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{"item":{"status":"visible","url":"\/2012\/01\/19\/walker-bell-of-might\/","trash":"","name":"walker-bell-of-might","parent":"","title":"How to deal with slow walkers","date":"2012-01-19 10:00:35","filepath":"posts\/20001096_walker-bell-of-might.xml.json","type":"post","content":"This makes <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ivan_Pavlov\">Pavlov<\/a> proud. \u00a0Watch it to the end, even if you don't understand Japanese.\n<iframe width=\"420\" height=\"315\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MJwb_wEaW2M\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\nvia <a href=\"http:\/\/yuri-senritsu.tumblr.com\/\">Yuri Senritsu<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/yuri-senritsu.tumblr.com\/\">\u767e\u5408\u65cb\u5f8b<\/a>)<\/em>"}}

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{"item":{"status":"visible","url":"\/2012\/01\/18\/recipe-chicken-veggie-spagetti\/","trash":"","name":"recipe-chicken-veggie-spagetti","parent":"","title":"Recipe: Chicken and Vine Veggie Spagetti","date":"2012-01-18 11:09:08","filepath":"posts\/20001105_recipe-chicken-veggie-spagetti.xml.json","type":"post","content":"<img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1106\" style=\"margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;\" title=\"cutlery\" src=\"http:\/\/www.8bitrobot.com\/media\/uploads\/2012\/01\/cutlery-th.png\" alt=\"cutlery\" width=\"28\" height=\"59\" \/>It was a capricious night where various items in our refrigerator were cooked together and eaten with zeal. \u00a0The following was delicious.\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\nWhat was in it:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n\t<li>1 Chicken Breast (chopped up to small pieces)<\/li>\n\t<li>Spaghetti<\/li>\n\t<li>Red bell pepper (chopped)<\/li>\n\t<li>Yellow\/Orange bell pepper (chopped)<\/li>\n\t<li>Tomato (smashed... just kidding... chopped)<\/li>\n\t<li>1\/2 Onion (chopped)<\/li>\n\t<li>1 cup of chopped eggplant<\/li>\n\t<li>1 bunch of spinach (chopped after quick boil)<\/li>\n\t<li>like a whole tablespoon of this sweet\u00a0preminced garlic (It's too sweet and doesn't taste like garlic... but worked well on this recipe).<\/li>\n\t<li>Some olive oil<\/li>\n\t<li>Herbs & Spices: dried basil, italian seasoning, salt, and a dash of even more garlic powder.<\/li>\n\t<li>3 cups of tomato\u00a0spaghetti\u00a0sauce (this came from Trader Joe's)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nWhat to do:<\/strong>\n<ol>\n\t<li>Boil water for\u00a0spinach\u00a0and pasta<\/li>\n\t<li>Chop chicken, put some oil in a large pan, start cooking chicken with all those good herbs.<\/li>\n\t<li>Chop your veggies while the chicken cooks and start cooking pasta.<\/li>\n\t<li>Saute the onions, eggplant, peppers, and tomato after the chicken has been cooked. \u00a0Add more oil if you need to.<\/li>\n\t<li>Throw in the spinach after it finishes cooking (1 minute? or 2?). \u00a0Chop it so you can fit it in your maw.<\/li>\n\t<li>Dump in the\u00a0spaghetti\u00a0sauce then the strained pasta (now you see why you need a large frying pan???)<\/li>\n\t<li>After cooking everything to an\u00a0eatable\u00a0temperature, put it on a plate and fill your gob.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\nThis was\u00a0surprisingly\u00a0good. \u00a0Posting it so I don't forget to cook it again."}}

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{"item":{"status":"visible","url":"\/2012\/01\/17\/repro-anthro-magic\/","trash":"","name":"repro-anthro-magic","parent":"","title":"Reproductive Anthropology: Magic Trick","date":"2012-01-17 15:15:10","filepath":"posts\/20001087_repro-anthro-magic.xml.json","type":"post","content":"One of many odd pictures you find while doing research in reproductive anthropology... \u00a0Magic Trick:\n\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.8bitrobot.com\/media\/uploads\/2012\/01\/magic.jpg\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-1088 aligncenter\" title=\"magic trick pelvic tilt\" src=\"http:\/\/www.8bitrobot.com\/media\/uploads\/2012\/01\/magic.jpg\" alt=\"magic trick pelvic tilt\" width=\"356\" height=\"351\" \/><\/a>"}}

