I am sorry about the total blogging silence. Just in case you haven’t heard my company has reason to throw a lot of parties this week… so I’ve been in overdrive an unable to blog much.
I will return soon.
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NASA’s Return to Flight
There is an awesome live brodacast happening for today’s Shuttle launch. I’ve been glued to my computer all morning watching all the interesting preperations that have gone into this return to space.
Very cool that NASA is webcasting a high quality video feed of all of this!
A step-by-step guide to charisma
British Scientists claim to have found the secret to that magical quality, charisma, and they say it can be learnt.
A Message to the Terrorists of the World
You stupid sorry little shits.
First you threw us a sucker punch, but when our guard is up you run away like little rats. You sneak outside your sewer grates long enough to cause a stink then hide when you realize you’ve pissed someone off. You didn’t win a war, or even a battle with that stunt you pulled in New York. You hurt people who don’t even know you exist. Why? What could you possibly have thought you were going to prove?
And now your messing with our friends and I’m sick and tired of it. The people in London who were affected by those bombs aren’t who you are angry with. What in the world are you trying to prove?
Any 14 year old with internet access can build a bomb… you certainly can’t be touting any sort of intellectual superiority. And I have to imagine that you understand your little attempts to spread fear only strengthen our resolve to stomp on you on your own soil. We’re not going to run away bacause you threw a rock at us… we’re going to turn back to you and punch you in the face.
So tell us, what’s the damned message? Why are you killing people?
I’ve been taken by the Podcast
Ok so many of you may not know that Apple has released a new version of iTunes and it has integrated Podcast Support. I have not gotten into it at all until now… but I’m going nuts with it. I’ve sat by my computer all day just listening to my new favorite online radio shows.
My favorites:
Tom Cruise is a total nut job
A few days ago when Janey and I were watching TV, We flipped the channel to one of those dramatized documentaries that get hastily thrown together when there is a ‘deeper understanding’ to be had of an issue in the main stream media. I don’t fault all the info channels for doing this, it keeps viewership up to make money for programs I really enjoy like American Chopper.
Anyway, to move my story along a bit this mini-documentary was on Scientology. The only things I really pulled from it was that these folks take vitamins, and go to therapy sessions and call it a religion. they have a fun little machine with two metal bars that a person holds onto to measure tension in their body… it really looked an awful lot like those “How strong a man are you” type machines in old video arcades. The ones that feel like they are pulsing electricity through your hands. I imagine could save on the need to build church buildings since you could have the congregation meet in the local penny arcade.
So aside from my own perceptions of these practices based on pseudo science… what’s it got to do with the post title?
Well Tom Cruise is a very outspoken member of the church of Scientology. So much so that his beliefs have been getting him in a bunch of fights lately.
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How To Deal With Burnout
It’s as if he pulled these words right out of my brain.
… burnout, creative or otherwise, is a common problem, especially for those who work hard and function at a high level. You simply can’t keep working without resting. Burnout happens for a reason.
[thanks to-done]
Disney Online Podcasts
Alright folks, if you are a geek… and moreso, if you are a Disney geek this will be right up your alley. In conjunction with the new version of Apple iTunes that supports podcast subscriptions, Disney has jumped on the bandwagon with Disney Online Podcasts
If you’re not a geek then lets chat for a second:
What is Podcasting?
Podcasting is the latest in on-the-go, on-demand technology. With podcasting, you can listen to radio programs or events whenever and wherever you choose. Podcasts are MP3 audio files that are automatically downloaded to your personal computer, and then transferred to an iPod or other MP3 player using a podcasting application.
What equipment do I need?
The basic requirements for podcasting are a computer (PC or Mac), podcasting software, and an Internet connection. For portability, an iPod or other MP3 player is needed.
How do I get started?
Simply download and install podcasting software onto your computer. Although applications vary, each should provide instructions on how to add podcast feeds to your list. Then, just check for the new podcasts and MP3s of your selected programs that will be on your computer and, if you are set up, on your MP3 player.
Ironic Anagrams
Sometimes I like to play with Anagrams. Thats where you take the letters of a word and try to form other words or phrases from those letters. Since it is a particularly slow morning for me I thought I would mess around with anagrams for Disneyland.
Among the hundred or so I found my favorite was DANDY LINES.
There were many others, one in particular that had an amazing personal sagnificance to me… super strange. Anyway. After I play with the letters a bit I check myself here to see how I did.
Problems with IE
It looks as if Internet Explorer on Windows is mangling what I thought was a completely straightforward design. Since I’ve retired my windows PC at home, I have to wait to get to work to test it.
It looks like I will have to do some tweaking tonight on this new layout. so if you are on Internet Explorer for windows… sorry. I will work on it. In the meantime you might consider a better browser. (only my opinion of course)
Update: I think I have solved the problems IE was causing… well, I’ve at least hacked things up on this end enough that it will display alright. Not perfect, but it’ll do.