The Rigged-Up Net

So are the hotels being GREEN? Or perhaps they’re simply cutting costs? Fresh bed sheets every day aren’t automatic in hotel rooms anymore. More hotels try fewer sheet changes

Amazing photos of the damage left by Katrina: USA Today – Hurricane Katrina

Its amazing what frat boys will do to get a buzz. Bottle Of Wine In Beer Bong

This is interesting – in case you’re shopping for a blogging tool: Blogs are one of the hottest publishing tools around, but picking blog software can be confusing and frustrating. Use this primer to get a feel for what’s available and what will work best for you. Time to check: Are you using the right […]

Opera is having their 10-year birthday today…. and for a little while, you can get free registration codes for their browser: http://my.opera.com/community/party/reg.dml Happy Birfday, Opera!

This is pretty funny… Bored at the office

I’ve had it… I’ve switched from Trillian Pro to Gaim… Trilllian was becoming way to slow, and way too unstable. One of the reasons I wanted to keep Trillian was because of encryption, but I found: http://gaim-encryption.sourceforge.net/ YAY!

Ok, if you can buy a projector for $500, everyone should have one! Dell 2200MP 800×600 Multimedia Projector $500 at Dell Business

Yay! EV-DO is now only $60/month… I kinda wanna get it now… 700kps while in the car sounds pretty cool! Verizon cuts EV-DO from $80 to $60

If you haven’t tried MSN Virtual Earth, you should check it out… haven’t decided if its better than Google Maps or not.

Just when he thinks he’s performed a brilliant stunt this happens Car Jumping Video

Looks like this is an alternative to the Sveasoft software for the WRT54G: DD-WRT is a 100% free firmware for the Linksys WRT54G/GS 802.11g wireless routers (which run off a minimalist Linux OS). DD-WRT is based on the Alchemy Firmware from Sveasoft Inc, which is in turn based off of the original GPL’d Linksys Firmware […]

Nothing like catapulting a car in your own backyard… 🙂 Insane Car Catapult

I wonder if they’ll have huge “Hybrid” decals on cars like they have other things like “Supercharged!” or “Turbo!” Toyota is planning more prominent emblems on its gas-electric hybrid SUVs in a new belief that owners want others to know of their environmental consciousness Toyota plans ways to make hybrid models stand out

I dunno if these are real or not, but some of them are pretty funny: The World of Durex

And I thought havnig TWO monitors was cool, check out this monstrosity! DELL SUPER COMPUTER EIGHT 20″ FLAT SCREENS

Does anyone actually work flex-time anymore these days? The number of employees with flexible work schedules is dropping even as research shows that non-traditional hours can enhance productivity. Fewer working flex-time hours, report says

David Blaine did a trick like this once – quite frankly I have no idea how they do it… in this particular case its even more mind-boggling since this guy does it with TWO items… amazing stuff. Crazy Hamburger Trick

Okay, this video helped me realize the following: An octopus will try to eat a human – which in itself is pretty nuts Don’t expect the cameraman to help you in anyway Octopus Gives Diver A Little Too Much Love

It appears that the reason the Treo650 crashes is due to Versamail. The reason Versamail craps out is becuase of the crappy SSL libraries it seems… go figure: The Palm SSL libraries do not do background SSL without crashing. More on Google Talk on your Treo

Ah – one super luxury car against another super luxury car… this must be the opposite of the “fast and furious” scene where they take one really ugly small cheap car and compare it to another really ugly small cheap car. 🙂 Maybach v Rolls-Royce Phantom

A flash demo of how legos are made: Making of a Brick

I’m on Google Talk now… [rich ardy oo at gmail dotcom] is my ID on it. I’m using Trillian 3.1 with the Jabber plugin to get on, here are the instructions (they’re in the comments section): HOW TO use Google Talk (now) with iChat

Wow, who would’ve guessed?! Terrible UPS Service

Ok, so maybe I shouldn’t get a bike… hmm… Crash N Smash Compilation

Throughout the years the especially sharp-eyed have noticed the presence of cryptic name-and-number notations on burger wrappings and disposable cups used at In-N-Out Burger, a popular chain of hamburger eateries in California, Nevada, and Arizona. These tiny notations are placed in out-of-the-way spots (the undersides of cups and near the seams of the paper pouches […]

Never lose your luggage again while traveling…. door-to-door service. Luggage Free is the luxury luggage delivery expert. We specialize in the door-to-door delivery of excess baggage, bicycle shipping, golf club shipping, ski shipping, and anything else that travelers opt not to carry on their trip. With the option to send unaccompanied luggage ahead to nearly […]

To some, the thought of a farmer patiently working the field behind a horse and plow might evoke pangs of nostalgia for the early days of agriculture. But in fact, the practice is making a comeback. Horse-and-Plow Farming Making a Comeback

Evidentally Texas has its own “Bermuda Triangle” called the “Zone of Silence“

Adolescent girls may be better protected against the effects of stress than teenage boys, according to a team of Georgia researchers. In a study of teenagers’ responses to mental stress, they found that girls did not exhibit the same increase in blood pressure as did their male peers. Teen girls have healthier stress response than […]

Here’s an actual video demo of the Sharp dual-view TV everyone is talking about: Two Way Television

I’ve been very fortunate in being invited to this year’s Foo Camp – I’m very excited about it based on what I’ve read about it in the past. Unforunately, there seems to be a bit of fuss over who gets in and who doesn’t… Foo(camp)Fighting So I guess I may not be invited back next […]

I thought it was illegal to use the American flag as clothing… hmm… Sean Juan Clothing

So I’ve played with MacOS on VMWare on my Athlon64…. its a bit weird… cool, but weird. 🙂

Perhaps the nine years of piano lessons that my parents forced me when I was younger wasn’t a bad idea… 🙂 Practicing the piano as a young child gives the human brain a musical capacity that is difficult to acquire later in life, Swedish scientists found in a study quoted in the media. Early piano […]

You know – I have some days where I wish I was still in college and so bored that something like this would be something *I* would do… and then, I snap back to reality and I’m glad I’m not that bored anymore: About a month ago, I was brainstorming a mission idea with a […]

It looks like Daylight Saving Time is about to be extended, and that has child safety and fire prevention advocates riled. Congress to add 2 months to Daylight Savings Time

Here’s another neat site that takes any URL you give it and makes a mobile version. Turn any web page in to a mobile verison

Lots of wine

In Texas, the Dallas-Fort Worth and Houston markets are expected to see Spanish-speaking increases of 49 percent by 2025. San Antonio’s Spanish-speaking population is expected to climb 40 percent. Spanish-speaking population to jump 55% in Austin area