I don’t know about you, but I attribute my gud speling skils to Speak N Spell. Seriously, these things are awesome. I loved it when I was a kid.
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IrfanView, the freeware image editor I use daily, won’t install.
That pretty much settles it for me right there.
No tags for this post.Here’s a nice rundown of advanced Google search techniques.
Some new ones to me:
- using a ~ prefix to search for synonyms
- using .. between two numbers to search within a range
- using * as a wildcard for multiple characters
What did I say? Two selfish thugs = crap basketball.
Utah had 27 assists and 18 turnovers. Denver had 17 and 12.
I’m open, I’m open!!
Sincerely,
Underutilized Teammates
No doubt this is funnier than Charlie the Unicorn.
No tags for this post.This is pretty cool. A co-worker of mine showed me something similar recently.
On a somewhat related note, I’ve always thought it would be cool to study how much time is wasted moving your hand from your keyboard to your mouse when using your computer. Having multiple screens at work, it seems real inefficient dragging my mouse all over the place. I mean, I do use a lot of hotkeys and stuff, but still. It would be cool if there was some sort of sensor on my glasses that would sense my eye movements and move the cursor on the screen.
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I’m soooo disappointed Kerry’s not running. [sniff, sniff]
I was looking forward to 1) Clinton, Obama, Kerry and Edwards bashing on each other and 2) Hearing some more dumb-butt statements like
You know, education, if you make the most of it, you study hard, you do your homework and you make an effort to be smart, you can do well. If you don’t, you get stuck in Iraq.
Guess I’ll just have to settle for Clinton vs Obama. No one’s going to listen to Edwards.
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Apparently Scientology leaders are saying that Tom Cruise is the “christ” of Scientology.
Glad they cleared that up for me. I was wondering.
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Don’t know if you caught any of The Weather Channel “expert” Heidi Cullen’s comments about how decertifying meteorologists who don’t believe in global warming. She said:
If a meteorologist has an AMS Seal of Approval, which is used to confer legitimacy to TV meteorologists, then meteorologists have a responsibility to truly educate themselves on the science of global warming. [...] If a meteorologist can’t speak to the fundamental science of climate change, then maybe the AMS shouldn’t give them a Seal of Approval.
Well, here’s a good rebuttal from a respected weatherman in AL. Here’s a excerpt:
I have been in operational meteorology since 1978, and I know dozens and dozens of broadcast meteorologists all over the country. Our big job: look at a large volume of raw data and come up with a public weather forecast for the next seven days. I do not know of a single TV meteorologist who buys into the man-made global warming hype. I know there must be a few out there, but I can’t find them.
Good stuff. It was interesting to see a show of hands at the KSHB Weather Bloggers meeting how many people believed in “global warming.” Surprisingly few out the group of 100.
If people really wanted to know the cause of global warming, they should have just asked me. It’s Al Gore. Duh.
No tags for this post.Too little, too late, IMO.
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Throw out Couric’s nonsense about feminism. Really. We should have a better representation of women in government — like Rwanda?? Don’t we have elected officials??
That make a whole lot of sense. What a lame-butt statement.
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…a win is a win. The game in Columbia will be the real test — and the last nail in the coffin for MU.
I think I’ve found a new hobby — making graphics that poke MU fans in the eye. Fun, fun.
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Big game tonight. It’s all over but the cryin’. Jayhawks by 20.
Stumbled on this new Greasemonkey Script on userscripts.org. Pretty Sweet. Glad someone found it useful.
Here’s my original script.
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We are waiting for the gas to pass
Al Gore’s global warming tour must be in town.
No tags for this post.I thought I showed some restraint in my observations of our little trek to the KSHB Weather Blogger meeting last week. Well, it didn’t sit too well with my wife, who thought it was rude and inflammatory.
That’s the thing with impersonal writing like e-mail, IM and blogging — you can’t see body language.
My post was totally tongue-in-cheek.
On that note:
Dear Mr. Lezak,
Let me apologize for coming being so critical of you in my recent blog post. You are the most accurate, best dressed and most dedicated meteorologist in Kansas City. You love your work and your dogs and all of your co-workers you sing your praises.
The ratings? All you care about is your passion: weather forecasting. Your Lezak Recurring Cycle (LRC) work will surely lead you to some much-deserved international media attention. I count it an honor to have shaken your hand.
Sincerely,
wvpv
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After an excellent meal at the Jack Stack BBQ at the Freight House, we headed over to KSHB 41 @ Cleaver II Blvd and Oak St in KC, MO.
First of all, let me admit that I’m not a regular KSHB Weather Blog reader/contributor like my wife. So I went into this blogger meeting with out knowing much of anything about the subject matter. I was expecting a smallish group of bloggers and their spouses. It ended up being a group of around 100, which was a bit of a shock.
Some cool stuff about the climate of KC, a short tornado chasing presentation and a whole lot of LRC (Lezak Recurring Cycle) mumbo-jumbo — with lots of swirly line maps. Rachel understood all of it. To me it reinforced my opinion that weather guys make stuff up to get ratings. It really was a rah-rah Gary Lezak–clap for my cute dog–we’re the most accurate weather team in KC–take this free KSHB shirt and water bottle–our PR team is standing by for interviews–smile your on camera–here’s one of my autographed books kind of gathering.
I would have totally bought in if they had just shown me the $250k weather computer. Maybe next time.
No tags for this post.I’m researching e-mail marketing companies at work and I was taking a look at WhatCounts.com. I found it quite ironic that on their Client Success Case Studies page, they list JohnKerry.com.
ROFL.
No tags for this post.Pretty amazing story. With the money still in it to boot.
Ray always knew Veteran’s Day was special, but perhaps this reunion shows just how much. Steve Breitenstein of Illinois used the internet to locate Mr. Heilwagen in Mexico, something his father couldn’t do 60 years ago.
Good ole technology.
No tags for this post.I don’t want hockey to come to town. I want the NBA. Hmmmmmph. Waaaaaaaaaah.
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Barbaro:It’$ all about the Benjamin$
P$$$$t.
The Barbaro heroic$ weren’t about a love for animal$. It wa$ about the money.
$orry to ruin it for you.
(You can $ave a copy of my Barbaro $hrine if you want. I don’t mind.)
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