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Save Screech’s House! http://www.getdshirts.com/ More than a bell is needed to save Dustin Diamond this time around. Diamond, best known as geeky Screech Powers on the 1989-1993 teen comedy series “Saved by the Bell,” is selling T-shirts with his photo on them to try to raise $250,000 so he doesn’t lose his gray two-story house […]
Cracks me up…. 😀
I’m a bit torn about Volvo’s new collision warning system. On one hand, its a really great idea… and I actually believe it will probably benefit a lot of drivers – particularly those yapping away on their cell phones. But on the other hand, I feel like such automatic systems freak people out… and occasionally […]
I’ve had the priviledge of hearing Al Gore speak about the global warming issue ealier this year… then, I had the priviledge of actually sitting down with him one-on-one about the topic some more about a month later. I could ramble on about what we discussed, or you could simpy just watch his new movie […]
Looks like I got snapped while at BarCamp Houston: Lots of great conversations, smart people, and plenty of energy at this camp. If you’re reading this, and its still going on, I highly recommend stopping by… good stuff going on here. 🙂 Meanwhile, here’s the Flickr Pool.
Wow – times are changing… there was a time when nobody would dare own a Hyundai – now its almost silly to drive anything else! Porsche and Hyundai leapfroggeda to the top of the influential J.D. Power Initial Quality Study, potentially boosting sales at both automakers as consumers continue to focus on quality as a […]
This guy looks suspiciously like Mike (the guy who cuts everyone’s hair in San Antonio) 😀
Its just like the Bellagio fountains! 😀
Ok, this is awesome… anyone who has a mac should have this running… SmackBook Pro
Love it! 😀 Days after pressure from parent groups forced Hasbro Inc. to pull a line of dolls based on the sexy girl group Pussycat Dolls from the shelves of toy stores, the Rhode Island-based company is being forced to reconsider several other “inappropriate” figures marketed toward children. Among them are the “Jessica Alba My […]
I saw X3 last week on Friday… and when I saw the Juggernaut come on and say what he says in the clip below, I was stunned… Was it planned? Or a coincidence? hmm… Pouya would be proud…
Everyone knows I love Vonage… so a lot of people have been asking me if I was going to participate in their IPO. Many where shocked to hear me say: No. Don’t get me wrong, as a customer, Vonage is awesome… there’s no other phone service I’d ever have. However, this is an investment decision […]
This is a very impressive and compelling demo of Parallels for MacOS:
Watch this…. you’ll want a Vette afterwards: 😀
All you ever wanted to know about Apple’s New NYC Store. If you didn’t already know, its all underground. Video: Apple’s 24-7 retail store And here’s a CNBC clip: Update: Here’s a sweet Panaramic photo of it: http://www.panoramas.dk/newspanos/f20-apple-store.html
Wow, its like Motorola is trying take over with cell phone radiation! Ten highest-radiation cell phones (United States) Ten lowest-radiation cell phones (United States)
Hate how SWA doesn’t have assigned seats? Don’t like the “herding of the cattle” while trying to board? Change is not certain, and could not happen before 2008, company says. Southwest considers move to assigned seating
This is trippy:
I’ve always thought this was true, but its good to see someone has written about it: You can tell a lot about a person by the way he or she treats the waiter. CEOs say how you treat a waiter can predict a lot about character
Is this some sort of new indie film genre? Because if it is, its awesome. If not, its still pretty damn funny. 😀
I imagine, when Dirk got his first computer (an Atari ST was it?) I think it must’ve gone something like this: (Just imagine that the girl in the video is Brett or something 😀 )
This is fascinating stuff: Successes or failures of employees in the workplace can be traced to what kind of father they had, a psychologist argues in a new book. In “The Father Factor,” Stephan Poulter lists five styles of fathers — super-achieving, time bomb, passive, absent and compassionate/mentor — who have powerful influences on the […]
Everyone thinking about buying a house should read this: Sell Now! : The End of the Housing Bubble One of my favorite quotes in the book talks about how the housing market in San Antonio has dropped 20% in value as of late, but nobody knows it because its typical that people don’t adjust for […]
This guy must be great at parties… and maybe even weddings…. 😀
The Halo 3 trailer is out! Maybe its time to get a Xbox 360 and an HDTV set after all… 🙂 Halo 3 Trailer
Apple’s new set of ads are great… the “Restarting” ad reminds me of the Kill Bill ad that Dirk sent me a while back… Good stuff: http://www.apple.com/getamac/ads/
See how the car you own rates by the IIHS standards: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (You can search for your vehicle on the left-hand sidebar)
This is a pretty cool demo of the Logitech Orbit Cam… For a $100 webcam, I think the software set is pretty amazing…
Wow… free Wifi in downtown Austin… sweet! Right now, the network covers an area extending from Town Lake on the south to 7th Street on the north, and from Lamar Boulevard on the west to I-35 on the east. Downtown wi-fi network goes live
Everyone is excited about this new Tivo box that came out. YAY! Great! It has built-in ethernet! WOW! And it has dual-tuner capability – we can record TWO shows at once! Whoopie! So Tivo finally delivers on a feature that people want, right? Dual tuners is the ultimate, right? Wrong. These Tivo idiots have released […]
Every car needs one of these: Turn the car on and watch it “SPIN” Step on the gas and the spring loaded spinner aggressively “POPS OUT” of your exhaust! SPINNER EXHAUST TIPS The Newest BLING For Your Ride! http://www.shoplaser.com
One of my favorite SNL skits… Awesome. 🙂 Super Colon Blow
Apparently, I haven’t travelled all that much yet… gotta get working on that… create your own visited states map create your own visited countries map
Ruby on Rails – a loser? Why Ruby on Rails won’t become mainstream
Everytime I see this ad, it reminds me of Pouya… I can just see it, he’s rolling down the highway in his Benzo with his posse… phone call from the office comes in… well, you know the rest… A reader sent in this absolutely hilarious Avis commercial featuring XM Satellite Radio. I don’t care what […]
Wanna download an entire set of photos off of Flickr? Don’t want to do it manually? This is your answer: Recently a friend started using Flickr which is a great service. I personally like to save pictures locally and selecting them one at a time to download was too much of a hassle so I […]
I just watched a recording of Frontline that covered the Meth epidemic. Its actually really fascinating. I recommend you watch it too, you can watch the whole program online here: FRONTLINE: the meth epidemic
Let this be known – I *LOVE* iFolder. For awhile it was hard to recommend and use becuase it was commercial only… you had to buy the server software, and it wasn’t cheap. But now, you can get iFolder for free! I’ve been using it to sync my bookmarks and documents across multiple PC’s… you […]
I (finally) received my Kyocera KR1 (made by D-link) today after waiting for it for about two months. It was worth the wait. This thing is awesome. Its completely plug and play. You slide in your EVDO card, then you fire it up (AC or DC with the included car adapter) and you’re on your […]