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blainegarrett

One foot in the hustle and bustle of the wonderful Twin Cities and the other foot deeply planted in the woods of Northern Wisconsin. I suppose "urban lumberjack" might be the appropriate term. I am a recent Computer Science and Art graduate from The University of Minnesota. By day I am a web developer for this here site, and by night I am the Executive Director of TC based Adamantine Arts as well as an aspiring artist, musician, and experimental cook. I am working on being involved more in the community here, so please consider me to be just another member. I usually am interested in art, music, politics, and humor stories. Yup, so that is me in a nutshell. Word.

Website: http://blainegarrett.com/

| Member Since: September 26, 2006

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Poll : What are 7 characteristics of humankind

Art & Design – Hi Propellerheads! Help me out with my new painting series and describe 7 characteristics of what separates humankind from other species.

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Submitted and Voted for on December 07, 2007 06:25pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 5 votes / No sinks

Blaine Garrett - Swarling Black Mable - Blog Archive Ã;Â» Spread the Meme around - TechnoViking

Art & Design – The amazing technoviking story. The challenge of one man trapped in an era he doesn't belong protecting the people of his future native lands and also dancing to techno.

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Submitted and Voted for on November 01, 2007 03:00pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 12 votes / No sinks

F1 Overnight Website Challenge - Help Non-Profits with thier Websites

Gadgets & Tech – We're challenging our fellow web professionals to a friendly competition: each team donates 24 hours to build a complete website for a Minnesota non-profit and the best site wins! WHAT IS THE F1 CHALLENGE? One part geek Olympics, one part community service project and one part race-again... Bravo's F1 Overnight Website Challenge will partner deserving Minnesota non-profits with teams of talented web developers for 24 hours of fun collaboration culminating in a fully operational website for each participating non-profit. Midnight Oil: Rocket Fuel for Minnesota Non-profits and their Websites Teams will cast aside budget constraints and glacial timelines as they compete under one roof for bragging rights in an overnight event packed with great ideas for good causesÃ;Â¢Ã¢â;;Â¬"and plenty of caffeine. All it will cost each non-profit is a good night's sleep. SOS: Save Our Site Are you free for an all-nighter? The inaugural F1 Challenge begins on March 1st, 2008. Pre-register as a contributor or non-profit and will update you as event details are finalized.

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Submitted and Voted for on October 08, 2007 01:33pm

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Adamantine Arts : Featured October 2007 - Steel and Mortar Menagerie

Art & Design – October 2007's Adamantine Arts' online exhibition. Imagery from the industrial and the urban.

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Submitted and Voted for on October 01, 2007 10:04am

This story has mostly positive ratings. 9 votes / No sinks

Top 10 Time Savers You Shouldn't Do...

Humor – In reply to Little Dumb Man's great 35 Spectacular and Time Saving Tips article, I was thinking that, just in the same way making money shouldn't be the bottom line for businesses, saving time shouldn't be the bottom line for busy people. Here are some things that will defiantly save you time, but you shouldn't probably doÃ¢â;¬Â¦

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Submitted and Voted for on September 20, 2007 08:41pm

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Adamantine Arts Announces Froogle Support for Galleria

Money – Adamantine Arts announced today that items from its upcoming Galleria will be made available to Froogle (Google's online product search). This is huge for artists who are looking to sell prints and originals. Adopting Google's Froogle API would make it easy for artists to publish available artwork for sale on their homepage or myspace, etc. They could even setup their own 3rd party shops using Adamantine Arts as the database. Does anyone else think "Affiliate Program" when they hear this? All this comes on the announcement of the Adamantine Arts API.

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Submitted and Voted for on September 20, 2007 04:27pm

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Ving Rhames' Dog Maul Man to Death - TMZ.com

Celebrities – LAPD tells TMZ that "Mission Impossible" star Ving Rhames' dogs have mauled and killed a man who worked for the actor.

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Submitted and Voted for on August 03, 2007 03:05pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 7 votes / No sinks

New York `submarine' near luxury ship yields 3 arrests - CNN.com

News – Authorities arrested three men after spotting a strange-looking submarine bobbing Friday near the docked Queen Mary 2. The three were being questioned, but authorities said there was no indication terrorism was involved. A detective noticed the vessel, with one person inside, and an inflatable boat carrying two people, near a security zone around the luxury ocean liner docked at the cruise ship terminal on the East River in Brooklyn.

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Submitted and Voted for on August 03, 2007 03:03pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 15 votes / No sinks

Paralyzed man survives 2nd brush with death on collapsing bridge

News – MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota (CNN) -- Seven years ago, police in North Carolina covered shooting victim Marcelo Cruz with a tarp, believing he was dead. He wasn't. Cruz survived the street fight shooting, but was left paralyzed from the waist down. art... Cruz, paralyzed in a street fight, survived the bridge collapse. Click to view previous image 1 of 2 Click to view next image more photos Ã;â;;Ã;Â» The Mexican native rebuilt his life, and at 26, was living in Minneapolis, driving a specially equipped van so he could get around the city.

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Submitted and Voted for on August 03, 2007 12:39pm

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35W bridge collapses over Mississippi River, cars in the water

News – A portion of the Interstate 35W bridge over the Mississippi River collapsed this evening, sending many vehicles into the water. "The entire bridge, more or less, has collapsed into the river," said Lt. Amelia Huffman, Minneapolis police spokeswoman. "It's unclear what caused it."

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Submitted and Voted for on August 01, 2007 08:36pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 8 votes / No sinks

Committee demanding details of NSA data-mining - CNN.com

News – A House committee is requesting Justice Department documents on a data-mining project that reportedly identified the senders and recipients of calls and e-mails intercepted via the National Security Agency's eavesdropping program.

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Submitted and Voted for on July 31, 2007 05:46pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 6 votes / No sinks

BBC NEWS | World | Lion Mutilates 42 Midgets in Cambodian Ring-Fight

Humor – Spectators cheered as entire Cambodian Midget Fighting League squared off against African Lion. Keep in mind this is fake...

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Submitted and Voted for on May 24, 2007 11:21am

This story has mostly positive ratings. 17 votes / 1 sink

Spiderman 3 - Product Placement

Humor – The guys that brought the PG Remake of the 300 trailer are at it again. This time they poke at product placement in the Spider man movies. "Just do it Peter"

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Submitted and Voted for on May 05, 2007 06:56pm