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{"item":{"status":"visible","url":"\/2012\/01\/16\/random-word-generator\/","trash":"","name":"random-word-generator","parent":"","title":"Random Word Generator and Mutator Tool","date":"2012-01-16 11:33:51","filepath":"posts\/20001083_random-word-generator.xml.json","type":"post","content":"<img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1084\" style=\"margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;\" title=\"gear\" src=\"http:\/\/www.8bitrobot.com\/media\/uploads\/2012\/01\/gear.png\" alt=\"gear\" width=\"60\" height=\"64\" \/>I've created a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.8bitrobot.com\/wordgen.html\">new tool<\/a> to create new and random words. \u00a0Instead of getting a generic list of random words, this tool lets the user choose from sets of characters for each letter of the generated word. \u00a0Not only that, Asian letters like Hiragana and\u00a0Hangugeo can be used. \u00a0How sweet is that?\n\nThe tool also has a mutation field, where the user can supply a word that will be changed into a similar random word.\n\nThis thing can be used to find a good domain name, company name, or even baby name! \u00a0Now that I think of it... you could also create some interesting new words for a fictional language (like <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kli.org\/\">Klingon<\/a>!).\n\nI created it for myself, but feel free to use it: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.8bitrobot.com\/wordgen.html\">Random Word Generator Tool<\/a>\n\nNote: <\/strong>You might also find the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.8bitrobot.com\/namefilter.html\">Name Filter Tool<\/a> interesting too.<\/em>"}}

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{"item":{"status":"visible","url":"\/2012\/01\/14\/angry-chicken-is-not-chicken\/","trash":"","name":"angry-chicken-is-not-chicken","parent":"","title":"Angry Chicken is not Chicken","date":"2012-01-14 11:44:08","filepath":"posts\/20001071_angry-chicken-is-not-chicken.xml.json","type":"post","content":"<a href=\"http:\/\/www.8bitrobot.com\/media\/uploads\/2012\/01\/angrychicken.jpg\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1072\" title=\"Angry chicken bus sit\" src=\"http:\/\/www.8bitrobot.com\/media\/uploads\/2012\/01\/angrychicken.jpg\" alt=\"Angry chicken bus sit\" width=\"490\" height=\"1747\" \/><\/a><\/p>\nBe considerate and move your stuff.<\/p>\nfrom <a href=\"http:\/\/www.reddit.com\/user\/lalalafangle\">lalalafangle<\/a> on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/pics\/comments\/oe463\/angry_bird_is_angry\/\">reddit<\/a>... and maybe <a href=\"http:\/\/stomp.com.sg\">stomp.com.sg<\/a> in Singapore has something to do with it too.<\/em><\/p>"}}

