@sockington the cat featured in Friday's BOS Globe. What's a twittering cat got that I ain't? For starters, over a million followers.
Submitted by ptemples on Mon, 03/01/2010 - 10:19
ptemples: @sockington the cat featured in Friday's BOS Globe. What's a twittering cat got that I ain't? For starters, over a million followers.
RT @paulfeig: Hey, a bird took a crap on my shoulder when I was out walking today. Is that considered good luck? Or do I just look like ...
Submitted by ptemples on Mon, 03/01/2010 - 17:23
ptemples: RT @paulfeig: Hey, a bird took a crap on my shoulder when I was out walking today. Is that considered good luck? Or do I just look like ...
"[...] People have heard the universal call to love a neighbor just like they'd like to be called themselves." -George Dubya Bush, 10/08/03
Submitted by ptemples on Mon, 03/01/2010 - 17:18
ptemples: "[...] People have heard the universal call to love a neighbor just like they'd like to be called themselves." -George Dubya Bush, 10/08/03
Images of Yesteryear: My Dad and Me
Submitted by ptemples on Mon, 03/01/2010 - 20:49
Shown here: a photo taken of my father and me, circa 1988. I'm not sure who took the picture. (Thank you, Lydia, for scanning this and emailing it to me.) The occasion--I believe--was my mother and father's 50th wedding anniversary reception at a local church in Bloomington, Indiana.
Just to my left elbow, the elder African-American gentleman visible is probably my step-grandfather, Maurice Evans. He would have been approximately 90 years old when this photo was taken. My father lived another 2-3 years before dying from a massive heart attack.
"Today, I learnt that if you accidentally sit on a hamster, instead of dying, it bites your testicles." -FML
Submitted by ptemples on Mon, 03/01/2010 - 22:37
ptemples: "Today, I learnt that if you accidentally sit on a hamster, instead of dying, it bites your testicles." -FML
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"Today, I learnt that if you accidentally sit on a hamster, instead of dying, it bites your testicles." -FML
CNN: 'US ready to help on Falklands.' Wait! Didn't we like, miss out on that conflict 20 years ago?
Submitted by ptemples on Tue, 03/02/2010 - 00:52
ptemples: CNN: 'US ready to help on Falklands.' Wait! Didn't we like, miss out on that conflict 20 years ago?
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Romney on 2012: 'I entered this race because I love America.' Heck, I love America too, but you don't see me runnng for Town Dog Catcher.
Submitted by ptemples on Tue, 03/02/2010 - 14:28
ptemples: Romney on 2012: 'I entered this race because I love America.' Heck, I love America too, but you don't see me runnng for Town Dog Catcher.
"Tubular Bells"
Submitted by ptemples on Tue, 03/02/2010 - 15:58
From time to time, I like to fire up "Tubular Bells" the debut record album masterpiece of English musician Mike Oldfield, released in 1973.
Most people will recognize the opening score as the theme from "The Exorcist." Indeed--it's quite haunting. Oldfield approached--and was rejected by--several established record labels. Some of the rejections were because they believed the piece to be unmarketable.
The album consists in large part of Oldfield overdubbing the following instruments: Acoustic guitar, bass guitar, electric guitar, Farfisa, Hammond, and Lowrey organs; flageolet, fuzz guitars, glockenspiel, "honky tonk" piano (piano with detuned strings), mandolin, piano, "Piltdown Man", percussion, Spanish guitar, "double speed guitar", "taped motor drive amplifier organ chord", timpani, violin, vocals, and of course--tubular bells. The moderator's voice introducing each instrument was genius, in my humble opinion. I especially love the "Sailor's Hornpipe" score.
Of course, Tubular Bells is still just as "spooky" today as it was almost 30 years ago.
"Magic is real, unless declared integer." -B. Scott Andersen, sig file
Submitted by ptemples on Sun, 03/07/2010 - 17:27
ptemples: "Magic is real, unless declared integer." -B. Scott Andersen, sig file
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BBC News - Lip reading mobile promises end to noisy phone ca
Submitted by ptemples on Sun, 03/07/2010 - 20:13
A device that could allow people to conduct phone conversations without uttering a word is shown off by researchers. The electrical pulses are then passed to a device which records and amplifies them before transmitting the signal via Bluetooth to a laptop.There, software translates the signals into text, which can then be spoken by a synthesiser..
