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  • Super Mario Brothers 3: Won in 11 minutes

    Remember Super Mario Brothers 3? Remeber how you played and played only to die on level 5 or 6? Then you figured out how to double-whistle and warp straight to level 8? Then you…

  • Huangyangtan, China

    I think everyone here will agree with me, Google Maps is just cool! You can browse all around the globe looking at things. Tall things, deep things, grand things, and scary…

  • Nigeria orders a million OLPCs

    What is the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) Initiative? Just like it sounds, the OLPC initiative aims at supplying one laptop per child. The laptop's concept has been to supply…

  • This is ponderous

    Back in highshool I grew to like a group called 2Nu. They had a song called "This is Ponderous" which got attention all over the air-waves. It prompted me to buy their album…

  • Electricity

    Ali's post about how a 3-year old thinks about a power failure got me thinking about self-sustainability again. He huffed and he puffed My neighbor (Russell Kuck) has a wind…

  • Police: "That's not my job"

    Salt Lake City Utah Police found the body of five-year old Destiny Nortson this morning in the basement of a house 150 feet from her home. [ KSL News Story ] The police can't…

  • Internet Urban Legends

    I'm usually a cool-headed guy, and when someone sends me an email that seems suspicious (especially one that's been forward to a gazillion people), I usually so a little research…

  • Vader's Inner Thoughts

    What Darth Vader was really thinking before he called in the mind probe...

  • Jack Link's Beef Jerky Presents: Messin' with Sasquatch

    Hikers play pranks on Sasquatch... The "Hand in Warm Water" Trick: "Unscrew the Salt Shaker Lid" Trick: "Shaving Cream and a Feather" Trick:

  • Hybrid Vehicles

    I Want One For those of you who know me it should come as no surprise that I want a hybrid vehicle. My quest began some years ago when GM released their EV1 (and subsequently…

  • Wired magazine agrees with me

    We are abandoning the tyranny of the [music and movie industries] and becoming a niche nation again, defined not by our geography but by our interests. Definately worth a read…

  • I Love w00t.com!

    What? You've never heard of w00t ?! Lemme 'splain... no, there is too much, lemme sum up... w00t is an online store, with a twist: you can only buy the one product that they're…

  • 2006 Damewood Family Portrait

    For all those family members who would like a copy of the 2006 Damewood Family Portrait, here it is on various formats. .JPG (1.77 MB) .PNG (4.15 MB) .PSD (19.7 MB zipped)

  • Soccer Player's Career Ends in World Cup Disgrace

    The World Cup comes around once in every 4 years; it's the Olympics of the Soccer ("foot ball") world. To be honest, this is the first year that I've ever cared about it. For…

  • AOL: An Example of Poor Service

    I've never liked AOL, and for more than the obvious reasons. Back in the day AOL was a very simple way to get "online." Too simple. It invited ignorant, rude, crass, "noobs" to…

  • Favorite Song of the Day

    Just before the "Grand Yellowstone Adventure of 2006" I'd listened to a song a little too much (thanks CleverBlue.com ! ;)). It got stuck in my head... then began to morph into a…

  • 2006 Yellowstone Vacation

    Day One: The Drive Up Well, we packed up the van and headed to Yellowstone National Park. We entered from the West and arrived at our cabin Lake Inn just at sunset. We saw many…

  • The RIAA is ruining music… and setting it free

    The RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) is ruining music. Using gestapo-like tactics, baseless threats, lawsuits too great to number, and demanding ill-conceived and…

  • Birthdays

    Whether by coincidence or design the bulk of my family has birthdays all in one big lump. My wife's birthday is June 24th (which is also the day we moved into our first house…

  • Techna Glass: Clearly the best… unless you're late

    My wife's windshield started growing a crack a few weeks ago, and with a family vacation coming up she didn't want to risk the whole windshield imploding out in the middle of…

  • Federal Website not Standards' Compliant

    The FAFSA site from the U.S. Department of justice is not compatible with Firefox! When attempting to click on their form buttons nothing happens. The cursor doesn't even turn…

  • JoeLevi.com v3.0

    In General I like products and services offered by Google (Google Earth, Blogger, Search, etc.), but there comes a time in a man's life when he has to step back and do things for…

  • Regina Spektor

    Cleverblue.com introduced me to Regina Spektor. Many have referenced early Tori Amos when describing her music. I'd tend to agree, though with a completely unique sound and…

  • 2006 Damewood Family Party

    Hey all, here are the pictures from The 2006 Damewood Family Party. The first set is what I took with my camera, so it's biased toward my kids and such, the second group contains…

  • Michael's Birthday

    Pictures from Michael's Birthday party: Album One Album 2

  • Mix one part Wierd Al with an equal part of Star Wars Episode 1

    Article by Joe Levi: Mix one part Wierd Al with an equal part of Star Wars Episode 1.

