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<title>Duckstop</title>
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<modified>2009-08-14T13:36:07Z</modified>
<tagline>Duckstop is an obscenely abbreviated and roughly edited version of strayduck&apos;s journal that you can view on your personal computer. File under: non-sequitor, mock intellectualism, pseudo philosophy</tagline>
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<copyright>Copyright (c) 2009, Aaron R. Deutsch</copyright>
<entry>
<title>Click Undo. Now click it again.</title>
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<modified>2009-08-14T13:36:07Z</modified>
<issued>2009-08-14T13:35:29Z</issued>
<id>tag:www.duckstop.net,2009://1.369</id>
<created>2009-08-14T13:35:29Z</created>
<summary type="text/plain">Scoldaphone: the phone found in the sysadmin&apos;s office....</summary>
<author>
<name>Aaron R. Deutsch</name>
<url>http://www.duckstop.net</url>
<email>aaron@duckstop.net</email>
</author>
<dc:subject>non-sequitor</dc:subject>
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<![CDATA[<p>Scoldaphone: the phone found in the sysadmin's office.</p>]]>

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</entry>
<entry>
<title>Bacon Pusher</title>
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<modified>2009-08-12T18:48:26Z</modified>
<issued>2009-08-12T18:39:44Z</issued>
<id>tag:www.duckstop.net,2009://1.368</id>
<created>2009-08-12T18:39:44Z</created>
<summary type="text/plain">Life pretty much comes down to working or hustling, just comes down to who you work for....</summary>
<author>
<name>Aaron R. Deutsch</name>
<url>http://www.duckstop.net</url>
<email>aaron@duckstop.net</email>
</author>
<dc:subject>philosophy</dc:subject>
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<![CDATA[<p>Life pretty much comes down to working or hustling, just comes down to who you work for.</p>]]>

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</entry>
<entry>
<title>Insincere Cigarettes</title>
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<modified>2009-06-26T23:13:43Z</modified>
<issued>2009-06-26T22:13:48Z</issued>
<id>tag:www.duckstop.net,2009://1.367</id>
<created>2009-06-26T22:13:48Z</created>
<summary type="text/plain">Instead of letting people blow smoke up your a**, why not just smoke it?...</summary>
<author>
<name>Aaron R. Deutsch</name>
<url>http://www.duckstop.net</url>
<email>aaron@duckstop.net</email>
</author>
<dc:subject>philosophy</dc:subject>
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<![CDATA[<p>Instead of letting people blow smoke up your a**, why not just smoke it?</p>]]>

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</entry>
<entry>
<title>Follow Your Yellow Brick Road</title>
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<modified>2009-06-24T14:18:26Z</modified>
<issued>2009-06-24T14:08:15Z</issued>
<id>tag:www.duckstop.net,2009://1.366</id>
<created>2009-06-24T14:08:15Z</created>
<summary type="text/plain">The universe has a way of making sure that our desired path is NOT the one of least resistance. This is it&apos;s way of testing that we are REALLY sure we want what we see at the end. It is...</summary>
<author>
<name>Aaron R. Deutsch</name>
<url>http://www.duckstop.net</url>
<email>aaron@duckstop.net</email>
</author>
<dc:subject>philosophy</dc:subject>
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<![CDATA[<p>The universe has a way of making sure that our desired path is NOT the one of least resistance. This is it's way of testing that we are REALLY sure we want what we see at the end. It is generally long, winding, littered with your fears and insecurities, and devoid of all shortcuts. It is also completely passable. </p>]]>

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</entry>
<entry>
<title>Ketchup by any other name...</title>
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<modified>2009-05-15T17:14:29Z</modified>
<issued>2009-05-15T14:44:35Z</issued>
<id>tag:www.duckstop.net,2009://1.365</id>
<created>2009-05-15T14:44:35Z</created>
<summary type="text/plain">Pickled ginger, soy and wasabi are merely training wheels for eating sushi; if it&apos;s good they are completely unnecessary....</summary>
<author>
<name>Aaron R. Deutsch</name>
<url>http://www.duckstop.net</url>
<email>aaron@duckstop.net</email>
</author>
<dc:subject>from the desk of...</dc:subject>
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<![CDATA[<p>Pickled ginger, soy and wasabi are merely training wheels for eating sushi; if it's good they are completely unnecessary.</p>]]>

