February 2008

RIP John Alvin

Posted by Gregg on February 15, 2008 in Life Experiences

I am a product of 80s and 90s film. I gravitated toward geekyness (computers, AI, and eventually the web) in large part due to Star Wars, ET, Blade Runner, etc. Stories that were other worldly and at the same time amazingly human. Not to mention all the non Sci-Fi films(Gremlins, Legend, Lostboys) that fed the [...]

How many lives do you have and where is the #$% phone.

Posted by Gregg on February 14, 2008 in Entertaining Me is Easy

So I was trying to put my 4 year old to bed when he asked to play ninja/alien/robot. A game where we shot invisible lasers at each other from all appendages and attacking each other with fake swords, all the while blocking with fake shields. Well after a while Noah unleashed a stunning invisible laser [...]

This clip is counting awesome

Posted by Gregg on February 8, 2008 in Entertaining Me is Easy

In order to insure we adhere to family values on this blog sometimes it is of great importance to sensor inappropriate material. Therefore certain measures were taken to clean up this clip… from Sesame Street – The censored Count. Thanks Tanner for bringing this to my attention

What’s in your library

Posted by Gregg on February 7, 2008 in Web 2.0

One of the most cost effective ways to keep your team in the know is to periodically turn them loose on Amazon with the mission of stocking a reference cabinet. Tech books can be expensive and often fall out of date within a year or two of purchase so it becomes critical to share the [...]

l-o-l… seriously, not a snicker..

Posted by Gregg on February 3, 2008 in Entertaining Me is Easy

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Bar code Yourself

Posted by Gregg on February 2, 2008 in Entertaining Me is Easy

Some say this is one of the first signs of the end of the world, but what a great interface to do so. The only question I have is if my bar code changes if I lose those 20 pounds I have been meaning to drop.