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{"item":{"status":"visible","url":"\/2012\/01\/13\/hello\/","trash":"","name":"hello","parent":"","title":"Hello, My Name is ________","date":"2012-01-13 17:36:11","filepath":"posts\/20001075_hello.xml.json","type":"post","content":"<img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1076\" style=\"margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;\" title=\"hello my name is sticker\" src=\"http:\/\/www.8bitrobot.com\/media\/uploads\/2012\/01\/hello_96.png\" alt=\"hello my name is sticker\" width=\"147\" height=\"96\" \/>I've been spending a lot of energy searching for a really good name. \u00a0Don't ask me why.\n\nNot only have I been looking through baby name lists and books, but I have been scouring the web for specific name search engines. \u00a0Sure there are tools that help you find a good name or even <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wordconstructor.com\">generate random words<\/a>, but there is no search engine for searching for a name based on ending.\n\nThis is important because I have a last name that is short and starts with a W making many first name endings sound bad because they do not flow<\/em> smoothly into the last name. \u00a0For example, the name Kirk has a definite sound termination. \u00a0This is due to how the letter\u00a0K<\/em> is pronounced with our mouths. \u00a0When saying\u00a0K, <\/em>we restrict air in our throat and release a short puff of air. \u00a0See <a href=\"http:\/\/www.soundsofenglish.org\/pronunciation\/sounds.htm\">Sounds of English<\/a> for more.<\/em>\n\nA name that ends clearly, usually with the constriction of the throat, does not work well with my surname. \u00a0Other sounds that have the same pronunciation mechanics are words that end in t,\u00a0k, d, b, p, and x. <\/em>When\u00a0I searched for a way to find names based on endings, I couldn't find any. \u00a0So, I decided to make a tool that does it for me.\n\nFor the impatient, feel free to hop over to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.8bitrobot.com\/namefilter.html\">Name Filter Tool<\/a> now.\n\nFor those that want to learn how it was created, read below:\n\nThe first step was to collect names. \u00a0I didn't want to take names from other baby name websites, so I decided to get real peoples names from a popular social network called\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/plus.google.com\">Google+<\/a>. \u00a0You may have heard of it.\n\nIt took very little time to create a python script using <a href=\"http:\/\/docs.python.org\/library\/urllib2.html\">urllib2<\/a> to scrape Google+ profile pages for user names and profile IDs. \u00a0However, it did take a while to run the script and collect over 10,000 names of people all over the world. \u00a0Of course, it collected some page names, which don't sound very human like Frogpants. \u00a0But, those are in the minority of the names collected and I can later choose to remove them.\n\nThe final step was creating the search ability. \u00a0Instead of using python, I opted for javascript since it was quick, dirty, and could be uploaded for others like me wanting a name ending tool. \u00a0I gotta spread the joy and bump the karma.\n\nThe tool itself does more than searching by ending characters. \u00a0It accepts a search format specification, which can be composed of letters, symbols indicating a consonant or vowel, and a wildcard character for zero or more characters.\n\nHere are some examples, but the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.8bitrobot.com\/namefilter.html\">tool<\/a> describes how it works too:\n<ul>\n\t<li>If you wanted to search for names that start with\u00a0John<\/em>, the search definition would be:\u00a0John~<\/em><\/li>\n\t<li>If you wanted to search with names that start with\u00a0M<\/em> and end in T<\/em>, then you would search for:\u00a0M~t\n<\/em><\/li>\n\t<li>If you wanted to search for names that started with a consonant <\/em>and were followed by a vowel<\/em>, consonant<\/em>, then vowel<\/em>, then you would search for: !@!@~<\/em><\/li>\n\t<li>If you wanted all names that were six letters long, you could search for: ++++++<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\nIn addition, the tool lets you build a list, then remove names from those results with the search definition. \u00a0So, you can have more control targeting the name you like.\n\nIf you do find the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.8bitrobot.com\/namefilter.html\">Name Search Filter<\/a> useful and pick a name with it, please contact me and let me know which name you chose. \u00a0It would make me more than happy knowing the tool was used for such an important decision. \u00a0Best!\n\nNote: <\/strong>I also made a random word generator (and a word\u00a0mutation) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.8bitrobot.com\/wordgen.html\">tool<\/a>, but I'll post something on that later."}}

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{"item":{"status":"visible","url":"\/2012\/01\/13\/bukake-gyunyu\/","trash":"","name":"bukake-gyunyu","parent":"","title":"Bukkake Gyunyu (Milk)","date":"2012-01-13 11:17:38","filepath":"posts\/20001061_bukake-gyunyu.xml.json","type":"post","content":"I'm not sure if this is NSFW...\n\n<iframe width=\"420\" height=\"315\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5PHENQiJFzI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>"}}

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{"item":{"status":"visible","url":"\/2012\/01\/12\/body-surfer\/","trash":"","name":"body-surfer","parent":"","title":"Swimmer, Coogee Beach","date":"2012-01-12 10:53:36","filepath":"posts\/20001055_body-surfer.xml.json","type":"post","content":"<a href=\"http:\/\/photography.nationalgeographic.com\/photography\/photo-of-the-day\/swimmer-wave-australia\/\"><img class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Body surfer\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nationalgeographic.com\/wpf\/media-live\/photos\/000\/456\/cache\/swimmer-wave-australia_45683_990x742.jpg\" alt=\"Body surfer\" width=\"356\" height=\"267\" \/><\/a>\n\nfrom National Geographic's <a href=\"http:\/\/photography.nationalgeographic.com\/photography\/photo-of-the-day\/swimmer-wave-australia\/\">Photo of the Day<\/a>.<\/em>"}}

