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This is kind of cool. I don't use Quicktime, but I may have to play with Picasa or something and see if there's a way to do this there. How to Combine DSLR Stills into a Timelapse Video Could be interesting, especially if combined with a Docs Slideshow or something.

Not sure if this is the best way, so if anyone else has any additional advice, go ahead and let us know. Link to the Actual Thread Web Hosting, Domain Name, Branded Email, and Collaborative Web Apps w/NO MANDATORY ADVERTS - $10/year (the price of domain name registration) I’ve decided to compile some resources and tips that will allow you to get a domain name, web hosting, a basic CMS, web apps and branded email for about $10/yr. Most people overpay for their hosting needs and use very little of the features they overpaid for. I think that with a little work and compromise, this combination will be more than suitable for over 70% of people/organizations who want a basic website with standard functions. If you require a shopping cart, FTP access or any detailed custom development, move on… this is not for you. This is for small business owners who traditionally operate in the brick & mortar realm who just want a web presence, groups and individuals who just want a simple websi...

Got Android and you want to root but think it may be too difficult? Root Nearly Any Android Device With One Click Now, there's another option. I haven't tried it out yet on my G1 but I'm thinking I might. Have any of you tried it, yet?

I watched the movie Grown Ups  the other other night after Turkey Day Dinner.  I didn't have high hopes for the movie as it's Adam Sandler and his usual suspects, but was pleasantly surprised.  The movie was actually funny and as all "family" or "holiday" movies usually try to do, there was no 3rd act conflict.  It was just a movie about old friends and their families getting along.  And it was funny.  I would recommend it if you like funny movies.

Has anyone used this? Google Sets

Seems even smarter-than-your-average Republicans are wondering where their party is going. GOP Moving Towards Anti-Science Stance Science, provable facts, research and proof are no longer justification for decisions within the Republican party.  I guess if your goal was to make the United States into a Third World country, this would be the way to do so.  What was once a shining beacon of hope to peoples across the globe is self-electing itself into a primitive theocracy. If voters don't get smarter I think by 2100 we'll be the United Statesistan.

This is pretty cool. Windstalk concept is a wind farm without the turbines A little bit green and a little bit Pandora.

In the past I've just plugged the computer's HDMI out into the TV, but hey, if that's not an option... Lauren Weinstein's Blog: How to *Bypass* the Blocking of Google TV by Hulu and Other Networks Let me know if this works for you.

Thanksgiving, also known as Turkey day, is a truly unique American holiday, celebrating the gratitude our predecessors felt towards virtual strangers who showed them kindness and support during their struggling first winters in the New World. TSA abuse news roundup, Thanksgiving edition | Liberty Coalition Unfortunately, the TSA's policy of invasive fondling isn't a truly American idea. We're following in the footsteps of such despotic countries as those Communist regimes, those radical religious regimes, those totalitarian governments and, well, Israel. Pretty much anywhere freedom is repressed. Yay America!

BAD Parrot A  young man named John received a parrot as a gift. The parrot had a bad attitude and an even worse  vocabulary. Every word out of the bird's mouth was rude, obnoxious and laced with profanity. John tried and tried to change the bird's attitude by consistently saying only polite words, playing soft music and anything else he could think of to 'clean up' the bird's vocabulary. Finally, John was fed up and he yelled at the parrot. The parrot yelled back. John shook the parrot and the parrot got angrier and even more rude. John, in desperation, threw up his hand, grabbed the bird and put him in the freezer. For a few minutes the parrot squawked and kicked and screamed. Then suddenly there was total quiet. Not a peep was heard for over a minute. Fearing that he'd hurt the parrot, John quickly opened the door to the freezer. The parrot calmly stepped out onto John's outstretched arms and said "I believe I may have offended ...

I'm sure there's a Shakespearian reference here somewhere, wherein a young man (damn, am I that old that I think 31 is young?) hacks his mother to death using a sword. Ugly Betty actor charged with sword murder - CNN.com You just don't see "Hacked to death by broadsword" on too many police reports these days, do you? But, it could have been worse, I suppose: there might've been someone in the pantry with a candle-stick.

So, I met this hot young woman today walking my dog.  She was very excited when I asked for her number.  Either this working out thing is paying off or I'm much prettier than the guy she's dating.  I asked her... she said I was prettier. :D  I knew it!  I'm friggin adorable!

