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Ron Paul and Neil Cavuto on Fox News
This is a brief video with Presidential hopeful, Ron Paul and Fox News Interviewer, Neil Cavuto. Mr. Cavuto thought he had Dr. Paul with a random question about racist campaign donations, but Dr. Paul saved all the momentum and delivered a swift kick in the ass. This made my day. It's funny how logic always makes people not using it look [...]
Tom O’Keefe Vs. American Express
Tom O’Keefe, an art director based in Boston, is suing American Express and Ogilvy & Mather for allegedly using his trademarked concept for the “My Life My Card†campaign. According to the press release issued by O’Keefe’s attorneys, the art director was pitching O&M for work on the campaign. For years, [...]
YOUR NEXT PRESIDENT: On the issue of Iraq
Hope this helps anyone out who is confused on where their politician stands. Democrats Hillary: Bring the troops home starting within 60 days of being elected. Obama: Begin withdrawing our troops engaged in combat operations at a pace of one or two brigades every month, to be completed by the end of next year. Edwards: Supports the immediate [...]
iTunes coverflow clone in flash
I've been searching for an iTunes Coverflow clone in flash, because one of my client asked me to use something like that for a new project. I finally found something decent... Take a look the following link: http://www.quietlyscheming.com/blog/components/tutorial-displayshelf-component/ Now the above opensource product is built for flex2, so [...]
HOWTO: Watch the Fox Prison Break American Express exclusive without a card
Tried to catch up on the Prison Break highlights and came across the Amex Only previews. Well since I don't have an AMEX there's only one choice. Google American Express support numbers. Enter any one of these phone number numbers: 8004924920 8004928468 8005216121 8005253355 8005282122 8005284800 then enter anything longer than 5 [...]
HOWTO: make mp3 files smaller
An old friend emailed me over the weekend and asked for some help reducing the size of a MP3 file so he could load it on his wireless phone. Seems he wanted the ringer to sound like a sheep when one certain person called (don't ask), but the MP3 he found was too big for the phone to accept. I did a little research and found a cool little [...]
You’re Not Attractive
And neither is your girlfriend, but in order to stomach the prospect of a long-term relationship, you delude yourself into believing she's better looking than she really is. (This has been suspected for so long that even the Greeks had a euphemism for it.) To see if men (and women) really deceive themselves in this manner, a group of [...]
Losing Faith
Snagged this off a forum I frequently browse... So let me start by saying I work at Sears and here are a few of the geniuses we have that bring their car in here. Also I work in the store not in the automotive section. I like to work on cars but only on my own time, not as a full time job. But I am good friends with the guys there and [...]
Ethnic Topography of NYC
A friend of mine was compiling census data for a project. They sent me these visual census charts, which are pretty informative... especially if you've ever lived/visited The Big Apple. More data after the jump (more...)
The Vice Fund
The Vice Fund is an investment strategy that is defensive in nature, where investors are banking that growth in the industries will take place independent of any economic conditions. They invest in companies, both domestic and foreign, engaged in the aerospace and defense industries, owners and operators of casinos and gaming facilities, [...]
Why Commercials Before Movies Is Worse Than Piracy
Being subjected to advertising is just something we’ve come to expect in our daily routines, and for most of us, we’ve become so conditioned to various advertising methods that we don’t even think twice about it. There is nothing wrong with advertising in and of itself. It’s how we learn about products, services and [...]
BluRay supporters camping out at Walmart trying to stop people from buying HD-DVD
How pathetic this guy's life must be? Spent 3 hours at Wal-Mart today. I stoped 11 out of 12 people from getting HD-DVD players. I will be spending a lot of time down thier the rest of this year. It is the best I can do to help the less tech savy not get screwed on this half-step format. One couple I talked too went straight over to the games [...]
Vector Magic
Stanford University research project on converting bitmap images to vector art, aka "auto tracing" or "automatic vectorization". Similar to Adobe Illustrator's Live Trace and CorelDRAW's PowerTRACE but works better in many cases. Upload image and get a converted result (EPS/SVG) in a few moments. Link
No Cell Phones?
First of all, does anyone even remember the band W.A.S.P.? If I remember correctly they were a band from the early 80’s. Heavy metal always shadowed by the likes of Motley Crew, Twisted Sister, Scorpions, etc.. Second, can you believe that ANYONE would attend one of their shows today? Maybe I am being a little bit harsh here, but I [...]
What VMware is, and Why It Rocks
VMware is indispensable for software testing that I do - and it’s a solid tool for freelancers as well. If you’ve never heard of VMware, it’s simply an application that lets you run a virtual computer inside your regular “host†computer … and you can do anything you want to the virtual machine without hosing [...]
How to Talk to Girls
I nearly spit out my Enviga while reading this part: Instructions: Difficulty: Challenging Things You'll Need * Charisma * Approaching skills * Approaching confidence * A social vibe Link
I don’t understand the modeling industry
A NYC photographer friend of mine, sent me this photo he took backstage today. These girls are all from Brazil, 18+, and never been to school. They went straight into modeling. Here is what they look like when they're models: Cintia... red head on left Caroline... 2nd from left Bruna... 3rd from left He didn't know the 4th ugh [...]