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BBC News - Lip reading mobile promises end to noisy phone ca
BBC: 'Palestinians back new peace talks.' I wonder if this one drops the provision calling for the total annihilation of Israel?
Submitted by ptemples on Sun, 03/07/2010 - 20:26
ptemples: BBC: 'Palestinians back new peace talks.' I wonder if this one drops the provision calling for the total annihilation of Israel?
RT @badbanana: If I'm not mistaken, Saint Patrick is famous for driving the snakes out of Ireland and into law school.
Submitted by ptemples on Sun, 03/07/2010 - 20:22
ptemples: RT @badbanana: If I'm not mistaken, Saint Patrick is famous for driving the snakes out of Ireland and into law school.
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Mobile phone boarding pass: Seems like a really good idea until the airline employee takes ur fone, rips it & gives you the "stub." -tupedog
Submitted by ptemples on Sun, 03/07/2010 - 20:18
ptemples: Mobile phone boarding pass: Seems like a really good idea until the airline employee takes ur fone, rips it & gives you the "stub." -tupedog
Police AR Team of Westford (MA) next meeting 3/16 at the Westford Police Station. Guest speaker W1GHZ who will present on GHz freqs #hamr
Submitted by k9hi on Mon, 03/08/2010 - 14:57
k9hi: Police AR Team of Westford (MA) next meeting 3/16 at the Westford Police Station. Guest speaker W1GHZ who will present on GHz freqs #hamr
New Mass. EMA courses offered: ICS200, 300, 400, Barnstable; Small Animal Handling & First Aid, various QTHes; see http://is.gd/9YzuS #hamr
Submitted by k9hi on Mon, 03/08/2010 - 14:54
k9hi: New Mass. EMA courses offered: ICS200, 300, 400, Barnstable; Small Animal Handling & First Aid, various QTHes; see http://is.gd/9YzuS #hamr
AP: "Inmate overdosed on sleeping pills; delays his execution." Now that's a clever way to beat the system.
Submitted by ptemples on Tue, 03/09/2010 - 10:36
ptemples: AP: "Inmate overdosed on sleeping pills; delays his execution." Now that's a clever way to beat the system.
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Pilgrim ARC meeting 3/9/10 at 7:30 pm, COA Bldg, Provincetown MA. N1FI presents audio/video tour of ARRL Hq. #hamr
Submitted by k9hi on Tue, 03/09/2010 - 12:13
k9hi: Pilgrim ARC meeting 3/9/10 at 7:30 pm, COA Bldg, Provincetown MA. N1FI presents audio/video tour of ARRL Hq. #hamr
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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Your determination and effort will not go unnoticed. Men in black helicopters are coming for you.
Submitted by ptemples on Wed, 03/10/2010 - 10:12
ptemples: LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Your determination and effort will not go unnoticed. Men in black helicopters are coming for you.
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RT @badbanana: Guys, check this out. Look at a package of Keebler cookies. See those elves? Now look closer. Yup. Those photos are faked.
Submitted by ptemples on Wed, 03/10/2010 - 15:26
ptemples: RT @badbanana: Guys, check this out. Look at a package of Keebler cookies. See those elves? Now look closer. Yup. Those photos are faked.
RT @crackbarbie: Just went to the gym for the first time in months. It's about time I cancelled my membership.
Submitted by ptemples on Wed, 03/10/2010 - 22:44
ptemples: RT @crackbarbie: Just went to the gym for the first time in months. It's about time I cancelled my membership.
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Hey, if you're gonna take away my paper towels in the restroom, then give me the 'full blast' air dryers--not 'weak-ass gentle
Submitted by k9hi on Thu, 03/11/2010 - 20:35
k9hi: Hey, if you're gonna take away my paper towels in the restroom, then give me the 'full blast' air dryers--not 'weak-ass gentle breeze' crap.
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Hey, if you're gonna take away my paper towels in the restroom, then give me the 'full blast' air dryers--not 'weak-ass gentle breeze' crap.
