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I don’t know if you noticed, but the other day I added the link ‘Publications’ to the navigation bar at the top of my blog. The most recent addition to my Publications was How to be a man and How to be a lady, two works by the New England minister Harvey Newcomb (1803–1863). These two books were published simultaneously, and since the majority of the text overlaps (according to my estimation, possibly around eighty-five percent), I typeset them together as one book, using floral printers’ ornaments to distinguish those parts that differed.

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The uilleann pipes are traditional bagpipes from Ireland. Most people know about the Great Highland Bagpipes, the instrument used in the Scottish military and now in marching bands (the Irish equivalent of these are the Great Irish Warpipes). But the uilleann pipes are quite unlike the GHBs. The latter were used outdoors, with the player standing up or marching, and for martial purposes; the uilleann pipes are a social instrument—they are softer and are played indoors (such as in public houses) with the player sitting down. One can actually hear talking and other instruments when the uilleann pipes are being played! […]

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Pandora is an Internet radio station that plays only music that you should like, based on your music profile. Based on a comprehensive analysis of music, Pandora accurately matches songs similar to the user’s taste.

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Often, when you read a website, the page has one of two problems: either the text is too wide or the text is too narrow. Here’s how to solve at least one of those problems when reading material on the Web.

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