For those of you paying attention, you know that my truck has had some recent electrical problems.  Fine.  I deal with it, I mean, my truck is 14 years old so a little problem now and again is to be expected. At first I thought the alternator (which is just over a year old) wasn't charging the battery, but it was putting out the right amperage to get the job done.  Then I thought it was the cable between the alternator and the battery and after a quick nip and splice it seemed to be working fine.  Until it wasn't.  Then, dead set on just buying a new $30 cable from GM, an electrician friend of mine said he'd properly splice it together (read: solder) with a proper end-piece.  Which seemed to work fine, until it didn't.  Then this weekend my truck just stopped working.  No lights, no beeeeeeeeeeeeep when the key's in the ignition, no power windows or locks.  So, I take the battery down to the auto parts store for a charge and 10 minutes in t...

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Anything Star Wars is cool, but this is awesome! Best Desk Ever!

Does anyone shoot HDR? Setting Up Your Digital Camera For HDR Shooting There are times where the HDR technique can be a boon, such as in high-contrast areas, but it seems to me a lot of photographers are using it to cover-up their lack of photography skills. Part 2: getting the images from the camera to your computer I guess, if one lacks actual camera know-how, one could learn to use post-processing software. and Part 3 But this is just my opinion. I started with film and still think about things like light and exposure, ISO and composition when I shoot. Most of the post-processing I do is something simple, something Picasa can do quickly. Like I said, HDR has it's place but I've been seeing it all over the place with people using it in just about every situation to make their "pictures better" without actually working on their photography technique.

Let's see: this bill would put control of our food supply into the hands of giant agricultural corporations, take away the basic right of every living creature on this planet to grow their own food and make you a terrorist (why is Homeland Security and not the Department of Agriculture in charge of this anyway?) for using one of those topsy-turvey tomato grower things. Senate Bill S 510 Food Safety Modernization Act vote imminent: Would outlaw gardening and saving seeds I'm seriously trying to figure out how this law helps people; how does it help the small farmer or the person with their own vegetable garden? How does this bill support capitalism, entrepreneurship or the rights of people to control their own lives and live an organic lifestyle?

Seriously, where are these people? I have a (imaginary) bridge and some beach front property in Nevada I'd like to sell them. 16 of the Dumbest Things Americans Believe -- And the Right-Wing Lies Behind Them | | AlterNet

I'm thinking, instead of email barrages against groups that promote ignorance and intolerance, I think we should, moving forward, send postcards, instead. 'Boobies' bracelet ban tested in lawsuit - MSBNBC.com I mean, loading up their email boxes is one thing, but congesting their mailboxes with Breast Cancer Awareness or "Save the Tata's" postcards is something else. Easton Middle School, PA

This picture was taken from the passenger seat of a friend's car whilst out driving last weekend.  Having never been a racist myself, it's hard for me to understand this sentiment as anything other than ignorant hate-spewing.  This person has to be a Tea Bagger, I think.

Need some help? Here's 10 tips for better writing. Top 10 Tips for Better Writing What's the old adage? To be a better writer you have to write? That's true. My writing is always better when I write more.

I am currently logged into my Google Account and went to the Chrome==>Options==>Personal Stuff==>Sync to set up syncing between my two laptops.  Well, when trying to log into syncing with my username and password it's telling me my u-name and password are not compatible.  Highly odd since I am currently logged in using that u-name and password combination. Odd.

Something really weird happened yesterday: Chrome was working fine, I shut the laptop down and went out to run a few errands, came home and fired up the laptop and I lost everything in Chrome.  My extensions are all gone, my theme is gone, my "recently visited" is gone.  WTF?  How did this happen? Has anyone had this happen to them?

Soda is bad for you? Say it ain't so! Soda is Bad for You -- Yes, Seriously. Dammit, I just bought a bunch of Pepsi, but since the article demonstrates Coke, I should be safe, right? ;)

I've come to the conclusion that I'm going to have to open Blogger and blog from the actual website more often rather than using the Blog This ! tool on my Chrome browser.  While I like the simplicity of Blog This! it doesn't seem to pull in images and videos as well (or at all) as I'd like.

Sure to upset a liberal or a social worker somewhere. :D  But funny none-the-less.  I particularly like Hobbits  and Arkansas with a Beach .

Just slide the little square left and right to scale the universe in and out. Really puts in into perspective. Scale of Universe - Interactive Scale of the Universe Tool Cool, right? Well, nerdy cool. :D

This is really cool. It's a map (Google, no less) of disaster areas around the globe. RSOE EDIS - Emergency and Disaster Information Service

Cops are asshats and so are the Attorney's General who protect them. Toke of the Town - Deputy Who Killed Man For Bag Of Pot Won't Face Any Charges Nice to see Florida sheriff's departments are bloated with panicky rednecks with guns. I hope this AG knows he just allowed cops in Florida to shoot whomever they'd like as long as they claim they felt threatened. No penalties for abuse of force? Especially when in combination with a death (murder)? Why would anyone ever want to go to Florida? I'm from there and I hate the idea of returning. Hicks, rednecks and now cops. Ruining a perfectly good state.

