"Murphy was an optimist!"
I love the Internet! July 28, 2006 5:44 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Cool Sites, Daily Life, Of Interest, VideoOh.. How did we ever get entertained before the Internet? Why does our government want to screwup such good stuff?
Yes. Video blogging (Ze Frank uses adult language) is in Reality Me’s future.
3commentsCode Monkey has it nailed! July 28, 2006 4:03 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Cool Sites, Daily Life, Humor, Of Interest, PhilosophyCan I thank Barry enough?! Code Monkey by Jonathon Coulton brings it home for the programmers! This is really a great song and Jonathon provides the cords. Now where’s my guitar?
add a commentCan a ripoff machine teach the children? July 28, 2006 1:18 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Cool Sites, Gadgets, Of Interest, Science, Technology, VideoEvery time we see one of those claw games the children jump and down begging to play. I disappoint them explaining that they can’t win. Maybe I am wrong. And maybe they can win in multiple ways. Apparently, they can learn patience, and some science skills as well as a prize.
2commentsToday’s Highlighted Blog July 24, 2006 2:22 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Cool Sites, Of InterestThis blog deserves recognition simply because it is named Poop and Boogies. Aside from that it has an interesting post on how allowing your kids to watch Thomas the Train and The Wiggles will make them mean and gay!
1 comment so farWhen I learned the sign of the beast 666 is really 616… July 18, 2006 3:39 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Cool Sites, Daily Life, Of InterestThis is a must listen! (click that link)
On June 6, 2006 I posted that the Devil’s number has changed. What I really wanted to post was the link to when I personally heard about this the first time. My favorite radio show on NPR right now is undeniably Wait wait don’t tell me.. When I could not find the reference to their show educating that 666 has been changed to 616, I sent an email.
From: Doug McCaughan
Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2006 9:45 AM
To: WaitWait
Subject: Did you have a commentary on 616 and 666?Hello Wait Wait!
Your program is so exceptionally done! I usually catch it in the car and I recall listening not long ago to a reference to 666 and the Wisconsin area code. The speaker mentioned {…}
Am I confusing this with another npr show? If not, do you recall the air date?
Thank you!
Doug McCaughan
Wait Wait fan
I was very pleased to receive a fairly prompt reply.
From: WaitWait
Sent: Friday, June 09, 2006 2:57 PM
To: Doug McCaughan
Subject: RE: Did you have a commentary on 616 and 666?Hi,
That was us! You can listen to the segment explaining everything in our archive — it’s on the “Best of” show that aired on January 7, 2006. The segment is titled “The Wait Wait Show Introduction Debacle.”
Thanks for listening!
EmilyEmily Ecton
Wait, Wait…Don’t Tell Me!
I implore you to take a couple of minutes and listen to The Wait Wait Show Introduction Debacle!
2commentsQuick! Del.icio.us Jacob Lodwick’s page! July 14, 2006 9:57 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Announcements, Contest, Cool Sites, Daily Life, Of InterestAt 3pm today, Jacob Lodwick will randomly award $100 to a person that bookmarked his page on del.icio.us. [Source]
ps. At the time of this posting, 3399 people have him bookmarked. Pretty good odds!
add a commentAnn Coulter wants to revoke women’s voting rights?! July 13, 2006 10:37 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Cool Sites, Of Interest, Touchy SubjectsRead about a man that supports breastfeeding and a woman that compares breastfeeding to urinating in public. But really it is about feminism. See also wikipedia.
2commentsThe 2 second tent July 12, 2006 3:27 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Cool Sites, Gadgets, Of Interest, TechnologyI want a tent that pitches itself when you pitch it in the air.
add a commentToday’s unusual website July 10, 2006 12:19 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Cool Sites, Of InterestSome developers have too much time on their hands. Despite initial appearances, this is work safe.
add a commentFree ebook on depression July 3, 2006 1:15 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Cool Sites, Of InterestWow! Ellen, as noted here, is really talented! (and provides some great information on depression)
add a commentKnow more about your url June 28, 2006 1:23 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Cool Sites, Of Interest, TechnologyTroubleshooting a dns problem? Is your site not coming up? Want to be more standards compliant? Are you setup correctly with your webhost? Who is that anonymous commenter?
