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		<title>Motherboard &#124; Science. Technology. Design. Culture.</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 05:12:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Terrence O&#39;Brien</dc:creator>
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		<title>In Memory of Gary Carter</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 04:18:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Terrence O&#39;Brien</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of my earliest memories in life is of the Mets winning the world series in 1986. I&#8217;ve got some scattered recollections before that but, my father holding me and popping open a bottle of champagne in our living room, &#8230; <a href="http://blog.terrence-obrien.com/2012/02/16/in-memory-of-gary-carter/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.terrence-obrien.com&amp;blog=59360&amp;post=136&amp;subd=obriente&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Advance Continues to Fail Its Readers and Staten Island</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 16:42:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Terrence O&#39;Brien</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This morning the Staten Island Advance and SILive.com published an article titled &#8216;&#8221;A Move On Staten Island To Broker Mosque Peace.&#8221;  The latest coverage of the ongoing controversy about the plan to build a mosque in the neighborhood of Midland &#8230; <a href="http://blog.terrence-obrien.com/2010/07/08/the-advance-continues-to-fail-its-readers-and-staten-island/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.terrence-obrien.com&amp;blog=59360&amp;post=83&amp;subd=obriente&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Going Rogue&#8217; is One of the Worst Books I&#8217;ve Ever Heard</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 03:55:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Terrence O&#39;Brien</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Because I hate myself, and my ears, and my brain, I&#8217;ve been listening to the audio book version of &#8216;Going Rogue,&#8217; as read by Sarah Palin.  Even ignoring my distaste for her politically and her many questionable claims about events &#8230; <a href="http://blog.terrence-obrien.com/2010/02/18/going-rogue-is-one-of-the-worst-books-ive-ever-heard/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.terrence-obrien.com&amp;blog=59360&amp;post=68&amp;subd=obriente&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>NaNoWriMo, Take Three</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 02:20:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Terrence O&#39;Brien</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The past two years I have taken part in National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), simply as an excuse to flex my writing muscle in an avenue that doesn&#8217;t involve USB ports or touch screens.  It&#8217;s also an opportunity to step &#8230; <a href="http://blog.terrence-obrien.com/2009/10/13/nanowrimo-take-three/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.terrence-obrien.com&amp;blog=59360&amp;post=52&amp;subd=obriente&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Frustrating Limits of Human Knowledge</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:18:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Terrence O&#39;Brien</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Warning: Despite what this post might lead you to believe I have not been smoking a lot of pot recently.  But, I have been reading Brian Greene&#8217;s &#8216;The Elegant Universe&#8216; and watching a ton of specials on cosmology. Perhaps it&#8217;s &#8230; <a href="http://blog.terrence-obrien.com/2009/06/03/the-frustrating-limits-of-human-knowledge/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.terrence-obrien.com&amp;blog=59360&amp;post=47&amp;subd=obriente&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>My Nightmare Continues</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 15:55:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Terrence O&#39;Brien</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So after thinking that everything was squared away (though I wasn&#8217;t assuming anything with CSI), I get a call today telling me that I need yet another letter from the chair of the English department explaining that the graduate level &#8230; <a href="http://blog.terrence-obrien.com/2009/05/27/my-nightmare-continues/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.terrence-obrien.com&amp;blog=59360&amp;post=44&amp;subd=obriente&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>My Nightmare at CSI</title>
		<link>http://blog.terrence-obrien.com/2009/05/21/my-nightmare-at-csi/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 00:56:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Terrence O&#39;Brien</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For those of you who have been following me on Twitter you&#8217;re well aware that I am currently battling the College of Staten Island (CSI) for my diploma.  Unfortunately 140 characters severely limits the amount of information I can share&#8230; &#8230; <a href="http://blog.terrence-obrien.com/2009/05/21/my-nightmare-at-csi/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.terrence-obrien.com&amp;blog=59360&amp;post=33&amp;subd=obriente&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Taking the Leap</title>
		<link>http://blog.terrence-obrien.com/2009/05/16/a-leap-of-faith/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2009 22:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Terrence O&#39;Brien</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For the last two years I&#8217;ve been writing for AOL and Switched as a freelancer, and while I do enjoy the work, anyone in the industry can tell you &#8212; blogger isn&#8217;t exactly the highest paid profession on Earth.  So &#8230; <a href="http://blog.terrence-obrien.com/2009/05/16/a-leap-of-faith/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.terrence-obrien.com&amp;blog=59360&amp;post=23&amp;subd=obriente&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A New Beginning</title>
		<link>http://blog.terrence-obrien.com/2009/05/16/a-new-beginning/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2009 08:23:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Terrence O&#39;Brien</dc:creator>
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