I decided to download and play with the free version of the Spore Creature Creator. Beware the Slammadon. He likes to head-butt.
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Cell Phone Chargers and Power Savings
“Duh!” [smack] That was the sound of me smacking myself in the forehead for something that is, in hindsight, blatantly obvious. Save energy by unplugging your various AC/DC converters. All of those little black boxes plugged into your walls, plus your computer, Tivo, TV, VCR, stereo, printer, etc. etc., draw little trickles of power while …
Leftovers from Last Evening
It was a great party, but my head is killing me. We had a bunch of people over last night for a “game night” in which we didn’t actually play any games. It is a successful party however if people are too busy shooting the breeze to play the games.
Foo Bolton -or- Michael Fighters
I plugged the Foo Fighters CD “One by One” into my CD Drive, iTunes pops up and look what I find! Apparently Michael Bolton is hacking the internet in order to increase his sales. Thankfully, after changing up the artist name in iTunes I have determined that I am the owner of ZERO Michael Bolton …
I Learn Things
Never let it be said that I don’t learn things in my job. For example: Until today I’d never heard or read the term, “natatorium“.
National Eagle Scout Mafia
The National Eagle Scout Association has apparently hired a collection agency to find all of their long-lost Eagle Scouts. This is the fifth (maybe sixth) one of these cards that I’ve received. Enough already! Leave me ‘lone!
Why TinyURL and URLTea will Kill The Internet
Because I will never go looking for the link if I get something like this Internal Server Error The server encountered an internal error or misconfiguration and was unable to complete your request. Please contact the server administrator, webmaster@urltea.com and inform them of the time the error occurred, and anything you might have done that …
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"This Email is not for you"
I hate getting emails with a signature similar to this one: The information contained in this email and any attachments is confidential and may be subject to copyright or other intellectual property protection. If you are not the intended recipient, you are not authorized to use or disclose this information, and we request that you …
Professors are Evil
Apparently, My Wife is an evil, elitist, america-hating communist. My favorite part of this article is the “Crimes by Professors” section. They couldn’t find anyone denied promotion for stealing reams of paper? Edit 0715: It is to laugh… Were you aware, Peter, that 95% of our schoolteachers are members of a secret Atheist cabal dedicated …
Fixing Education
I’ve surfed some today. Here is one method to encourage attention during class.