Submitted by ptemples on Thu, 03/11/2010 - 20:36
ptemples: Hey, if you're gonna take away my paper towels in the restroom, then give me the 'full blast' air dryers--not 'weak-ass gentle breeze' crap.
K1VV & co. to activate W1M QRP from Marconi Beach, a former Marconi xmitting site on 3/11 pm & 3/12 am, 160-40m & 17m. QSL via N7UN. #hamr
Submitted by k9hi on Fri, 03/12/2010 - 17:51
k9hi: K1VV & co. to activate W1M QRP from Marconi Beach, a former Marconi xmitting site on 3/11 pm & 3/12 am, 160-40m & 17m. QSL via N7UN. #hamr
RT @capricecrane: Passive aggression is fine, I guess, but sometimes you just need to punch someone in the face.
Submitted by ptemples on Fri, 03/12/2010 - 19:48
ptemples: RT @capricecrane: Passive aggression is fine, I guess, but sometimes you just need to punch someone in the face.
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RT @trixieboots: Having a scientific discussion about the probable link between Hungry-Man® Boneless Pork Dinner and erectile dysfunction.
Submitted by ptemples on Fri, 03/12/2010 - 19:36
ptemples: RT @trixieboots: Having a scientific discussion about the probable link between Hungry-Man® Boneless Pork Dinner and erectile dysfunction.
RT @MrBigFists: I'd like to try autoerotic asphyxiation but I would need someone to show me the ropes.
Submitted by ptemples on Fri, 03/12/2010 - 19:32
ptemples: RT @MrBigFists: I'd like to try autoerotic asphyxiation but I would need someone to show me the ropes.
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RT @aedison: Depression revealed as major cause of terrorism; TSA to start screening emotional baggage.
Submitted by ptemples on Fri, 03/12/2010 - 19:30
ptemples: RT @aedison: Depression revealed as major cause of terrorism; TSA to start screening emotional baggage.
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BBC: 'Climate change makes birds shrink.' Oh yeah? Explain pigeons then. They're sure as hell not getting any smaller.
Submitted by ptemples on Fri, 03/12/2010 - 21:05
ptemples: BBC: 'Climate change makes birds shrink.' Oh yeah? Explain pigeons then. They're sure as hell not getting any smaller.
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Isn't it amusing to be served coffee in a Dunkin Donuts cup that says, 'Happy 60th Birthday' followed by 'Caution: liquid is hot'?
Submitted by ptemples on Fri, 03/12/2010 - 20:53
ptemples: Isn't it amusing to be served coffee in a Dunkin Donuts cup that says, 'Happy 60th Birthday' followed by 'Caution: liquid is hot'?
Geocaching--A Potential New Hobby For Me?
Submitted by k9hi on Sat, 03/13/2010 - 11:39
While reviewing some pricey iPhone apps today, I came across one involving called iPhone Geocaching from Groundspeak. I was somewhat familiar with the hobby of Geocaching before now, but had never really paid it any serious attention for the simple fact that I don't own a GPS unit. At least, I thought I didn't. It turns out, the new iPhone 3GS I purchased last month gives me full GPS capability. Coupled with this new app, it would appear that I can get out there and play the game with everyone!
From Wikipedia:
"The first documented placement of a GPS-located cache took place on May 3, 2000, by Dave Ulmer of Beavercreek, Oregon. The location was posted on the Usenet newsgroup sci.geo.satellite-nav as 45°17.460′N 122°24.800′W / 45.291°N 122.4133°W. By May 6, 2000, it had been found twice and logged once (by Mike Teague of Vancouver, Washington). According to Dave Ulmer's message, the original stash was a black plastic bucket buried most of the way in the ground and contained software, videos, books, food, money, and a slingshot."
The main web site for this past time (is it a hobby or a sport?) is www.geocaching.org. According to this web site, there are, at present "1,004,652 active caches and an estimated 3-4 million geocachers worldwide." Now, that's an impressive amount of activity for a past time that began only ten years ago.
Toyota Acceleration and Embedded System Bugs
Submitted by ptemples on Sat, 03/13/2010 - 13:24
An anonymous reader writes "David Cummings, a programmer who worked on the Mars Pathfinder project, has written an interesting editorial in the L.A. T ...
