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Testing

2008-06-08T06:25:00.001-07:00

I think I've turned this hardly used blog into my test blog. I try out new templates, embeds and other cool stuff here before I put them on my other blogs.

Testing Themes

2008-05-20T16:45:00.001-07:00

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Lorem Ipsum Dolor

2008-05-20T16:43:00.000-07:00

Wow, so this is the new Blogger

2006-12-20T17:48:00.000-08:00

Very interesting. I see a text box down below that allows me to enter Labels for this post. That's nice because I used to add Technorati Tags into my template to accomplish the same thing. Let's see if I can add a table.

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Nope, doesn't look like it.

Now test out a quote.

I may be stupid but I ain't breathing heavy - Rocky Balboa

Interesting indeed.

Free Energy

2006-08-25T07:10:00.000-07:00

What if you created a free energy machine, but nobody believed you.

But What about Mickey?

2006-08-24T08:19:00.000-07:00

Scientists decide Pluto’s no longer a planet - Space News - MSNBC.com

Yahoo Answers is pretty cool!

2006-08-11T07:50:00.000-07:00

Superheroes On Patrol

2006-07-07T09:22:00.000-07:00

Masked crusader: "Mr. Silent just brushes it off. People aren't accustomed to seeing superheroes patrolling the city . . . yet. But since the duo began this 'experiment,' as Mr. Silent calls it, the superhero trend has started to catch on. Others have e-mailed the duo asking how they can join and superheroes have popped up in other cities worldwide, he said..."

Unleashing Cosmic Destruction

2006-07-03T09:22:00.000-07:00

Asteroid to narrowly miss Earth.

I've heard of this before. 2000 years later, the Earth will be reborn into a world of savagery, super science and sorcery. But one man will burst his bonds...

He is Thundarr, the barbarian!

Poor Screech

2006-06-27T06:44:00.000-07:00

Screech is selling t-shirts now to try and raise enough money so the bank doesn't foreclose on his house. Sounds like he's having a run of bad luck. Hope it works out for him.

Digg 3.0 To Launch Monday

2006-06-23T09:46:00.000-07:00

Wow, this is pretty cool. I remember when Kevin Rose mentioned on TWIT a while back that they wanted to expland Digg.com beyond Tech News.

TechCrunch » Blog Archive » Digg 3.0 To Launch Monday: Exclusive Screenshots and Stats

I think the most impressive part of the Digg.com story is the incredible traffic that they're getting now. 800,000 uniques a day and 8.5 million page views. That's a lot of people who like to Digg.

Jagr doubtful for Game 3; Lundqvist back

2006-04-25T19:50:00.000-07:00

Jagr doubtful for Game 3; Lundqvist back: "He moved his injured arm here and there, but nothing to suggest he's close to returning to help his struggling New York Rangers for their biggest games in nine years.

'It would have to be a miracle,' Jagr said Tuesday. 'But hey, I believe in miracles.'"

Espressotini

2006-04-10T12:19:00.000-07:00

Just found the recipe for an Espressotini. Next time I want to get wound up and relax at the same time I'm breaking out the espresso maker and the cocktail shaker.

Pool Work

2006-03-20T06:03:00.000-08:00

Check out the pool work being done at the Compost Bin Blog. Good Stuff

Howard Stern paid less per hour than Oprah Winfrey

2006-02-21T07:37:00.000-08:00

No surprise that Oprah makes more than Howard Stern but these numbers are just out of this world.
Howard paid less per hour than Oprah: "Stern’s deal is fatter, but he’s got to work a four-hour day. Still, $93,000 an hour is nothing to sneeze at – unless you’re Winfrey, pulling in $705,000..."

Macworld Expo Prediction: Apple + Intel + Tivo = Home Media Dominance

2006-01-04T12:04:00.000-08:00

I've been meaning to write this prediction down for a while now and I'm finally getting around to it. Most people agree that Steve Jobs will announce his latest "one more thing" the new Intel Mac Mini with Tivo-Killer functionality at the Macworld Expo. But the surprise will be that the Tivo-Killer functionality will be provided by Tivo itself.

Let me explain how I came to this conclusion. As the owner of a Powerbook and a Tivo, it's very upsetting that there is no Tivo-To-Go support for OS X. Sure lots of companies don't support the tiny 5% of computer users on the Apple OS but Tivo's really handled the issue as if they were handcuffed by an NDA. They're working on it, no date set yet but we're working on it. Maybe sometime soon, etc, etc.

The other announcement that confirmed it for me was the joint Intel/Tivo support for the Viiv thing. Viiv (rhymes with Alive) equiped computers are designed to run your home media centers.

