tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-342853802024-03-05T16:01:42.993-07:00a little oblivionA.L.Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04475196543058111337noreply@blogger.comBlogger100125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34285380.post-41916444425336039062007-12-14T22:53:00.000-07:002007-12-14T22:55:35.599-07:00I have movedI know you're thinking moved geographic states (or states of mind) but all my future postings, until further notice will be found <a href="http://www.death-by-blog.com">here</a>A.L.Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04475196543058111337noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34285380.post-12819687887565134792007-12-07T06:53:00.000-07:002007-12-07T07:07:41.753-07:00Well at least I'm not the only one thinking itThis comment is in reference to todays CNN money <a href="http://bigtech.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2007/12/07/apples-15-billion-cash-hoard/">article </a>about Apple's $15 billion cash surplus.<br /><blockquote>Finally, there’s always the chance that Jobs will surprise us all, break with tradition, and buy something big. Consider this: With the money burning a hole in Apple’s pocket, he could easily buy TiVo (TIVO), Netflix (NFLX) and Circuit City (CC), and still have plenty left in the bank.</blockquote><br />I should be a consultant.....A.L.Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04475196543058111337noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34285380.post-25873942664017157552007-12-04T16:35:00.000-07:002007-12-04T17:55:27.861-07:00Come on Apple<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2373/2087162915_a928c9f168.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2373/2087162915_a928c9f168.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Give the god damn iTV a HD-DVD drive and HDMI output and switch iTunes movies to a pay-per-month Comcast On-Demand style delivery, plug in an intuitive DVR, aka buy Tivo. Then all of this multi-device, go to the rental movie retailer bull shit is over.A.L.Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04475196543058111337noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34285380.post-41517612914193273562007-11-23T13:43:00.001-07:002007-11-23T13:45:26.806-07:00When direct marketing hits a little to close for comfort<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnapNdGu7mIMhsmX3YdP8-ojM49WEsE65SJjQw3PJ9iFp146MJhDngBwdrjV2P9iaUeLsIr0SDeRbHL66OulVO5n1XIFdd5gcoGwR4goPRg-8Y0XQgDUt0GOClgo0Z8Gx8jS3cew/s1600-h/cb.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnapNdGu7mIMhsmX3YdP8-ojM49WEsE65SJjQw3PJ9iFp146MJhDngBwdrjV2P9iaUeLsIr0SDeRbHL66OulVO5n1XIFdd5gcoGwR4goPRg-8Y0XQgDUt0GOClgo0Z8Gx8jS3cew/s400/cb.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5136139619581277698" /></a><br /><br />Better start doing more pushupsA.L.Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04475196543058111337noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34285380.post-30498054889125383282007-11-21T09:47:00.000-07:002007-11-21T10:41:24.806-07:00alright already, I'll blog.....So after a few blog comments and a texted "WTF, I thought you're dead" messages I figured I best get off my ass an type something in here. Lets start with the highlights...<br /><br />Found a new place to live, check<br />Packed my shit, check<br />Drove a semi up to my new place of residence, check<br />Unpacked most of my shit to a friend's basement, check<br />Started working again, check <br />Found a dirty Chinese take out joint, check<br />Found an amazing Italian joint, check<br />Sold my old house, almost checked<br />Snow, check<br /><br />So being in a location that has seasons again is a welcome return to something I once knew well. During the morning jog it smells like cottonwood trees, I see pheasants and prairie dogs, and hear geese and train whistles. It reminds me a lot of Montana and my youth which is quite soothing for some reason. E and I live within 30 minutes of downtown Denver and have not had the slightest urning to go to the city, well that is a lie, we did wanted to go to football game or two, but still no desire to be in the city. Living in the city almost feels like a distant past already, I think I've finally got my urban dwelling out of my system. It only took a decade or so it seems. So I'll leave with you a few pictures of our neighborhood, the running trail, and the Honda braving the elements.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiKD893gnztV5vIUShnQhkRVdx_Kxj8xtu-08YaZvXvLqnWEmGnsjj1rbAU58NwvE2R6RkXiMAftX0mz1W_1NZQkqmWFurHwPlc2gH-IgZZQFFV_6jf7zts8_8WAmVflyuM1oIcA/s1600-h/propect.