01.31.06
Hurricane Katrina Video
Amazing. I don’t think I ever want to live in that area. Don’t forget your flood insurance!
Tiffany’s Sues Ebay For Couterfeit Merchandise
Tiffany’s claims 3/4 of Tiffany’s merchandise that it purchased on eBay was fake. I can hear eBay stock sinking.
NY TIMES
Oregon Mayor Gets DUI
“The Mayor of Monument was arrested on several charges, including DUII, on Saturday after crashing his pickup head-on into an oncoming car and then fleeing the scene.” The mug shot is especially awesome.
Microsoft Tricks Hacker Into Jail
What a crackhead. Going to jail for $20. That would totally suck.
Ethanol To Power Cars?
The alternative fuel debate for cars these days mostly surrounds fuel cells. Well, apparently, other countries such as Brazil are already using alternative fuels. Ethanol produced from sugar cane. No more reliance on Middle East Oil. I had no idea. Very interesting indeed.
FREE HDTV Programming
Well, the good news is, it’s free. The bad news is you need an antenna and channel selection is limited. If you don’t know already, your TV may be able to accept Over The Air (OTA) Digital Broadcasting. This is specially awesome for those of you who have HD TVs but don’t get any HD programming. Go to THIS website and input your zipcode. It will give you a list of all channels available in your area, how far the antennas are from your location, and even show you which way to orient your antenna to get the best picture. Not too bad.
Wireless Network Maps
If you haven’t seen anything like this, it’s pretty cool. Especially if you’re trying to see about using someone else’s bandwidth.
Free Chipotle Burrito (w/ $5 GC purchase)
Buy a Chipotle $5 gift card in-store no later than Feb. 11 and get a free burrito on Feb 12, 13, or 14.
01.30.06
I Tripped!
Sucks to be this guy. Good thing the museum is being nice. Note to self….be careful around priceless works of art in a museum.
“A museum visitor shattered three Qing dynasty Chinese vases when he tripped on his shoelace, stumbled down a stairway and brought the vases crashing to the floor, officials said Monday.”
The Scratcher
So I have this coworker of mine. He’s a pretty interesting fellow. He seems to have this need to scratch himself in the crotchial region at all times. At least one of his hands is in his pocket fidgeting around. He’s not playing with himself. He’s just scratching. Now, either he’s got a rash that won’t go away (STD) or he needs some better hygiene. I want him to stop but I don’t know how to make him stop. I just try and avoid him these days. Does anyone else have a coworker like this? I just want to tell him in front of everyone else “STOP DOING THAT!” And the worst part is, there is a small possibility that I may have to use the same keyboard he uses at times. Ugh… Good thing I clean every keyboard I come in contact with.
Hook on Spoon
This is one of those things where you say, How come I didn’t think of that.
Bittorrent
If you don’t know how to use Bittorrent and would like to know, check out this website.
Are Smarter People Better at Ignoring Things?
This makes me feel much better at forgetting things. I heard Einstein was absent minded also.
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Philanthropy
There’s been a lot of press lately about Bill Gates being a great philanthropist. Especially since his cover on a December issue of Time magazine. I don’t deny that Gates’ billions of dollars towards world health is a great cause. However, I read somewhere recently that as a percentage of Mr Gates’ net worth, Bill has donated less than Gordon Moore. Mr Moore may not be able to donate as much as Mr Gates, but I think that it tells alot about a person when they donate 90% of their money vs 20%. (I made those numbers up) I’ll try to track down some concrete numbers soon.
Nintendo Announces DS Lite
“Nintendo President Satoru Iwata today announced Nintendo DS Lite, a slimmer version of the best-selling Nintendo DS™. Also featuring brighter screens, Nintendo DS Lite will launch in Japan in March. Nintendo DS Lite will be less than two-thirds the size of the original Nintendo DS and more than 20 percent lighter.
01.25.06
Purdue Boilermaker Football Player “Owns” The School
Garret Bushong, a 3rd string TE apologizes to school about a DUI in school newspaper. And by apologize, I mean say he owns the school and challenges anyone who thinks differently to a fight.
Friends Reunion = Lie
According to Access Hollywood, the rumors of a Friends revival are false. I kind of had a feeling it was bogus, but I had to hope.
Old School Video Games On Your Browser
Play old school Segan, Nintendo, and arcade games on your java enabled web browser.
Another site I actually prefer this site
Funny Sexual Harassment Training Video
I don’t know if this is an actual training video or a spoof but it’s pretty damn funny.
01.24.06
Treo 650 Screen replacement
Russell Peters
Check out this hilarious clip. I haven’t laughed this much in a while. Highly recommended.
Hard drive sounds you DON’T want to hear
Wave files are located towards the bottom of the page. Those sounds are definitely no bueno.
Hitachi Global Storage