Come on, Mr. President, one of the reasons those to the right and leaning right don't respect democrats is because democrats don't stand up to the GOP; stand up to their ideals or stand up to their rhetoric. White House Gives In On Bush Tax Cuts Yes, sometimes that means a deadlock, but in the end they are forced to respect your position. All they've learned, time and time again, is that a little pressure on a DEM will get them the results they want, they just have to have the patience to wait a little longer.

I went down to the TMo store today and held a myTouch4G alongside a G2. The myTouch4G feels more plasticky than the solid feeling G2 however all the Galaxy S phones as well as the Droid X and the newest Palm's feel plasticky to me as well, so I won't complain about that too much. According to the sales guy there at the store, the innards (yes, I said "innards" and am not getting a misspelling notice which makes me wonder) are pretty much the same between the two devices. Both have 1ghz proessors, however the G2's is de-clocked (underclocked?) on purpose to allow for greater battery life. From what he said, there's also a secondary 3D graphics processor in the G2 which helps it maintain those lightning fast speeds. I'm not sure if that's true or not. The mTouch4G does not have the Snapdragon (Scorpion) proc but it is at 1ghz instead of the 800mhz of the G2 and comes with a front-facing camera for video-chat. I'm not sure if that's a sel...

I love reading the behind-the-scenes stories of legislation like this. It should be a constant reminder that there is rarely legislation that is moral or just when businesses are writing it. Private Prisons Behind New AZ Law And the sad part is the people of AZ jumped on the bandwagon decrying their racism to the world and trying to convince the rest of us this legislation was needed to make the cities and counties safer. This is just proof what a good PR machine can do for an otherwise ridiculously blatant slap in the face to the Declaration of Independenc's line: We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness . Unless, of course, you're in Arizona and you want to build a prison.

" The beginning of the Declaration of Independence says, ‘All men are created equal.’ I take those words literally. There’s no [clause stating] ‘unless you’re gay.’ I don’t see the purpose in denying people access to a right that most of us take for granted. I don’t see it as very American to carve out exceptions to our Constitution for a certain class of people ." - Ronald Reagan

Remember the good ole' days? How A Woman Should Behave On A Date Take notes, ladies. If you must wear a brassier, wear one -- no one likes it when your boobies scrape your belly-button. :D

So, here's some maps. Enjoy!

This is the first I've heard of it, but it was bound to happen. Everyone seems to want to be the "first" in their particular industry no matter if it's true or not. Mytouch 4g | TmoNews - Unofficial T-Mobile Blog - News, Videos, Articles and more I say good for TMo for advertising their network (like Sprint does) and not just the latest and greatest phone that happens to be in their stable. A cool phone is great, but a cool phone one a crappy network is like putting a Camry engine in the body of a Ferrari. Sure it runs, but you really wanted that Ferrari power, didn't you?

Interesting, but if I see it, I may actually throw up. Gum Wall in Seattle Yuck. I'll take the Blarney Stone over chewed gum any day of the week.

These jackasses are the kind of people who piss me off. Nevada men who used wild horses for target practice receive 6-month prison sentences | L.A. Unleashed | Los Angeles Times

To science we always say "prove it."  To religion most people don't demand proof.  Why?

I guess it's a shame when you have accomplishments. What the fuck has Obama done so far?

For those of you paying attention I've been fulfilling a contract on a local AF base with the Family Readiness Center.  I was asked by the NOC in the office to call a list of family members of deployed soldiers and airmen whom the center did not have email addresses for and invite them to a Deployed Family Event this Friday and if possible to get their email addresses as well. Okay. As it turns out, the deployed family event is NOT open to all.  Many of the contacts I have are for the parents of deployed service members and therefore do not have dependent ID cards and the deployed family event is making no arrangements to have them sponsored on post for the dinner. I was kind of dumbfounded at this lack of pre-planning especially after I called and either left messages for or spoke with about 20 people who may come.  And then the NCO explained how he was not sending out an email RSVP confirmation to the registered family members  who have already said they woul...

I just watched The Walking Dead  on DVR.  It was really good.  I was impressed.  Can't wait for next week.

When choosing someone to worship how do you vett the candidates? LOL god: Optimus Prime vs Jesus Christ You make a side-by-side list, of course.  Enjoy!

" Never worry about numbers.  Help one person at a time, and always start with  the person nearest you ." - Mother Teresa This is how I tackle items: one at a time giving each one my full attention and yet I have been criticized for not being a better multi-tasker even though my job performance was never in question. Amazing isn't it?