After work hott spots

(Dee S. Nutts # 2)

Nice one.

second view

Quick tips

So I don't know why, but you might have more than one Gmail account that you want to check. I know its a pain in the butt to sign out, sign in, check, sign out and sign in again. I don't like doing it. Well here's a little trick, assuming you use firefox and have ieview installed. While you're in your gmail account use ieview and it'll open up the Gmail login screen. If you opt for the remember me on this computer box, next time you'll just go to the other account's inbox. All without messing with your primary login. There ya go, eat it up.

So you woke up in the gutter again

Never fear! Now you can find your car the next morning no matter how much debauchery you got yourself up to lastnight. Guidepoint systems is rolling out a consumer tracking system that runs off Cingular's coverage network and GPS satellites. Once you layout for it you'll be able to track your car, unlock the doors, start the engine and honk the horn all from your cell phone. I can't wait till they add 'steer' to that list of features. Just think how badass driving your car to come get you would be... oh yeah. One caution though - if you're planning on needing to find your car using this, don't lose your phone too.

Lunchtime Hott Spots

(Dee S. Nutts #1)

You can't tell but that says turbo on the back there.
He drove it like one.
Hott.

Update
Ok, just to be clear: take pictures of the hott cars you see and send em on in. You know MMS, email, IM, Hello, whatever. I'll put your pseudonym on the pic and everyone can see how cool you are. After a while we can have a vote of who's got the nicest hott spot. (that sounds kinda dirty) For those of you new to the sport of hott spotting: Hott cars are usually three or four times more expensive than the car you're in and you turn around backwards in the seat to see them after they've passed. Mustangs never count. Also: Please don't crash your car trying to take pictures while you drive. Also: Please don't submit pictures of hott cars you might happen to own, those don't count.

Don't turn around. There might be a McDonald's.

Holy crap there's a lot of those places. Google Maps Mania lists a site today that catologues all the big 4 fast food restaurants in the nation (excl Alaska). Pretty scary if you ask me.

Commute hott spots

(tgbtgbtg)

I knew I was money

My blog is worth $1,693.62.
How much is your blog worth?

Course I'd prolly be more money if I wasn't a Blogger subsidiary.

Well, I got CAPTCHA'd

I read about splogs a little while ago and Google's (and subsequently Blogger's) fight against them. It all makes quite a lot of sense especially considering what I now know about Google bombing too. Yesterday I read about Blogger's new defense against mindless drivel. (Actual mindless drivel, like machine created. I know you think some of this stuff is fairly mindless but hey, I can pass the test. So there!) The deal is that you have to authenticate yourself as a person and not a splog creator, much the same as a commenter must distinguish himself from a comment spammer. I hope this doesn't continue this way, the method I originally imagined was a detection that would identify probable splogs and then CAPTCHA them. If I have to authenticate myself every time I post I dunno if I can keep up this volume of genius. I'm pretty sure that's why the comment traffic has dropped off lately; you guys are tired of bein CAPTCHA'd. So interestingly enough I was playing with go.blogger.com a bit yesterday (some of you may have noticed) which is sposed to make it easier than ever to post, even while on the go. Streamlining one input method while obfuscating another doesn't really seem too consistent.
Update
What, we can't think of a new word for neologism? Come on, we shorten everything! That's like not having an abbr. for abbr.(acronym and abbr server)

Cease and make fun of me another way.

Didn't anyone in the white house ever go to grade school? The way to get someone to stop making fun of you isn't to run crying to your parents or teacher. Its to stop doing stupid things that are easily made fun of. Either that or make fun of yourself before anyone else gets a chance. Well, they didn't do that. The powers were very concerned that The Onion's use of the white house seal might convey approval and as such served a cease and desist order to the online prankster. Have they ever read The Onion? Every freaking word on the page is a lie.White house cease and desist
Also read LawGeek. I think I like that guy.

A step closer

So I'm not sure that humanity will ever fulfill my conception of convergence. Admittedly it would be bad for competition, since it would be the ultimate product. Just think of it like a car; if a car company made the perfect car, it'd be very hard for anyone to compete with them. Anyway, peep these bluetooth headphones from Motorola. Pretty sweet, huh? I mean there's no scale so they might be huge and toolish, but I think we're getting on the right track here. Now if only my iPod had BLUETOOTH. Luckily Amazon has heard of them, but unfortunately they're not selling them yet.

