Articles (page 46 of 50)
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Rest in Peace, James Kim
UPDATE 12/6/06, 12:03 PT : "MERLIN, Ore. -- The body of James Kim was found Wednesday, after a massive search effort for the missing San Francisco man in the Southern Oregon…
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Prius Art Exhibit
I recently acquired a 2006 Toyota Prius, and I love it every bit today as the first day that I test drove the car years ago. I have a friend (I won't mention his name, but his…
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Prius exec dies in plane crash
David Hermance, executive engineer for environment engineering at the Toyota Technical Center USA in California, was a key figure behind the success of Toyota's popular Prius…
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Have an MP3 Player? You're a Thief!
According to UMG chairman/CEO Doug Morris, "These devices are just repositories for stolen music, and they all know it. So it's time to get paid for it." The comment came on the…
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Comment Spam and Akismet
In an effort to boot reader participation though comments I recently turned off the requirement that comment posters be registered users on the site. Knowing this was an open…
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Mapuche Indians claim language as "Intellectual Property," take Microsoft to court over translation
Mapuche Indians in Chile are trying to take global software giant Microsoft to court in a legal battle which raises the question of whether anyone can ever "own" the language…
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Remembering Thanksgiving
According to Wikipedia: "U.S. tradition associates [Thanksgiving] with a meal held in 1621 by the Wampanoag [American Indians] and the Pilgrims who settled in Plymouth…
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The solution to the problem: Exterminate White People
Hitler has been reborn. He is targeting another "master race," but his agenda is the same. His name is Dr. Kamau Kambon, an author, and husband of the President of the…
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Subterranian Housing
Ever since I was little I've had a fascination with caves and living with nature. When Star Wars: Ewok Adventures came out, the old hermit lived in a hallowed out tree. The…
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Terrorists: Iraq Safer After Elections; Moving Car Bombs to America
According to Aljazeera, known around the world as "The Terrorists Newspaper": Rumsfeld's exit greeted abroad The mid-term election results that heralded a massive power shift in…
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Spring 2007: Pirates of the Great Salt Lake the Movie
No, really! Don't believe me? Look it up in IMDB ! Kirk Redgrave and Flint Weaver met only three weeks ago. But that hasn't stopped them from becoming the greatest pirates the…
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Vista Released, What Was it Supposed to Be?
Microsoft's Windows Vista was RTM today . What was it supposed to be? Back in the day, Vista was called "Longhorn" and was going to be the cats meow. It was going to be built on…
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24: Day 6 Trailer
Jack was last seen, bound and tortured, on a ship headed for China. His life is now the tipping point for U.S. International Relations. What happens now? Interesting Items of…
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Zune Theme for Windows: Broken out of the Box
Microsoft, trying to stir up enthusiasm for their upcoming Zune Portable Media Player, recently released a Windows theme (free for all "Genuine" copies of Windows XP out there)…
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Defective Offspring Letter
My friend Matt Burningham penned this letter, never intending to send it, to the ObGyn that delivered his children. Calling it funny would be an understatement. TO: Dr. Meek…
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Healthcare Company Donates Laptop Containing 6,000+ Social Security Numbers and Employee Records
IHC (Intermountain Health Care), one of Utah's largest employers, regularly donates their surplus computers to a local charity. They recently donated a laptop computer which…
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Rock Hack the Vote
Alternate Title: How to Hack Your Local Election for about $30 and in only 4 Minutes Note: This post is not intended to be subversive or illegal in any way, shape or form! This…
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Firefox 2.0 (final) Available For Download
Hot on the heels of Microsoft's Latest Internet Explorer [ download MSIE7 ], Mozilla has released the second major release of its Firefox browser. Improvements in this release…
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Utah Gun Violence Prevention Center Seeks to Reduce Violent Shootings the Wrong Way
According to a KSL.com story "The Gun Violence Prevention Center of Utah believes the damage done by guns grows more common every year. It wants to plant a different future with…
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Utah Man Shot in the Head During Armed Robbery
According to KSL.com a man was shot in the head after an attempted robbery at a West Valley City, Utah housing complex. A woman told police she and the 27-year-old male victim…
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Get Your Invitation the MSN Soapbox Beta (MSN Video Sharing Service)
Microsoft is busy playing catch-up with Google/YouTube and all the other online video sites out there with the SoapBox beta. Our march toward releasing outstanding online…
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Breast Cancer Awareness Month
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. I don't want to sound insensitive to any of those who have gone through the paint, suffering, and hardships associated with having…
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Dangerous Crosswalks
KSL.com is running a story about "dangerous crosswalks" and how the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) isn't willing to put in a stoplight as neighbors have been asking for…
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Power Sucking Wall Warts — Time to Get Smarter
Nokia has plans to start an advertising campaign designed to save the world from it's over consumption of electricity. Their plan? Unplug your cell phone when it's done charging…
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CSS Technique: Striped Tables
Creating an easily readable and understandable table can be a long and difficult process if done manually. Pure CSS rules can address the concern, but are typically lengthy and…
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Recent School Shootings
With school shootings on the rise one has to stop and ponder... Think about where these atrocities keep happening: Churches Schools Airports Post offices Government buildings…
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Crossover Cables: Thing of the Past?
