November 23, 2006 at 12:16 am · Filed under gadgets, xbox
Okay. Before I start my tale, I should say that I am a big XBox360 fan. A really like Xbox 360.
It’s a very well designed piece of equipment. A little too much fan noise, but overall a VERY well built user experience.
I like it so much, I have two. Yes. That’s two xbox360’s. It’s actually a bit embarrassing, but for the sake of full disclosure, I admit I have a problem.
I had developed a VERY heavy Oblivion addiction problem. I also got tired of competing with my sons “Call of Duty” shootout sessions. So in a moment of Circuit City dementia, I walked home with another 360. I mean, I had 2 HDTV sets, why not two 360s?
I’m also a Big Live Arcade fan. Xbox Live Arcade is a very slick, and a clear cash cow for Microsoft. I’ve purchased at least a half a dozen games, and have clocked too much time on “Outpost Kaloki” that I wish to admit.
So when XBox announced their video download service, I thought it was a slick move on Microsoft’s part.
As I was sitting down tonight to finally try to save Cyrodiil from Daedric invasion (I’ve been taking my time through all the quests - I’m a level 32 battlemage!) I noticed the “V for Vendetta - Get It Now” message.
Cool. I haven’t seen that movie before. Let’s check this out.
An EXCELLENT link, outlining Ben Franklin’s advice on picking a mistress. Somehow, my history curriculum left this out!
He truely was a man of great insite!
Okay. I’m only a day into using the new updated Google Reader, and I’m hooked. It’s slick. It seems to actually let me read feeds the way I want to - as soon as each feed is updated. I can read ALL my feeds, or sub folders, or a single feed. It also seems to be VERY clever in the way it displays each item, often including graphics and other features I don’t see in some other readers. And this is all in my browser, so no software to install.
I found a VERY COOL widget for google customized homepage, that exports all of RSS feeds to an OPML file.
This is very useful if you want to export your RSS feeds to a different RSS reader. (like the new google reader!).
If you are using TABS, then it will only output the tabbed section where you place the widget. But it was easy enough to move it around multiple times to create a seperate OPML file for each of my tab sections.
I then imported them into the new google reader, and viola, I have moved my 20-30 feeds to google reader in MINUTES!
The Google Reader has been updated. Looks nicer. Will finally mix all my feeds together in way that works.
I have NOT YET found a RSS reader that I love. I didn’t like the old version.
I’m going to switch over to this new version see if it’s any better than just using the Google Customized homepage. check it out yourself.
ALSO:Use the Customized Google home page and want to switch? Check this widget out!.
November 3, 2006 at 1:54 pm · Filed under politics, sex
So Slate has published an interesting article about how internet pornography reduces rape.
The original report, filed by law school professor Todd Kendal, tracks how as internet access increased in each US state, the corresponding number of reported rapes dropped.
Now this has been long suspected by scientists for years, but this study really demonstrates some compelling information.
Of course this DIRECTLY CONTRADICTS one of the conclusions of the Meese Report. Now most scientist immediately disregarded the report the moment is was published, but it’s conclusions are still used today by most anti-porn politicians.
I’m sure politicians will ignore it. In this era, where sexual politics are driving more and more people to the polls, it’s standard fare to ignore facts and instead use fear and anxiety. Just read Wonkette any ANY DAY for the last 3 months. It’s just one sex scandal after another!
Gotta love America. We hate sex by day, and then go home buys billions of dollars worth of it at night.
October 28, 2006 at 3:54 am · Filed under Uncategorized
Okay. There are a LOT of sites giving out “free” images.
I decided to see if the new “Custom Google” Search engine could be used to search over 30 of them at the same time.
Mixed results so far, but check it out.
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