Archive for August, 2006
Restaurants can mitigate waits with cellphones
Have something to say? ADD A NEW POST! If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to the newsletter or RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!One reason I like Texas Roadhouse is the call-ahead feature. On a busy night you can call them 20 minutes ahead of arriving, and when you arrive [...]
Qwest is slowest broadband provider
PC Magazine recently released rankings on broadband ISP speeds. I generally disregard these rankings because they usually rely on user opinions of their speeds. My ears perked up when I heard on the Cranky Geeks podcast how this ranking was based on actual calculated data.
PC Mag offered a small utility called SurfSpeed that calculated [...]
The Risch Wash?
Interim Governor Jim Risch is convening an unusual special session of our Idaho legislature this Friday, August 25th. The sole purpose is to pass the tax plan that he could not muster the votes for during regular session. Apparently he has worked over enough legislators to change their votes and ensure passage.
Apparently the plan is [...]
Bruce Willis for Idaho Governor?
Minnesota was the first to elect a celebrity governor with Jesse Ventura. California was second with Arnold Swarzenegger. I propose Idaho become third to elect a celebrity governor, and Bruce Willis is our man.
I still don’t know if I’ll vote for Butch Otter or Jerry Brady. I was dissappointed by Otter’s seemingly uninformed support of [...]
Net Crimes and Misdemeanors
Net Crimes and Misdemeanors: Outmaneuvering web spammers, stalkers, and con artists, by J.A. Hitchcock. At our Idaho Falls library you can find this book under 364.168 HIT in the adult non-fiction section (It’s on the new releases shelves right now).
The first chapter described how the author got involved with the subject. She started getting [...]
Colonoscopy Comments
A physician claimed that the following are actual comments made by his (predominately male) patients while he was performing their colonoscopies:
1. “Take it easy, Doc. You’re boldly going where no man has gone before!”
2. “Find Amelia Earhart yet?”
3. “Can you hear me NOW?”
4. “Are we there yet?! Are we there yet? Are we there yet?”
5. [...]
The mosquitos are out for blood…
Okay, so it’s been awhile since I’ve posted anything but random thoughts in the chatbox, but this issue has me pretty fired up, so here goes. (While I realize not all mosquitos carry West Nile, I currently don’t know of any way to differentiate between “the good” and “the bad”. So to “the good” [...]
Free Yellow Bikes
I recall in 1997 a group in Idaho Falls introduced a free bicycle program.
The idea was if you saw one, you were free to ride around Idaho Falls on it, and you just left it unlocked for someone else to pick up and use also. I recall local bike shops were willing to do [...]
Yes you can almost always get satellite installed
Feel stuck with cable because your homeowner’s covenants prevent you from getting a satellite dish? Mad at your landlord who won’t allow you to get a satellite dish?
It turns out that homeowner’s covenants that forbid you from installing satellite dishes are almost always illegal. Read the FCC rules and tell that homeowner’s association control freak [...]
Fire Congress: Digg.com model for true democracy
I sighed at a recent Republican political convention as I watched them take 30 minutes to vote among only 500 people. Each county and district leader first polled the people in their sections, then each county and district leader stood in alpha-numeric order to tell the convention speaker the votes they counted. It was very [...]
OutFOXed Debate: Is FOX News a Republican Fraud?
Let me reaffirm my personal political neutrality once again. I believe power corrupts everyone no matter what party affiliation.
This article and subsequent discussion is about OutFOXed, a documentary that alleges FOX News is basically a front for the Republican party, and their claim of ‘fair and balanced’ coverage is a sham.
I would love to review [...]
Mobile Movies in Idaho Falls
Hey kids, here’s a great project for your last week of summer: outfit your rig to broadcast mobile movies.
The trend is called MobMovs (Mobile Movies, get it?) It’s essentially an automobile with a DVD player, projector, and short-range FM transmitter.
First, read this guy’s advice (he originated the idea) on tips and tricks and do’s and [...]
whew, slow day, time to all start commenting again!
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