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Carl Sagan Day - It's tomorrow. Celebrate appropriately, by going out and marveling at the wonders of the universe. Lil Cthulhu - Coming to a Saturday morning near you. Hairless Bears - Are scary looking. Alignment Chart 2 - Another alignment chart, this time with video game characters. Hot Pants - The past is funnier than the present. Dodge Duck - I wonder if this Dodge Viper logo was intentionally made to look like a duck upside down. Twitter Lists - Twitter has instituted a new lists function which is useful for finding people to follow. Put me on your list for a +2 to your geekcred. Filed under Links by Brian - Fri Nov 6, 2009 @ 12:00 AM (Permalink - Discuss)You may remember a couple weeks ago, when I wrote about how I was the "coolest dad ever" by cracking some "that's what she said" jokes while I was driving a carpool of kids to crew practice (if not you can read it here) Last night was the season-ending crew banquet, and each rower received an "award" from the seniors. I didn't see what "award" my daughter received until after the banquet, but it cracked me up.
Thankfully, I made it through last night without my daughter killing me. I'm sleeping with one eye open from now on though. That's all for now. Stay geeky! Filed under Musings by Brian - Thu Nov 5, 2009 @ 10:16 AM (Permalink - Discuss)Chrome Extensions - 15 Chrome extensions including AdBlock Plus. Not that you'd block ads on BBspot, but just in case. Firefox Passes IE - Only IE6 but still. Character Alignment - A graphic showing movie characters depicting chaotic good, lawful good, etc. XKCD Explained - Each comic explained daily. The Pop Stop - A soda pop only shop in LA. Over 500 different brands of soda. No Pepsi. Left 4 Dead 2 - The L4D 2 demo now available to everyone. Kill some zombies. Douchebag Solidarity - They're taking back the word bro. Filed under Links by Brian - Thu Nov 5, 2009 @ 12:00 AM (Permalink - Discuss)I spent most of yesterday afternoon in the airport waiting for our new arrivals. We arrived at noon, twenty minutes after their flight arrived. We knew it would take some time, but we wanted to make sure we were there when they arrived. As people from the Amsterdam flight emerged through the smoked glass sliding doors with the big "Do Not Enter" signs on them, the excitement began to build. An hour later, when no one else was left in the waiting area, the anxiety began to build. A few phone calls later, and we found out from a friend of a friend's father saw our new arrivals on the flight. Now they just had to make it through immigration. A new batch of expectant people began to arrive in the waiting area, as a people emerging from a London flight emerged. An hour later those people were all gone as well, and still no new arrivals for us. Now logistics began to play a part. Our new arrivals brother, due to some cancellations, was able to make it to the airport, so we only brought one minivan. However, as the clock crept past 2 pm he needed to head back to Ann Arbor for work. This would leave us with the task of taking 7 people (hopefully) and the worldly possessions of a family in our one van. I began to calculate how much drag would be created by strapping my son to the luggage rack atop the van. Finally, at 2:35 PM, after 18 hours of flying and 3 hours in immigration, they appeared happy and exhausted pushing three overloaded luggage carts. All anxiety went out the window and we were filled with joy (for the record, it was I who saw them first, no prize for this, just saying). I must say that the density of the minivan exceeded normal operating parameters on the way back to Ann Arbor. The speed bumps in the parking garage earned some new scraps, as well as the bottom of our van. Eventually, we made it home and the suspension breathed a sigh of relief. I hope that we made a good impression for the US of A. By their smiles I think we did all right. Now comes the really fun part. We've got three people who have never been to America. Everything we take for granted will be new to them. All the places nearby where we take people who visit us, will take on an added dimension. We've done it before, and it's a blast. It's like watching excited kids open presents on Christmas morning. Fun times ahead. That's all for now. Stay geeky! Filed under Musings by Brian - Wed Nov 4, 2009 @ 3:25 PM (Permalink - Discuss)A New Ocean - You'll just have to live a long time to see it. Modern Kamasutra - How many of these positions have you been in? Low-Resolution Girl - Pretty sweet Halloween costume. Surfing Invisibly - A tutorial on how to erase any trace of the sites that you surf. Not that you go anywhere that you don't want people to know about. Africa Is Big - A map comparing Africa to some other continents and countries. Whedon Bids - Joss Whedon makes a bid for the Terminator