Wires are so 1988

So check this out. Its a 5.0 MP camera from Canon, the SD430. Looks like a 3x optical zoom, USB 2.0 and all the other standard stuff you'd expect. Here's the seller: its got WiFi. (its only 802.11b, but hey) Of course I want the pictures off the camera and on the computer and I would love it if that was done automatically as soon as the camera was close enough. I really hope this is actually what it sounds like and not some underperforming implementation of a great idea. Also, can anyone tell me why camera companies are working so hard on being able to print straight from the camera without using a computer? Here's Canon's site on the SD430 WiFi Camera.

Small car? Large mess.

I pull up behind this truck and drive in my normal fashion until i realize that the heap of metal that used to be a car and is now tossed on the back is not tied to anything. Needless to say this made me a tad wary of tailgating; as the threat of being crushed by a ball of metal normally does.

Discovery: Socks Keep the Heat In!

Wow it was dark and cold and wet this morning. However my atypical decision to wear socks this morning is one that currently has me nice and toasty. Mmmm....Toasty. (No I'm not receiving any corporate incentives. Yet. A nod's as good as a wink to a blind bat.) Anyway, it seems like I could make some badass socks if I were to apply myself. But honestly I probably won't, cause once you get past the novelty of making your own socks you'll realize... that you're making your own socks.

What did I say?

So when you sell 83,000 phones a week you might think you're doing alright. Keep in mind that the RAZR has been selling like half a mil a week. So 'alright' is marginal. Now factor in that ROKR phones are six times more likely to be returned than other wireless phones. SIX times. What does that say to you? To me it smacks of "ok idea, terrible design!" Hahaha. Ha. Have I told you how I hate those commercials with the people dancing around holding this phone? And its so convenient to answer. If I were to walk around holding my phone all day like that it would be just as convenient; not at all. Anyway the company is saying:

"People were looking for an iPod and that's not what it is. We may have missed the marketing message there."

And that its unfair to compare the phone to an iPod. So maybe its not the marketing people's fault for not communicating that this thing isn't an iPod, but the designer's fault for not making it an iPod. Oh, I don't care. I don't want to hear any more about this.
Just in case you do.
When i was pissed off
When i was unimpressed

Ah family values.

Perhaps the Parent's Television Council was mislead by the lyrics of the Family Guy song and were subsequently shocked by its content. They decided to put it on their 'least family friendly programs' list, which I don't disagree with. But their claims that its packaged as a family show are just unbelievable. Look morons, just cause a show is a cartoon doesn't mean its targeted at families. Joining Peter, Stewie, and Quagmire on the list are Arrested Development, and that 70's show. Apparently the group thinks that these shows are aired too early, while children aren't yet in bed. Great, you can make your little lists but don't try to tell me these are bad shows. Popular outcry brought back Family Guy, I can't say that about any of the programming on your 'Shows that make you want to smash your TV on the porch and light the pieces on fire' list. Uh, I mean the approved list. Don't even think of lobbying to restrict TV shows so that the government shelters your brats instead of having to do it yourself. Actually, maybe this will help the shows' ratings.

Arrested Development is designed to offend. Episodes regularly contain scripted bleeps. This enables the writers to use language, including "f**k" and "s**t," network censors would never allow. Arrested Development also employs some of the most outrageous double-entendres ever to find their way into prime-time.

Oh baby, I can't WAIT for the next episode.
E! online article
Whiney Bitches Council
Wiki

C4... as in explosive?

I don't normally enjoy the 'brake' section of a car review so much, but this is just entertaining.

Batten down the hatches boys. When you press the C4's middle pedal anything that isn'’t welded to the car is going flying. Never in the course of automotive history has so much mass de-accelerated with such violence and self-assurance. Ceramic anchors are an expensive [and colorful] option, but the standard fit stoppers are more than strong enough for us to recommend that drivers with glasses should wear a Croakie and cinch that sucker tight.

The rest of the three part review is, of course, glowing and enjoyable. I also think the warning about the Carrera wagon is probably very accurate. (I'm talking 'wagon' as in band, not station here.) That's pretty much the only reason for not getting this car. You know, that, and the 90 grand I don't have.
Part One. Part Two. Part Three.

I say jump.

