Monthly Archives: December 2007

Need a reason to watch the Orange Bowl this year?

Posted on December 28, 2007 by stevet

Do you need a reason to watch the Orange Bowl this year? I mean other than the fact that VT is #1 in the computer polls and, obviously, that is the way to determine a National Champion. Here is a … Continue reading →

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Fun Christmas Lights

Posted on December 21, 2007 by stevet

Found this on Gizmodo… Pretty darn funny. (click for bigger version)

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Word Press ShortStat Plugin Enhancement

Posted on December 18, 2007 by stevet

One of the Word Press plugins I use is wp-shortstat. It is a handy stat tracker that allows me to look at keyword searches and referrers right at the Dashboard level within WP. One of the drawbacks of this stats … Continue reading →

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What Happened to All the Nice Guys?

Posted on December 12, 2007 by stevet

Ran across this today on Best of Craigslist. This is what rants should look like. Instant classic. I see this question posted with some regularity in the personals section, so I thought I’d take a minute to explain things to … Continue reading →

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Very Cool Skull Helmet

Posted on December 12, 2007 by stevet

Check out this helmet from Santiago Chopper. Only $150. Apparently it is not DOT or Snell approved, but really when you wear a skull as a helmet does it have to be “certified”. I vote no! Hat Tip: BoingBoing

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Vegas December 2007 Redux

Posted on December 12, 2007 by stevet

Well I made it back. I’m in one piece and my bankroll did not get decimated. I’m going to try not to make this too long- but if it rambles let it be known that I had a great time … Continue reading →

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Went deep in the Mookie again

Posted on December 6, 2007 by stevet

Ended up going out 3rd of 105 runners when my AQ lost to PirateLawyer’s QT and big stack. Here is the final finish: Good night all! See you in Vegas. And MiamiDon is a loud drunk

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Very Cool AIM Bot

Posted on December 5, 2007 by stevet

I ran across the cool AIM Bot “SmarterChild” on LifeHacker today. Basically you just ask it questions and it looks it up for you. For example, I just sent: What is the weather in Las Vegas? And it sent me: … Continue reading →

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