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Another test for Ecto. This time for YouTube Video….
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Looks like it’s going to work…..

This is one of the fuunniest things I have seen in a long time. Sometimes when we are too impatient, our impatience can strike back at us from some of the most unexpected places. The jerk got what he deserved.
Just a warning though, this is video with sound. There is some rude language [...]

A. Carlton Sallet has posted a prayer for bloggers.
Lord, we ask your blessings be poured out upon we who blog, that we may be given an abundance of the cardinal virtues to guide our hands: fortitude, to suffer fools gladly; temperance, to tame our flames; prudence, to know when enough is enough and justice, that [...]

This is one of the most beautiful things I’ve ever seen in my life….
“Germany was not behind 12/7″….. That’s awesome…..
[Right Minded -- Conservative Commentary from Mark A. Rose]

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Our datacenter has had full power outage, and we are now recovering from the aftermath. About half of the machines are still down and we are working on bringing them back as soon as possible. To keep things moving, I’ve turned off RSS and some other features so that posting will still work and so [...]

So says Expagan.
And he ain’t just whistling Dixie either.
There for a minute I thought I was stuck in a Harry Turtledove Book….
[The South got there first]

I’m probably going to do this. Won’t you do it too?
WAR ON CHRISTMAS: MUSCLEHEADS FIGHT BACK: With kindness of all things…
We are excited to be launching the opportunity today…between now and Christmas we are asking you to send the ACLU direct “MerryChristmas” cards.
And we aren’t talking about these generic “happy holiday” (meaning nothing) type [...]

It’s because they hate their customers.
According to the Washington Post, a BellSouth executive yesterday told reporters and analysts that the telco should be able to charge certain websites more if they wish to be accessed by customers more quickly. BellSouth CTO William L. Smith also told reporters BellSouth should be able to charge VoIP carriers [...]

Jean Marie over at Catholic Fire has posted some really funny Hillary jokes. Go read, laugh and be merry….
[Catholic Fire: Hillary Jokes]

Did anyone out there ever play the old text adventure games like “Zork” or “The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy”? Do you also watch the show “Lost“?
If so, then you have to go read this….
Today, while driving – driving and showering always bring out the most thoughtful – in me I finally unravelled what’s [...]

cat ~/.ssh/id_dsa.pub | ssh -l \( test -d \~/.ssh \|\| mkdir \~/.ssh \) \&\& cat \>\>\~/.ssh/authorized_keys
I can’t remember how I found this guys blog, but I am so glad I did. THis one line of code will save me so much time it’s not even funny. No, I am not laughing. [...]

I just saw the greatest commercial from Vonage. It had a “man on the street” talking about how great it is to be a Vonage customer…I think. You see, in the background you could some sort of mascot type in a lobster outfit who seems to get increasingly frustrated with his job. [...]

“JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – U.S. Rep. John Murtha (news, bio, voting record), a key Democrat on military issues, on Monday defended his call to pull U.S. troops from
Iraq, saying he was reflecting Americans’ sentiment.”
As an American I have to agree with him. We need to pull the troops out….As soon as the job is finished.
Even [...]

I’ve gotten a ton of these emails that were stopped cold by our virus protection at work. I even got a couple that were “from the FBI” that were pretty funny. One also claimed to be from the CIA. I’m just glad I didn’t get one from FEMA. That would’ve been [...]

“LONDON (Reuters) – The last known surviving allied veteran of the Christmas Truce that saw German and British soldiers shake hands between the trenches in World War One died Monday at 109, his parish priest said.”
Alfred Anderson was the oldest man in Scotland and the last known surviving Scottish veteran of the war.
When I think [...]

OK…..In case you weren’t paying attention, Wild Tangents is running a software package called “Wordpress“. The developers who worked on it have done a really god and I am happy with it. Suzette also likes using it over on Foxy Suzy. I’m lucky that I’ve got a hosting solution provided by Bluehost [...]

I got this in my email today….
Charismatic: Only one. Hands already in the air.
Pentecostal: Ten. One to change the bulb, and nine to pray
against spirit of darkness.
Presbyterians: None. Lights will go on and off at
predestined times.
Roman Catholic: None. Candles only.
Baptists: At least 15. One to change the light bulb, and
three committees to approve the change [...]

I didn’t know him or hear of him until tonight. But he was a medal of honor winner and a “doc” so he deserves my attention.
“TACOMA, Wash. – Robert Eugene Bush, who received a Medal of Honor for bravery in tending to the wounded while under enemy fire at Okinawa, has died at age [...]

One of my favorite sites to hit daily is Blackfive. Below is one of the reasons.
“I’ve featured Medics and Hospital Corpsmen here many times. Time and time again they are the example of courage under fire. ‘Doc’ Leoncio is no different.”
Having been Army medic myself, I feel a special connection to these [...]

We all know now that sex offenders have to register and state their residence. We also know that this information is public domain. There are plenty of website out there that share all this information with the public. We also know that Google has this great service called simply “maps” that has [...]