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{"item":{"status":"visible","url":"\/2012\/01\/11\/obama-ndaa-fucktard\/","trash":"","name":"obama-ndaa-fucktard","parent":"","title":"Obama Signs NDAA on NYE like a Weasel","date":"2012-01-11 10:52:52","filepath":"posts\/20001048_obama-ndaa-fucktard.xml.json","type":"post","content":"<img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1049\" style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; margin-right: 10px;\" title=\"president seal\" src=\"http:\/\/www.8bitrobot.com\/media\/uploads\/2012\/01\/pres.png\" alt=\"presidential seal\" width=\"92\" height=\"92\" \/>Obama signed the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.8bitrobot.com\/2011\/12\/21\/letter-to-congress-ndaa-hr-1540\/\">NDAA bill<\/a> on New Years Eve like a weasel. He explains how he doesn't like the bill, but signs it anyway.\n\nWhat is wrong with these people? They are reluctant signing away our civil liberties and think telling everyone thier internal conflict will absolve them from the responsibility of their actions... \u00a0This is an insult and assault on the American people.\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\nOh, then there's this gem Obama belches out:\n<blockquote>\"My administration will not authorize the indefinite military detention without trial of American citizens,\" Obama said in the signing statement. \"Indeed, I believe that doing so would break with our most important traditions and values as a nation.\"<\/blockquote>\nOkay, what about the next administration???!??<\/strong>\n\nHe should have said, \"I am a fucktard and I'm signing away civil liberties because I have no spine and would rather not fight this battle for the American people. Gotta look after myself; it's an election year, bitches. Happy New Year!\"\n\nWell, he won't be getting my vote.\n\nread <a href=\"http:\/\/articles.latimes.com\/2011\/dec\/31\/nation\/la-na-obama-defense-20120101\">the article<\/a>.<\/em>"}}

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{"item":{"status":"visible","url":"\/2012\/01\/11\/feinstein-ndaa\/","trash":"","name":"feinstein-ndaa","parent":"","title":"Senator Dianne Feinstein's response to NDAA","date":"2012-01-11 10:28:59","filepath":"posts\/20001043_feinstein-ndaa.xml.json","type":"post","content":"<img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-802\" style=\"margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;\" title=\"congress\" src=\"http:\/\/www.8bitrobot.com\/media\/uploads\/2011\/11\/congress.png\" alt=\"congress\" width=\"127\" height=\"68\" \/>Senator Feinstein recently responded to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.8bitrobot.com\/2011\/12\/21\/letter-to-congress-ndaa-hr-1540\/\">my letter concerning NDAA<\/a>. \u00a0Much like <a href=\"http:\/\/www.8bitrobot.com\/2011\/12\/22\/boxers-response-to-ndaa\/\">Senator Boxer's response<\/a>, she explains how she did not like the bill, but caved in and eventually voted yes<\/strong>.\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\nDear Mr. [Redacted]:<\/p>\nThank you for writing to express your concerns about the detention provisions in the \"National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012.\" I appreciate knowing your views and welcome the opportunity to respond.<\/p>\nThis year's defense authorization bill would, among other things, authorize funding for the U.S. Department of Defense. As you know, section 1031 would authorize the U.S. government to detain suspected terrorists until the end of hostilities, and section 1032 would require that certain suspected terrorists connected to al-Qaeda be automatically detained in military custody when apprehended.<\/p>\nLike you, I oppose these provisions. Section 1031 is problematic because it authorizes the indefinite detention of American citizens without due process. In this democracy, due process is a fundamental right, and it protects us from being locked up by the government without charge. For this reason, I offered an amendment to prohibit the indefinite detention of U.S. citizens without trial or charge. Unfortunately, on December 1, 2011, this amendment failed by a vote of 45-55.<\/p>\nI was, however, able to reach a compromise with the authors of the defense bill to state that no existing law or authorities to detain suspected terrorists are changed by this section of the bill. While I would have preferred to have restricted the government's ability to detain U.S. citizens without charge, this compromise at least ensures that the bill does not expand the government's authority in this area.<\/p>\nI also oppose section 1032 of the defense bill, which creates a presumption that individuals associated with al-Qaeda will be held in military custody, as opposed to being processed through the criminal justice system. I disagree with this approach, and believe that the President should be able to hold captured terrorists in the military or the criminal justice systems based on the individual facts and evidence of each case. Accordingly, I offered an amendment to clarify that under section 1032, the presumption of U.S. Armed Forces detention only exists for an individual captured abroad. Unfortunately, on December 1, 2011, this amendment also failed on a vote of 45-55.<\/p>\nOnce again, thank you for your letter. Please know that I am committed to ensuring that our nation has the appropriate tools to combat terrorism, and committed to upholding our fundamental constitutional rights. If you have any additional comments or questions, please do not hesitate to contact my Washington, D.C. office at (202) 224-3841.<\/p>\nSincerely yours,<\/p>\nDianne Feinstein\nUnited States Senator<\/p>\nI have yet to hear from my \"Representative\" Pelosi on NDAA. \u00a0She's probably too busy stuffing money from lobbyists into her pockets.\n\nsee how your\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.votesmart.org\/bill\/14203\/37467\/national-defense-authorization-act-for-fiscal-year-2012\">congressman voted<\/a> on NDAA.<\/em>"}}