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiKD893gnztV5vIUShnQhkRVdx_Kxj8xtu-08YaZvXvLqnWEmGnsjj1rbAU58NwvE2R6RkXiMAftX0mz1W_1NZQkqmWFurHwPlc2gH-IgZZQFFV_6jf7zts8_8WAmVflyuM1oIcA/s320/propect.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5135345939689747906" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJKDqemp0SMTqZefwQh5hzZCYvzJENEJKdfSwyEE7AEdGKaKwPJB_fFniXdp3NS6GOc0qIiDp42j6JUfm-4sFTFIW31Xa8wN0V9J7O9GJeZCusXblEG4X1ZN7yusn3CQAuwMR19g/s1600-h/barn.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwJgm_FP9Q3FDFnIk0tdzpdZEb84-zRhcbDPuJvshC-pNlzLqHh0919GMYRFF4VKzGgfa8T_CJdveShoyF0DeSeYXAGdcz29O9Jn7-miTrGjPV7jkHMCeh6NrarrmyKgv0sOtGQg/s320/image002.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117479771170229602" /></a>A.L.Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04475196543058111337noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34285380.post-11220106317713362532007-09-30T01:20:00.001-07:002007-09-30T01:22:23.469-07:00for those who wish to followI got a comment of <a href="http://a-little-oblivion.blogspot.com/2007/09/date-which-live-in-emphamy.html">interest</a>, I'd be interested to hear your opinions as well. Pardon my spelling.A.L.Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04475196543058111337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34285380.post-56951897575170639202007-09-17T15:18:00.000-07:002007-09-17T15:26:56.100-07:00Into the Wild<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn-Z0TXGbLJZxMVh9PVz4xNWoqnr_RtnCskIHetB5fmY0TFLckKldRCzBfjzpVsIuKclcA8oW9AQYvsJjpbnWTtWfvE6bIWhhE-07a6x-rA4mM3jQXTsdnf6BMRg78yP3dNadqag/s1600-h/into_the_wild_movie_poster.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn-Z0TXGbLJZxMVh9PVz4xNWoqnr_RtnCskIHetB5fmY0TFLckKldRCzBfjzpVsIuKclcA8oW9AQYvsJjpbnWTtWfvE6bIWhhE-07a6x-rA4mM3jQXTsdnf6BMRg78yP3dNadqag/s320/into_the_wild_movie_poster.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5111302687518505058" /></a><br /><br />I don't know how it snuck up on me without me knowing, but one of my favorite books "Into the Wild" is going to be a <a href="http://www.intothewild.com/">major motion picture</a> released September 21st. Written and directed by Sean Penn, based on the book by Jon Krakauer, about the true story of Chris McCandless, one of my personal heros after reading the book. The book was amazing, I'm scared to reread it because I think I might quite my job. <br /><br />The reviews are coming in as very good from early movie-goers and I can not wait to see it. I'm think a midnight showing might be in order if its available. On another note the soundtrack was done by none other than Eddie Vedder.A.L.Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04475196543058111337noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34285380.post-78215914954278808232007-09-11T09:56:00.000-07:002007-09-30T00:06:41.137-07:00a date which will live in infamyMy sympathies to everyone who lost a loved one on, or in response to the this tragic day, but I hope you all would remember that surrendering your opinion, rights, privacy, or right to protest in the name of security, does not help this country's security, it fleeces you of your freedom.A.L.Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04475196543058111337noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34285380.post-11520752606988001292007-09-04T13:05:00.000-07:002007-09-04T13:07:00.944-07:00support micheal righiI love it when people stand up for themselves. This <a href="http://newsite.michaelrighi.com/2007/09/01/arrested-at-circuit-city/">guy</a> rocks...A.L.Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04475196543058111337noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34285380.post-67788635158240229382007-08-27T09:36:00.000-07:002007-08-27T09:41:11.774-07:00two things I enjoy collide, Postsecret and NPR<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2UuUOlMn0SoG0lN5SiU-Et2qvGBYauTVDgy747rpatQWarG0HPEunSp0VnIIYNL6uPeyiHTZzsPl9OpsvXdBCMhqhO1I18Q2jwjR_YPSvJcXbzD8OBDZd41gQhWAEE7O1Zz8vBA/s1600-h/npr.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2UuUOlMn0SoG0lN5SiU-Et2qvGBYauTVDgy747rpatQWarG0HPEunSp0VnIIYNL6uPeyiHTZzsPl9OpsvXdBCMhqhO1I18Q2jwjR_YPSvJcXbzD8OBDZd41gQhWAEE7O1Zz8vBA/s320/npr.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5103420129031661490" /></a><br /><br />-----Email Message-----<br />Sent: Monday, August 27, 2007 1:33 AM<br />Subject: RE: NPR<br /><br />I have to pretend not to listen to NPR because my friends think it's nerdy.<br /><br /><span style="font-style:italic;">(above from postsecret.blogspot.com)</span><br /><br />I honestly think NPR has made me smarter, and if not smarter, at least more aware.A.L.Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04475196543058111337noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34285380.post-8053743883059280562007-08-21T11:50:00.000-07:002007-08-21T11:58:56.695-07:00odd dreamsTwo nights ago I had the oddest dream and I thought I would share it with you all. I know some of you look up the meanings of you dreams, but I don’t bother. I know some of my dreams tell the future….future insignificant moments that don’t make any sense till they actually happen and other dreams that are just pointless. So on with the oddity that was my dream…<br /><br />It was dark and temperate night, so temperate that climate was of no significance, and the time was late, most likely early morning, roughly between 1 to 3 am in the morning. I was walking out of what appeared to be a bar or club, located in an industrial area, a place that reminded me of the shipyards in Seattle or the refinery areas of Baltimore. The bar was busy and parking was slim as cars were jammed in and around the building, parked in any haphazard way they would fit. I left the bar alone, but with my good friend B about twenty paces behind, walking to what I assumed was my car, but to be honest we were just walking away from the bar. <br /><br />As I was about 200 feet from the bar when I was stopped by four men blocking the path to my car, face-to-face with these surly gentlemen, they demanded my wallet in a very after school TV special manner. You know what I’m talking about, four guys in flannel shirts, gold chains, mustaches, and bandannas demanding my wallet. So this is were my real subconscious comes out, after they demand my wallet I told them “why I don’t just give you the cash, because canceling all my credit and debit cards is a real pain in the ass.” At this time I look back to see B turning back to the bar, leaving me all alone to have my ass handed to me by these fine fellows. The would be thieves realizing I'm looking for aid, again demanded my wallet but this time I attempted to negotiate by telling them “B just went back into the bar to cancel the credit cards and they will be of no use to them, so just take the cash.” On this comment they all seemed extremely agitated and on the verge of breaking me into small pieces of me, but then I glanced back to see B wielding a 8 lbs sledge hammer, upside down swinging the handle around like Ryne Sandberg, the golden glove second baseman of the late 80’s Chicago Cubs. In a matter of seconds B took to the hooligans like softballs in a homerun derby, finishing the last guy with a very <a href="http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6124436450423739706&q=300+site%3Agoogle.com&total=3540&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=1">Leonitus-esqe</a> sledge flipping crush to the ribcage, finally utilizing the business end of the hammer.<br /><br />At this point I woke up, stressed out beyond belief and happy that I could go back to sleep with a sliver of peace of mind left. As I laid by head back on the pillow my alarm went off, it was time to get up.A.L.Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04475196543058111337noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34285380.post-85321462306557441152007-08-20T09:02:00.000-07:002007-08-20T09:03:10.317-07:00You make fat cash with "sweet marketing skillz"<embed width="448" height="365" src="http://www.ifilm.com/efp" quality="high" bgcolor="000000" name="efp" align="middle" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" flashvars="flvbaseclip=2679657&"> </embed> <h1><a href="http://www.ifilm.com/video/2679657">Bill Gates Goes to College</a></h1><span>Posted Sep 15, 2005</span><p>The Microsoft bigwig teamed up with Napoleon Dynamite in this spoof video from PDC 2005. The camera's a little shaky, but you get the idea.</p>A.L.Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04475196543058111337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34285380.post-29160779798408121912007-08-12T09:23:00.000-07:002007-08-12T09:25:16.896-07:00postsecretFor those of you who are not addicted to the epic depression that is the Sunday Secrets, I encourage you to check out this <a href="http://postsecret.blogspot.com/">week's</a>. Its a different format and is quite interesting.A.L.Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04475196543058111337noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34285380.post-48505003304951366052007-08-07T22:03:00.000-07:002007-08-07T23:05:29.202-07:00welcome to fabulous las vegas<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0uWniJRvGNT6EqNoRiERTLFbbL4f1n5RPN_A_gEi8ceP1TcwhFRIMou6sGfeO-IRa9FBq2GQo-L9CkI8fKE22Xr33v-LZZv7RCF045JFly4uHwnhMkoBRCXDSGVvPfUIMeGq1QQ/s1600-h/lasvegas.