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| Fonthill Castle and Mercer Museum |
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| Scott Manning | August 18, 2007 |
| Henry Mercer was rogue anthropologist, a control freak, and had an extreme case of obsessive compulsive disorder. And he has left a fascinating legacy in Bucks County, Pennsylvania that My wife and... |
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| The Historical Accuracies of 300 |
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| Scott Manning | March 17, 2007 |
| 300 may not have been entirely historically accurate, but the movie at least got the main outline right and that's all that matters with this movie.... |
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| Process of copying the Old Testament by Jewish Scribes |
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| Scott Manning | March 17, 2007 |
| Thousands of years ago, the Jewish Scribes had a very rigorous process for making copies of their holy manuscripts. Bathing before writing the Lord's name was just a small part of it.... |
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| Growing Up Spartan |
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| Joseph Emory | February 23, 2007 |
| From dipping newborn babies in wine to having their boys hunt down and kill a slave as a sweet sixteen present, the Spartans had some interesting family values.... |
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| World War I: Troop Statistics |
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| Scott Manning | January 4, 2007 |
| The following is a breakdown of the number of troops that fought, died, and were wounded in World War I. The number of civilians killed have been counted as well. This article... |
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| Communist Body Count |
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| Scott Manning | December 4, 2006 |
| The following estimates represent citizens killed or starved to death by their own Communist governments since 1918. These numbers do not include war dead. The governments are sorted by body count (highest... |
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| International Spy Museum Responds About Inaccuracies |
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| Scott Manning | October 16, 2006 |
| Early last month, Scott sent a letter to the International Spy Museum to challenge them on what he saw as inaccuracies concerning Stalin's body count and Joe McCarthy. The historian for the... |
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| Letter to International Spy Museum About Inaccuracies |
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| Scott Manning | September 5, 2006 |
| This is a letter I sent to the International Spy Museum in DC to address some inaccuracies they have on display concerning the number of Soviets killed by Stalin and the association... |
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| The Purest Definition of a Dictator |
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| Scott Manning | August 16, 2006 |
| To avoid the semantic issues, we must explain why George W Bush, Jesus Christ, Muhammad, and Noah are not dictators.... |
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| Peace in the Middle East: The Impossible Dream |
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| Bob Hart | July 20, 2006 |
| Just as pondering the vast infinity of the universe can send one mad, so too can pondering the seemingly impossible dream of resolving the conflicts that have plagued the Middle East for... |
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| Churchill lied. Kids died: No WMDs in Germany. |
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| Scott Manning | May 19, 2006 |
| Based on British Intelligence, Winston Churchill and Franklin Roosevelt learned that Germany was trying to build a nuclear weapon. The truth of the matter has been highly exaggerated.... |
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| The Real Best Movies of 2005 |
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| Scott Manning | March 6, 2006 |
| While the Academy Awards nominated a bunch of socially concious films focusing on gays, racists, and rewriting history, Scott picks out the truly best films of the year.... |
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| Learn from The Matrix: Design Before You Code |
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| Scott Manning | September 27, 2005 |
| The most important thing you can do to increase the success rate of a software project is to fully define the software before a single line of code is written.... |
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| Interview: Sandy Collora |
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| Scott Manning | December 6, 2003 |
| Sandy Collora has been in the movie industry for decades. This past summer he set a new standard for independent films with his short movie, Batman: Dead End. We had the privilege... |
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| Luke Skywalker the Whiny Farmboy |
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| Scott Manning | October 8, 2003 |
| Let's face it, people: Luke Skywalker is the dumbest character in the original Star Wars Trilogy. While we're waiting on the DVDs to be released, the fans can start a movement to... |
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| 5 Client Tips Revisited |
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| Scott Manning | August 15, 2003 |
| For the past year, I have written about five tips in dealing with clients. These tips were created through a combination of experience, discussions with other professionals, and discussions with a few... |
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| RIAA and MPAA Form SWASTIKA |
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| Maurice Reeves | July 30, 2003 |
| Today in Hollywood, the RIAA and the MPAA announced the formation of a Joint Task Force to fight the scourge of piracy. The "Special Weapons Against Sharing Technologies, Installations, Knowledge, and Applications",... |
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| Where Does My CD Money Go? |
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| Maurice Reeves | July 2, 2003 |
| The RIAA Expense Report is in and Maurice Reeves has the inside of scoop of where our 16 to 19 bucks a CD actually goes.... |
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| RIP: Joe Pealstrom |
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| Scott Manning | May 30, 2003 |