Hmmm, sounds like something big is hiding out there in plain sight. Taken separately these two items seem like normal everyday news. But when you put these facts together, it gets you thinking.

Regardless of what is announced at Macworld Expo, it will definitely be an interesting event.

Tags: apple, tivo, Intel

Seth Godin's Squidoo Opens It's Beta To The Public

2005-12-06T21:26:00.000-08:00

More Web 2.0 news. It seems like Web 2.0 is all I can talk about lately. Seth Godin's Squidoo is now in open beta. I was in on the closed beta test and came up with a pretty good lens about Fondue.

Diggity, Digg, Digg... in the dirt.

2005-10-28T13:04:00.000-07:00

More Web 2.0 News: Digg.com receives 2.8 million dollars in venture capital.

I heard in one of the TWIT podcasts that Kevin Rose has a lot of plans for Digg.com. I think Dvorak said something like, You could use the Digg idea for a lot of other things. Kevin Rose replied that there were other things already in the works. I guess that's what the 2.8 million dollars is for. Good for him and good luck too.

Now remember what happened during the boom and don't waste that money on Aeron Chairs and pool tables and other crap. 2.8 million could give you a nice sized staff to help promote those other situations where a Digg model would be helpful.

2005-10-28T12:36:00.000-07:00

I’m on a Web 2.0 kick lately. They say that before the internet crash it took millions to form a new startup. The first step back then was to get angel funding. Now in the web 2.0 era, there’s free open source software, cheap hardware/hosting, and built in revenue streams like adsense and affiliate programs. You can literally start you company from your garage on a shoe string budget and grow your company with revenue instead of selling your soul to investors.

The other part of the web 2.0 definition is that these new websites are services. Users and other developers should have access to your services so they can create all kinds of new tools that you would have never though of. Another aspect of a web 2.0 site is that they’re very community oriented. The users are in control of content. There’s sites like Flickr, Digg, Technorati, del.icio.us and more. Those are the sites that stand above the rest and a lot of them seem to just be hype. I saw one that reminded me of the internet boom and I was like, yeah so what? Another thing that I just heard in the web 2.0 podcast is that Digg doesn’t fully pay for it’s hosting. They have 7 servers and their own switch, etc but someone helps them out with that. Kevin Rose met a lot of people on TechTV and made some great contacts. He said that they wouldn’t be able to afford to pay for it with their adsense revenue. Interesting stuff.

One startup that I’m waiting patiently for is Squidoo. Seth Godin who wrote permission marketing and a bunch other excellent books that I read during the boom came up with the idea of lenses. 1 page guides to any topic. He believes that these pages will become more valuable to people looking for information than a seach engine. Think about the last thing that you searched for in Google. Did you find what you were looking for? If you did, you probably had a dig through a few pages of sites selling stuff to find the information you were looking for. Squidoo is hopefully going to filter out the noise better than the search engines with their new LensRank algo. We’ll see how that works out. I know I’ll be banging out all kinds of pages once the beta opens up.

Web 2.0 is the internet's 2nd chance. I’m sure that some people will believe their own hype and blow it again but some good is definitely going to come out of this.

2005-10-04T09:40:00.000-07:00

So the big rumor today is that Google and Sun are going to announce their Microsoft Office killer. It’s be a web based tool based on OpenOffice with online storage of your files that you can access from any web browser. Sounds to me like we’re back to the days of dumb terminals but I welcome someone trying to topple the Microsoft monopoly.

Ajax, Ajax, Ajax! It seems like you can’t look at the web without someone telling you how great Ajaxis or how it’s going to change the web (like in the Google/Sun Office killer). For someone used to PC development, Ajax just makes the web more useable. Better user experience, less submitting forms and page reloads make for more efficient use of server resources. Maybe these dumb terminals won’t be so dumb after all. So I guess we’re back to Client Server Development with Fat Clients.

2005-06-29T08:39:00.000-07:00

Wow, today marks a new beginning in the world of web searching. My Web 2.0 BETA will rely on user opinion for web searching. Find a site you like, save it, tag it, let other's see it. No more keyword densisty, no more link counting, no more cloaking, redirecting, etc. I'm sure the SEOs out there will figure out how to spoof the results (perhaps click fraud firms from India will re-org to become Save It-Tag Firms).

Google are you listening? Yahoo I salute you!

2005-06-16T11:11:00.000-07:00

Just found this Deep Fried Turkey Guide. OoooWeee! Can you just imagine deep frying a turkey?