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</entry>
<entry>
<title>Filling the Canon quota for the day</title>
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<modified>2009-04-28T01:55:21Z</modified>
<issued>2009-04-28T01:21:47Z</issued>
<id>tag:www.duckstop.net,2009://1.364</id>
<created>2009-04-28T01:21:47Z</created>
<summary type="text/plain">Sometimes when that wick is burning low and you need to hit *something* you just need to adjust your aim from the stars to the trees....</summary>
<author>
<name>Aaron R. Deutsch</name>
<url>http://www.duckstop.net</url>
<email>aaron@duckstop.net</email>
</author>
<dc:subject>philosophy</dc:subject>
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<![CDATA[<p>Sometimes when that wick is burning low and you need to hit *something* you just need to adjust your aim from the stars to the trees. </p>]]>

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</entry>
<entry>
<title>Black Hole Stomach</title>
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<modified>2009-02-12T14:56:20Z</modified>
<issued>2009-02-12T14:53:31Z</issued>
<id>tag:www.duckstop.net,2009://1.363</id>
<created>2009-02-12T14:53:31Z</created>
<summary type="text/plain">We eat to absorb and convert energy. On the grand scheme of things we don&apos;t eat a whole lot. We can&apos;t eat metal. We can&apos;t eat rock. Black holes, on the other hand, are having a feast...</summary>
<author>
<name>Aaron R. Deutsch</name>
<url>http://www.duckstop.net</url>
<email>aaron@duckstop.net</email>
</author>
<dc:subject>philosophy</dc:subject>
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<![CDATA[<p>We eat to absorb and convert energy. On the grand scheme of things we don't eat a whole lot. We can't eat metal. We can't eat rock. </p>

<p>Black holes, on the other hand, are having a <i>feast</i></p>]]>

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</entry>
<entry>
<title>Only You Can Prevent Computer Fires</title>
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<modified>2009-01-21T14:02:14Z</modified>
<issued>2009-01-21T14:01:49Z</issued>
<id>tag:www.duckstop.net,2009://1.362</id>
<created>2009-01-21T14:01:49Z</created>
<summary type="text/plain">Working in technology is kind of like being a forest ranger: you study species, give tours, and try to keep things from catching on fire....</summary>
<author>
<name>Aaron R. Deutsch</name>
<url>http://www.duckstop.net</url>
<email>aaron@duckstop.net</email>
</author>
<dc:subject>from the desk of...</dc:subject>
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<![CDATA[<p>Working in technology is kind of like being a forest ranger: you study species, give tours, and try to keep things from catching on fire.</p>]]>

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</entry>
<entry>
<title>Ask Doctor Computer</title>
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<modified>2009-01-21T14:00:32Z</modified>
<issued>2009-01-21T13:59:43Z</issued>
<id>tag:www.duckstop.net,2009://1.361</id>
<created>2009-01-21T13:59:43Z</created>
<summary type="text/plain">What is the best tool you can have when you work and experiment with computers? A second computer....</summary>
<author>
<name>Aaron R. Deutsch</name>
<url>http://www.duckstop.net</url>
<email>aaron@duckstop.net</email>
</author>
<dc:subject>from the desk of...</dc:subject>
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<![CDATA[<p>What is the best tool you can have when you work and experiment with computers? A second computer.</p>]]>

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</entry>
<entry>
<title>Oboe vs. Flute</title>
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<modified>2009-01-21T14:26:58Z</modified>
<issued>2008-12-06T20:43:15Z</issued>
<id>tag:www.duckstop.net,2008://1.360</id>
<created>2008-12-06T20:43:15Z</created>
<summary type="text/plain">Some of Dave Matthew&apos;s songs sound like organized street fights with classical instruments....</summary>
<author>
<name>Aaron R. Deutsch</name>
<url>http://www.duckstop.net</url>
<email>aaron@duckstop.net</email>
</author>
<dc:subject>non-sequitor</dc:subject>
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<![CDATA[<p>Some of Dave Matthew's songs sound like organized street fights with classical instruments.</p>]]>