franchise. I sure hope he gets it, though he might have to raise his bid. Don't Look Down - An image from a gondola in China (via Redit) Filed under Links by Brian - Wed Nov 4, 2009 @ 12:00 AM (Permalink - Discuss)Facebook Scams - A Facebook scammer goes over all the techniques to spam and scam on Facebook. You should always be careful about what links you click on, but I don't have to tell you that. Playing Outside - Kids really need to get outside and play. Here's one way to do it. Install Packager - Install your favorite programs in fewer clicks by packaging them all up into one. Handy if you happen to be upgrading an operating system. Less Than Free - Google tells GPS makers to find another business model. Walken Does Poker Face - Christopher Walken does an interpretation of Lady Gaga's Poker Face. Walken is great. CSI Defeated - The unrealistic image enhancement on CSI is finally defeated by math! Water Dropping - Very cool video of water drops falling into water with an explanation of what you're seeing and why it happens. Filed under Links by Brian - Tue Nov 3, 2009 @ 12:00 AM (Permalink - Discuss)For the first time in forever, I was at home and I didn't turn my computer on the entire weekend. I hadn't planned on it, but the weekend turned out to be one thing after another. Mrs. BBspot being off to sunny California, and the impending arrival of new guests created more tasks than the weekend hours allowed. I was able to make sure no emergency emails came through with my Pre, so I wasn't totally disconnected, but being away did help the tendonitis in my wrist (no jokes please). If you want to be my friend on Facebook, and I don't know who you are, please tell me that you're a fan of BBspot or something by way of introduction. Sometimes it's hard to tell if it's a spammer or a legitimate person. Thanks. Not sure if I mentioned this before, but I completely removed iTunes from my system. I gave my 80GB iPod to Mrs. BBspot as she couldn't fit everything she wanted on her 8 GB. I'm now only carrying around my Pre. What with, Pandor, 1000 songs, audiobooks and podcasts jammed on there, I've got plenty to listen to. After trying out DoubleTwist to sync with my Pre, I'm just dragging and dropping files with the Pre as a USB drive. I use Foobar 2000 to create some M3U playlists and I'm all set. I'm sad to report that I didn't use any of my myriad geek costumes for Halloween this year. With all that was going on, I was lucky to even be able to hand out candy this year, so no pics. There's always next year. That's all for now. Stay geeky! Filed under Musings by Brian - Mon Nov 2, 2009 @ 1:18 PM (Permalink - Discuss)To Scale - A flash program that shows the sizes of things from a coffee bean to a carbon atom. Terrifying Foods - Lutefisk is the only one of these that I've eaten. I don't think I'd even try any of the others. Gross. Best Pumpkin Dance - You can't live another minute without seeing this pumpkin head dance. Must be seen to be believed. Facebook Games Analyzed - We're looking at you Farmville. Really, Facebook games are pressing the button to give the rat some food. Hey Jude Flowchart - In chart format the song rivals a song that's just 6 words long. EA Rickrolls Yahtzee - A classic rickrolling through the mail. Post-Apocalypse Photo - A tutorial on making your own post-apocalyptic photoshops, because everyone wants to do that, right? Filed under Links by Brian - Mon Nov 2, 2009 @ 12:00 AM (Permalink - Discuss)The BBvan died yesterday on the way to aikido practice. Fortunately, it died in our neighborhood, so I didn't have far to walk home. This morning I discovered that the Mechanic Fairy hadn't visited, so we have to get it fixed. Looks like it's the fuel pump. Ah, life's little joys. I haven't decided what to be for Halloween yet, but I have a museum of costumes accumulated during the production of The BBook of Geek. It should be easy to throw something together tomorrow. I'm thinking maybe triclops Einstein or Charles Darwin Man. That's all for now. Stay geeky! Filed under Musings by Brian - Fri Oct 30, 2009 @ 11:21 AM (Permalink - Discuss)World-Changing Map - A 500-year-old map that gave name to America and changed how people thought about the world. F-Bomb - A new movie starring Governor Schwarzenegger. Net Neutrality - Life after McCain's bill passes. Wave D & D - Playing D & D on Google Wave. I don't think it gets much geekier than that. Hall of Shame - The EFF creates a copyright complaint Hall of Shame. The recent Ralph Lauren spat with Boing Boing makes the list. L4D Desktop - Customize your desktop to look like Left 4 Dead. (via LifeHacker) Google Music - Google enhances its music search. I'm a bit underwhelmed by their offering. Filed under Links by Brian - Fri Oct 30, 2009 @ 12:00 AM (Permalink - Discuss) Previous 10 >> |
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