Posts from — August 2006
AWESOME
AWESOME
Originally uploaded by kevindonahue.
Saw this on the internets:
AWESOME: It's comforting to know that no matter what you do in life it will never be as awesome as this picture.
I know nf0 would totally go see this concert tour!! 
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August 30, 2006 1 Comment
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It slices, it dices, it filets
What doesn't this knife do? Heck if I know, but I bet it wouldn't fit in my pocket.
The Most Incredible Knife
Wenger wants you to do one thing: throw out your old knives. Actually, it wants you to do several things: throw out your bike tools, your toiletries, your laser pointer and so on, because you can find all of these instruments in a huge Swiss Army knife, which includes every tool the company makes. Wenger is calling the contraption “Giant Knife Version 1.0.” It debuted with all 85 features and can perform hundreds of functions.Who doesn’t need a cigar cutter next to a bicycle chain rivet setter next to a golf divot repair tool? Wenger is on to something with this everyman’s gadget. It wouldn’t be a knife, though, without a blade, so Wenger put seven in the line-up. And it wouldn’t be Swiss Army unless it came with tweezers and a toothpick. (They’re included, too.)
I know what you're thinking… twelve hundo.
via Rob last week & the Gizmodo boys
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August 28, 2006 3 Comments
How RSS feeds can work for retailers
I live by my RSS Newsreader (NetNewsWire on the Mac & NewsGator Online at work). For me, it's a lot easier to get the blog posts, news, and weather when I want it.
It's a much faster delivery, because — even though I'm reading 300+ sites — I don't have to visit them. Instead, that news comes to me. I suppose that makes me the perfect target for one of the newer trends: retail RSS feeds.
Now, a company that I have shopped with (Lids) is bringing targeted retail RSS straight to my newsreader. Lids sells hats (and a few other things, but mostly hats) to sports fans and fashionistas. I'll leave it to you to decide where I fit into the mix.
The guys at Lids have RSS feeds to show off their new merchandise. If you're a fan of, say, Florida State, then the Lids.com Florida State page has its own RSS feed with photos and prices for all the new products and styles.
So, I've subscribed to the FSU Lids feed. It costs Lids *very* little bandwidth to show me new products that I want to see. I can't promise that I'll buy something, but I'm sure most retailers would like their odds seeing that I've (1) opted-in, and (2) their able to target products I'm interested in.
This sort of targeted feed is the future of business-to-customer retailing. Think about it: if you're a knitter and your favorite store has a new product RSS feed, you can get see their yarns anytime it's updated. Ditto for coffee, cars, shoes, movies, airfare, hotels, etc, etc, etc, etc, etc infinity!
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August 28, 2006 Comments Off
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August 27, 2006 Comments Off
I mneed a mnew mnemonic
OK, so out with the: My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Nine Pizzas.
In with the : My Very Easy Mnemonic Just Stopped Using Nine!
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August 24, 2006 1 Comment
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August 23, 2006 Comments Off
FSU Rivalfish
Props to the boys over at Rivalfish. These Florida State Rivalfish are awesome and available just in time for football season!!
For more great rivalry stuff, go see the stuff over at Rivalfish.
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August 22, 2006 Comments Off
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August 22, 2006 Comments Off
Firefox Crop Circle
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Firefox Crop Circle,
originally uploaded by nitot.
The good Firefox fans in the Oregon State University Linux Users Group (OSU LUG, for short, yo) put together this Firefox crop circle.
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August 20, 2006 2 Comments
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August 20, 2006 Comments Off
How to backup Gmail
My dear old Dad had a good question that pops up from time to time: How do I back up Google Gmail messages?
While backing up your Gmail account email isn't neccisarily intuitive, it is quite simple to accomplish.
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August 19, 2006 Comments Off
Mat Weddle of Obadiah Parker - "Hey Ya" (Acoustic Cover)
Mat Weddle of Obadiah Parker does a faithful acoustic cover of Outkast's "Hey Ya"
More Obadiah Parker at Myspace.
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August 19, 2006 1 Comment
Next big thing in tacos? Probably not
Taco Kevin here. Is the taco universe ready for flavored crunchy taco shells?? I think not.
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August 19, 2006 Comments Off
Will August 22nd be the end of days?
August 22, 2006 is generally accepted by Shiite Muslims as the day on which the Hidden Imam is to be revealed. (This year, Aug. 22 corresponds, in the Islamic calendar, to the 27th day of the month of Rajab of the year 1427.) The return of the Hidden Imam would be coupled with the return of the Messenger Isa (Jesus) and signifies the end of days (Armageddon in the Christian faith).
What makes August 22, 2006 even more worrisome for some, however, is that Iranian President Ahmadinejad - whom Iranian clerics have named the "chosen" of the Hidden Imam and who has spoken many times about his desire to ready the world for the return of the Hidden Imam - has chosen this day (a Tuesday, oddly enough) to "answer the world" regarding his country's plans for nuclear power.
So, what will Ahmadinejad say? Or, even more worrisome, what might Ahmadinejad attempt to do to bring about the Hidden Imam?
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August 19, 2006 2 Comments
