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is Bennett McElwee's personal blog. It's about everything and nothing. You can read more
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A & B Strugatsky
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Adam Weiner
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Enough of this Tui, Pepsi product…
28 Feb 2015
Retweeted from
@jhrlnd
Enough of this Tui, Pepsi product placement. How about one for carrots. Sponsored by ADHB and Ohakune.
#CWC15
#AusvNZ
t.co/on46Yapcoz
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bnnt
on
28 February 2015
If you have an odd sock and wonder…
11 Feb 2015
If you have an odd sock and wonder where the other one is, the chances are that
@jhrlnd
and I have it.
t.co/kysH67FP4p
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by
bnnt
on
11 February 2015
Useful word of the day: perendinate, v….
29 Jan 2015
Useful word of the day: perendinate, v. To defer until the day after tomorrow; to postpone for a day. via
@OED
#word
#fb
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by
bnnt
on
29 January 2015
The best way to win an argument is to…
21 Jan 2015
The best way to win an argument is to make your opponents think through their position. BBC
t.co/6Dr4lnoNk2
#psychology
#fb
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bnnt
on
21 January 2015
“it isn’t your life; it doesn’t belong…
21 Jan 2015
“it isn’t your life; it doesn’t belong to you. It’s shared and, when you stop, it continues”
t.co/ROnhkIzDK2
#community
#fb
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by
bnnt
on
21 January 2015
My brother’s freezer. #priorities #fb…
19 Jan 2015
My brother’s freezer.
#priorities
#fb
t.co/8vpDNwYPXX
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by
bnnt
on
19 January 2015
All You Need to Know About the…
16 Jan 2015
All You Need to Know About the ‘Learning Styles’ Myth, in Two Minutes
t.co/qXsnz2WL46
#education
#fb
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by
bnnt
on
16 January 2015
Science is important. And has…
16 Jan 2015
Retweeted from
@jhrlnd
Science is important. And has undoubtedly changed the world. But I wouldn’t want all my clothes designed by scientists.
#NSYFoz
Tweeted
by
bnnt
on
16 January 2015
.@americanexpress allows you to say Yes…
15 Jan 2015
.
@americanexpress
allows you to say Yes and No at the same time!
#ux
#fail
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by
bnnt
on
15 January 2015
I may never be the world’s oldest…
17 Dec 2014
I may never be the world’s oldest person. But I used to be the youngest.
#fb
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bnnt
on
17 December 2014
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