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Gaming Life Expo 2007

As promised, it’s not going to be all WSOP reporting. Let’s see what’s going on at the “Gaming Life Expo.” To demonstrate that this expo isn’t all about gaming, and they have indeed added girls to the roster, Saphire Gentlemen’s ...

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WSOP 2007 – Preparation

Well, I’m all set and ready. Now, it’s waiting and preparation. I’m now going to reveal some of my secrets for getting ready for the WSOP main event. First, start waking up early. The event starts at the crack of ...

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WSOP 2007 – Get to Vegas

It’s finally the day to go to Vegas for the World Series of Poker, 2007. It feels like it’s been months. Oh yeah. It has been months since I won an entry at the Hustler. At the airport, a cute ...

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Blue Marlin Bistro Review

This restautant is in a strip mall with other restaurants and even a tiny tomato bank. If you come when it’s busy (like weekends), parking can be difficult but they do have valet parking. Blue Marlin has recently been slightly ...

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Ebay Goes Kijiji

Ebay has gone heads up against craigslist.org by opening a U.S. version of their Kijiji free classifieds website. There are very few posts on there so far in the Los Angeles section, and unless they start some type of big ...

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Everybody iPhone Now

I had to work today, July 4th. The good news: No traffic. The bad news: No customers. But that’s not what got to me. The day time valet parking guy had an iPhone. Yup. You heard me. Here I am, ...

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Bicycle Tournament

Yet another tournament to try at the Bicycle last Saturday. Since it was the day after the big iPhone release, I talked to a few people with brand new iPhones. The buy-in was $120 (including fees) and there were about ...

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How Ralphs Could Make Our Lives Easier

With the iminent strike looming over it’s head, I remembered a patentable idea I submitted to Ralphs several years ago, which I’m sure they have promptly filed in their round filing cabinet.  In case they are reading this, please implement ...

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Stardock Multiplicity – Quick Review

A little company called Stardock has an utility called Multiplicity which I use all the time. Basically, it’s a program that allows you to control multiple computers using just one mouse and keyboard, via your network connection. If you have a ...

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Bill Gates Was For Sale

I found this really old ad in the April 1985 issue of Profiles Magazine (a magazine for Kaypro users). I wonder if Bill got a free subscription to WSJ or if he got paid in cash. How much would it ...

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