I’m fat. Not big-boned, or husky, or fluffy… I’m fat. So, fatso, whaddya gonna do about it? Glad you asked.  Because besides being overweight, I’m also pretty competitive.  And a bunch of folks I know have gotten together for our own version of The Biggest Loser with cash & prizes for the bloke who loses [...]

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Ok, so you may or may not know that I’m a Mac geek. Sure, I work in both Apple and Windows platforms… you kinda have to nowadays. But given the choice, Mac is my computer of choice. Now, some folks argue that Macintosh is inferior due to the lack of software. I would contend that [...]

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Randy Pausch is a Carnegie Mellon professor and virtual reality pioneer.  He also happens to have terminal pancreatic cancer. He recently gave his final lecture, entitled “Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams.”  It’s about two hours long, but very much worth it. He talks about his dreams & aspirations, Captain Kirk, virtual reality and a host [...]

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My friend Kevin over at Incompetech.com alerted me to this brilliant idea to deal with a backlog of email after a business trip, vacation or other overwhelming backup of your inbox… declare email bankruptcy! Apparently this was coined by (or at least credit is being given to) Wired columnist Lawrence Lessig. Here’s a snippet from [...]

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It is International Talk Like a Pirate Day!!! Speak it, Love it, Live it… YARRRRRR!!!! Technorati Tags: Talk Like a Pirate Day

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Here is my Xbox 360 demo report…   Fifa 08 Graphics – The difference between the Gamecube version and this one is slim when playing with the wide shot during the game.  When the camera is close in on a player it is very nice.  Crowds look like crap. Controls – Same basic controls, but [...]

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