These questions can be answered with these three links: AboutURL, DNS Report, and DNS Stuff. Those last two have long been in my arsenal of tricks which have helped me quickly troubleshoot client issues.
add a commentProfiling based on online behavior June 26, 2006 11:21 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Cool Sites, Of InterestMy wife is a male under the age of 18 based on her domain name. But based on a query against her real name, she is a female between the ages of 18 and 24.
I’m a male between the ages of 35-49 based on my name. http://blog.siliconholler.com/ is gender neutral and under 18.
Michael Silence is a female under the age of 18–nice pseudonym for a female writer! KristyK is under 18 and split exactly between male and female. Big Orange Michael is a teenage male. And Barry is a female between 25 and 34. Wow! Did I ever have the wrong impression about you guys! Btw, Google happens to be absolutely written by a woman age 25-34.
I don’t have a lot of confidence in Microsoft’s Demographic Predictor.
12commentsDDR – Dance Dance Revolution June 26, 2006 10:24 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Cool Sites, Of Interest, VideoOk, Now I give the game some respect.
1 comment so farBecause your panty liners and writing materials should coordinate! June 25, 2006 8:56 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Cool Sites, Of InterestIn the category of "not something you see everyday" is Velvet Journal and Pad Collaboration
This is a special collaboration between Becky’s Paper Creations and Go With The Flow.
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This set would be a wonderful gift for a young girl starting her journy to womanhood.
Ok. Let’s review that. "This set would be a wonderful gift for a young girl starting her journy to womanhood." Can you imagine that journal? "omg! The cramps!" and "wtf! I wuz wearing white today. I say white!"
Mrs. Eaves at AtomicTumor says, "Don’t ask me how I came upon this link…" but I want to emphasize exactly where I came upon this link. That’s right! I got it from Mrs. Eaves at AtomicTumor! Just to be clear incase you were asking why I’d be looking for just such a link.
If you are going to get this as a gift for someone, she might enjoy a purse to carry her journal and things in.
add a commentWoot! Wine! June 17, 2006 7:19 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Cool Sites, Of Interest, Politics, Regional Politics (SE), Touchy SubjectsWoot has a new angle, they are selling wine. Yes, you heard correctly, http://wine.woot.com/”>. For connoisseurs of the grape, this could be an excellent way to acquire some fine wine at fine prices.
For those that don’t know, Woot lists 1 product per day at midnight Central time (GMT -6) and sells it until they are out of stock. It might be junk or it might be an iPod $60 cheaper than anywhere else you could find one. Often the great stuff sells out in the first half hour of listing. Last I checked, Woot is affliated with Overstock.com.
What is woot.wine? We were all pretty despondent when we couldn’t work out the logistics for massage.woot.com. We started to question the very idea of spinning off another new dot-woot. But then woot.com offered our Rinfrescante wine and we were positively deluged with inquiries from friends and family pleading for more (of course the cheapskates wanted more – they got it for free). This was enough “market research†for us. We reactivated our wine-industry hookup and wine.woot.com was conceived.
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So every week, wine.woot.com will uncork a sweet new wine deal.
Can I really buy wine on the Internet? Thanks to our esteemed Supreme Court, recent and dramatic changes in how wine can be sold and delivered in the U.S. allow wine.woot.com to bring wine directly from the winery to you.
What states can you ship to?Thanks to stick-in-the-mud buzzkilling state legislators, wine may only be delivered to the following states:* Arizona (expect longer delivery times)
* California
* Colorado
* Connecticut
* District of Columbia
* Florida
* Idaho
* Illinois
* Indiana (expect longer delivery times)
* Iowa
* Louisiana
* Massachusetts (expect longer delivery times)
* Michigan
* Missouri
* Minnesota
* Nebraska
* Nevada
* New Hampshire
* New Jersey (expect longer delivery times)
* New Mexico
* New York
* North Carolina
* North Dakota
* Ohio
* Oregon
* South Carolina
* Texas
* Vermont
* Virginia
* Washington
* West Virginia
* Wisconsin
* WyomingIf your state’s not on the list, no wine for you! Take it up with your state assembly person. We comply with all federal, state, and local laws in providing this wine.
Of course Tennessee is not on the list. We wouldn’t want to lose our reputation as being a bunch of backwards hillbillies. Now whar’s my shine?!
Little sidenote, The Tennessee General Assembly website looks like one of the politicans had his highschool age child build the site. "Pages Created and Maintained by: Legislative Information Services"
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