Archive for the 'Hot Tips' Category
Tuesday, January 1st, 2008
If you’ve ever tried copying and pasting a multi-line address into Google Maps just to realize that an input box will only take one line at a time—meaning that you have to copy and paste each line individually—there’s a simple Firefox tweak that will solve this problem:
Type “about:config” in the location bar. In the “Filter” [...]
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Wednesday, October 31st, 2007
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Tuesday, July 31st, 2007
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Friday, January 26th, 2007
I’ve talked about wanting this for a while. It’s essential to have all your Firefox’n backed up and movable from computer to computer.
Finally I found a tool that will let me do it!
Firefox Extension Backup Extension (FEBE) | Firefox Add-ons | Mozilla Corporation
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Monday, October 23rd, 2006
Because we all know there is nothing to do up in NYC. It’s a really boring place.
But since all New Yorker have tons of extra cash lying around because the rent is so low, here’s a great way to burn all that money…
the WFMU record and CD fair.
Nov. 3rd to 5th.
Link: WFMU Record + CD [...]
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Monday, September 25th, 2006
I know Parrot needs cable to keep checking if anything exploded today. That’s where this handy map comes in. All the latest morbid news and shocking possibilities from around the world.
I see that a bird tested positive for west nile just near us.
joy!
Link: RSOE HAVARIA Emergency and Disaster Information Service
BONUS: check out this [...]
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Thursday, August 17th, 2006
Supersoaker Flamethrower!
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Tuesday, April 25th, 2006
Sacred Love Versus Profane LoveGiovanni Baglione
I bet the scientists had fun discovering this new aphrodisiac, code named PT-141, a spray that increases sexual desire.
but the real news flash: it works for women too!Now the ladies can be turned on like a light switch which just may bring world peace between the sexes!
In the wake [...]
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Sunday, March 19th, 2006
Xenu, ruler of the “Galactic Confederacy”
Don’t forget to watch this episode of South Park(and tell all your friends) that Tom Cruise has had removed from American television. It’s still available on the internet:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=SSj9gc36Bw8&search=scientology
Also: download it(or any other web video) by using this useful web page:http://javimoya.com/blog/youtube_en.php
Posted in Comedy, Crazy Whacked Out Theories, Duh!, Hot Tips, Interesting, Philosophy, Politics, Scary, Stupid, Useful, sociology?, x | 1 Comment »
Thursday, March 16th, 2006
So, ABC news has a serious article about ‘possibly’ finding Noah’s ark. The only problem is, after you read the article, they haven’t actually, physically marched to the top of the mountain and there are no real plans to do so and no factual verification of anything. You might sometimes wonder how so many assholes [...]
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Wednesday, March 15th, 2006
I checked out this program, SketchUp, a while back, and it looked pretty cool.
But now google has bought it, and they released a free plugin to make 3d models for google earth.
Cool stuff.
link: Official Google Blog: A new home for @Last Software
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Saturday, March 4th, 2006
Public Service Message of the day:
This blog post comments on a different tricks for dealing with old style spam. i.e. Telemarketers and Junk Mail. One trick he mentions I’ve already been doing for a while, sending back the empty pre-paid postage envelopes to the credit card companies. But he took it one step further, sending [...]
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Monday, February 20th, 2006
Ole Bushie and Pals are trying to sell off public lands in Montana, amoung other places… while giving away 7 billion dollars to the oil industry, and making promises to give away an estimated $35 billion over the next few years….
so obviously this is making some people upset…
So how does the internet and [...]
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Monday, February 20th, 2006
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Tuesday, February 14th, 2006
Now that i’ve found the island market, i’ve got a business model for buying my own island. Just rediscover Jesus and Blood and whipping up fundamentalists into a frenzy.
CHA-CHING !!
Well, maybe i’ll go the Road Warrior route first. It will be good training for living on my island after the oil supplies run out.
And [...]
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Friday, February 3rd, 2006
This has always been a dream of mine. To buy my own island. Of course, you’d have to be so stinking rich that you could buy your own supply ship to bring all the comforts of home to you. But hey! Tonga islands are going cheap for $28k - $41k.
This points to one of my [...]
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Thursday, January 26th, 2006
This new Firefox extension is like getting a whole new browser. I highly recommend it:https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?id=1942&application=firefox
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Sunday, January 22nd, 2006
I yanked this from TMW blog(subsequently from BobHarris.com):
So that will all be superfun if Team Chimpy gets their next spying wish.
But today, I entered the complete text of the Fourth Amendment –
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, [...]
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Thursday, January 19th, 2006
Here’s my favorite place to get desktop images:
http://mandolux.com/
They usually have the right contrast for you to still be able to differentiate the desktop icons.
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Wednesday, January 18th, 2006
Did anybody else waste their evening watching this stuff? The blogosphere is all about Barrymore boobs today:
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