July 2006

My recent Word of the Day posts came from the Da Vinci Code that I read while on vacation. Lots of words in the book I didn’t know so I had to look them up. Costco had it for like $4 so I wanted to see what the hype was about. I [...]

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Jessica Simpson really, really digs you, you know. And to prove it, she’ll personalize her new song, A Public Affair, with your name in it.
Okay, you have to pay $2 for the song and like, multiple versions of the song are available with common names, but who cares? It’s kind of a neat [...]

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Okay, hopefully you found an interesting and usable word or two in the recent word of the day posts. Here’s a recap:

allegory
antediluvian
cognoscenti
genuflect
gnosis
sanctimonious
sangfroid
supplication
suzerain
troubadour

Any guesses where these words of the day came from?
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The Washingtonpost.com is carrying a story about purchasing abuse within the Homeland Security Department. Some interesting facts:
“more than 10,000 Homeland Security employees carry purchase cards for business-related expenses… with a spending limit that was raised to $250,000 for emergencies after Hurricane Katrina hit…”
purchased were “12 Apple iPod Nanos and 42 iPod Shuffles, worth $7,000, [...]

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An Angler fish potato head.
Technorati Tags: potato head, toys

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A one-minute preview of the upcoming season of BSG is available on YouTube. At the end of Season 2, the Battlestars had to bug out when the Cyclons attacked New Caprica(?). Since years have gone by, there are some significant changes that have happened and the preview hints at some of them. [...]

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There’s an active discussion on Apple’s Support Forum about failing iPod Shuffles. The LED light on failed iPod Shuffles will flash alternating green and orange then become unusable despite recovery efforts.
So far so good with my Shuffle although it did stop playing recently. I turned it off and on and pressed the buttons [...]

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A monkey potato head made using the Safari Spud expansion pack.
Technorati Tags: potato head, toys

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Allegory - a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.
Example. Is this picture an allegory of Lord Darth Vader and Mr. Club 939?
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According to rumor-site-that’s-pretty-darn-accurate Think Secret, Steve Jobs will unveil the iTunes Movie Store during the upcoming Worldwide Developer’s Conference in August. Downloaded movies will be time crippled and become unplayable after a specified period of time.
This is in contrast to music purchased from the iTunes Music Store where buyers have unlimited playback of their [...]

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Troubadour - a French medieval lyric poet composing and singing in Provençal in the 11th to 13th centuries, esp. on the theme of courtly love. A poet who writes verse to music.
Example. With her sharp-tongued punditry, the Angry Asian Girl of Baby Dog Days must be influenced by Eminem, the rage-filled, rapping modern [...]

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Which one of these things is not like the others?

Michelle WieGolfing at 2PM on a hot day
MeRunning at 2PM on a hot day
Aunty UchinanchuPartying at 2AM

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Let me rewind a bit. After a routine eye exam, my doctor said my prescription has been changing over the years and recommended getting new eyeglasses. Only having had like two, maybe three, pairs of glasses before, I really don’t know where to go so I figured I go to LensCrafters since they’re [...]

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Talking with my coworkers here and there, the topic of Club 939 inevitably comes up. Several of them want to check it out but don’t for various reasons. While I try to describe the upscale clientele of “Hawaii’s Hottest Gentlemen’s Club,” that just doesn’t do the trick.
We’re all in the tech field which, [...]

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iLounge, the site of All things iPod, iTunes, and beyond, has another look at the Nike+iPod Sports Kit and how it works. There are great screenshots of the Nano interface to customize your running stats and pictures of the nikeplus website that tracks your running stats and can compare them against a global audience.
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In February 2006, I started playing around with Google AdSense, their advertising program. In April, I made $1.08. Since then I’ve quintupled my profits!! I made about $5 during May and June.
Another $394 before I can get a complete Nike+iPod running set.
Technorati Tags: Google

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Gnosis - knowledge of spiritual mysteries.
Example. How to do well in work’s annual evaluation process is somewhat confusing. Gnosis is required to understand how this works.
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Unfortunately, these are not my pictures but here are some great shots of the just released Nike+iPod Sports Kit. I like the picture that compares the size of the gear to a quarter - very small.
I like the pictured Shox running shoes. I’d run in these, but then again, I’d run in pink [...]

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Computer maker Dell has just reached ubercool status with their introduction of their own blog called One2One. This thing is just awesome! I mean where else can techie cognoscenti talk about riveting subject matter like this:
our mainstream 2U server utilized a 330-watt power supply. Just four years later, power requirements for a [...]

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