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How to pee during a filibuster

The rules of a filibuster are quite clear — you can usually speak for as long as you want, as long as you do stay on topic and don’t leave the floor.

In Texas, you’re not even allowed to lean or sit.  It’s not easy to continually talk about a specific topic for hours on end, let alone do it without a bathroom break.

So it’s the inevitable question: CAN YOU PEE DURING A FILIBUSTER?

Defending the Filibuster: The Soul of the Senate
Defending the Filibuster: The Soul of the Senate

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What your logo color REALLY means

As Web Watch drives around Suburbia, we can’t help but notice that in strip mall after strip mall, all the signage for the retail stores are almost always the same color: red.

There should be a community ordinance about it, but everywhere we look we see red signage.

And while we understand why this may be the case — easier to see in all light and weather conditions – we got to wondering whether a red sign was really the best choice for all business types.

Designing Brand Identity: An Essential Guide for the Whole Branding Team
Designing Brand Identity: An Essential Guide for the Whole Branding Team

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#TIL what physically causes height limits when building a skyscraper

The Burj Khalifa in Dubai is currently billed as the World’s Tallest Building.

It sways in the wind almost five feet.  It stands over half a mile tall, at 2,716.5 feet.   But one has to wonder whether the Burj Khalifa will ever become the 2nd tallest building in the world, and if so – what needs to be overcome in order to achieve this goal?

LEGO Architecture Burj Khalifa Dubai
LEGO Architecture Burj Khalifa Dubai

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Personal space: how close is TOO close?

Everybody knows somebody who likes to get a little bit too close when interacting with others.

Whether you like that person or not, you always find yourself taking a tiny step backwards whenever dealing with them, in order to increase – however slightly – the personal space felt between you and them.

Have you ever thought about that specific distance?  When it comes to maintaining your personal space, HOW CLOSE IS TOO CLOSE?

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Top 5 Most Memorable Vacation Activities

When was the last time you took a vacation.  A real vacation, not just going off to visit family or friends in Bodunkville?

We thought so.  You’re not able to get away on your own and really relax, are you?  Web Watch understands – family obligations can make it difficult to plan the perfect vacation for those one or two weeks per year that you are able to get away from the workplace.

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Top 7 Things People Used the Internet for in 1994

The Internet has been around for a really long time.

Truth is, kids that are just graduating high school and heading off to college today have never known a life when the Internet wasn’t a daily part of their lives.  Sure, accessing it may have gotten a bit easier over the years, but it’s always been there for them

And it’s been an even longer time that WEB WATCH has been sharing Internet sites and interesting stuff online for our readers — so yeah, the Internet has come a long, long way since 1994.

But how different is it now versus what it was like before?

Maybe we need to step into our Time Machine and head back to 1994 to see the TOP 7 THINGS THAT PEOPLE USED THE INTERNET FOR.

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What does a home inspector look for?

When was the last time you bought or sold a house?

In today’s economy, it’s the perfect time to buy a house with super-low interest rates (currently hovering around the 3.2%-3.8% range… dirt cheap money).  And with the low amount of resale housing inventory, it’s also the perfect time to sell your house… assuming it’s in relatively good condition.

In other words, it’s both a buyer’s and a seller’s market – at least at certain price points and in certain neighborhoods.

So now that you’ve decided to buy (or sell) your home, what are things that you can do to insure that you’re getting a good deal and not some money pit?

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How to create a happy soundtrack for your app

One of the hardest things for amateurs to do when coming up with a great video, web game, or smartphone app is to come up with a high quality music bed to accompany the narration or gameplay.

At worst, it becomes an annoying din that the user has to tune out or turn off.

At best, it’s a hooky catch that transcends beyond the game to become an entity unto itself.

Super Mario Theme