Monthly Archive for January, 2007

Barbaro:It’$ all about the Benjamin$

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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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Speak N Spell Emulator

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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Why I’m not rushing to get Vista

Rick’s Slice O’ Blog:

IrfanView, the freeware image editor I use daily, won’t install.

That pretty much settles it for me right there.

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Advanced Google Searches

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

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Melo & Iverson Combine for 60, Nuggs lose

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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

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Joe, this is funnier than Charlie the Unicorn

No doubt this is funnier than Charlie the Unicorn.

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More touchscreen bling, etc.

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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VIMFox

Here’s an *appropriate* use of tabs.

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Kerry to bow out of presidential race

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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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Cruise: The Christ of Scientology?

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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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Meteorologist Slams Weather Channel Global Warmingist’s ‘Decertification’ Idea

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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.

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Reuters toughens rules after altered photo affair

Too little, too late, IMO.

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Katie Couric:The US should be more like Rwanda

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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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Despite 100 Million IE 7 Installs, Microsoft’s Browser Still Loses Ground

Good quote in this article:

Maybe Microsoft’s met its match with Firefox. Maybe it just can’t compete against open-source and the whole world [as developers].

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Not exactly a bloodbath, but…

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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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Border War @ the Phog Tonight

Flush MU
Big game tonight.  It’s all over but the cryin’.  Jayhawks by 20.

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Bucks Acquire Boykins and Hodge from Nuggets

Good news out of M-Town. Boykins and Hodge are now Bucks. The Nuggs are going to wish they had Boykins back with the AI experiment goes south with the return of Melo.

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Props for my Fantasy NBA Game Log Link Greasemonkey Script for Firefox

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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Gas Smell in NYC

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We are waiting for the gas to pass

Al Gore’s global warming tour must be in town.

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My Wife the Weather Blogger, The Fallout

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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New Logo for Mizzou Unveiled

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Tigers collapse in second half

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My Wife the Weather Blogger, Part III

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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.

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Client Success: JohnKerry.com

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.

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WWII Vet Get’s his Wallet Back After 60 years

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.

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Penguins mull move to Kansas City

I don’t want hockey to come to town. I want the NBA. Hmmmmmph. Waaaaaaaaaah.

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