Gamer vs Programmer

Gamer vs Programmer

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Double Rainbow

So, there’s this video making the rounds on the internets that features a guy narrating while filming a rainbow.  The video itself is pretty boring; it’s the guys narration that has made the video famous. The video has made the CollegeHumor.com list of Top 10 Viral Videos of 2010 So Far and inspired tons of … Read more

Computer Guru Needed in Brooklyn

Is anybody in the New York area able to do a computer tune-up?  The gig includes fixing up one computer for a small business and is paid work.  It also includes fixing up the PTA computer at a public school and is volunteer work.  Normally, I’d do the work myself, but I’m totally swamped, so … Read more

Bakugan Hustle

Bakugan are action figures and toys based on a show on Cartoon Network.  Each of the action figures has a G power rating that is a number between 200 and 700 and is printed directly on the figure.  The higher the number, the more powerful the figure is in the Bakugan games. The more powerful … Read more

New Facebook Application – My Playlist

I’ve written a new Facebook application called My Playlist. The application displays a playlist like the one shown here on your profile either on your wall or on your boxes tab.  It works by reading an XML file version of your playlist off of any FTP or WWW server on the internet. The easiest way … Read more

The Internet Is All About Joiners

Something has been bothering me for a few days now.  A friend of mine posted something about being on Facebook for 5 years now and how time flies.  I thought to myself about how I totally agreed.  I was thinking how I couldn’t believe that Isaac is almost 8 years old now or that I’ve … Read more

10 Questions About Music

Answer honestly and try not to appear cool — it doesn’t work amongst friends. After answering, tag those whose musical taste you wish to know more about. What are you listening to right now? As I’m writing this, I am listening to “What Would You Have Me Say” by Blue Sandcastle . However, if you … Read more

The Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon

I just stumbled across the following in Wikipedia: The Baader-Meinhof phenomenon occurs when a person, after having learned some (usually obscure) fact, word, phrase, or other item for the first time, encounters that item again, perhaps several times, shortly after having learned it. This is a specialised version of the effect of serendipity. I’ve been … Read more

Testing Windows Live Writer

I had a heck of a time writing my last post.  I had trouble formatting all of the code.  I wanted it to be formatted correctly, in a mono-space font and indented.  It took three or four tries before I got it the way I wanted it and in the end, I had to work … Read more