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Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Congressman's Son Won't Shut The Hell Up During Hearing
Congressman Eisley conducts hearing on Market Data Protection Reform, restrains self from murdering five year old son.
Monday, June 29, 2009
MyNewBiz: Windows Live Messenger 9 and Personal Status Messages
I just recently upgraded to Windows Live Messenger 2009. I was using WLM 8 and I had a neat plugin that automatically updated my personal status message with my twitter account.
I was sad to learn however that his plugin does not work with WLM 9. So I borrowed a bit of code from Fanatic.net modified it a bit and compiled it.
Sunday, June 28, 2009
Trouble with delivery services
Good day, everyone!<br /><br />I've recently been engaged with a rather difficult time with the delivery services. I began to think about the whole concept of delivery services and the internals of how they work. But first, what have my experiences been?<br /><br />This is my second use of this service. The first was in 2006 when
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Why Parents Drink
Ever wonder why? ..LOL..
Why Parents Drink
A father passing by his son's bedroom was astonished to see that his bed was nicely made and everything was picked up. Then he saw an envelope, propped up prominently on the pillow that was addressed to 'Dad.'
With the worst premonition he opened the envelope with trembling hands and read the letter.
Why Parents Drink
A father passing by his son's bedroom was astonished to see that his bed was nicely made and everything was picked up. Then he saw an envelope, propped up prominently on the pillow that was addressed to 'Dad.'
With the worst premonition he opened the envelope with trembling hands and read the letter.
Thursday, June 25, 2009
A Song of You
Sometimes we get something so good we have to share! This was written to Dad and I thought it was very inspiring. Thank you Mimi! A Song of You If I could write a song of you I’d do it all day long. To celebrate your life my friend and all you’ve meant to me. I sat among your magic stars with [...]
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Why Isn't My Encryption.. Encrypting?
It's as true in life as it is in client-server programming: the only secret that can't be compromised is the one you never revealed.
But sometimes, it's unavoidable. If you must send a secret down to the client, you can encrypt it. The most common form of encryption is symmetric encryption, where the same key is used to both encrypt and decrypt. Most
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Happy Australia Day!
credit: arriba I’ve lived all my life in Australia, and I’m proud and excited to say Happy Australia Day! for January 26th. Australia day is the national day of Australia, and commemorates the arrival of the first fleet in 1788 and the subsequent founding of Australia as a nation. (As if you didn’t know [...] Related posts:
Monday, June 22, 2009
Tweeting on Commodore 64
The ingenious Johan Van den Brande has created a Twitter client so you can view your friends updates and update your own twitter from the C64's beautiful 320 x 256 display!
Of course, you need a few hardware and software tweaks for an internet connection in the first place. There's a lot more information plus screen shots/videos on the site. Check it out!
Of course, you need a few hardware and software tweaks for an internet connection in the first place. There's a lot more information plus screen shots/videos on the site. Check it out!
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Pentagon Reports Army Mascot 'Liberty' Killed in Iraq
Appointed by Bush in 2003 to distract from the horrors of war, Liberty's antics turned fatal yesterday when he cart-wheeled into a roadside bomb.
Saturday, June 20, 2009
Whats Wrong With This Photo? - Photos - KIRO Seattle
A slideshow of funny pics! Hope you enjoy them as much as I did!
Friday, June 19, 2009
Special Boy With Freakishly Large Brain Wins Spelling Bee
On Today Now!, Jim and Tracy meet James Kimura, a 12-year-old afflicted with the ability to spell long words normal kids don't even care about.
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Life Updates - SMS and X10 - Aug 15, 2008
2008.
We all get a stomach flu
It's a Tuesday!
We get some landscaping work done.
I talk about X10 lights and SMS email to phone.
http://www.bwebcentral.com/emailfwd.php
We all get a stomach flu
It's a Tuesday!
We get some landscaping work done.
I talk about X10 lights and SMS email to phone.
http://www.bwebcentral.com/emailfwd.php
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Success 2.0 is Here!
Please check out our newest program at Ziglar - Success 2.0.
Make sure to get your free webcast guest pass while you are there.
A personal thank you to my blog readers who have helped inspire this new program. Make sure to leave your comments below once you have checked it out!
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Make sure to get your free webcast guest pass while you are there.