2005-05-09T07:11:00.000-07:00

Global Google Server Down. Come on Yahoo, where is your version of AdSense? Google is starting to show signs of becoming a bloated company.

2005-05-03T09:16:00.000-07:00

Now that's a tasty burger. Eatery Offers New 15-Pound Burger

2005-04-25T11:42:00.000-07:00

Is there anybody out there? Just nod if you can hear me. Is there anybody home?

What If Everybody Is Listening And Nobody Is Transmitting?

2005-03-24T09:32:00.000-08:00

Wow, how messed up is this that even McDonalds is outsourcing? It's just sad.

2005-03-21T09:06:00.000-08:00

Wow, pretty cool. Yahoo Buys flickr. Congratulations to flickr. The moral of the story is build a good service and it might work out.

2005-03-21T08:36:00.000-08:00

InterActiveCorp buys Ask Jeeves for $1.85 billion. Did anyone Ask Jeeves what he thinks about this deal?

Could the days of huge tech money be coming back? Unlikely. Sure the big guys Amazon, Google, EBay, etc will become the IBMs of old but there's still no need for companies with pool tables and free soda that have no idea how to make money.

2005-02-23T16:50:00.000-08:00

TiVo surges on speculation of Apple's interest - Feb. 23, 2005

I'd like to see an Apple Mini loaded with Tivo and used as a settop box. Or perhaps a iTunes like store to sell movies and tv shows. Hmmmm.......

2005-02-10T09:06:00.000-08:00

Wow, these are awesome. Mac OS X keyboard shortcuts It's sad that I'm still running Jaguar and haven't installed Panther yet even though it came with my Powerbook. I'd really like to see windows menu accelerator style short cuts like + for the file menu, etc.

2005-02-08T09:05:00.000-08:00

This boy has got the moxy. Boy's drive steers attention

2005-02-08T07:44:00.000-08:00

Congratulations to WIL WHEATON for landing a role on CSI. I love his blog and it couldn't have happened to a nicer guy. Personally I only like CSI: Miami but I know I'm in the minority there.

2005-02-07T09:17:00.000-08:00

Excellent ideas for a BBQ Islands. Spas Hot Tubs Gazebos Saunas BBQs Billiards from Cal Spas | Your Place for Home Resort Living

2005-02-02T08:23:00.000-08:00

ABC News: Calif. Jury Awards $15.6M to Nestle Model I'm going straight to the supermarket and checking all the product labels. :)

2005-02-02T08:15:00.000-08:00

Looks like no G5 for a while. Apple on G5 PowerBook: Not so fast That's fine with me since I'm a G4 owner. The G4 Powerbook is fast enough for most people already. People are just waiting for the G5 because they think they're power users.

2005-02-02T08:12:00.000-08:00

Wow, can't believe this happened so close to where I used to go to the movies.
Private Jet Crashes Near Teterboro, NJ Airport Route 46 will probably be closed for a while.

2005-01-03T12:28:00.000-08:00

Check Yahoo Rakings by Synscon's Yahoo rankings tool

2004-12-16T08:51:00.000-08:00

Now here is something I will totally need when I build my solar pit greenhouse. Portable Thermostat Automatically Controls Space Heaters and More! | Heater Accessories | Heaters Stoves | Northern Tool and Equipment

2004-12-06T12:19:00.000-08:00

I'm going to try growing Clemantis from seed next year. Hopefully I'll have the custom fencing around my pool finished by then.

2004-11-09T11:31:00.000-08:00

Just watched The Day After Tommorrow with Dennis Quaid so I'm totally into getting more insulation in the house. And I'll need some Radiant Barrier for the summertime too.

2004-10-29T11:28:00.000-07:00

Guide to Merchant Accounts and online payments. Good reference.

2004-10-20T11:51:00.001-07:00

Vernon Vinge's Singulatirty prediction.

2004-10-20T11:51:00.000-07:00

Don't forget to check out Neil Gaiman's blog. I really must read some of his books. They sound right up my alley.

2004-09-03T09:30:00.000-07:00

Who are the i-people in your i-neighborhood?. Sounds like a good idea but I don't know how many people are going to want to be the first to sign up in a zip code.

2004-09-02T13:19:00.000-07:00

Okay to go! I am okay to go. Okay to go.

