"Murphy was an optimist!"
High blood pressure? Let your spouse help! January 26, 2006 1:32 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Sex, Touchy Subjects“…people who had abstained from sex had the highest blood pressure response to stress” so sex does reduce stress!
“The effects are not attributable simply to the short-term relief afforded by orgasm but rather, endure for at least a week,â€
Which in no way implies that it should only be a once a week activity.
add a commentShoot the programmer! January 26, 2006 9:54 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Programming, Software, TechnologyProgrammers that make mouse dependent applications (ie. no keyboard shortcuts) should be shot.
add a commentWhy me?! January 26, 2006 9:36 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily LifeThe day was starting off so well (technically..personally it could improve greatly) and then wham! Just to kill productivity, my mouse flips out and only works in a small portion of my screen. Try to go outside of that and the pointer jumps back to the top of the screen. I reboot and at the WindowsXP user login screen it does the same thing. Guess my day is going to be wasted working on my dev box. At least it works in safe mode so I know its not a hardware issue.
Why does everything have to be such an uphill battle?
add a commentA win for the good guys! Google makes legal tender. January 26, 2006 8:20 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : News, Of InterestGood news for Google, Archive.org and the free world! Google cache is legal!
Google results and movie tickets!
Excellent list of Portable USB software January 26, 2006 8:12 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Of Interest, Software, TechnologyFor people that work between multiple computers (say a home office and a corporate office) or want the security of leaving less of a footprint on a computer, you can install a variety of software packages on a USB drive. Great list!
add a commentThe Fog January 26, 2006 6:01 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Philosophy, PoetryThe game of life is hard to play
I’m going to lose it anyway
The losing card I’ll someday lay
So this is all I have to say
The only way to win is cheat
And lay it down before I’m beat
And to another give a seat
For that’s the only painless feat
What do you use for time tracking? January 26, 2006 5:44 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily LifeI have used Quickbooks Pro’s timer before but mostly I use Allnetic’s Timetracker. I would prefer something decent for my PDA (palmos) but I have strayed from carrying it around and the last time I looked the available time trackers were inadequate. I need something I can wear on my wrist that autosyncs with the nearest computer via bluetooth. That way I can bounce from computer to computer and enter time tracking data from the keyboard (but the device still needs to accept entry from the wrist).
add a commentOf Grasshoppers January 26, 2006 5:10 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Of Grasshoppers, PhilosophyStudent: I want to be doing something else.
Master: Try truly enjoying what you are doing and there will be nothing else.
Countdown! January 25, 2006 8:44 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life, Lost, Of Interest, TV / MoviesLost in 15 minutes!
add a commentOf Grasshoppers January 25, 2006 8:29 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Of Grasshoppers, PhilosophyStudent: What do you see in the mirror?
Master: Truth
Protected: Reflections January 25, 2006 8:27 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life, Philosophy, PoetryA little obvious January 25, 2006 2:29 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : HumorLost’s Biggest Mystery January 25, 2006 11:42 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Lost, Of Interest, TV / MoviesIn February we learn ‘why is Hurley still fat?’ after 50 days on the island!
1 comment so farIn an e-mail, co-creator/executive producer Damon Lindelof and executive producer Carlton Cuse gave this teasing reply:”Hurley’s inability to lose any significant weight, like many other things on the island, is shrouded in mystery. That mystery, however, will be definitively solved during February sweeps… well, as definitively as anything ever gets solved on ‘Lost,’ anyway.”
The right way to do a video blog January 25, 2006 11:26 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Cool Sites, Of InterestKnow thy Amanda! I believe everyone’s introduction to Rocketboom should be the Sept 27, 2005 episode. That’s my personal favorite episode and the day I started watching.
Rocketboom is a three minute daily videoblog based in New York City. We cover and create a wide range of information and commentary from top news stories to quirky internet culture. Agenda includes releasing each new clip at 9am EST, Monday through Friday. With a heavy emphasis on international arts, technology and weblog drama, Rocketboom is presented via online video and widely distributed through RSS.
I give this program a high recommendation! I read in the comments that Amanda Congdon actually interviewed for the partnership position.
In February Amanda will play herself on CSI! She is graced with her own wikipedia entry. Their show went from a 700 person viewership in 2004 to 70,000 in just 10 months! For the true fans, she also has a blog.
1 comment so farLost Theory January 25, 2006 10:41 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Lost, Of Interest, TV / MoviesI didn’t see real spoilers in this theory but it certainly is thought provoking. The author substantiates his theory about the Lost island with information that can be confirmed through Google.
UPDATE: Apparently Digg picked up on this one and the server is temporarily down.
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