
<p><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://www.abashima.com/storage/post-images/Parachute fort.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1322985169199" alt="" /></span></span></p>]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.abashima.com/main/2011/12/3/itunes-match-arrific.html"><rss:title>iTunes Match-arrific</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.abashima.com/main/2011/12/3/itunes-match-arrific.html</rss:link><dc:creator>Eric Haddock</dc:creator><dc:date>2011-12-04T07:05:29Z</dc:date><dc:subject>Apple Tech</dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I got iTunes Match. How's it working out, you may ask?</p>
<p><span class="full-image-block ssNonEditable"><span><img src="http://www.abashima.com/storage/post-images/itm.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1322982371267" alt="" /></span></span></p>
<p>It's actually working quite wonderfully!</p>
<p>The best part is that the songs pulled from the cloud are super-spectatualrly clear and rich. A definite noticable difference.</p>
<p>Second, streaming (well&hellip;"streaming") is fluid and quick and hardly with any interruptions. The only time I've encountered it is when going through known dead zones of reception between mountains, say (which happens during my commute).</p>
<p>I am quite satisfied with the service. Being able to tap "Shuffle" on an entire genre and have everything come up right away is pretty sweet.</p>]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.abashima.com/main/2011/10/6/steve.html"><rss:title>Steve</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.abashima.com/main/2011/10/6/steve.html</rss:link><dc:creator>Eric Haddock</dc:creator><dc:date>2011-10-06T11:36:03Z</dc:date><dc:subject>Apple Tech</dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p>]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.abashima.com/main/2011/9/15/the-rpg-im-designing-part-one-why-change.html"><rss:title>The RPG I'm designing, part one: Why change?</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.abashima.com/main/2011/9/15/the-rpg-im-designing-part-one-why-change.html</rss:link><dc:creator>Eric Haddock</dc:creator><dc:date>2011-09-15T04:02:09Z</dc:date><dc:subject>RPGs</dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p>]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.abashima.com/main/2011/9/11/i-dont-care-about-911.html"><rss:title>I don't care about 9/11</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.abashima.com/main/2011/9/11/i-dont-care-about-911.html</rss:link><dc:creator>Eric Haddock</dc:creator><dc:date>2011-09-11T06:39:44Z</dc:date><dc:subject>Politics</dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p>]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.abashima.com/main/2011/9/5/pretty.html"><rss:title>Pretty</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.abashima.com/main/2011/9/5/pretty.html</rss:link><dc:creator>Eric Haddock</dc:creator><dc:date>2011-09-05T07:21:46Z</dc:date><dc:subject>Science</dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p>]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.abashima.com/main/2011/9/4/choosing-wordpress-vs-tumbr-vs-blogger.html"><rss:title>Choosing WordPress vs Tumbr vs Blogger</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.abashima.com/main/2011/9/4/choosing-wordpress-vs-tumbr-vs-blogger.html</rss:link><dc:creator>Eric Haddock</dc:creator><dc:date>2011-09-04T09:15:00Z</dc:date><dc:subject>Tech</dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p>]]></content:encoded></rss:item></rdf:RDF>
