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<!--Generated by Squarespace Site Server v5.0.0 (http://www.squarespace.com/) on Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:54:16 GMT--><rdf:RDF xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#" xmlns:rss="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:admin="http://webns.net/mvcb/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:cc="http://web.resource.org/cc/"><rss:channel rdf:about="http://www.aesthete-lounge.net/blog/"><rss:title>The Lounge View</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.aesthete-lounge.net/blog/</rss:link><rss:description></rss:description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><dc:date>2008-12-01T23:54:16Z</dc:date><admin:generatorAgent rdf:resource="http://www.squarespace.com/">Squarespace Site Server v5.0.0 (http://www.squarespace.com/)</admin:generatorAgent><rss:items><rdf:Seq><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.aesthete-lounge.net/blog/2008/4/20/different-hearts-and-minds.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.aesthete-lounge.net/blog/2008/4/19/get-out-while-you-still-can.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.aesthete-lounge.net/blog/2008/4/15/remember-the-paracas-on-tax-day.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.aesthete-lounge.net/blog/2008/4/11/why-apple-sucks.html"/></rdf:Seq></rss:items></rss:channel><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.aesthete-lounge.net/blog/2008/4/20/different-hearts-and-minds.html"><rss:title>Different Hearts and Minds</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.aesthete-lounge.net/blog/2008/4/20/different-hearts-and-minds.html</rss:link><dc:creator>adlaius</dc:creator><dc:date>2008-04-20T02:42:49Z</dc:date><dc:subject>society ethics</dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Economist is a great magazine&#8212;well written, intelligent, and informative. Each issue has more substantive content than most American business/news magazines publish in a year. That is, however, a bit of a double-edged sword.</p>
]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.aesthete-lounge.net/blog/2008/4/19/get-out-while-you-still-can.html"><rss:title>Get Out While You Still Can</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.aesthete-lounge.net/blog/2008/4/19/get-out-while-you-still-can.html</rss:link><dc:creator>adlaius</dc:creator><dc:date>2008-04-19T03:10:08Z</dc:date><dc:subject>life</dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The gist is that if you&#8217;re doing something with little or no room for improvement or growth, you need to stop, and go focus your time and energy somewhere you can make a difference. We all know that on some level, but of course it&#8217;s easier said than done. So I&#8217;ll show a simple
but hopefully enlightening example here.</p>
]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.aesthete-lounge.net/blog/2008/4/15/remember-the-paracas-on-tax-day.html"><rss:title>Remember the Paracas on Tax Day</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.aesthete-lounge.net/blog/2008/4/15/remember-the-paracas-on-tax-day.html</rss:link><dc:creator>adlaius</dc:creator><dc:date>2008-04-15T09:21:32Z</dc:date><dc:subject>history</dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Surely you know of the Paracas.</p>

<p>No?</p>

<p>Everyone loves a good mystery, and this one&#8217;s just about as good as they get.</p>
]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.aesthete-lounge.net/blog/2008/4/11/why-apple-sucks.html"><rss:title>Why Apple Sucks</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.aesthete-lounge.net/blog/2008/4/11/why-apple-sucks.html</rss:link><dc:creator>adlaius</dc:creator><dc:date>2008-04-11T20:42:22Z</dc:date><dc:subject>digital rights</dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Apple fanboys are paying more for their computers and gadgets; having their usage rights as consumers restricted by Apple; having their usage rights as producers restricted by Apple, and so on&#8230;and defending Apple to the death.</p>
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