Archive for April, 2008

Bathing the Cats

see more crazy cat pics This is what is like to bath our cats. That’s why the don’t get a bath to often. The boys are almost this bad in the opposite direction. It’s hard to get them out of the bathtub.

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Treadmill Desk Update

Posts about the “Treadmill Desk” seem to be pretty popular ones, so I thought I would give everyone a little update about it. After first reading about the concept of walking while you work, I decided to give it a go. Instead of going out and building some contraption, I was luck to have a [...]

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Firefox Introduces New Rickroll Protection!

The developers of Firefox, a web browser created by the Mozilla Foundation, have decided to once again rescue the masses from the horrors of the Internet. Having produced top-notch phishing protection, malware identification and other security features unmatched by their competitors they are now introducing the “Rickroll Detection Filter.”read more | digg story

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Slipknot Labamba Cover

Slipknot is a pretty hardcore metal band. This video is a great mashup of them doing Labamba. Since the band is originally from Iowa, you would think someone could have them doing the Interstate 80 song.

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Work Tunes

During my day to day work activities I usually listen to a podcast or watch a movie. When I’m actually head down coding as hard as possible I tend to listen to music. I have an eclectic but very specific play list. Do you have a play list when you are working hard? Does it [...]

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7 ways to be a better developer

Chris Finke’s newest post 7 ways to be a better developer is a look at 7 things you can do to be a successful Firefox extension developer. I can’t agree more with the points he is making. I might also add to list: “8. Grow a thick skin”. If you extension has a lot of [...]

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Replacing the Faucet

Earlier in the week our kitchen faucet started acting up. Last night we decided to go ahead and replace it. I’ve done this lots of times before. It’s not a very hard process and usually takes less than an hour. This time was a little different. I had two little helpers to fetch me tools [...]

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Original Artwork

I’ve wanted some artwork to put up in the office for awhile. Earlier this week, my first pieces of original artwork arrived. I now have them hanging on my office wall. I’ve taken a picture so everyone can see. I’m so proud. The one on the left is from Noah. The one on the right [...]

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Social Media Addiction

m0serious has a great series of rap videos relating to the internet and web 2.0. This one is about social media addiction. I know there are some people in my life that do not actually understand what I do for a living. I work for Propeller a “Social News” website. Since Propeller is a social [...]

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Treadmill Desk

I’m really trying to become conscious about my health and how to get fit and stay fit. I recently ran across a website for a Treadmill Desk that intrigued me. The thought is you walk at a slow pace as you work, less than 1 mile an hour. By going slow the walking doesn’t interfere [...]

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