It’s almost impossible to get anything done tonight as every computer in the house is updating. The Windows XP machine is updating Service Pack 3 and a whole bunch of other updates and the Mac just updated to iTunes 8 and Quicktime 7. I thought I was hosed for a while there as XP started…
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He’s Back!
Seven time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong announced yesterday he is returning to professional bicycle racing for the 2009 circuit, just 4 short years since he retired from professional competition in 2005. Lance has been spending his time in retirement working for his cancer foundation, Live Strong, competing in marathons and doing some off…
...Read MoreWhat’s Up Google?
So Google is still telling everyone my site is dangerous but, in fact, they’re not showing me HOW it’s dangerous. The pages they said were harboring malicious links have been removed and the Google Webmaster Tools page is no longer listing any harmful pages but after requesting a review they said, “The site was found…
...Read MoreThe Pill Makes Women Want to Inbreed
Ok now don’t get me wrong there’s nothing wrong with being attracted to your brother/uncle/cousin as long as you live in a southern state where class is something that you stopped going to when you were 7 but researchers in the UK have found that The Pill may inhibit a womans ability to choose a…
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This morning I’m going through the database and deleting the posts that Google says might have spyware. Why? So those using Firefox 3, which are a great many of you, won’t see the annoying red page when you try to come read my site that says my site is loaded with spyware. Hopefully this will…
...Read MoreUbertragic Catastrophic Network Failure
Here’s a photo I grabbed with my iPhone of the ubertragic catastrophic network failure that’s waiting to happen under my desk at at work. I’ve already kicked the swich once and lost connectivity.
...Read MoreWhy California’s Cell Phone Law is a Bad Joke, Waste of Time, and Impossible to Take Seriously
Last night my wife and I were talking about drivers we’d seen using cellphones while driving (including police officers and California Highway Patrol) so I decided I’d take a look at the FAQs of the new law. If you’re not familiar with the new laws the jist is drivers are supposed to use headsets or…
...Read MoreSchwarzenegger Wants to With Hold State Workers Pay Checks
In a move that’s sure to piss off thousands of state workers (including fire, emergency medical, highway safety and maintenance and teachers) and could mean many families losing their homes and defaulting on their bills during one of the worst fiscal periods in recent history, Govenor Schwarzenegger has decided to hold their paychecks until a…
...Read MoreGoogle Launches Knol Knowledge Base
Google unveiled it’s Knol service yesterday – a Wikipedia-eque service that allows users to write topics and post photos on a specific topic for money. WSJ.com: “By trying to provide such content, the service is likely to compete with online encyclopedia Wikipedia, whose articles tend to rank highly in Google search results. In an interview,…
...Read MoreFrom My iPhone
One of the cooler apps for the iPhone that has recently came out is the WordPress app. Prett cool that you can blog directly from your iPhone, upload photos and edit old posts when you need to. Pretty cool. Now isn’t that better than the traditional “Hello World” post?
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