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	<title>Salon Des Geeks &#187; Philosophy</title>
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	<description>Present Thoughts of Absent Friends</description>
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		<title>This I Believe</title>
		<link>http://www.salondesgeeks.com/2008/03/20/this-i-believe/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2008 17:29:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elizabeth</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the many NPR programs that I enjoy is &#8220;This I Believe.&#8221;  The program, which is based on the original series started by Edward R. Murrow in the 1950&#8217;s, invites people to share their deeply-held beliefs in the form of essays of 350-500 words.  Selected essays are read aloud on the air [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Getting your time&#8217;s worth</title>
		<link>http://www.salondesgeeks.com/2007/10/13/getting-your-times-worth/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Oct 2007 15:38:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kiri</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are we getting the best value for our time?

This is a question more typically asked about money.  You want to expend money in places and situations that will produce the best value for you.  Sometimes this manifests as comparison shopping, if you want to acquire a specific item.  Sometimes it's a matter of weighing questions such as "Should I buy that new gadget or put the money into my retirement fund?"  You want to decide where the money is best spent.

But increasingly, I've been thinking about where my <em>time</em> is spent.  Consider this thought experiment:]]></description>
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		<title>Notes on Flavor</title>
		<link>http://www.salondesgeeks.com/2007/10/02/notes-on-flavor/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Oct 2007 18:37:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Natarajan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Food]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[For your delectation, here&#8217;s a (big) snippet about flavors I sent a friend who&#8217;s just starting to cook.  It&#8217;s a summary of the section on building flavor from Wayne Gisslen&#8217;s &#8220;Professional Cooking,&#8221; 6th edition.  I find it to be a fascinating way to think about flavor: his heuristics are useful, but the part [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Lucifer Effect</title>
		<link>http://www.salondesgeeks.com/2007/04/23/the-lucifer-effect/</link>
		<comments>http://www.salondesgeeks.com/2007/04/23/the-lucifer-effect/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2007 00:39:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Iain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Literature]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Philosophy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Since many of my news sources provide book reviews, I inevitable end up hearing many interviews of the same author, discussing the same book.  Recently, that book has been The Lucifer Effect by Philip Zimbardo. 
Dr.  Zimbardo interviews well. Part of what makes him a good subject is the variety of his discourse. [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Salon plans!</title>
		<link>http://www.salondesgeeks.com/2007/03/27/salon-plans/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2007 15:42:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kiri</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Food]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Philosophy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[The Devil's Workshop]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Salon is fast approaching (this weekend!) and there are a couple of fun things to discuss regarding it.  First, who is coming?  We&#8217;ve got confirmations from Elizabeth, The Groom, Iain, Natarajan, Donna, and me.  I hear that Brett is a &#8220;maybe&#8221;.   Kim and Martial, lamentably, cannot make it; Kim [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A California Salon</title>
		<link>http://www.salondesgeeks.com/2007/01/03/a-california-salon/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jan 2007 07:40:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kiri</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Philosophy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The roses are blooming, the hibiscus is nodding, the tangerines are ripening&#8230; it&#8217;s sunny and warm down here in southern California.  All that&#8217;s missing from this idyllic picture is your presence.  I hereby officially suggest convening a Salon in the West, hosted by yours truly!  Who&#8217;s in?
I&#8217;m thinking that March-ish might be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Admiral Stockdale (Perot&#8217;s running mate).</title>
		<link>http://www.salondesgeeks.com/2005/07/07/admiral-stockdale-perots-running-mate/</link>
		<comments>http://www.salondesgeeks.com/2005/07/07/admiral-stockdale-perots-running-mate/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2005 01:18:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Iain</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Philosophy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I noticed Admiral Stockdale&#8217;s obituary in the New York Times. Since obituaries give you more history than a newspaper should on any other page, they are often refreshing. 
This one was surprisingly so. Stockdale was as far as I knew nothing more than the sad, confused butt of jokes. He was mercilessly mocked for his [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Testing, Testing</title>
		<link>http://www.salondesgeeks.com/2005/06/24/testing-testing/</link>
		<comments>http://www.salondesgeeks.com/2005/06/24/testing-testing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jun 2005 15:56:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SwiftOne</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Philosophy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Just further testing the interface.   This post will eventually be deleted.
]]></description>
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