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A Modest Proposal For The Development Of DIY Charts

While there have been websites that have catered to subjective personal charts, most of these were merely charts based on favoritism and there was not the provision of a large amount of data to allow the development of charts that … Continue reading

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A Modest Proposal For The Suppression Of Captcha Abuse

If you’ve used the web for any length of time, you’ve probably been subjected to captcha in one of several forms. Perhaps you have been told to type a random selection of letters and numbers, or been given a set … Continue reading

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A Modest Proposal For The Creation Of A Soundtrack Pop Format

From time to time I enjoy reading discussions about the formulation of various radio formats.  Although my current connection to radio is slight, at one time I was a college radio DJ and I have retained an interest in the … Continue reading

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A Modest Proposal For The Collection Of The Writings Of The Apostolic Fathers

As someone who has read a fair amount of material relating to the Apostolic Fathers [1], one of the notable aspects of these writings is how difficult it is to find all of the writings in the collection.  There are … Continue reading

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A Modest Proposal For The Explanation Of Biblical Symbols

Over the course of the Feast of Tabernacles, one of my friends in my local church congregation sent me an e-mail request asking if I would take it upon myself to write a complete explanation of biblical symbols from the … Continue reading

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A Modest Proposal For The Development Of Sermon Collections

As someone who has more than my share of odd ideas for things that could be done that I immodestly consider modest proposals [1], I feel it necessary sometimes to comment that my thinking is not necessarily very original even … Continue reading

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A Modest Proposal For The Development Of A Trans-Siberian Railroad Tour

I first became familiar with the Trans-Siberian Railroad because of two different contexts.  First, my reading of Russian history as it related to World War II and the Russo-Japanese War discussed the difficulties that Russians had in moving men and … Continue reading

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A Modest Proposal For A Web-Integrated Dating Show

Last night while I was enjoying Taco Tuesday [1], one of the usual crowd there was looking at dating profiles. An idea came to us while he was passing me his phone so that I could comment wryly on the … Continue reading

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A Modest Proposal For A Medical Experiment To Test Relationship Between Toxicity And Depression

Before I begin detailing this modest proposal in detail, I would like to give some context. A few days ago, an associate of mine in one of my many areas of interest requested of me that I write a research … Continue reading

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A Modest Proposal For The Development Of Rail Infrastructure In The United States

One of the chief facts that bothered me about the recent fatal train derailment in Philadelphia of an Amtrak train was the fact that the train derailed when going at the pitifully slow speed of slightly more than 100 mph. … Continue reading

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