2004-08-20T12:06:00.000-07:00

The truth behind Google Technology

2004-07-28T11:19:00.000-07:00

This is an outstanding idea. Applying the concepts of open source software to create an online encyclopedia is a great way to get free information out to the masses. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

2004-07-26T07:21:00.000-07:00

I need a Wine Making Kit

2004-07-22T07:35:00.000-07:00

Sometimes when I have the flu I walk like a monkey so this isn't really a big deal. Monkey starts walking like a human

2004-07-21T07:13:00.000-07:00

Yahoo! News - Singing Japanese plants: "Anywhere where you would want music naturally integrated with a natural surrounding,' said Hirohiko Okugawa, a manager at Let's, referring to locations for the device, which he expects it to be popular for hotels and hospital lobbies. "

Set the plants free!!!

2004-07-19T11:19:00.000-07:00

Freeverse.com and AmbrosiaSW.com are supposed to have some cool small Mac games for download. I'll have to check it out. Been playing this version of Pac-Man at home lately. These small games are perfect for quick and easy fun without all the baggage of today's games.

2004-07-16T11:20:00.000-07:00

Hello and how are you? I've got to try this for posting pictures to my blog. I'll check it out later.

2004-07-09T08:25:00.000-07:00

Behold the power of compost I'm surprised it was actually mentioned in a non gardening medium.

2004-07-07T13:53:00.000-07:00

Time to figure out a way to save time watering my yard. An underground sprinkler system is not in the budget right now but this Rain Bird site looks promising.

2004-07-07T12:24:00.000-07:00

I'd love to start drawing again. There's a web comic trapped inside my brain and trying to get out.

2004-07-06T11:24:00.000-07:00

Remember to buy some boxwoods from Wayside Gardens this fall. They'll look good in planters in the backyard.

2004-07-02T08:49:00.000-07:00

Who doesn't love to dunk stuff into hot cheese. Cheese Fondue Recipes

2004-07-02T08:23:00.000-07:00

I need one of these. Hayward Super Pump (Max Rated, 2-Speed)

2004-07-01T11:18:00.000-07:00

A PDF about how to build a wood-fired oven. I can taste the pizza and bread already. YUM!

2004-06-29T11:06:00.000-07:00

BBC NEWS | Health | Atkins 'affects conception chances'

2004-06-25T08:35:00.000-07:00

The guide to herbs

2004-06-23T07:42:00.000-07:00

Farming origins began 10,000 years earlier than expected. Now this is what I call a page one article. People would rather read about J.Lo and other crap though so this clue that civilizations might have risen much early than the generally accepted date is mostly overlooked.

2004-06-21T12:37:00.000-07:00

SpaceshipOne makes history by becoming the first private ship to reach space (62 miles). This is huge news and big step towards getting the human race into space but this 10 million X-Prize hopeful has spent upwards of 20 million so far. Privately funded or not, pretty much only filthy rich and the government can afford something like this.

Now when the average do-it-yourselfer can build a space ship from leftover washing machine parts, now that would be news.

2004-06-17T12:55:00.000-07:00

Timber Press appears to have books about gardening that aren't the usual how-to, plant encyclopedias. That's what we need is more books about gardening that contain stories about people gardening and not just steps on how to dig a bed or feed your roses.

2004-06-17T08:35:00.000-07:00

Royal Outdoor Products has the vinyl tool shed that I've been looking for. It's at Lowes for like $800 I think.

2004-06-16T11:28:00.000-07:00

A Retractable Awnings would look good near my pool and help shade the south facing french doors in my living room.

2004-06-15T12:23:00.000-07:00

Excellent rock pictures. Natural Stone Photo Gallery with pictures of landscape design, landscaping ideas, natural stone tile, granite - Brening's Rock and Supply

2004-06-15T11:29:00.000-07:00

26steps to 15k a Day

2004-06-14T12:48:00.000-07:00

Good stuff. EditMe - The web site solution for wikis, blogs, content and collaboration sites. - What Is A Wiki?: "In fact, the web's creators first imagined it as a collaborative space where web site users could literally edit page content as they were browsing it. Somewhere along the way this vision was lost."

2004-06-14T07:01:00.000-07:00

Marathon Man Beats Horse No, not a story about a brutal animal slaughter, but an uplifting feel good story about one man's ability to push the limits of human endurance.

2004-06-05T12:15:00.000-07:00

Excellent looking hypertufa pots and stepping stones. Good stuff.

2004-05-20T07:51:00.000-07:00

Add this to the ever growing list of things I'd like to do. Tree Face
"I am not on anyone's side because no one is on my side." - Treebeard

2004-05-11T13:57:00.000-07:00

If you need a Shelf Sag Calculator, why not try The Sagulator

2004-05-11T07:26:00.000-07:00

I can't believe how cheap web hosts are now. I remember paying $300/year to put up my "Under Construction" sign. :) Cheap web hosting - CGI & FrontPage support

2004-05-10T08:51:00.000-07:00

Here is something else that I need to do. AFS-Foil.com has Aluma-Foil, the California insulation product is a great radiant heat barrier.