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</entry>
<entry>
<title>&quot;Tear Here&quot;</title>
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<modified>2008-09-15T15:43:57Z</modified>
<issued>2008-09-15T15:42:52Z</issued>
<id>tag:www.duckstop.net,2008://1.359</id>
<created>2008-09-15T15:42:52Z</created>
<summary type="text/plain">I think &quot;easy open&quot; is actually a means by which to: (a) open everything around the thing you want to get at in the packaging and/or (b) make the packaging a {product name} gun, firing the contents all across the...</summary>
<author>
<name>Aaron R. Deutsch</name>
<url>http://www.duckstop.net</url>
<email>aaron@duckstop.net</email>
</author>
<dc:subject>truth</dc:subject>
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<![CDATA[<p>I think "easy open" is actually a means by which to: <br />
(a) open everything around the thing you want to get at in the packaging and/or<br />
(b) make the packaging a {product name} gun, firing the contents all across the room</p>]]>

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</entry>
<entry>
<title>People are outside, inside, inside-out, outside-in, out, in, *EVERYWHERE!*</title>
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<modified>2008-09-15T15:42:48Z</modified>
<issued>2008-09-12T23:44:02Z</issued>
<id>tag:www.duckstop.net,2008://1.358</id>
<created>2008-09-12T23:44:02Z</created>
<summary type="text/plain">Let&apos;s face it, we all hear voices in our heads and a lot of the time we just don&apos;t agree with them. The main thing that separates us from crazy people is that we don&apos;t argue with our voices out...</summary>
<author>
<name>Aaron R. Deutsch</name>
<url>http://www.duckstop.net</url>
<email>aaron@duckstop.net</email>
</author>
<dc:subject>musings</dc:subject>
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<![CDATA[<p>Let's face it, we all hear voices in our heads and a lot of the time we just don't agree with them. The main thing that separates us from crazy people is that we don't argue with our voices out loud.</p>]]>

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</entry>
<entry>
<title>WWJD</title>
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<modified>2008-04-02T01:51:09Z</modified>
<issued>2008-04-02T01:50:28Z</issued>
<id>tag:www.duckstop.net,2008://1.357</id>
<created>2008-04-02T01:50:28Z</created>
<summary type="text/plain">Roll with the (sucker) punches....</summary>
<author>
<name>Aaron R. Deutsch</name>
<url>http://www.duckstop.net</url>
<email>aaron@duckstop.net</email>
</author>
<dc:subject>philosophy</dc:subject>
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<![CDATA[<p>Roll with the (sucker) punches.</p>]]>

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</entry>
<entry>
<title>Busted!</title>
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<modified>2008-03-09T16:34:57Z</modified>
<issued>2008-03-09T16:20:18Z</issued>
<id>tag:www.duckstop.net,2008://1.356</id>
<created>2008-03-09T16:20:18Z</created>
<summary type="text/plain">Sometimes surveillance reveals different things than intended --&gt;...</summary>
<author>
<name>Aaron R. Deutsch</name>
<url>http://www.duckstop.net</url>
<email>aaron@duckstop.net</email>
</author>
<dc:subject>from the desk of...</dc:subject>
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<![CDATA[<p>Sometimes surveillance reveals different things than intended</p>

<p><a href="http://mine.icanhascheezburger.com/View.aspx?ciid=730125"><img src="http://images.icanhascheezburger.com/completestore/2008/3/9/whileyooerout128495495211718750.jpg" alt="Mr Angelica Peterson caught on the webcam" width="500" height="374"></a></p>

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</entry>
<entry>
<title>Urban living is more and more disposable</title>
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<modified>2008-02-20T01:01:28Z</modified>
<issued>2008-02-20T00:58:54Z</issued>
<id>tag:www.duckstop.net,2008://1.355</id>
<created>2008-02-20T00:58:54Z</created>
<summary type="text/plain">Crapmanship Used to describe the overall poor quality of an item from design straight through to manufacturing and use. Thanks to planned obsolescence and general crapmanship I have burned through two paper shredders in two years. That&apos;s bunk!...</summary>
<author>
<name>Aaron R. Deutsch</name>
<url>http://www.duckstop.net</url>
<email>aaron@duckstop.net</email>
</author>
<dc:subject>from the desk of...</dc:subject>
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<![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=crapmanship">Crapmanship</a><br />
Used to describe the overall poor quality of an item from design straight through to manufacturing and use. </p>

<p>Thanks to planned obsolescence and general crapmanship I have burned through two paper shredders in two years. That's bunk!</p>]]>

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