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0uWniJRvGNT6EqNoRiERTLFbbL4f1n5RPN_A_gEi8ceP1TcwhFRIMou6sGfeO-IRa9FBq2GQo-L9CkI8fKE22Xr33v-LZZv7RCF045JFly4uHwnhMkoBRCXDSGVvPfUIMeGq1QQ/s320/lasvegas.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5096206311789356178" /></a><br /><br />When I'm really looking forward to going somewhere, I have a tendency to pack early. Now if E is not around I have a tendency to pack even earlier. Now place in the equation that I'm home alone, very much looking forward to picking up E in Vegas and you have guessed correctly, I've already packed for Friday.<br /><br />This is quite a feat considering I've just returned from Vegas on Sunday, after spending several days there amongst generally unbathed miscreants and good friends. I have a soft spot for Vegas, a place where I have been quite upset, but this is generally eclipsed by the fondness I have for the great times I've spent there.<br /><br />I hope this trip, however short, goes as well.A.L.Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04475196543058111337noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34285380.post-29616226742201480532007-07-03T12:23:00.000-07:002007-07-03T12:29:26.531-07:00Because its worth spreadingMy 100th post is brought to you by William Rivers Pitt a best selling author via <a href="http://death-by-blog.blogspot.com/2007/07/that-feeling-that-i-get.html">Death-by-Blog</a>.<br /><br /><a href="http://spidel.net/blog/?p=1144">This</a> is why I (we) continue to look for somewhere to hide.... Switzerland, nope in the middle of Europe, Northern Canada, nope to close to the US, Hawaii, nope still in the US, Sweden, maybe but still close to EU, Mozambique, nope the possibility of civil turmoil is to high, maybe South America or Alaska is for me, if I just don't tell anyone I'm going or that I'm there?A.L.Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04475196543058111337noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34285380.post-61806490907076864132007-06-28T10:58:00.000-07:002007-06-28T11:01:44.437-07:00i wonder if<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzMmdYsSmRLihX2Nw5BWPl6bMhlh5qPPieoZWtqnp8p4416XMSCy3ejLasoL4p_geVaI2QgzAmstDCmKZmcEK0egf8W01ir2a3fChaFkZbCaiHPrE6g0yP-V1pAisZtL28Yov1Kw/s1600-h/att.bmp"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzMmdYsSmRLihX2Nw5BWPl6bMhlh5qPPieoZWtqnp8p4416XMSCy3ejLasoL4p_geVaI2QgzAmstDCmKZmcEK0egf8W01ir2a3fChaFkZbCaiHPrE6g0yP-V1pAisZtL28Yov1Kw/s400/att.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5081176774678958674" /></a><br /><br />I wonder if AT&T knows what they are sponsoring?A.L.Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04475196543058111337noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34285380.post-1487203871056337692007-06-08T10:02:00.000-07:002007-06-08T10:04:08.049-07:00guess what....<a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/dmg/popup.php?id=10819125&type=1&date=07-Jun-2007&au=1&pid=34144221&random=6537416240&guid=0004102CEF180602375593AF61626364&uaType=WM&aaType=RM,RM,WM,WM&upf=Win32&topicName=Opinion&subtopicName=Commentary&prgCode=ATC&hubId=-1&thingId=10819123&tableModifier=&mtype=WM">chickenbutt</a>. A most glorious piece on NPR, from "commentator Laura Lorson [who] is the very picture of verbal rectitude. She lives in Perry, Kansas."A.L.Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04475196543058111337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34285380.post-51205458952536595142007-06-07T15:32:00.000-07:002007-06-08T11:02:43.553-07:00its all in the title<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000FBH3W2?ie=UTF8&tag=alittleoblivi-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B000FBH3W2<br />"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWu1Tw6ADXj2grnEaSNdvl73D4zxEjm4dGqO_KQNz0i2l6O0r-8uSnQaV_QGtCXpxEYLADU8Cm-SWb6lGvG-BtlcHOToomA9OeD9Tu47oZUPFrwgwokXGwT_S2qb9Y9XAB1kwVgQ/s320/why_we_fight.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5073456559556739170" /></a><br /><br />I watched this documentary by Eugene Jarecki last night with Eve and though it was pretty damn good. It sure did reaffirm many of the thoughts that I already had around the machine that is the Defense Department and bridged a couple of the gaps that I hadn't for myself. <br /><br />Basically the movie is based on Eisenhower's Presidential farewell speech about the pending (basically imminent) <span style="font-style:italic;">military industrial complex</span> that United States was facing with the cold war, Vietnam, ectera. Now they sort of stuff the term down your throat and it claims to be neutral, bi-partisan, or whatever the new flavor of the month politically correct term is. I think its pretty fair but most would say it errors on the side of blueish-green. So right down my alley! Give it a try, its something to talk about at your next barbecue.