In case any of you were wondering what rapid development meant last week, here's a taste. I check my Goowy account this morning and now you can drag the widgets around on your virtual desktop. Visible differences in the application overnight. Also I checked my mail and there was a thoughtful email written in response that addressed each of my suggestions (10) from Friday. Some things are already on the project list and others they're placing on the feature request list. This thing is gonna get really cool.

Continuing today's nerdity

Alright, you won't get most of this unless you've had specific training. I think its great though. Check out the stylez of "Monzy" with 'so much drama in the PhD'. You just can't beat some of those lyrics.(thanks, source)

hmmm... that looks a little Goowy

So this is interesting. Its called Goowy(like GUI) and its a flash based suite. Email, calendar, news, games. All nicely put together in a cool interface. They're still in beta; rapid development even. So if you have suggestions they're more than likely to implement them (unless you're an idiot). Its really easy to sign up for and you get another 2 gigs of email storage. If you're like me you should just go claim your favorite screen name before someone else snags it. You know, just in case this thing hits the big time. I'm not saying that this'll replace my gmail account (the mail organization isn't quite as smooth yet) but its a very cool implementation of the Office replacement web app. Oh, and when you make an appointment and supply attendees it emails them for you. (I imagine if they had goowy accounts they'd have the appointment also added to their calendars, or at least I'd suggest that if not) Importing your contacts from gmail is simple too since you can export contacts for outlook now. Anyway, check it out if you've got some time. That's all. Get lost.

There's no such thing as a non sequitur on this site

I do watch a lot of Arrested Development.

Dammit dammit dammit.

Why are upgrades never worth it? First Flash breaks my adblock and now I've installed the new version of iTunes. I held off for a long while, I don't even know why, I just didn't want it. Now I do know why. Remember JHymn? Yeah, that thing was awesome. Notice I said was. The geniuses at Apple decided to change the protocol so that the DRM unlock scheme won't function any more. Great guys. People were buying things they didn't want and changing them into things they did want. What happens when they can't change what you're selling into a desirable product? Do they stop buying it? I know what you're thinking "just go back to iTunes 5 silly". Well yeah, except that I got rid of my 5 install file and I hear that once you make a purchase with 6 you can't go back (which is in itself sketchy). So anyway, I guess I'll just sit around and wait for the JHymn boys to reverse engineer the new system and revise the program. They will. You hear that apple? We don't want it and we're gonna break it anyway, stop trying.

Look, the people you are after are the people you depend on. We cook your meals, we drive your ambulances. We connect your calls, we guard you while you sleep. Do not... fuck with us.

Oh, and the iTMS is running slow as balls. Why don't you get all up on that?

I'll TAKE it!

I don't care if it does look like I'm driving around in a big ass hotdog bun. Well, I normally would, but for 69 miles per gallon with 0-62 in 6.3 seconds I'd drive something that looked like a new beetle. Read the EcoRacer Concept from VW at Jalopnik for more and some pics. Hey, maybe I could just get a big Oscar Mayer decal and call it the Weiner2.

Where's my obscene frisbee?

Well, my order of 'irregular' discs came in this morning. I picked the option to not filter out any potentially vulgar or child-upsetting discs. I was disheartened to find no such frisbee in the box. They're mostly for websites and charitable organizations. (Why can't I get involved with one of those kickass non-profits that knows what a real frisbee is and doesn't try and pass off those pieplate pieces of crap?) I'd also like to note that a box of ten is not very impressive when you're used to seeing a few boxes containing hundreds of bees lying around your house.

homestarrunner.net... its dot com.

You know what I'm talkin 'bout. Its been off for a while, and they promise that its gonna come back, but I'm begining to loose lose faith. meh, whatever. I've got another source. Du du du da: hrwiki.org. Check out the floppy disk page. Oh man I want to play Odell Lake again. Someone work on that.

Would you care for a... baked bean sandwich?

Read that with a French accent, it sounds way classier. I know I can make more than a baked bean sandwich right now, but sometimes I really don't feel like going shopping but I really need something to eat. Luckily we have "CookingByNumbers" to let us know the possibilities. Its a pretty neat idea; you tell them what you have, and they tell you what you can make. I'd say the actual ingredient list is a little limited, but hey, this ain't targeted at gourmets anyway. There is definitely a difference between 'beef' and 'steak' though. I don't normally find myself cooking up some ground beef and eating it straight.

