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Getting Only Changed Files from Subversion (SVN)

Ever been frustrated trying to get only the changed files from Subversion (SVN) so you can copy/deploy those files and not the entire branch to another environment? Drove me crazy, too.  So I wrote a bash script to get a list of files from a specific svn changeset, and copy those files out of my […]

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Misfits of Magic - "Silent but Deadly" by Ron Sparks

Misfits of Magic | Silent but Deadly

The latest Misfits of Magic story is out.  It’s a quick interlude in the Misfits of Magic series as I work on the next full story. I really enjoyed writing this; I hope you enjoy it as well. In this interlude, human psychologist to the supernatural, Gale reluctantly reveals the most evil thing he has ever […]

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(fiction) Misfits of Magic | It’s a Scorcher – Part 2

>>> READ PART 1 <<< The teenaged vampire sitting across from Gale sat hunched in the chaise lounge chair, her entire body pressed against the back cushion like an amorous dog if amorous dogs liked to press against seat cushions. Her knees were high against her cheekbones, with only the top of her nose and […]

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Cancer and Google’s Science of Happiness

Does Google know the secret to happiness?  Is it as simple as “wishing” it were so?  Maybe, according to Chade-Meng Tan, a Google engineer who is determined to ease the stress and unhappiness of his co-workers. His 3-step plan is intuitive, and even has some scientific evidence supporting it.  Read all about it here: CNN:  Google’s algorithm for […]

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The Misfits of Magic – It’s a Scorcher, Part 1

I started a new comedy/fantasy series in a universe I call “The Misfits of Magic.”  I am excited to start building out this universe, the characters, and the stories within it.  The first story is not located on this site, but is instead located on a buddy’s site.  You can find it here: http://superficialgallery.com/its-a-scorcher-part-1/42325 Here’s […]

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Painting by Rick Barnett

Cancer Scams and Frankenstein

What do cancer scams and Frankenstein have in common?  Besides both being horrible caricatures of something legitimate and real, that is?  How can we compare a mythological monster to shuksters who claim they can cure your cancer? It begins with understanding how cancer scams work.  Specifically, the false hope scams for cancer patients in an […]

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ONI - A Sci-Fi Novel by Ron Sparks

Order My New Book Today!

We thought they were stories, but ancient myths hint at the vengeful life on the dying world right next to ours. CLICK HERE TO PRE-ORDER FOR ONLY $2.99! When 24-year-old Orion Hunter picked up an unusual fare, he had no idea he had just entered a new and terrible world.  A world where there was […]

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BINARYBIKER HAS MOVED

I’m slowly decomissioning this blog and moving over to my official blog at RonSparks.com.  GO check me out there!

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I Hate Zombies (poem)

I hate zombies they are the infantile enemy the foe against which there is no guilt the essential human questions of right of wrong of morality never apply to the cerebellum-craving undead. It’s us or them hunt or be hunted kill or be killed they are enemies that fail to challenge our notions of what […]

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