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Toyota Acceleration and Embedded System Bugs
Fastest (and Most Compact) Stellar Spinner Confirmed
Submitted by ptemples on Sat, 03/13/2010 - 11:45
gregg writes "HM Cancri has been confirmed as a binary system of two white dwarfs orbiting each other so closely that they complete one orbit every 5. ...
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Oldest registered Internet domain still in operation
Submitted by ptemples on Mon, 03/15/2010 - 19:19
Symbolics.com was registered in 15 March 1985 - long before anyone knew what a huge part in our lives the Internet was going to play some 20 years later.
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Toyota Declares 'Runaway Prius In San Diego' Was A Hoax
Submitted by ptemples on Mon, 03/15/2010 - 19:18
Toyota engineers believe that it would be extremely difficult for the Prius to be driven at a continuous high speed with more than light brake-pedal pressure, and that the assertion that the vehicle could not be stopped with the brakes is fundamentally inconsistent with basic vehicle design and the investigation observations.
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"When someone smiles at me, all I see is a chimpanzee begging for its life." -Dwight Schrute
Submitted by ptemples on Mon, 03/15/2010 - 18:51
ptemples: "When someone smiles at me, all I see is a chimpanzee begging for its life." -Dwight Schrute
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Headline: 'Juvenile court to try shooting defendent.'
Submitted by ptemples on Mon, 03/15/2010 - 22:19
ptemples: Headline: 'Juvenile court to try shooting defendent.'
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A day without sunshine is like night. Or Seattle.
Submitted by ptemples on Tue, 03/16/2010 - 08:30
ptemples: A day without sunshine is like night. Or Seattle.
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Quannapowitt RA meeting 3/18/10 @ 7 pm, Reading Sr. Center, 49 Pleasant St., Reading MA. Guest speaker KA8SCP on EmComm #hamr
Submitted by k9hi on Tue, 03/16/2010 - 10:05
k9hi: Quannapowitt RA meeting 3/18/10 @ 7 pm, Reading Sr. Center, 49 Pleasant St., Reading MA. Guest speaker KA8SCP on EmComm #hamr
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AP: Scientists find shrimplike creature 600 ft below Antarctic ice. Frankly, I'm amazed they didn't come across soda 6-pack plastic rings.
Submitted by ptemples on Tue, 03/16/2010 - 09:56
ptemples: AP: Scientists find shrimplike creature 600 ft below Antarctic ice. Frankly, I'm amazed they didn't come across soda 6-pack plastic rings.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Don't fall for empty promises. Get everything in writing. Better yet, marry a lawyer.
Submitted by ptemples on Wed, 03/17/2010 - 09:45
ptemples: GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Don't fall for empty promises. Get everything in writing. Better yet, marry a lawyer.
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RT @kolchak: And, on this day so many years ago, Saint Patrick lead all the lawyers out of Ireland.
Submitted by ptemples on Wed, 03/17/2010 - 17:04
ptemples: RT @kolchak: And, on this day so many years ago, Saint Patrick lead all the lawyers out of Ireland.
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Can _someone_ explain to me the appeal in 'Gouda wheel hunting'?
Submitted by ptemples on Wed, 03/17/2010 - 17:03
ptemples: Can _someone_ explain to me the appeal in 'Gouda wheel hunting'?
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Nashoba Valley ARC meeting 3/18 @ 7:30 pm at Pepperell (MA) Community Ctr. KK1X presents Intro to CW Skimmer. #hamr
Submitted by k9hi on Wed, 03/17/2010 - 20:54
k9hi: Nashoba Valley ARC meeting 3/18 @ 7:30 pm at Pepperell (MA) Community Ctr. KK1X presents Intro to CW Skimmer. #hamr
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Seattle Weekly: Dad tries to sell 4 yr. old son for $5k on Craigslist. He shoulda put him up for $4,999.95. It's all psychology, you know?
Submitted by ptemples on Thu, 03/18/2010 - 16:57
ptemples: Seattle Weekly: Dad tries to sell 4 yr. old son for $5k on Craigslist. He shoulda put him up for $4,999.95. It's all psychology, you know?
