Archive for March, 2008

The shit days of spring

I am pleased to announce that the shit days of spring are approaching their malodorous end. If you happen to live in non-temperate climates, you may not be accustomed with this rite-of-passage period that takes place every year where I live.
The shit days of spring are that time of the year when pig farmers get [...]

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One more reason why Microsoft doesn’t get it

At work, I use Windows Vista Ultimate Edition. I tried to install Vista SP1 on my computer yesterday. I created a restore point, just in case something went badly, and started the install. Here’s the error message that I got:

Apparently, Vista SP1 cannot install on my machine, because I’ve got too many language packs installed. [...]

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TurboTax better this year, but still needs work

Just got done with my taxes. Yes! Being a long-time user of TurboTax, I’m naturally concerned with how it fares each year. I’ve been using the online version ever since it came out, and let me tell you, it’s much, much better than it was in 2006, when I had this to say about it. [...]

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Condensed knowledge for 2008-03-26

iPhone Accessories - The My Touch keys turns you iPhone into a tactile gadget http://tinyurl.com/38rps4 #
NSA’s Domestic Spying http://tinyurl.com/22r6xq #
USB Gadgets - The Evergreen USB Caterpillar Hub http://tinyurl.com/2q9e66 #
What Happened to Wartime Sacrifice? (Interesting point of view) http://tinyurl.com/2vfqmv #
The most powerful sporting rifle in the world http://tinyurl.com/2zld45 #
JoT 1087, Alternatives to waterboarding. http://tinyurl.com/23rltd #
Starting Over: [...]

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Hot teachers and sex with students

Three more female teachers have been jailed after it was discovered that they had sex with students in Tampa, FL. MSN has a video report on this. Plus, if you do a search on MSN Live, you’ll get plenty of search results summarizing recent news stories about similar events.
What bothers me about these reports is [...]

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Condensed knowledge for 2008-03-25

Will Seagate go to War Over Flash Drives? http://tinyurl.com/3d6u4n #
Survey: 6 in 10 Americans know about the DTV transition http://tinyurl.com/2fr8tu #
Geeky Toys - The RC Mega Mosquito http://tinyurl.com/332rmm #
Sony Preps Net Access Features For Blu-Ray http://tinyurl.com/2jg325 #
Citigroup: Microsoft Likely to Raise Yahoo Bid http://tinyurl.com/2l8er7 #
Take a right at the gun rack (Weird but oddly [...]

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Condensed knowledge for 2008-03-24

Cellular Signal Amplifier http://tinyurl.com/35zrqx #
UKP14,000 TH!NK city electric car ready for showrooms http://tinyurl.com/2nwd9x #
Remote Microscopy - The Cellphone Microscope http://tinyurl.com/2p82fr #
LG’s new Flatron LX206WU Monitor makes multi monitor displays easy http://tinyurl.com/38jsot #
How does the US really rank in broadband access? http://tinyurl.com/2sgfhy #
First… tentative… steps… http://tinyurl.com/37w54s #
Illuminations: 1913 http://tinyurl.com/34f46f #
The Most Useful Web App Ever? [...]

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Condensed knowledge for 2008-03-23

Ford Transit Connect Concept http://tinyurl.com/2ocuml #
Soft, Squeezable, Huggable Phone http://tinyurl.com/23r2mn #
Metamophing Computer Interfaces http://tinyurl.com/257j95 #
Another Touchscreen Phone But Wait, This One Has A Surprise! http://tinyurl.com/yqo8rp #
All Ears: 1943 http://tinyurl.com/287ywt #
Terminal Tip: Safari 3.1 brings true one-window mode http://tinyurl.com/2c5meo #
Breakaway: Headphone Jack Manipulation http://tinyurl.com/343hnt #
Tete-a-Tete: 1922 http://tinyurl.com/2kheo2 #
Fake Steve Jobs goes to town on businesses that [...]

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Happy Easter!

We’re getting ready to have our Easter meal, and Ligia cooked some really delicious pastries. They’re traditional Easter foods in Romania. The first you see below is called Cozonac, and the second is Pasca.

Both are made with pretty much the same ingredients, but their texture and look is quite different, as you can see. The [...]

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Condensed knowledge for 2008-03-22

Stuff White People Like: Blog to Book for $350,000 http://tinyurl.com/256c4z #
Stylish Gadgets - The Prestigio Data Safe II http://tinyurl.com/2r6ojy #
Shanty Town Car Chase http://tinyurl.com/2to5qp #
Friday Squid Blogging: Video of Vampire Squid http://tinyurl.com/228z6b #

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Condensed knowledge for 2008-03-21

Bumpy whale fins set to spark a revolution in aerodynamics http://tinyurl.com/34tpf3 #
Fraud Due to a Credit Card Breach http://tinyurl.com/2pb4y4 #
Maritime Mascots: 1923 http://tinyurl.com/2up26e #
Bring on Carnivale! http://tinyurl.com/3axtmf #
Apple brings back Leopard feature with update, but users report problems http://tinyurl.com/38vwqb #
Stingray strike results in sunbather’s death http://tinyurl.com/yr4fck #
Wacky Airplane Security Idea (VERY moronic idea) http://tinyurl.com/32zrch #
Washington [...]

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Condensed knowledge for 2008-03-20

Totally Geeky - The $14,000 iPod dock doubles as a dining table http://tinyurl.com/2lxd83 #
Geeky Mods - The LED Origami Cube Lamp http://tinyurl.com/2syx3d #
Fun Gadgets - The Condiment Gun http://tinyurl.com/33xw54 #
The Negative Saving Rate and the Age of Easy Credit http://tinyurl.com/2pcxdr #
Ingrid Betancourt Needs Help http://tinyurl.com/2jox2x #
Apple Sends TV “Season Pass” Subscribers Refunds for Programs Lost [...]

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