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	<title>Mike Verdusco</title>
	<link>http://mike.verdusco.com</link>
	<description>The View From My Angle</description>
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		<title>Cognitive Surplus?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I have started reading Clay Shriky&#8217;s book Cognitive Surplus. So far I find myself conflicted half ways through the book, while I agree that there is plenty of mental waste out in the world there seems to be a lack of consideration of the quality and a quantity of this surplus that can be leveraged [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mike.verdusco.com/2010/07/26/cognitive-surplus/</link>
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		<title>Facebook Friends</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The word &#8220;friend&#8221; get thrown around quite a bit nowadays.  On FB, my  friends are actually my friends and family.  I do not have work associates or any other professional persons listed because that is why I use LinkedIn, to maintain those professional contacts. The social and professional lines blur for many people and many [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mike.verdusco.com/2009/11/04/facebook-friends/</link>
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		<title>It&#8217;s Been Awhile&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I have not posted in a bit, because quite have been busy. Life happens! But I have added a gallery section to the site for my photography.  It is in the beginning stages so it will evolve as I add sections.  I worked on this for quite a bit, trying to find a display that I like [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mike.verdusco.com/2009/01/25/its-been-awhile/</link>
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		<title>Software by another name</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Techspansion closed down recently and with closed down and with that ceased sales of Visual Hub, the best video conversion tool around. But I am excited to hear that it will be reborn as a SourceForge application. The new name will be TranscoderRedux and can be found on SourceForge but currently it is limited to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mike.verdusco.com/2008/10/30/software-by-another-name/</link>
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		<title>Poladroid the new Polaroid</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It has been awhile but I have something fun. For those that are able to to remember Polaroid images this is a great trip down memory lane. I never put much stock in the image or longevity quality of Polaroid images but that is what makes them endearing. They are a part of history and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mike.verdusco.com/2008/10/25/poladroid-the-new-polaroid/</link>
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		<title>Net Neutrality: Why no public concern? &#8211; Part 2</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Will Industry pull the plug on open Internet access? Many other stakeholders would like to have regulations enacted on Internet traffic. The entertainment companies that produce media content are interested in protecting their works. There are several stories that have covered the trading of video and music content. The media companies want to protect their [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mike.verdusco.com/2008/09/06/net-neutrality-why-no-public-concern-part-2/</link>
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		<title>Net Neutrality: Why no public concern? &#8211; Part 1</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Network Neutrality is a complicated issue with many stakeholders and angles of concern. A majority of the United States population has some form of Internet access and currently this access is generally not filtered for content that the consumer is requesting. Filtering the content of the data being transmitted between consumer and network resource is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mike.verdusco.com/2008/08/28/net-neutrality-why-no-public-concern-part-1/</link>
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		<title>SF Dinner Cruise</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A few photos from a spring trip.]]></description>
		<link>http://mike.verdusco.com/2008/08/26/test-flickr/</link>
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		<title>The One Year TV Purchase</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Last July, the wife and I were discussing the possibility of getting one of those shinny new flat screen televisions and then fate intervened to push us along. Our discussions were centered around replacing the main living room television. We had many questions; &#8220;What size?&#8221;, &#8220;LCD or Plasma?&#8221;, &#8220;Brand Quality?&#8221; were just a few. Money was also [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mike.verdusco.com/2008/07/26/the-one-year-tv-purchase/</link>
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		<title>WordPress App</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This site is built on WordPress blog software, not because I could not build this site myself because I have created many other websites. But why should I spend the energy when I have so many other responsibilities.  Using the software has proven interesting as I am not accustom to working with other people code for anything other [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mike.verdusco.com/2008/07/14/wordpress-app/</link>
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