Penny Auctions: They're Gambling
Late last year, I encountered what may be nearly perfect evil in business plan form: Swoopo. What is Swoopo? It's a class of penny auction, where bidders pay for the privilege of bidding:
[Penny auctions] offer new televisions, computers, game consoles, appliances, handbags, gold bars and more for starting prices of a penny to 15 cents, depending on
Filed under: | geeky | codinghorror | general
| Comments (?) | Links | Trackbacks | Posted: Thu, 02 Jul 2009 |
When Highlanders get bored with their sheep - Extreme Sheep Art
* TOTALLY AMAZING, AMUSING, BRILLIANTLY CREATIVE *
Check out this cool video and just imagine what fun these Welshmen must have had creating this work and -
work it must have been!
It's fun just to watch.
Two flocks of sheep, one black and one white, three sheep farmers,three Sheepdogs, LEDs provided by SAMSUNG, and watch what happens when these experts put it all together for one too brief a show
Hope you enjoy it. I think it's great!
Filed under: | funny | geeky | sheep | highland | samsung | LED | computer
| Comments (?) | Links | Trackbacks | Posted: Thu, 02 Jul 2009 |
Have you ever wondered how those "Get Rich Quick" real-estate schemes work?
Can you really make money, buying houses for as little as $10? and selling for hundreds of thousands?
Well, it turns out, yes this is possible. You want to know the secret? I explain it here, and it won't cost you a penny! you don't even have to buy a book to find out!
Filed under: | business | real-estate | investment | money | entrepreneur
| Comments (?) | Links | Trackbacks | Posted: Wed, 01 Jul 2009 |
Congressman's Son Won't Shut The Hell Up During Hearing
Congressman Eisley conducts hearing on Market Data Protection Reform, restrains self from murdering five year old son.
Filed under: | theonion | funny | general
| Comments (?) | Links | Trackbacks | Posted: Tue, 30 Jun 2009 |
Bob and Doug: Happy Canada D\'Eh!
Canada Day greetings from Bob and Doug MacKenize!
Filed under: | canada day
| Comments (?) | Links | Trackbacks | Posted: Tue, 30 Jun 2009 |
MyNewBiz: Windows Live Messenger 9 and Personal Status Messages
I just recently upgraded to Windows Live Messenger 2009. I was using WLM 8 and I had a neat plugin that automatically updated my personal status message with my twitter account.
I was sad to learn however that his plugin does not work with WLM 9. So I borrowed a bit of code from Fanatic.net modified it a bit and compiled it.
Filed under: | stumbleupon | general
| Comments (?) | Links | Trackbacks | Posted: Mon, 29 Jun 2009 |
Trouble with delivery services
Good day, everyone!I've recently been engaged with a rather difficult time with the delivery services. I began to think about the whole concept of delivery services and the internals of how they work. But first, what have my experiences been?This is my second use of this service. The first was in 2006 when
Filed under: | JaysDesktop | general
| Comments (?) | Links | Trackbacks | Posted: Sun, 28 Jun 2009 |
Why Parents Drink
Ever wonder why? ..LOL..
Why Parents Drink
A father passing by his son's bedroom was astonished to see that his bed was nicely made and everything was picked up. Then he saw an envelope, propped up prominently on the pillow that was addressed to 'Dad.'
With the worst premonition he opened the envelope with trembling hands and read the letter.
Filed under: | funny | humor
| Comments (?) | Links | Trackbacks | Posted: Sat, 27 Jun 2009 |
A Song of You
Sometimes we get something so good we have to share! This was written to Dad and I thought it was very inspiring. Thank you Mimi!
A Song of You
If I could write a song of you
Id do it all day long.
To celebrate your life my friend
and all youve meant to me.
I sat among your magic stars
with [...]
Filed under: | zigziglar | business | general
| Comments (?) | Links | Trackbacks | Posted: Thu, 25 Jun 2009 |
Why Isn't My Encryption.. Encrypting?
It's as true in life as it is in client-server programming: the only secret that can't be compromised is the one you never revealed.
But sometimes, it's unavoidable. If you must send a secret down to the client, you can encrypt it. The most common form of encryption is symmetric encryption, where the same key is used to both encrypt and decrypt. Most
Filed under: | geeky | codinghorror | general
| Comments (?) | Links | Trackbacks | Posted: Tue, 23 Jun 2009 |
Pentagon Reports Army Mascot 'Liberty' Killed in Iraq
Appointed by Bush in 2003 to distract from the horrors of war, Liberty's antics turned fatal yesterday when he cart-wheeled into a roadside bomb.
Filed under: | theonion | funny | general
| Comments (?) | Links | Trackbacks | Posted: Sat, 20 Jun 2009 |
Happy Australia Day!
credit: arriba
Ive lived all my life in Australia, and Im proud and excited to say Happy Australia Day! for January 26th. Australia day is the national day of Australia, and commemorates the arrival of the first fleet in 1788 and the subsequent founding of Australia as a nation. (As if you didnt know [...]
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Filed under: | change | business | general
| Comments (?) | Links | Trackbacks | Posted: Sat, 20 Jun 2009 |
Special Boy With Freakishly Large Brain Wins Spelling Bee
On Today Now!, Jim and Tracy meet James Kimura, a 12-year-old afflicted with the ability to spell long words normal kids don't even care about.
Special Boy With Freakishly Large Brain Wins Spelling Bee
Filed under: | theonion | funny | general
| Comments (?) | Links | Trackbacks | Posted: Thu, 18 Jun 2009 |
Whats Wrong With This Photo? - Photos - KIRO Seattle
A slideshow of funny pics! Hope you enjoy them as much as I did!
Filed under: | stumbleupon | general
| Comments (?) | Links | Trackbacks | Posted: Tue, 16 Jun 2009 |
Tweeting on Commodore 64
The ingenious Johan Van den Brande has created a Twitter client so you can view your friends updates and update your own twitter from the C64's beautiful 320 x 256 display!
Of course, you need a few hardware and software tweaks for an internet connection in the first place. There's a lot more information plus screen shots/videos on the site. Check it out!
Filed under: | retro | commodore | C64 | twitter
| Comments (?) | Links | Trackbacks | Posted: Mon, 15 Jun 2009 |