  • Recently Completed Projects

    I like to highlight some of the projects that I've recently completed, partly to serve as somewaht of a real-time portfolio and partly to help the subsequent pages with search…

  • Diet Cola + Mentos = Amazing!!

    Every wondered what would happen if you popped a Mento into your mouth then took a swig of diet cola? Don't try it! Here's what could happen! And here's what could happen with…

  • Stealth Ring Tone

    You’ve heard about the new “stealth ring tone” that the kiddies are using on their cell phones to get calls and text messages without their teachers hearing it? With a modern…

  • The Great Immigration Debate

    Via forgetfoo.com... I enjoy a good satire, and sometimes the funniest (and most pointed) satirical comedy is in the form of Political Satire. For those of you who haven't had…

  • Hammer Control

    According to a KSL News Report a Massachusetts man is in police custody accused of beating his son and wife to death with a hammer. It's examples like this that make me weep! Why…

  • "Modern Y.M.C.A." or "The Ruin of a Perfectly good Song"?

    I really dig Haiducci's version of Dragostea Din Tei , and even the O-Zone version (O-Zone is a Bulgarian Boy Band) isn't half bad... Even the "Numa Numa Kid" version isn't…

  • Plan to Destory America

    I HAVE A PLAN TO DESTROY AMERICA RICHARD D. LAMM I HAVE A SECRET PLAN TO DESTROY AMERICA. IF YOU BELIEVE, AS MANY DO, THAT AMERICA IS TOO SMUG, TOO WHITE BREAD, TOO…

  • CyberTerrorism Drives Security Firm Out of Business

    Via NeoWin.net ... We all hate Spam . One man hated spam so much that he started a company (Blue Security) to fight it. The manner in which he did it was brilliantly simple…

  • Modern Propaganda

    Those of you who know me know that I'm not the most politically correct person in the world... Looks like I'm not alone, and here are a few of the t-shirts, mouse-pads, pens…

  • HUMOR: A New Hope — Star Wars Kid style

    Article by Joe Levi: HUMOR: A New Hope — Star Wars Kid style.

  • When it rains…

    Yesterday was Mother's Day. The day before Natalie (my wife) had another encounter with a hard object hurled at her face by Porter (23 months), striking her in the nose. Natalie…

  • Dell Shanze Pleads Guilty

    Dell Shanze today pled guilty to a reduced charge of "speeding" (down from the original charge of wreckless driving), according to KSL [ video ].

  • Windows Mobile 5 Requests

    I just replaced my HP iPaq 4155 with an ETEN G500 Pocket PC Phone Edition (I know, that's not what they're called anymore, but it's easier to understand than Windows Mobile 5 for…

  • .MP3 versus .WMA

    I've always been an advocate of the Windows Media Audio format (.WMA). It's DRM capable (but not mandatory), it's a relatively lightweight compression algorithm (it's fast and…

  • 24

    I'm an avid fan of the television series 24. Maybe too much so. Season 3 was airing, and I hadn't watched season 2 (I was introduced to the series late). I headed to my local…

  • CSS Reboot Day

    Happy CSS Reboot Day !! What? You didn't know about CSS Reboot Day ? And you call yourself as web developer! According to the site, CSS Reboot Day is: "... a community event for…

  • VIDEO: Texas Chainsaw Commercial

    Article by Joe Levi: VIDEO: Texas Chainsaw Commercial.

  • TRAILER: Titanic 2 – Back to the Surface

    Of all the movies that could have a sequel, how could Titanic? After all, everybody died and the ship sank. This trailer proves different... coming this summer: TITANIC 2

  • The Broadband Divide

    Although I haven't tried GoogleTalk, l I have used MSN Messenger's similar feature, and Skype's proprietary VoIP. That said and as cool as it is, other than just talking between…

  • VIDEO: Dumping your Girlfriend

    There are less painful ways to dump your girlfriend.

  • MUSIC VIDEO: Tribute

    Here's one of my favorite music videos of all time. For my more sensitive viewers, this one would have an "Explicit Lyrics" tag on the jewel case. TENACIOUS D LYRICS "Tribute"…

  • VIDEO: PIT Maneuver

    Whenever an alleged perpitrator runs from police there's always a risk to innocent bystanders. To truncate high-speed chases police have devised what's called the PIT Maneuver —…

  • VIDEO, HUMOR: Numa Numa Kid

    This is an "oldie but a goodie." This (poor quality) video clip was my first introduction to Haiducci's Dragostea Din Tei (that's the artist and the song for those of you…

  • Streaming Your Music Collection — ANYWHERE

    I've been debating how to take my music with me for some time now. I thought about getting an .MP3 player, but then I'd be carrying around 3 electronic devices on my body all the…