Traffic light derby

So I pulled up to a red light yesterday and waited my turn; like ya do. I did actually notice the beat to shit Tercel in the right only lane next to me. Mostly because it was beat to shit with at least one window smashed and covered by an opaque trashbag. The muffler was oscillating wildly as the car idled at the light; some sort of liquid dripped from the pipe (even though our cars rested at a slight downhill angle). Without getting any more descriptive the car was a p.o.s. I don't really remember anything about the driver himself, but I did wonder why he wasn't turning right on red (since the traffic to our right had a green light and I assume a left turn arrow. So I continued to wait. The cycle changed and our light remained red. It was now the traffic on the left's turn to proceed. However just before any of the cars could make it fully into the intersection, the little red crapwagon bolted. I almost couldn't believe my eyes. Had he found some magical loophole by which one can turn left across four lanes and opposing traffic? No, he was a moron. Take a look at the mock up for further explication. Please excuse the crudity of this model, I didn't have time to build it to scale or to paint it.

MMMMhhhhmmm...

So I caught a rare glimpse of the news yesterday as I was waiting for the simpsons to start. The clip I saw was Condi Rice saying that the great thing about the vote in Iraq is that no matter what happens "Democracy will be served." If they vote yes "Democracy will be served", if they vote no "Democracy will be served." I turned on the tv this morning and it seems as though massive voter fraud is all part of the Bush administration's definition of Democracy. But we knew that. Course those allegations that the US military blew up (bugmenot) towns that would have voted unfavorably are new ones. Whether its true or not I think I've come up with a new slogan for the Bushies: "Pushing the bounds of what you never thought possible." See? Its not obvious that we're talking about atrocities and personal violations, it could be in reference to all the awesome things they've done. Like that badass easter egg roll in 2002,keeping us safe from those dangerous Canadian Drugs, or maybe the government sponsored faith based initiative. Dy-no-mite!

Learn to write.

Here's the trick: write with your shoulder, not your fingers. At least that's what I gleaned from my readthrough of the handwriting tips at 'Paperpenalia' today. I kinda feel like this is gonna take a lot of work. Especially since I don't really write things aside from the occasional mailing information or birthday note. I also think that using this freakish way of holding a pen immediately makes my writing look less childish, if not less messy. I'm also less likely to use my fingers with that method; the only downside being that I look like a freak who's never held a writing implement before.

Bond... James B- what the fuck?

Alrighty here's the news. You know that the next Bond film will be 'Casino Royale' in homage of the first Bond. Now you also know who Bond will be. They've selected Daniel Craig to play the timeless role that's out-played so many actors. There's a teaser at the Sony website about it. I didn't know that it was Sony making the film. Yes its sad to read news from E! online. But it makes sense, I've always thought that 'Never say never again' had a distinct 'Thunderball' feel to it. And I did know that it wasn't an MGM production; they made 'Octopussy' that year.

Anyway, its Sony. And there's a teaser. But there's also a catch: it requires Flash 8 to view it. Says Gadgetopia:

This is the first site I think I'’ve seen that requires Flash 8. I just checked my Mint stats; only 17% of Gadgetopia visitors have Flash 8 installed, and we're the geeky ones.

So? No big deal, just go install the new version. Right? Wrong. At least for firefox users. I'm not sure if this is accidental on Macromedia's part but the new flash doesn't display ANY content if you have adblock installed on your browser. And you should have adblock installed on your browser. So you have the nasty choice of un-installing adblock, going back to flash 7, or doing with out any wonderful flash content. Bollox. Here's another bonus: Macromedia isn't hosting flash 7 installs for windows any more. So I'm adfull and feeling a little exposed right now. Anyone have an old flash install file laying around? I'll take anything between 5 and 7. (Oh also does anyone have 'Thunderball' or 'Live and let die' on DVD they don't want?)

But don't let all of this deter you from seeing the teaser, just go on over and use your IEview tool and only install flash 8 in IE (since you don't use it anyway).

Whew. So there's all that. Hope you got it. Click me!


Update
Ok, so if you go into your adblock settings and uncheck "Obj-tabs" the extension will not freak out with Flash 8. An OK workaround and the 'adblock' tabs just don't show on swf objects.

Best 'Teen Girl Squad' ever.

You know the TGS. (if not, here) Honestly, I've never been about them. They were mildly amusing when first introduced, but don't really have the depth of character to take on the number of fe