| I found out on Wednesday that two of my friends from High School were in a serious car accident somewhere near Yuma, AZ. Although in critical condition, the doctors say Bobby is... |
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| 100% Pure Flash - What Can Flash Achieve Alone? |
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| Scott Manning | April 29, 2003 |
| What can Flash achieve on its own? And what tasks does it require ancillary technologies to accomplish? Scott reveals all in this tour of Flash's capabilities.... |
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| The Upside-Down Industry |
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| Maurice Reeves | April 28, 2003 |
| There is a disease eating away at the IT Industry, and has for many years now. It has only gotten fatter because of the dot-com boom. It affects every project, and every... |
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| Client Tip #5: Assign a Single Point of Contact |
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| Scott Manning | April 7, 2003 |
| One of the many factors that can quickly turn a job into the project from hell is by having different people give direction on the same subject. I've been involved in several... |
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| Carbon copying fiends |
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| Scott Manning | March 8, 2003 |
| It could be your co-worker, a friend, or even a family member, but you know at least one person who feels the need to CC people in every email they send. Sometimes... |
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| Damn Flash Pop-ups |
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| Scott Manning | December 16, 2002 |
| I've tried to give the wife the best computer experience possible with my budget. No matter how hard I try, some crazy problem always comes up that I didn't anticipate. I'll do... |
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| Client Tip #4: Stay in touch |
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| Scott Manning | October 29, 2002 |
| One of the biggest misconceptions held by freelancers and work-at-home businesses is that they're going to get one really big job that will set them for life. All other jobs are merely... |
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| Client Tip #3: Save ALL correspondence |
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| Scott Manning | September 16, 2002 |
| It is absolutely imperative to save all emails and keep notes of any other forms of communications between you and your clients. You never know when something will come up that was... |
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| Client Tip #2: Always get a down payment |
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| Scott Manning | September 2, 2002 |
| There are plenty of horror stories out there of freelancers doing weeks - even months - worth of work and never getting paid a cent. The client either ran off with the... |
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| Client Tip #1: Always have a contract |
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| Scott Manning | August 26, 2002 |
| A contract is the most important part any project. The contract not only protects a freelancer and a client legally, but it also clearly defines deadlines and payments.... |
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| Interview: Wildform's Jonathan Blank |
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| Scott Manning | June 26, 2002 |
| Scottmanning.com was able to talk to Jonathan Blank, the CEO of Wildform, about Flix's position in the Flash video market, competition with Sorenson's Squeeze for Flash MX, and what's in the future... |
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| Things to think about after seeing Minority Report |
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| Scott Manning | June 24, 2002 |
| After seeing Minority Report, I had a lot of thoughts that ran through my mind. Many of the topics covered in Minority Report are in high debate and discussion right now.... |
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| Interview: Sorenson's Ammen Harper |
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| Scott Manning | June 24, 2002 |
| Scottmanning.com was able to talk to Ammen Harper, a product director for Sorenson, about Squeeze's acceptance in the Flash community, competition with Wildform's Flix, and what's in the future for Squeeze.... |
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| WWF is fake? So is Lord of the Rings. |
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| Scott Manning | March 7, 2002 |
| Ever notice how people feel the need to point out that wrestling is fake? You may be one of them. Anytime I have had someone over to watch WWF, they have to... |
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| Why we all need to see Rambo III one more time |
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| Scott Manning | January 20, 2002 |
| This trilogy starring Sylvester Stallone features a one-man army taking on anyone and anything in any part of the world. The one thing that sets Rambo III apart from the other Rambo's... |
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| If Architects Had to Work Like Web Designers |
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| Unknown | January 10, 2002 |
| Please design and build me a house. I am not quite sure of what I need, so you should use your discretion. My house should have somewhere between two and forty-five bedrooms.... |
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| How much does a website cost? |
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| Scott Manning | January 5, 2002 |
| If you've been in the web developing business for a decent amount of time, then you know this scenario all too well: You're sitting there talking with a friend or a potential... |
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| Potential Client Scams |
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| Scott Manning | October 30, 2001 |
| When dealing with people in business - especially over the Internet - you have to watch out for those who are trying to scam you. As an independent developer, I have had... |
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| A Cry for Email Standards |
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| Scott Manning | September 20, 2001 |
| Email is one of those things that, until recently, people didn't know they needed. Although email is seen as a communication time saver, in other ways it is a time eater.... |
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