March 2011
2 posts
February 2011
9 posts
PBS Goes to Capital Hill
A lot of the proposed republican budget cuts go after items that don’t directly impact their constituents like PBS funding, or National Endowment of the Arts. While some of their cuts I do agree with like cutting the IRS, but in the end it’s more message than substance. If you really want to attack the deficit then you’re going to have to cut stuff rich people like as well – i.e. corporate tax...
iPhone GPS
One thing I didn’t want to let go of on Android when I switched back to the Verizon iPhone was the turn by turn in Google Maps. Then I downloaded Motion X GPS for like a buck. It has got so much better since I had my 3G, and in many ways I like it more than the google nav in Android.
If you have an iPhone - get this ….NOW
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/motionx-gps/id299949744?mt=8
June 2009
4 posts
Killing Live Mail Ads
I wish the ads on hotmail or live mail were more like google - Text links and not intrusive banner ads for sexy singles. So there are several posts on the web for killing these such as seperate software or updating your hosts files, but the easiest by far is to add the following sites to your Restricted Sites in the IE settings:
http://ads1.msn.com
http://rad.msn.com
Bye bye ads
April 2008
1 post
Today in History
John Adams was sworn in as the first vice president of the United States.
March 2008
1 post
“For we have a choice in this country. We can accept a politics that breeds...”
– Barack Obama
August 2007
3 posts
Today in History
1492: Christopher Columbus set sail from Palos, Spain, on a voyage that would take him to the present-day Americas.
“I am not a member of any organized party - I am a Democrat”
– Will Rodgers
Spying On Redcoats? 1776 Sub In NYC Harbor,... →
July 2007
19 posts
Today in History
1890: Artist Vincent van Gogh died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound in Auvers, France, at age 37.
The US War in Iraq | xtimeline →
ah web 2.0….is there anything it can’t do?
Today in History
1925: the ''monkey trial'' ended in Dayton, Tenn., with John T. Scopes convicted of violating state law for teaching Darwin's theory of evolution. (The conviction was later overturned.)
Discovery Channel :: News - Earth :: Melting... →
“Come you masters of war You that build all the guns You that build the death...”
– Bob Dylan
Today in History
1798: Congress passed the Sedition Act, making it a federal crime to publish false, scandalous or malicious writing about the U.S. government.
Church and State
Many conservative Christians state that we are “A Christian Nation” , and therefore Christianity should be favored in all aspects of society. In reality we are a nation founded by Christians, which is an entirely different statement that we are a Christian nation. Our founding fathers understood religious diversity because at the time the different faiths ( while mostly Christian)...
“Thanks to TV and for the convenience of TV, you can only be one of two kinds of...”
– Kurt Vonnegut
“If Tyranny and Oppression come to this land, it will be in the guise of fighting...”
– James Madison
Today in History
1997: Scientists in London said DNA from a Neanderthal skeleton supported a theory that humans descended from an "African Eve" 100,000 to 200,000 years ago.
Today in History
1776: The Declaration of Independence was read aloud to Gen. George Washington's troops in New York.
Today in History
1776: Col. John Nixon gave the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence to a crowd gathered at Independence Square in Philadelphia.
Mount Everest Ravaged by Warming? →
“I will not withdraw, even if Laura and Barney are the only ones supporting me.”
– George w. Bush talking about Iraq (as quoted by Bob Woodward)
Today in History
1935: Baseball's first All-Star game was held at Chicago's Comiskey Park. The American League beat the National League 4-2.
Today in History
America's independence was actually declared by the Continental Congress on July 2, 1776. The night of the second the Pennsylvania Evening Post published the statement: "This day the Continental Congress declared the United Colonies Free and Independent States."
Today in History
The Battle of Gettysburg began on July 1, 1863. Emboldened by his victory at Chancellorsville, Confederate General Robert E. Lee had decided to invade the North. In September of the previous year, he had ventured north into Maryland where, at Antietam, the bloodiest day of the war occurred. Although the battle was a draw, Lee's invasion was turned back, but the next summer he made another foray northward.
The New Hotness
It almost pains me to say it, being the Microsoft zealot that I am, I definitely want an iPhone. It is the prettiest device to come out in a long time which is no surprise from Apple….and that is what it really boils down to - UI. User Interface is what makes the iPhone plain and simple. Even knowing that if I had one I couldn’t replace my smart phone because the corporate aspect of...
June 2007
4 posts
Today in History
1986: The Supreme Court rules in Bowers v. Hardwick that states can outlaw homosexual acts between consenting adults.
“Any people that would give up liberty for a little temporary safety...”
– Benjamin Franklin
The Assault on Reason - by Al Gore →
This is a link to the audio book on audible. I just joined audible and I am hooked. There’s nothing like getting smarter on your commute to work.