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		<title>Seoul trip</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We visited Seoul at the end of July. Only now have I gotten around to posting the pictures.
In Seoul, we visited the largest Buddhist temple in the area. Unfortunately, the pictures we had taken weren&#8217;t very good and the temple wasn&#8217;t much different than Beomeosa in Busan.
We also visited one of the imperial palaces, Changdeokgung, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thespecter.net/blog/?p=256</link>
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		<title>I haven&#8217;t posted in awhile&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[안녕하세요!
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		<link>http://www.thespecter.net/blog/?p=255</link>
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		<title>Beomeosa temple</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today, we visited Beomeosa temple. This is one of the oldest and largest Buddhist temples in Korea. All over the pagodas and buildings are various Buddhist symbols, such as animals, dragons, and the Buddhist swastika, and of course, the Buddha.
On the walkway to the temple, Buddhist lanterns hung above us.
A volunteer at the temple was [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thespecter.net/blog/?p=250</link>
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		<title>Bizarre Korean beliefs and urban legends</title>
		<description><![CDATA[1.     Fan death &#8211; To me, this is the most hilarious urban legend that I&#8217;ve encountered.  Apparently, a number of years ago, a man in very poor health was sleeping in a 90+ degree room with the windows closed and had a fan blowing on him, and the fan, in combination with his poor health [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thespecter.net/blog/?p=241</link>
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		<title>We&#8217;ve moved in and started classes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ve moved into our apartment. It&#8217;s a small efficiency, but it works for two people. It&#8217;s fairly new and contemporary. We&#8217;ve chosen to maintain the traditional Asian approach to shoes and take them off in the entry(plus, the apartment makes it hard not to).
The kitchen area is small, with a two-burner stove, no oven, and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thespecter.net/blog/?p=239</link>
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		<title>I&#8217;ve landed in Korea!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I landed in Busan, South Korea last night. The flights getting here were interesting, particularly being shepherded through additional security in Tokyo while in a rush to our next flight. The manager of the recruitment agency picked us up at the airport and drove us to the hotel.
The hotel is essentially a block away from [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thespecter.net/blog/?p=234</link>
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		<title>Why wireless input devices are a bad idea</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A guy at slashdot has summed up the problems with wireless keyboards and mice:
Your decision to move to a system that requires an independent power supply (batteries) is an invitation to Murphy to send his law to your house / place of work at the most inopportune moment.
Oh, and radiation. I&#8217;m sure it&#8217;ll kill you [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thespecter.net/blog/?p=230</link>
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		<title>Another poor customer service experience at Best Buy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Prior to arriving at the store, I had researched many products and found one that suited my needs in that it had a good processor and memory, reliable brand, dedicated graphics card, and other features that were desired for the price range. Best Buy had the best price and had the product on display, so [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thespecter.net/blog/?p=226</link>
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		<title>Another &#8220;scholar organization&#8221; scam</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As a result of your dedication to scholarly success in University of North Texas, North America Scholar Consortium extends to you an invitation to apply for membership in the NASC Honor Society. Membership application is by invitation only; therefore, membership is a special honor afforded to a small group of outstanding students.
I receive this today, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.thespecter.net/blog/?p=223</link>
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		<title>I hate stuff like this</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Stuff like this is pointless and annoying: Don&#8217;t click here!
At least it could crash your browser or something.
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		<link>http://www.thespecter.net/blog/?p=221</link>
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