Plugin Performance Profiler – HT @mwender. This is a good one! English Pronunciation – The next poem will be on conjugation. California, There It Went – California, Rest In Peace. That could make a catchy tune. Orientation to Android Training – On the late night to-do list 10 Myths about Introverts – INTJs unite! Shakespeare Takes Center Stage In The Digital Age – I once wrote a paper asserting that Read More ...
What If Middle-Class Jobs Disappear? – Some stuff to think about regarding your kids’ education. What will the world be like for the next two generations? Chinese TV Host Says Regime Nearly Bankrupt - Not good. Netflix’s New Tablet UI Does Not Solve Its Search Problems – Agree with this. When I have a movie selected, I should have options to search for more based on actors, directors, and community likes. Read More ...
Apple to Make Remote Obsolete? – Because sitting on your ass staring at a screen just isn’t easy enough yet. For some people, the only exercise they get is lifting sofa cushions to look for the remote. How to Get a Personalized Financial Plan Without Spending a Fortune – Awesome idea, but not sure if I like the idea of giving up the personal attention. Then again, I don’t like Read More ...
Long Distance Half-Steppers - “Self-knowledge is a bitch.” I have been all of these people at one point or another, and I’ve definitely run with all of them. There are more I could add to the list too! Desmos Graphing Calculator – I am in nerd heaven. I can’t wait to play with this gadget. I can’t wait until my kids are learning higher math and we can do this Read More ...
Make your secondary Google Voice number permanent – Perfect solution for a a reasonable price. I don’t want to give up my old number for old contacts, but only give out my Google Voice number for new contacts. The 5 Switches of Manliness: Challenge – Part II of this series. Dead on so far. Texas movie theater makes an example (and a PSA) of a texter – Awsum. This should Read More ...
I’ve been crazy busy with work for the past few weeks, and a lot has happened. Obviously, I haven’t been reading very much, but here’s a small sample. An Outsider’s Guide to a Triathlon – Love Todd’s approach. Justice is Not an Excuse for Jubilation – Pretty much how I feel about it all. Gas Pump Activism – This. Is. Awsum. Surprise! Woman finds 7-foot gator in bathroom – Had Read More ...
Here’s another mind dump of thoughts on a few of the link worthy things I’ve read lately…enjoy! Now you can buy a Kindle for $114! The gotcha here is that you have to be willing to look at ads and special offers. Still, I’m glad to see the price coming down one way or another. I still think the magic price for this device is $99. At least, that’s the Read More ...
Some WordPress 3.1 Themes That Take Advantage of Post Formats – Lots of good ideas here. Make Tumblr Out Of WordPress 3.1 – If you recently upgraded to 3.1 and want to take advantage of the post formats, here's a great tutorial. Moms Know What Ben Bernanke Doesn’t: Inflation Is Here – Not only is it here, it's more aggressive than is being reported. At least that's what trusted moms Read More ...
10 Things We Learned in 2010 – Thanks to Mr. Dave Ramsey, I learned these things in the early 1990s. Almost 20 years ahead of the curve! Matters not…most people will forget this stuff in 5 or 6 years. Track flight prices and check for airline refunds – Who was I talking to about doing something like this a while back? Oh yeah…emailing this to him immediately. Will 2011 See Read More ...
8 Tools For Easily Creating a Mobile Version of Your Website – Yet another reason I'm such a huge WordPress fan. With WordPress, you can do it with just a plugin. I've been doing it at www.scottadcox.com for a while now. DSO Nano V2.0 – Pocket Sized Digital Storage Oscilloscope – Back in my day, we had to record the cable signal on a vcr tape and bring it to Read More ...
Death Taxes and Life Insurance – A principled argument against the death tax. Delaying Tax Vote Could Crash Stock Market – No duh. Can’t believe someone was able to write an entire article on this obvious conclusion. Though it was nice to get a firm date on it. Don’t see a logical reason it would drop below 5%, but markets aren’t logical in the short term. Higher IQ Scores Found Read More ...
Ironman – The Inner Revolt and Busting Out – I think there’s even more to this. Part of it is convincing yourself that you are as tough as you’ve convinced everyone else you are. An Even Tougher Deficit Plan – Sounds good to me, except for the VAT Dr. Drew on Obamacare: ‘You will see a massive flight of physicians from the field’ – But he only plays a doctor Read More ...
The newly announced monetization of debt…ERRRRR…devaluation of the currency…ERRRRR…quantitative easing announced by the Federal Reserve on Wednesday has many Americans confused and baffled. What does this really mean for us? After all “facts and science and argument does [sic] not seem to be winning the day” with the collection of hilljacks that is the American people. Maybe what we really need is an easy to understand analogy to explain in Read More ...
Top 5 things to HATE about Marathon Runners -Ha! Best list since “Stuff White People Like”. I made every annoying thing on this list! Amusing Ourselves to Death – Awsum. Higher education bubble poised to burst – "The people running America's colleges and universities have long thought they were exempt from the laws of supply and demand and unaffected by the business cycle. Turns out that's wrong." Market: Over 12 Read More ...
My buddy IB Del.icio.us’d this for me…a good read (and there’s a podcast too). First of all, let me say I’m glad something like this could never happen in our country: The only reason they enter the picture now — or ever — is because in 1992, there happened to be a new finance minister who knew nothing about economics. So the gist of the story is that these guys Read More ...
