Marc's Musings

Links for 31 Oct 2006 [del.icio.us]

• Happy Fun Ball - One of the best SNL commercials. Right up there with the bass-o-matic.

Links for 30 Oct 2006 [del.icio.us]

• itzKitz SportsBand for the Palm Treo - I've been looking for something like this for awhile and amazon doesn't carry it (for addition to my wishlist)...
• Carve a pumpkin online - No mess!
• DG Terrain Viewer - "It is a freeware program to view on 3D digital elevation maps mixed with data acquired with GPS."
• Drug Test - A Cautionary Tale - An experiment into the world of performance enhancing drugs (no, not *THAT* kind) in the world of endurance athletes.

Links for 27 Oct 2006 [del.icio.us]

• M.B.A.s: The Biggest Cheaters - Is this really a surprise to anyone?

Links for 26 Oct 2006 [del.icio.us]

• A beginner's guide to freelancing - Great information if you're thinking about going off on your own
• George W Bush Speechwriter - Snippets of Bushisms to create your own speech.

Links for 25 Oct 2006 [del.icio.us]

• Top Firefox 2 config tweaks - When I get around to upgrading, this will come in handy
• US Map of generic names for soft drinks - What do you call pop?

Links for 24 Oct 2006 [del.icio.us]

• Alvin & the Chipmunks (Chopped & Screwed) - Listen to the Chipmunks' Christmas song in "slow motion" and hear the human voices behind Alvin, Simon and Theodore.
• 2nd All-Chicago Guitar Hero Tournament - This is held to coincide with the release of the new version. Who's going?

Links for 20 Oct 2006 [del.icio.us]

• Online Pinch Hitter - I would recommend any non-pilot that flies with me occasionally (*cough* beth *cough*) to take this course.
• R/C B-29 with X-1 rocket - Awesome scale model B-29 drops an X-1 for a little flight of its own.
• MetroMapr.com - A mashup of google maps with the "L" maps. Has all the stations as well.

Links for 19 Oct 2006 [del.icio.us]

• Zapatista: A Fiesta at Your Own Pace - "Zapatista carries a wide array of tequilas and mezcals." -- I'm going to have to try this place. Their food sounds good, too.
• Web 2.0 Thinking Game - Web 1.0: Meaningful domain names Web 2.0: Unpronouncable domain names

Links for 18 Oct 2006 [del.icio.us]

• No-fly zone deserves to stay grounded - "Unfortunately, if someone really wants to fly a plane into a downtown building, a no-fly zone would do nothing to stop them."
• Omega-3, junk food and the link between violence and what we eat - Apparently it's a really good idea to increase intake after a night of binge drinking
• No Silver Bullet: Essence and Accidents of Software Engineering - classic Fred Brooks
• Turning your laptop into HDTV - Apparently choppy for HD, but might be worth it...
• DVD sales drop - No kidding. Perhaps they movie industry shouldn't try milking us for every dollar by releasing 23 versions of the same movie.

Links for 2006 Oct 17 [del.icio.us]

• The Bell's in the Distance - *sniff* They have some good brews.

Links for 16 Oct 2006 [del.icio.us]

• Miami, FIU have 31 suspended for role in brawl - Umm... Go 'Canes?
• Minimum Radius of Turn - Chart for calculating no wind turn radius of an aircraft based on speed and bank angle

Links for 15 Oct 2006 [del.icio.us]

• Picture of 57th bomb wing survivors - My grandfather is in this picture with dubya.

Links for 12 Oct 2006 [del.icio.us]

• Site Map What's New Join/Renew Aviation Classifieds Links Contact Us Check notams carefully before flying in these areas Click on the city name for TFR info Until further notice: St. Michaels, Maryland Oct. 12: Chicago, Illinois - There's a poll over at CNN, please vote and end the rediculousness (as I post this, it's 63% no--UGH).
• More DRM Crap From TiVo and HBO - "'Viewing is not permitted using the TiVo Digital Media Recorder. Try another TV input.'" Anyone (that I know) with a series 3 (*cough* Chuck *cough*) have any issues with this yet?
• Could a 30-in. monitor help you do your job faster? - "If you’re used to a having a 15-in. or 17-in. laptop and then go to a smaller resolution laptop, you can realize [the difference]." -- I absolutely agree with this. I tend to be more productive on my 21" at home...
• MS Flight Simulator X Comparison to Reality - I'm gonna have to get me a yoke and some pedals...

It's done

I finally succumbed for the season.

The heat is now on in our house.

It was 64 at the thermostat and 63.1 upstairs when I turned it on. I'm surprised we lasted this long.

Links for 11 Oct 2006 [del.icio.us]

• How To Build a Poker Table - With links to building blackjack and craps tables as well
• So you want to build a craps table - part 1/8, links to the rest, on how a guy built a craps table

Links for 09 Oct 2006 [del.icio.us]

• Don't Fudge With Me, Baby - A recipe for peanut butter and chocolate fudge.

Links for 08 Oct 2006 [del.icio.us]

• A Simple Show of Hands - "To hold someone’s hand is to offer them affection, protection or comfort. It is a way to communicate that you are off the market."
• Dreaming in Browser Swamp - "Most non-technical people I know pretty much live in their browsers, and they only emerge periodically to stare in puzzlement at iTunes or a game or something, and wonder why isn't it in the browser, because everything else useful seems to be."

Links for 06 Oct 2006 [del.icio.us]

• Pet Peek - Dogs are curious, they want to know what’s happening out there!

Links for 05 Oct 2006 [del.icio.us]

• For Vista, WGA gets tougher - "'Windows Vista will have a reduced functionality mode but one that is enhanced.' Enhanced reduced functionality? Orwell would be proud."
• MIT sketching - Drawing program/language to allow a computer to understand simple mechanical devices and execute them.
• How to make roses from maple leaves - I'll have to try this as my maple begins to shed.

Links for 04 Oct 2006 [del.icio.us]

• MySQL Tips - ASCII listing of a bunch of good mysql tips
• Top ten geek business myths - "Business is about taking a bright idea and assembling a team that can turn that idea into a product and bring that product to customers who want to buy it."

Links for 03 Oct 2006 [del.icio.us]

• Windows XP Privilege Escalation Exploit - How to get "root" in an XP environment using at
• Weak security in our daily lives - How to break into a car with a keypad