Background Ever since the introduction of the Ethernet standard, hubs, routers, and switches people have had to connect them with cables. Ethernet cables come in various…
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Guns don't kill people…
As most of you already know, I'm an advocate for personal-protection and self-defense. With that in mind, this bumper sticker hit close to home. Hope you enjoy!
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For Sale: Craig's House
My friend Craig is building a new house... subsequently he needs to sell his old one (in West Jordan, Utah). He and his wife recently remodeled it (top to bottom) and it looks…
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Ringtone: Steve Ballmer's "Developers Dance"
UPDATE 11/2015: Fixed broken links. Steve Ballmer is a very animated, and very sweaty man. At a Developer's Conference several years back, Ballmer chanted to the crowd…
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New Website: CrazyNutJob.com
I've gone and got me another website, give her a visit: CrazyNutJob.com
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Are you Red or Blue … in the Face
I've given up on the two-party system (where does it say anything about two parties in the Constitution? That's right: it's not in there). Elected Democrats (no offense intended…
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Going Green
I've been a "green thinker" for as long as I can remember. Most of my lights are compact fluorescent (or their non-compact siblings), my home has extra insulation, my appliances…
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The top 10 unintentionally worst company URI
As most of you know, I'm a web developer... unfortunately for us, often times we're not included in the initial concept, scope, and design of the websites that we're eventually…
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Business Trip to Dallas, Texas
Day 1: Sunday, September 10th 2006 This morning (my 30th birthday) I left on a business trip to Dallas, Texas. My family and I began the morning with a trip to the local IHOP and…
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SOLD: AKC Registered German Shepherd Dog
SOLD Once upon a time a nice, suburban couple bought an AKC Registered German Shephed Dog puppy. As the suburban family grew, so did the puppy. He was handsome and fun and made…
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For Sale: 1997 Saturn SL2
1997 Saturn S-Series 4 Dr SL2 Sedan Color Dark Green Mileage 120,000 Condition Clean/Good Edmunds TMV® Private Party Pricing: $2,259 Base Price $1,917 Optional Equipment $523…
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SOLD: 1997 Saturn SL2
SOLD 1997 Saturn S-Series 4 Dr SL2 Sedan Color Dark Green Mileage 120,000 Condition Clean/Good Edmunds TMV® Private Party Pricing: $2,259 Base Price $1,917 Optional Equipment…
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Asperger Syndrome is cool!
I think one of the biggest problems with having a child with Asperger Syndrome is that people relate it so closely with Autism. But in fact it is not Autism. It is no closer to…
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Schanze Criticizes Governor, Draper City, after Sentencing
Dell Schanze is now criticizing Utah leaders and the entire city of Draper, in the fallout of his stunt in that city more than a year ago. Schanze maintains his innocence, and…
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A day that can turn a cat lover bad!!
My husband, out of the goodness of his heart, bought my daughter a darling little black cat. She had been begging for a cat since she was born. It's been five years, she's proven…
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"Super" Dell Schanze to be Sentenced
Dell Shanze, owner of the now defunct Totally Awesome Computers, was sentenced in court today. The charges stem from a charge of lying to police (which he was found guilty by a…
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One franchise to rule them all
You've probably noticed by various cues on my site that I'm into Lord of the Rings ... so what could be better than a parody? One franchise to rule them all, One sales pitch to…
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Mesothelioma
I've always had an interest in "strange and exotic" diseases. Maybe that's why I enjoy House so much. I've never been one for other medical shows... though Scrubs makes me laugh…
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Gotta love kindergarten!
My sweet little five year old daughter came home from kindergarten and popped her usual question on me... "Hey Mom, guess what?" "What?" "There is a new boy in my class named…
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More Reuters' Deception
Take a look at these two pictures... they obviously are of the same area, and were most likely taken on the same day. What's so strange about that? Reuters tells us that these…
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More propaganda falls apart: Lebanon’s PM revises death toll from 40 to 1
Reuters' ran a story quoting Lebanan's Prime Minister regarding an Israeli airstrike that allegedly killed 40 people. When CNN dug deeper, they found that only one (yes 1!)…
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We're Being Scammed
Reuter's is faking photos of what's going on in the middle east. Exhibit A (Faked Reuter's Photo): Anyone who's had any experience in Photoshop (or any other photo editing…
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Illegal Immigration and Anchor Babies
Utah legislators are considering passing their own form of immigration reform. Why? Because the Federal Government isn't. In question is a larger "issue:" illegal aliens who come…
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Web Development: Tips
I've been a web developer for close to a decade now, and although web technologies continue to mature, best-practices of web development seem to always stick around. Check out…