Archive for April, 2006

Apr.30.2006

High gas prices to last 3 years…

CNN reports…

Acknowledging the energy situation is a “crisis,” U.S. Energy Secretary Sam Bodman said Sunday it could take three years before drivers get relief from high gas prices.
“The suppliers have lost control of the market and therefore, demand exceeds supply,” Bodman said.
“Clearly we’re going to have a number of years — two or three years [...]

Apr.30.2006

Stephen Colbert at the WH Press Dinner

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Stephen Colbert was a speaker at the White House correspondence dinner last night, attended by celebrities, politicans and the President. Colbert presumably made a few enemies in the upper echelons of the administration during the show (assuming that the handlers explained the jokes properly).
No matter what happens to America, she will [...]

Apr.29.2006

Are CNN copy editors unpaid interns or possibly small children?

Cnn says…

They must pay these guys a fortune.

Apr.28.2006

This just in: Bush is a stupid, ignorant redneck…

CNN says…

When the president was asked at a Rose Garden question-and-answer session whether the anthem should be sung in Spanish, he replied: “I think the national anthem ought to be sung in English, and I think people who want to be a citizen of this country ought to learn English and they ought to learn [...]

Apr.27.2006

Holy ulterior motives, Batman!

CNN says…

WASHINGTON (CNN) — Every American taxpayer would get a $100 rebate check to offset the pain of higher pump prices for gasoline, under an amendment Senate Republicans hope to bring to a vote Thursday.
However, the GOP energy package may face tough sledding because it also includes a controversial proposal to open part of the [...]

Apr.26.2006

Drivers run out of gas to save money

Wow, just wow…
CNN says…

LOS ANGELES, California (Reuters) — Some California drivers are resorting to desperate measures to beat the surge in gas prices at the pump — deliberately running dry on the state’s freeways and simply waiting for rescue.
“Every time fuel goes up, we start noticing it. But right now we are noticing it a [...]

Apr.26.2006

Updated McDev.com site

I did an overhaul on my side site, mcdev.com last night.
I think it looks great and am feeling pretty proud of it right now.
Take a look, and let me know what you think.

Apr.26.2006

Web 2.1 finally arrives!

FINALLY we are starting to see some standard compliant applciations coming from AJAX developers that can fully be exploited using the WEB 2.1
Thank you, Al Gore, for giving us this blessed gift.

Apr.24.2006

Being proactive is for suckers

Seriously.
There are no advantages to being proactive. It only leads to tears.
It’s much better to be REactive. That way people can see what a quick thinking man of action you are!
Being the hero who runs into a burning building and rescues a kitten is always better than being the person who installs fire alarms and [...]

Apr.23.2006

How many IT guys does it take…

to move an Exchange servers database to a new server?
2. And 12+ hours.
:(
We started this mess at 6pm EST Saturday night. As I write this, it is 9:30am and I have consumed approximately 129 cups of coffee and eaten half a pizza.
Allen has done about 12 hits of pure heroine though, so he’s slightly more [...]