Almost all websites are, actually. When you visit a site, a little snippet of information about you is sent to that site’s log files. Same for clicking just about any link, be it a website, an ad, or a picture. So what information are you giving up? Your IP Address For most people your IP [...]
Signatune
May 14 10
Thomas Bangalter (of Daft Punk fame) has a great remix of Signatune, a track by another French artist named DJ Mehdi. It’s an awesome song. I could listen to it on repeat and it would just get me more and more amped up. You know how Rocky has Gonna Fly Now? Well, I have Signatune. [...]
I am all that is man
May 2 10
Okay, there’s a wee bit of hyperbole in that title. I still can’t bench my own weight, explain baseball’s infield fly rule, or understand anything that happens under the hood of a car. So I might be a few skills short of getting into the Manly Man Club (where I imagine that Ted Nugent or [...]
Embrace the Previa
April 23 10
Toyota has had a rough year. Weird floormat recalls, crazy accelerator issues, lots of bad press, and now a recall of both the Sienna minivan and the Lexus GX 460 SUV. They need some help, and I think I know the solution. Bring back the Previa! Kid Cudi would be all over the Previa… if [...]
Liverpool devours Ham
April 19 10
Yeah, I know. That title was kind of a gimme, just like today’s game. Liverpool beat West Ham 3-0 on goals from Benayoun, Ngog, and Kyrgiakos (though technically the Greek’s goal was counted as an own goal against the W. Ham keeper). A victory is always nice, but it would be nicer if it mattered. [...]
Free as in Beer
April 16 10
According to the Columbia Tribune, two Columbia city employees are possibly facing criminal charges because they absconded with 50 of the 1500 cases of beer dumped by a local distributor at the city landfill. The beer was past the sell by date, hence the distributor could no longer stock it. One of the employees has [...]
Juggalo Miracles (NSFW)
April 11 10
Insane Clown Posse has a new song called Miracles. And like most ICP songs, it’s a ridiculous obscenity laden tirade. Many of the “miracles” in the song are not actually miracles, just scientific events that Violent J and Shaggy 2 Dope don’t understand. So to help them and their legions of Juggalo followers, Dan O’Brien [...]
P90X
April 8 10
Yesterday was day 17 of P90X, so last night should have been Shoulders, Arms, and Abs. I opted for the alternate workout of driving to Albertsons and buying Soft Batch chocolate chip cookies. Probably not a good sign.
On Privacy
April 4 10
I filled out our Census form today. Several “news” stories I saw about potential privacy implications, or rather about politicians and public figures spreading FUD about those privacy implications, was what reminded me to fill mine out. So is there a hidden government conspiracy to track you and everything about you? Are there giant databases [...]
Eggbeaters
April 3 10
Eggbeaters seem like such a great concept. Very low fat, very little work. You just pour them into the bowl and start scrambling. In practice, though, they taste TERRIBLE. Nothing like real eggs. I tried supplementing with milk, butter, cheese; nothing helped. When I started to consider adding a real egg or two, I realized [...]