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I haven’t started Tivoing this yet, but I can assure you that I’ve met Martin Sargent and he’s one funny guy… From http://www.techtv.com/unscrewed/episodeguides/story/0,24682,3434475,00.html I Hate You: Fake Icon Wallpaper About 80 percent of all computer users launch applications directly from their desktop. They find the icon for the program they want to launch and then […]
An annual ranking of cities with high incidents of allergies lists the four largest Texas cities in the top 20. http://sanantonio.bizjournals.com/sanantonio/stories/2003/05/26/daily26.html
Ah… the fashionable thing for tan-lines this summer in Hong Kong…
This is awesome. I’ve been looking for a decent foundation for my car mp3 player for a long time now… I was thinking that Mini-ITX was the way to go but theres still a problem with software and stuff… but I ran across this thing and its pretty cheap. http://www.pjrc.com/tech/mp3/ You can see a Screen […]
Study links smoking to poor adult memory WASHINGTON (AP) ? Another study suggests smoking is bad for your brain: Researchers tracking the health of almost 2,000 British adults found heavy smokers had poorer memories in middle age http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2003-05-29-smoking-memory_x.htm
Everyone keeps asking me “Should I get a Tivo or a ReplayTV?”… well here’s an article about it… knock yourselves out! 🙂 http://slashdot.org/articles/03/05/29/1343200.shtml?tid=129&tid=188
It seems that people actually do read this blog… and they like some of the crap I talk about… so much, in fact, that guys like Curtis went and bought the book Backyard Ballistics and made cannons…. nice. (Actually, Chris bought the book first… but he has yet to make a cannon yet… wtf?) Check […]
This is the most awesomest camera in the world… I want one. Its on my wishlist now. http://www.powershot.com/powershot2/s400/index.html
The game that made Windows a success… has now been ported to the iPod… in fact, it comes standard on the new iPod… go figure. http://www.apple.com/ipod/
It’s time to poke a doughnut-sized hole into the notion that Americans want healthier food. The fastest-growing dining category nationwide last year wasn’t fine dining or family restaurants: It was doughnut shops. http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/food/2003-05-27-doughnut-growth_x.htm
TiVo’s loss shrinks as sales jump Personal video recording maker TiVo on Thursday posted a considerably narrower first-quarter loss than a year ago, as sales more than doubled. http://msnbc-cnet.com.com/2100-1047_3-1009347.html?type=pt&part=msnbc&tag=alert&form=feed&subj=cnetnews
Atkin’s diet may cut risk of heart disease People trying to lose weight by following the so-called “Atkin’s diet”, which restricts carbohydrate but not fat or protein intake could cut their chance of getting heart disease, suggests a new US study. http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99993758
Census: San Antonio added 259 people a day – Aritcle here. Houston area added 498 people per day, study says – Article here.
For awhile, I wanted one of those USB notebook lights since it would be nice to see my laptop keyboard while I’m watching a movie with the lights off or something at home…. but I couldn’t bear to pay twenty bux for something so simple… So instead I ended up getting a CobraCam which has […]
Top 12 Gangster Films Of All Time – Article here What makes your knuckles pop? – Article here Angry kids at greater risk of heart disease – Article here Wireless cameras raise privacy fears – Article here Chimps are human, gene study implies – Article here At 10,000 feet the door flipped open and scores […]
Being mean to kids is just crappy… but this is some amazingly funny stuff. http://www.riggedup.net/funny/kidspics/Kid’s%20drawings.htm I have no idea where this came from, but I heard a rumor that the guy has a website and has new content regularly…
I just went thru’ discussing the concept of Matrix and 13th Floor while I was in Costa Rica and I just stumbled across this… ARE YOU LIVING IN A COMPUTER SIMULATION?
