22 February, 2006 10:32
I discovered the secret to Meow Mix's singing cats. They are not just happy to eat, and I think this is why:
This cat piano was invented by a German scholar over 350 years ago. He carefuly selected cats based on the tone of their screetch, then positioned them in the appropriate cage. When playing a particular key, the cat's tail would be poked with a pin, thus letting out the cat's meow.
The original idea was to lighten the stress of an Italian prince. Quite funny indeed, sick, but funny yes. [gizmodo]
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21 February, 2006 09:09
Next to my cron job enabled espresso machine, I have just enough
room to slip in this beer pouring slave promised to keep my miller
light ice cold and my quality madison tap water chilled.
This ultra cool beer/freezer/fridge machine carries dual compressors resulting in ultra chilled beverages, which in turn results in a ultra happy me.
I expect to have one of these bad asses in 2012 when I find it on google bay or the likes. I wonder if it comes with that supremely cool beer glass?
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gethuman dial tone cheats
15 February, 2006 11:47
Pesky little monkeys, with their
disguised voice, pretending to be Julie, your automated assistant
when calling technical support. If you don't talk to her just right,
you are certain to be pawned to the wrong extension, or disconnected.
Not anymore! Ha Ha Ha. Take that
banana and stick it where there is no yellow. Here is a link to gethuman cheats, a list of dial tone sequences to get a human on the phone right away.
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12 February, 2006 14:54
Compiling bash on a slow mips processor is like being stuck in the desert with your only source of water located in the most sour tasting lemon available in the world.
The most sour part about it, is I only need it for one script. Too much work to convert to c shell (not a csh expert).
That's my rant, thanks...
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10 February, 2006 17:03
Link to Clientcopia, thanks Heck. With the occasional un-controllable drible, it was mostly pleasurable laughing my ass off!
"To cope with difficulties of a client attaining professional services and act to overcome them, despite that client's blatant stupidity."
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burglar takes advantage of the amenities
10 February, 2006 12:10
It was just another day in the life of a theif for this West Bend Wisconsin man.
Being a casual man, and a person of a relaxed and layed back caliber, the burglar sat down to eat a meal, take a shower, watch a little TV, and check his e-mail. He truely made himself at home
Acting a little like a mall rat, he browsed through the owner's clothes, then tried on a few to see if it suited his style.
However, he was not quite a smooth operator as one may think. After checking his Yahoo! Mail, he took no attempt to log out. Coming home, they found the computer signed into his account.
Here is an excerpt from the La Crosse Tribune:
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Lori Menzel of the town of Kewaskum said the burglar left
his Yahoo account open after checking his personal e-mail on the
computer at her home.
``He never logged out,'' she said, adding: ``He made himself
at home here. He spent some time in our bedroom trying on my husband's
clothes. I could tell he went through some of my clothes.''
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06 February, 2006 12:04
Lately I have been making an effort to eat more onions. I have bought onion soup mix in the past, and it has always been used in recipes.
This time, I have been eating it as a soup. I enjoy really pendant soup basis, including the sodium enriched roman noodles. For some reason my body craves the salt.
I have high blood pressure, so I went on an onion diet along with taking a daily vitamin and a potassium tablet.
Not only has my extreme anxiety gone away, but my blood pressure is completely normal, and I have a general feeling of being content, along with a good deal of energy.
For a side note about the potassium: I notice when I do not take it, my bp rises extremely high. I take a water pill for my blood pressure, and that can severaly diminish the amount of potassium in the body. The heart depends on a constant level of potassium to function normally. It's too bad a lot of doctors don't explain this. However, it is good I have discovered what works.
Onions contain potassium and lycopene which aids in normal heart function. On top of that, my vitamin also has 300mcg of lycopene. Onions are also a very powerful anti-oxidant that can help with stomach problems and a long list of other problems including certain types of cancer.
It is a weird feeling to realize the way my body felt before the vitamin, onion regiment, and especially the potassium.
| Onion
Nutrition Facts |
1/2
cup (80 g)
Chopped Raw Onion
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Percent
Daily Values* |
| Calories
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30 |
|
| Total
Fat |
0 |
0% |
| Cholesterol
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0 |
0% |
| Sodium
|
0 |
0% |
| Total
Carbohydrate |
7
g |
2% |
| Dietary
Fiber |
1
g |
6% |
| Sugars
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5
g |
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| Protein
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1
g |
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| Vitamin
C |
5
mg |
9% |
| Vitamin
B6 |
0.1
mg |
5% |
| Calcium
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16
mg |
2% |
| Iron
|
0.2
mg |
1% |
| Folic
Acid |
15.2
mcg |
4% |
| Potassium
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126
mg |
4% |
| Selenium
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0.5
mcg |
1% |
| Zinc
|
0.2
mg |
1% |
| *Percent
of the U.S. Daily Values or U.S. Recommended Dietary Intakes for food labels
(Adults and Children 4+ yrs) Table source:http://www.onions-usa.org/about/nutrition.asp |
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wow, I have a cell phone that doesn't suck, much
03 February, 2006 17:25
While I was waiting outside Woodman's for my friend, John, I decided to take a walk up the road to the US Cellular store.
My intention was to get a general idea of what phones were available in the area.
My old phone was a Motorola, which for the first quarter of it's life served it's purpose well. Since after, I started having problems with the charger, and battery life. So needless to say, it has been difficult keeping that thing charged enough for the amount of use I put on it.
This was a brand new store, with two representatives that really did know a great deal about the phones. I was relieved with that. The store didn't have a great selection, but there were particular ones that fitted particular purposes. So, in that way, I guess I did have a pretty good selection.
There first recommendation, without myself giving an explanation of what I would use the phone for, was an LG.
He ensured me that they did not receive commission, but I have a feeling there is a point system of sorts with USCC distributors. In turn, there may also be a correlation with the distributor's employees. In any case, the LG wasn't a half bad phone, and I wouldn't have minded purchasing it.
Like a circus ring, I roamed around the display of phones making a checklist of their features. I must have walked in a circle for a good 10 minutes. However, after the phone call to USCC corp., I was now able to purchase a new phone and plan well before my contract was up.
It's true, you can purchase a new contract and phone two months before your service expires. I think they were a little hard up for business (again, brand new store), and they put in a little effort for the renewal, well over the two months. This makes the whole two month leeway a joke.
So wow! I can get a new phone! Back to the circus. There was a Nokia phone, which after rebates, came to 1 cent. It had all the features I wanted. I don't need a cell phone camera (not when you can pick one up at Walgreens for under $20), and I don't need a team of perplexing monkeys crunching numbers in it either. Damn monkeys.
What I did need was a phone with long talk time, long standby time, useable screen size, with enough features to keep me busy when I find myself in null.
OK, total expense: 1 penny - funded by the USCC store itself. I can't say the penny can doesn't go far anymore.
The phone I decided on is a Nokia 6019i. The only two things I wanted provided in other phones were bluetooth, and a flip top. To be honest, what I wanted is not a necessity. The difference in price to a flip phone is a little under $50. The difference in price from the Nokia to a flip and bluetooth compatible phone was more than the value of my pleasurable geeky satisfaction needs.
Again, brand new phone. If I like it, no one will probably hear about it. If else, I will give you my spew.
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