A personal thank you to my blog readers who have helped inspire this new program. Make sure to leave your comments below once you have checked it out!
[...]
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Difficult decisions
credit: aussiegall I read an interesting quote today on making difficult decisions which I’ll share with you shortly. It’s fair to say that difficult decisions can be a source of great frustration! I know from my own experiences that thinking or worrying about which is the best choice to make can consume our thoughts [...] Relate
Monday, June 15, 2009
When Zig Ziglar Became "Dig Diglerâ
I got a great "Zigâ story from Harry Tucker and he gave me permission to share it. If you have your own humorous "Zigâ story please feel free to share it in the comment section. Thanks Harry for sending this in, it's classic!
Hi Tom,
Thank you for your email - a quick story.
Before I retired my [...]
Hi Tom,
Thank you for your email - a quick story.
Before I retired my [...]
Sunday, June 14, 2009
Gmail notifier curiosity
Hello everyone!<br /><br />I've been an avid user of <a href="http://www.gmail.com">Gmail</a> for at least four years. When I switched over completely to Gmail in 2006, one of the things I didn't want to give up was the "notification" of new email I enjoyed through using Outlook (I wanted to use webmail alone, I didn't know about
Saturday, June 13, 2009
Make money doing what you love
credit: Mademoiselleâ
 Make money doing what you love. Is this a pipe-dream or an achievable goal? Years ago I was asked the question "if you could do anything at all and not worry about the money, what would you do?" I've revisited this question many times in my life. [...]
 Make money doing what you love. Is this a pipe-dream or an achievable goal? Years ago I was asked the question "if you could do anything at all and not worry about the money, what would you do?" I've revisited this question many times in my life. [...]
Friday, June 12, 2009
One minute you're sitting on a park bench
credit: estmsk
It's funny how the excitement of "stuff" diminishes with time. I'm reminded of the post Christmas period - so much excitement as toys and gifts are ripped open! Then a few weeks later, the same things are left lying around unused.
There are so many things in life that have amazing [...]
It's funny how the excitement of "stuff" diminishes with time. I'm reminded of the post Christmas period - so much excitement as toys and gifts are ripped open! Then a few weeks later, the same things are left lying around unused.
There are so many things in life that have amazing [...]
Thursday, June 11, 2009
I Just Logged In As You
I received this anonymous email a few days ago:
I found what one could call a security hole in Stackoverflow. I'm curious enough to go digging around for holes, but too ethical to actually do anything with them. However, I'm afraid that by pointing it out I'll get banned, because a good member doesn't poke around like I just did.
I found what one could call a security hole in Stackoverflow. I'm curious enough to go digging around for holes, but too ethical to actually do anything with them. However, I'm afraid that by pointing it out I'll get banned, because a good member doesn't poke around like I just did.
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
The Beginning
i there all! Not expecting to have a lot (read: any) readers at this point but I would like to make a preliminary post to start my blog off with...at least for posterity purposes if nothing else!<br /><br />So who am I? Why am I creating this blog?<br /><br />Well the answers to those questions are one in the same. You see, I'm a
Tuesday, June 09, 2009
Optimizing Your Wallet
If we geeks obsessively optimize what's on our keychain, we'd be remiss if we didn't also obsessively optimize that other item most geeks carry around -- our wallet.
Monday, June 08, 2009
I Just Logged In As You: How It Happened
In my previous post I Just Logged In As You, I disclosed that someone was logging in as me -- specifically because they discovered my password. But how?
If I wanted to discover someone's password, I can think of a few ways:
Educated guess. If you know someone's birthday, their pets, their children's names, favorite movies, and so on -- these are al
Sunday, June 07, 2009
Jay's Desktop: Things that aren't standardized but should be
Some standardizations are good, some are bad. If you could standardize anything, what would it be? Here's a funny list of humorous standardizations which will probably never come true but might just get you thinking!
Saturday, June 06, 2009
Twitter â The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
few days ago I read a post by one of my online mentors, Seth Godin, about Twitter. I believe he is right in that by being free Twitter is potentially setting up for some major challenges. I see no problem with Twitter offering different levels of use â" free for people who want to [...]
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Thoughts on 'Star Trek'
i everyone! Recently on the weekend I had the opportunity to view the new "<a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0796366/">Star Trek</a>" film, the 11<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">th</span></span> film in the movie franchise. I would like