2004-05-07T08:10:00.000-07:00

Wow, a rock!!! Let's check it out.

2004-05-06T07:13:00.000-07:00

With all the digital photos and home movies as well as purchased CD & DVDs, it's really time for people to start having archive procedures at home. CNN.com - CDs, DVDs not so immortal - May 6, 2004 Something like off-site backups and creating fresh copies every year or so needs to become the norm. So many people are going to complain about losing their digital photos in like 5 years. Makes you want to print them out and store them in a shoe box.

2004-05-04T11:53:00.000-07:00

A good FREE paint like program for Mac. GIMP - for MacOSX I definitely need to start replacing my PC programs with Mac equivilents.

2004-05-04T08:02:00.000-07:00

Now why can't I come up with outstanding ideas like this? Pac Manhattan

2004-05-03T13:00:00.000-07:00

These guys seem to have a good deal on logos if you already know what you want but can't draw it yourself. Logo Design

2004-04-28T08:23:00.000-07:00

I don't have an iPod but I still use iTunes on my Powerbook so this is great news for me. AppleInsider | Apple launches 3rd generation iTunes music store, iTunes 4.5

2004-04-27T07:22:00.000-07:00

AXA Sues Google to Stop 'Adwords'

2004-04-19T13:19:00.000-07:00

Wow, cool arbor. Woodworking Discussion Forum - What type wood/paint for arbor?

2004-04-16T08:23:00.000-07:00

Everyone loves melted cheese in a pot. GoFondue.com - The Home of Fondue

2004-04-14T06:45:00.000-07:00

Never underestimate us Chubby guys. :) Yahoo! News - Chubby, Barefoot Man Outruns Police

2004-04-08T13:31:00.000-07:00

If I can get the new pool planting areas done sometime before June, then I'm definitely going to order some Musa Basjoo from Going Bananas!

2004-04-07T11:29:00.000-07:00

Obesity will top smoking as main cause of cancer in 10 years. Wow, didn't realize this but when you are fat you have more total cells in your body. And with more cells you have a more a chance that some of them with become diseased.

2004-04-07T11:22:00.000-07:00

I am a Grammar God. How grammatically sound are you?

2004-04-05T12:05:00.000-07:00

Wonderfalls officially cancelled. John Doe, Fastlane, Firefly and now Wonderfalls. All quality TV and all canceled by FOX because 5100 Nielson Homes would rather watch reality TV.

Instead of using data collected from 5100 trailer park dwellers, why not exclusively use data collected from 1 million Tivo users. I would think that you'd get a more accurate sample.

At least there's this news to cheer me up today. Farscape Continues...

2004-03-31T07:52:00.000-08:00

Send them to bed! Yahoo! News - US kids ignore Mr. Sandman, parents sleep-deprived

2004-03-30T13:27:00.000-08:00

Hmmm, Peter Jackson must have a new and reimagined Kong in mind if he's casting Jack Black.

2004-03-29T12:04:00.000-08:00

Atkins is obviously in league with Lucifer. How can something as delicious as bread be considered a bad thing? USATODAY.com - Bread basket case

2004-03-26T10:57:00.000-08:00

Saw a link to Grist Magazine: Environmental news and humor on Alternet.org. I'll have to check it out later.

2004-03-25T11:46:00.000-08:00

Good stuff. The Onion | Area Man Constantly Mentioning He Doesn't Own A Television

2004-03-25T06:47:00.000-08:00

A popular theory that was first proposed by Professor Charles Xavier. The mutants are coming. Yahoo! News - Experts Link Gene Mutation to Evolution

2004-03-24T13:42:00.000-08:00

Outstanding site that will help with lighting designs. Recessed Lighting Online Catalog

Probably get 12 of these at Home Depot

2004-03-24T11:32:00.000-08:00

Hmmm, should I have a salad or one of these? :) Yahoo! News - Deep-Fried Chocolate Sandwich Sells Like Hotcakes

Reminds me of the deep fried oreo cookies (in zepole dough) that we get every summer. YUM!

2004-03-23T08:37:00.000-08:00

I'm definitely going to brew some compost tea this year. My apple tree is in desperate need of some nourishment. And maybe I'll grow some giant vegetables too. What are the Benefits of Aerated Compost Teas vs. Classic Teas? -

2004-03-18T09:22:00.000-08:00

Why not send a rover to Cydonia? CNN.com - Fossil hunting on Mars - Mar 17, 2004