<br /><br />*****************Update******************<br />The <a href="http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/06/01/intel_contractors/index_np.html">proof</a> is in the pudding..............A.L.Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04475196543058111337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34285380.post-31458345949090728392007-06-06T13:33:00.001-07:002007-06-06T13:33:44.461-07:00my new favorite blog<a href="http://www.ecogeek.org/">Ecogeek</a>A.L.Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04475196543058111337noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34285380.post-86403539407873571242007-06-04T13:03:00.000-07:002007-06-04T13:16:01.091-07:00top online advertising programsSo I have schemed up a plot to make some revenue on my new but yet unannounced website using online advertising and thought that I should try out the Google Analytics to see if I like it. So this is basically a calling to anyone that has any input on any of the online advertising programs such as Google Adsense, Adbrite, Linkworth, or any others. In mean time I hope lots of folks visit so I can try out this nifty Google Analytics tool.<br /><br />I have used Google Adsense and Adbrite in the past and have been happy with both. I was booted from Adsense for clicking my own ads, rightfully so of course. I guess curiosity got the best of me. The Google ads were fairly targeted and paid quite well while I had them. On the other hand I like Adbrite's options for configuration and direct sales but the pay off has been less than desirable but that could be due to my lack of content as of a late.<br /><br />I’ll keep you all up-to-date on the new venture as I work things out with my “business partners” and hopefully in the near to not so distant future we can talk about it a bit more.A.L.Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04475196543058111337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34285380.post-79013982438840456352007-05-29T11:26:00.000-07:002007-05-29T11:28:12.507-07:00Hear no evil....See no evilClick <a href="http://www.projectcensored.org/censored_2007/index.htm">here</a>A.L.Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04475196543058111337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34285380.post-81941449636951773352007-05-24T05:06:00.001-07:002007-05-24T05:09:10.023-07:00a darwinian kick to the groinWow because I don't feel useless enough, <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/22/AR2007052201405.html">evolution</a> will eventually kick my gender in the balls too!A.L.Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04475196543058111337noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34285380.post-68873106952063419022007-05-22T15:14:00.000-07:002007-05-22T15:19:13.468-07:00He may not have invented the Internet<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://lifehacker.com/assets/resources/2007/05/goredesk.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px;" src="http://lifehacker.com/assets/resources/2007/05/goredesk.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />But he sure as hell knows how to use it...damn 3, 30 inch displays.<br /><br />You have my vote Al, but all the display real estate and the mountain of paper are not really helping your environmental image much.A.L.Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04475196543058111337noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34285380.post-88607829282207562532007-05-02T10:20:00.000-07:002007-05-02T10:24:35.268-07:00rate my .......?<blockquote><span style="font-style:italic;">RateMyNetworkDiagram.com uses the hot or not voting concept, this website allows users to rate computer network diagrams based on the function of the network & (unfortunately) "not the graphic design capabilities of the network administrator".<br /><br />instead, the purpose of this site is to allow people to learn about computer networking & network documentation by exploring what other people have done with their networks.</span></blockquote><br /><br />The number one rated home network is shown below!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.ratemynetworkdiagram.com/image.php?id=1318&p=1"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://www.ratemynetworkdiagram.com/image.php?id=1318&p=1" border="0" alt="" /></a>A.L.Ohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04475196543058111337noreply@blogger.com2