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MeHello, my name is Shawn. This is where I put things. This site has been active since 2002. A lot has changed since then but basically I'm still writing ridiculous articles about ridiculous things. You can also look at my Flickr photostream which is a lot of fun if you aren't blind.

This site uses Simplelog, a simple Ruby on Rails weblog application. I explain why I use it in this entry. This site is hosted by Dreamhost.

I've made 4 short films that are currently available online. I also host a semi-regular comedic podcast with Garrett Murray that has a 5 star rating on iTunes!

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XLI

Oh, I get it now. X is ten, L is fifty and I is one. But since the X is before the L it subtracts (50-10) so it’s 40. And then the I is still just 1 so it’s 41. Easy! Now let’s do MCMXCIX. M = 1000, CM = (1000-100 = 900), XC = (100-10 = 90), IX = (10-1 = 9). 1000+900+90+9 = 1999. Yay!

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12:17 PM

ESPN baseball analyst Rob Neyer perfectly captures how I feel about the Super Bowl:

[…] I’m sort of pulling for the Colts because I like Peyton Manning’s TV work – both in commercials and press conferences – and I’m sort of pulling for the Bears because a lot of my friends are Bears fans.

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