I love this… you have to see this yourself: http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=261186
Numerous studies show that girls reach puberty younger, become sexually active earlier and are more likely to get pregnant in their teens if their father was absent from the home from when they were young. But the usual explanation – that such families are under more stress – is now being challenged by a long-term […]
A friend of mine sent this to me today… interesting stuff regarding sex selection of your newborn…
Been awhile… Would you like to bomb Iran? A La Dr. Suess. Kmart to emerge from bankruptcy by May 5 – Article here. Man Killed In Freak Petting Zoo Accident – Article here. Cell Phones Still Pose Flight Risks. In-flight calls may interfere with airplane controls, study finds. Article here. Henry needs 100 Hot dates… […]
PhysChicks In case you’ve wandered here accidentally, a brief explanation is probably in order. It has apparently been the dream of a certain physics major here at Cornell named Austin to have a series of photographs taken of half-naked girls in various poses with physics equations written on their backs. This is the result of […]
Maxim is one funny magazine… its one of my favorites, and now YOU can get it for free… FOR TWO YEARS!. And you people tell me that I never look out for you! BAH! http://www.magazine-city.net/Maxim/Maxim.asp
Its clear that my buddies and I have a MAJOR Halo problem at this point. Everyone is buying Xboxes like its going out of style to play this damn game. Whats worse, is that we’re something like 2 years behind or something stupid like that… we’re so uncool. 😀 Anyhow, Dman stumbled on a new […]
After a quick stop at a party last night, I ended up going to the Floore Country Store to watch a live performance of the Big Bad Voodoo Daddies. Now, I haven’t been to as many life shows as my colleagues in Seattle, but… This was the most amazing show I’ve ever been to. WOW […]
You know, I’ve been messing with my car PC project for a couple of years now… (I have a pile of parts in a bin for it if I ever finish it)… my main problem was boot time, since I really wanted it booted and working within 5 seconds… all this time I had been […]
People’s personalities are not set in stone by the age of 30, contrary to popular and professional beliefs, new research suggests. http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99993713
This thing just won’t quit! Apparently, a local radio station is sponsering a Thong Bike Parade on May 23rd! You can read more here,
Time really does pass more slowly when you are gasping for cigarette, reveals a new study demonstrating that smokers who are deprived of cigarettes have an altered perception of time. http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99993715
From Slashdot… “Lowest Raw Score Ever on the SAT. Relax! You are practically guaranteed to have done better on the SAT than this guy! But the competition for most extreme negative raw score is just beginning…” SCHOLASTIC APTITUDE TEST (SAT)
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Ok, I’ve been gone a week and some crazy stuff has been happening at home… Thong-clad biker has some eyes sore A 52-year-old man who regularly rides his bike in a city park wearing only a black thong has received dozens of complaints but says he’ll keep on pedaling because it’s his legal right. http://news.mysanantonio.com/story.cfm?xla=saen&xlc=991269 […]
This is just too funny… San Antonio is in danger of losing some ‘skilled’ workers and some lucrative businesses, but don’t expect the Greater Chamber of Commerce to spring into action. http://www.msnbc.com/local/KMOL/D-8AD90398-F9A6-4AB9-98C2-8CB225C2568A.asp?0na=x22033A0-
Middle School Students May Be Split Up By Gender The San Antonio School District is looking at splitting up middle school boys and girls in a number of classes. http://www.msnbc.com/local/KMOL/D-426A7D1B-44B8-448F-8DCC-88D11C1EE1A5.asp?0na=x22013G2-
TiVo debuts slimmed-down TV service TiVo has introduced a scaled-down version of its service that consumer-electronics makers can embed into other devices such as DVD players. http://msnbc-cnet.com.com/2100-1041_3-1000591.html?type=pt&part=msnbc&tag=alert&form=feed&subj=cnetnews
“Tough” Smoking Ban Proposed May 08, 2003 – Saying second hand smoke is a ‘serious public health issue,’ Mayor Ed Garza said today he plans to push a ‘tough’ measure banning smoking in public places through city council by the end of the month. http://www.msnbc.com/local/KMOL/D-D5C32399-139B-4530-BFA4-1E79AEF11D33.asp?0na=x2239140-
Yes – I was in Costa Rica… but now I’m back in San Antonio. It was a great trip. Drop me a line if you really want to hear about it. 😉
Ok… I’m still alive. I’ve made it to my destination. It took forever. I have lots of stories… All of which have nothing to do with Costa Rica so far. Note, if you’d like to ever claim revenge on someone – send them on an international flight on AA. [grumble]