July 27, 2006
Enchantment Under the Sea Revisited
This is cool. The dance scene in Back to the Future 1 and 2 synchronized.
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February 24, 2006
Hilarious VW Commercials
Volkswagen always has good commercials, but these parody ads of MTV's "Pimp My Ride" are hilarious.
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September 24, 2005
NORAD
Took a tour of NORAD / Cheyenne Moutain. Very cool. Did not see the Stargate or WOPR.
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August 02, 2005
Fainting Goats
I can't remember the last time I laughed so hard. Fainting Goats (6.2 MB WMV)Posted by Phil at 10:47 PM | Comments (0) | TrackBack
A picture might be worth 2,000 words
If I saw this guy on the street, I would feel compelled to give him some money.
(Via Seth's Blog.)
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May 22, 2005
RMNP
We visited Rocky Mountain National Park over the weekend. Borrowed a friend's Nikon D70 and took some great shots.
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April 22, 2005
Florence pics are up
Posted my pics from Florence last night. They are on my Flickr site, along with the ones from Rome.
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February 04, 2005
Iowa Unwires Rest Stops
I laughed when I read the first line of this article...
Iowa Unwires Rest Stops: "Iowa joins a growing trend of states with large empty stretches: For traffic safety purposes, the more frequently people stop, stretch, and take their eyes off the road, the better. Adding Wi-Fi at rest stops is just one tool in that arsenal, but it's also a nice idea for tourists, truckers, and business travelers. Iowa will equip a total of 40 locations by July; 20 of them by mid-March. A trial set of eight locations had 111,000 access over seven months. Several stops are active on Interstates 35 and 80. Service will be free and operated by I-Spot...."
(Via Wi-Fi Networking News.)
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January 01, 2005
Dog Exercise
Allie has been eating too much dog food recently, so we decided to exercise her in the basement. Allie was not physically harmed in this video, though some mental trauma may have occurred.
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Dog Exercise
Allie has been eating too much dog food recently, so we decided to exercise her in the basement. Allie was not physically harmed in this video, though some mental trauma may have occurred.
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September 23, 2004
Wikipedia Hits Million-Entry Mark
I've tried the Wikipedia a few times. It's amazing what you can find. Give it a shot.
Sir Homer writes "The Wikimedia Foundation announced today the creation of the one millionth article in Wikipedia. Started in January 2001, Wikipedia is currently both the world's largest encyclopedia and fastest-growing, with articles under active development in over 100 languages. Nearly 2,500 new articles are added to Wikipedia each day, along with ten times that number of updates to existing articles. Wikipedia now ranks as one of the ten most popular reference sites on the Internet, according to Alexa.com. It is increasingly used as a resource by students, journalists, and anyone who needs a starting point for research. Wikipedia's rate of growth has continued to increase in recent months, and at its current pace Wikipedia will double in size again by next spring." stevejobsjr writes "Wikipedia needs our help. The Wikipedia project has no ads, and is run completely by volunteers.
From Slashdot.org
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August 27, 2004
Snow in August
As VodkaPundit says "The drought is over." I agree. We have had a very wet summer, and the recent cool weather means snow in higher elevations.
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August 18, 2004
Good One, Iowa
I'm watching the local UPN affiliate here in LA, and a few minutes ago they decide to run something on the Iowa State Fair. Only, instead of talking about the "Mark & Gary chop," they highlight some stupid contest where people are (apparently) pushing porta-potties down the street. But wait, there's more! At the end of the race, someone smears Hershey's syrup all over the seat, and the person has to reach into the toilet to find an ear of corn. WTF?! Yo, Des Moines? Y'all gots problems.
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A Des Moinesian on Survivor 9?!
The names/bios for Survivor 9 (aka Vanuatu, aka "Islands of Fire") were released today, and one is a local! Rory Freeman of Des Moines! Click here to see.
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Announcing: Winnable Solitaire
It's time to unveil a pet project of mine: Winnable Solitaire
This game is very much like the Solitaire program that comes with Windows, with one major difference: Every game is winnable.
The price is $12. A free demo download is available. I expect that the app will work on most Windows PCs.
I am anticipating that some folks will want to know WHY I would do something like this. You'll have to wait for my next MSDN column to get the answer to that question. For now, I will say this:
Winnable Solitaire is a pet project of mine, not a SourceGear product. I developed it for fun, and for the purpose of writing some articles about it. Yes, it is a real product, and yes, I am charging real money for it. However, I remain fully, 100% committed to my current job at SourceGear. This is not a job change for me, nor is it a change in direction for SourceGear.
The rest of the story will [hopefully] make sense when my next MSDN article gets published. I have submitted the article to the editors. It is scheduled for publication in early September.
In the meantime, if you get bored and need something to do, I recommend playing a few games of solitaire. :-)
[Eric.Weblog()]
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July 27, 2004
USRSF - US Redneck Special Forces
The Pentagon announced today the formation of an elite fighting group called the US Redneck Special Forces.
Bubba, Hoss, Cooter, and Boo will be dropped behind enemy lines with the following information:
1. The season opened last weekend.
2. There is no limit.
3. They taste just like chicken.
4. They don't like beer, pickups, country music, or Jesus.
5. Some is queer.
6. They are directly responsible for the death of Dale Earnhardt.
The battle should be over in less than a week.
Also, if you look closely, Michael Moore seems to be part of the group.
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July 06, 2004
Updated AFA Video
The final cut of my video taken at the 2004 Air Force Academy Graduation.
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June 18, 2004
JDAM
JDAM is short for Joint Direct Attack Munition. These are the bombs that are dropped from B52s and other planes while a team of special forces on the ground "paints" a target with a laser.
The JDAM literally steers itself towards the target while it aims for the laser's light.
Imagine you are a bad guy. Perhaps one of the Taliban remnants who still think they have a chance in Afghanistan. You are high in the mountains hiding from the infidel American soldiers. It is time for prayers. Allah has been good. He has provided a small clearing that faces towards Mecca. It is much better than the cave you spent all of yesterday in.
Meanwhile, as you are kneeling to pray, someone is watching you from a mile away and 500 feet above. As he notices everyone else in your group kneel to pray, he instructs the man next to him with the laser to point it at the donkey. This unfortunate beast of burden happens to be carrying a reflective metal box of ammunition...
Fifty thousand feet above, a B52 releases a 2000 pound JDAM. It immediately sees the laser light below and begins to steer itself towards the light as it falls.
Back at the clearing, you are just finishing your prayers when you realize you need to reload your AK-47. The last time you were ambushed you had no ammunition. You walk over to the donkey with the ammunition box on its back, but before you get there...
Something like this happens.
As two members of the Ranger team descend and approach the clearing, all they can see is a huge hole, similar to this one.
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