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	<title>Bruce van der Kooij &#187; pure awesome</title>
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		<title>I can&#8217;t imagine life without: &#8220;The Awesome Bar&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2011 00:49:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce van der Kooij</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Get to your favorite sites quickly – even if you don’t remember the URLs. Type your term into the location bar (aka the Awesome Bar) and the autocomplete function will include possible matches from your browsing history, bookmarked sites and open tabs. The Awesome Bar learns as you use it—over time, it adapts to your [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>Get to your favorite sites quickly – even if you don’t remember the  URLs. Type your term into the location bar (aka the Awesome Bar) and the  autocomplete function will include possible matches from your browsing  history, bookmarked sites and open tabs.</p>
<p>The Awesome Bar learns as you use it—over time, it adapts to your preferences and offers better-fitting matches.</p></blockquote>
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		<title>The &#8220;Grrr bark woof&#8221; sign</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Sep 2010 15:11:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce van der Kooij</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was watching Seth Godin&#8217;s 2006 This Is Broken talk at the Gel conference and he showed this funny sign they use in the District of North Vancouver, Canada to remind dog owners to pick up after their dog: Here&#8217;s another picture of the sign and for some more information on the sign check out [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I was watching <a href="http://vimeo.com/4246943">Seth Godin&#8217;s 2006 This Is Broken talk at the Gel conference</a> and he showed this funny sign they use in the District of North Vancouver, Canada to remind dog owners to pick up after their dog:</p>
<div id="attachment_867" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 601px"><a href="http://parsed.nl/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/The-famous-grrr-bark-woof-sign.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-867" title="The famous grrr, bark, woof sign" src="http://parsed.nl/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/The-famous-grrr-bark-woof-sign.jpg" alt="" width="591" height="443" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">The famous grrr, bark, woof sign</p></div>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/joannabriggs/3157750458/">Here&#8217;s another picture of the sign</a> and for some more information on the sign check out the <a href="http://www.dnv.org/article.asp?c=740">District of North Vancouver&#8217;s website</a>.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s great to see local governments having a sense of humor :-)</p>
<p><strong>Resources</strong></p>
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<li><a href="http://www.northvancouverpolitics.com/2006/08/district-of-north-vancouver-humour.html">A short blogpost about the sign on a blog dedicated to North Vancouver politics.</a></li>
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		<title>The awesome that is an electronic drum kit</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 01:57:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce van der Kooij</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The picture below is of a OSP DD-502 electronic drum kit which is demonstrated in a video review by Your Sound Shop and is described as &#8220;an outstanding kit providing excellent quality at an entry level price&#8221;. However, before I&#8217;d go off and buy a particular drum kit I&#8217;d be sure to do your research [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The picture below is of a OSP DD-502 electronic drum kit which is demonstrated in <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bU-ro7LvIEc#t=2m02s">a video review by Your Sound Shop</a> and is described as &#8220;<span>an outstanding kit providing excellent quality at an entry level price&#8221;</span>.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://parsed.nl/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/OSP-DD-502.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-715" title="OSP DD-502" src="http://parsed.nl/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/OSP-DD-502.jpg" alt="OSP DD-502" width="600" height="506" /></a></p>
<p>However, before I&#8217;d go off and buy a particular drum kit I&#8217;d be sure to do your research (a quick <a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=osp+dd502">Google search</a> already turns up some complaints at the unofficial Roland V-Drums forum, <a href="http://www.vdrums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=35223">such as this one</a>).</p>
<p>Why an electronic drum kit? The <a href="http://www.audiomasterclass.com/arc.cfm?a=electronic-drum-sets-why">first article on Google for the search query &#8220;advantages of an electronic drum&#8221;</a> sums it up perfectly:</p>
<blockquote><p>In the acoustic drum world, there is no such thing as a quiet drum set. Drums are meant to be loud, and if they are played quietly the sound just isn&#8217;t right. [...] But electronic drums can be played as quietly as you like. Just turn down the volume control.</p></blockquote>
<p>Basically the only sound that is made is from the sticks hitting the pads.</p>
<p>Awesome.</p>
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