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"Murphy was an optimist!"

How is Firefox reading my mind and will it cause cancer?! April 22, 2009 5:04 pm

Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Programming, Software, Technology
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In Firefox’s search box, I typed "Mysql error no. 1130" and almost as fast as I typed the individual letters, the drop down box was recommending potential searches. It does this incredibly accurately and quickly for bizarre terms that under normal circumstances would never be put together. How are they doing this?! Programmaticly I can conjecture at how they’ve pulled this off. It’s a very impressive feature! (particularly if it really is using mind reading)

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Of Grasshoppers April 22, 2009 4:51 pm

Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Of Grasshoppers, Philosophy
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Student: I can’t win for losing!*
Master: At least you’re in the game.

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House Committee Hearing Tomorrow! Your pets are in danger! April 22, 2009 1:01 pm

Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life, Family, Pets
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I almost let this one slip by. Contact your representative today if you love your pets.

Anyone with pet fish, birds, reptiles, or small mammals will be affected by this bill. Any company selling product or services for pet fish, birds, reptiles or small mammals will be affected by this bill. Would you be impacted by "The Nonnative Wildlife Invasion Prevention Act"?

  • Virtually all fish in an aquarium are not native to the United States
  • Most pet birds are species not native to the US
  • Most reptiles kept as pets are not native to the US
  • Hamsters, gerbils, guinea pigs and ferrets are not native to the US

[Source, NoHR666.com]

I think this comment from Facebook sums it up well:

Mandy Kilpatrick at 12:25am April 19
It’s really backwards. They need to work on this. I’m all for protecting native wildlife and plants from harmful imported critters…but every area will have different problem animals. The problem critter that might thrive in Florida more than likely won’t be a problem in Minnesota. This is a ridiculous way of facing the problem. Needs work. Write your reps!

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Nothing to see here – go outside April 22, 2009 11:04 am

Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Cool Sites, Humor, Music, Of Interest, Publishing, Video
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Watch this video and then you’ll have no reason to look at anything else on the Internet for at least 24 hours. So yYou are free to go outside and enjoy this beautiful Earth Day! I’m going to get back to work.

Update: That video quit being amusing the second the person was revealed as a registered sex offender.

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Great Earth Day April 22, 2009 9:28 am

Posted by utterz in : Daily Life, Podcasting
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Beautiful day!

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