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Addictive little game

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Try and move the electron around: http://www.scenta.co.uk/nucleus/ Man, that was fun. Finally beat it…a mere 20 levels.

Way to go Boston!

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Well, they can stop talking about the curse….well, except for the Cubs…

Best World Series Column I’ve read today

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ESPN.com: Page 2 – The next win is for everyone I love the following choice quote: My only pet peeve about having a Boston team in the Finals: When the Boston mayor makes the stupid bet with the other team’s mayor. Drives me crazy. For instance, before the World Series, Mayor Menino of Boston wagered […]

And NetFlix lowers their prices! Oh, I might faint!

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Got an email from NetFlix that they are lowering the price of my subscription…now if only there would be an announcement that they are going to get the hockey season underway, it would be bliss!

Oh, the afternoon keeps getting better!

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Just read on Slashdot that XM has annouced this little beauty. A personal XM receiver with recording capability. Oh my…I wonder how well it would work in my office? Or on the Subway. 🙂 I could see listening to iPod on Subway/Commute, MyFi in office or on walks. Decisions, decisions….next up, convicing my wife I […]

New iPods *and* the start of the next IDEA EAP!

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What a great afternoon! First news from a friend about the new Apple iPods. Looks like they have a cool looking new “U2” edition iPod and the new “Photo” versions that have a color screen and the ability to show photos. Hmm, interesting, but I don’t find myself needing to show off my photo collection […]

I love Slashdot Poll Comments

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Some comments in recent Slashdot Poll regarding when you “got root” that struck me funny: “I rooted your girlfriend’s box and didn’t use a trojan.” A wise professor once said: “You’ll spend the first five years after college trying to become root, and the next 25 years trying to get rid of it.” I swear, […]

So worth it

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Spank the Monkey Personal best is 299 MPH….

Comment Previews

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After Jim’s debacle with not having comment preview, I’ve found a comment preview hack for WordPress. It seems to work decently well, although I want to hack at it to allow for linking back to the blog entry. But it is functional. Enjoy! And sorry Jim…although I love the idea of a “Big Adventure”, I […]

Blast from the past

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Ok, so for a little while, I might write an entry for something in the past, especially if I have some photos of the event. This one is pretty cool. I was in Las Vegas in May earlier this year for the The ServerSide Java Symposium, and while I was there, Maggie and I went […]

Getting Started!

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So I finally found the right combo of Blog software and layout I like (WordPress with the Rubic Style). Sure, there are others that use this layout, but hey, I’m no graphic designer and I like it! I’m going to be blogging about my experiences with Java, OS X, Java on OS X and my […]