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Entries for December, 2006

What will they think of next?

New HP camera takes away 10 pounds… I think we have a problem if we need our electronics to lie for us… Technorati Tags: HP, electronics, thinning, pounds, weight, obese, camera

Flickr ups thier limits

Flickr decided to do away with the monthly upload limit for pro users. I never really got close to the old 2GB limit but it’s nice to now I don’t have to watch it anymore. Technorati Tags: Flickr, pro, account, news

DVR Rocks

Ha! You thought I forgot about you today! Nah, just in training at work all day and had to take a college final tonight. I must say though that our new DVR rocks! Pause and rewind live TV and schedule recordings of a series of shows based on if they are re-runs or not? Awesome! […]

Crash

I sat down and watched Crash this weekend and was amazed. This has to be the best film I’ve seen this year. Buy it. Technorati Tags: Life, Crash, Movie, Review

New DJ Equipment

On Friday afternoon I purchased a new Behringer amp and mixer to replace the ones I had been renting for about a year. I also got to test them out Friday night when I provided the music for Tandra’s work’s Christmas party. They sound great. I can’t wait for New Years down at Uncle Jesse’s […]

The Biggest Gamble of Your Life

In 2005, young people (ages 18-25) in the US gambled $67 billion. Not in Vegas or online poker rooms, but on a betterment program called college. Their hope is that the monies they are spending will allow them to earn more money over their lifetime. Many are paying for this wager by amassing a mountain […]

Fast Weekend

It’s gonna be a fast weekend as Tandra’s work Holiday party is tonight and mine is Saturday night. Also happy birthday to my sister who turns 21 on Sunday.

Tried Curling Last Night

Last night I went with Tandra to her curling match/game/whatever they call it. I got to play for someone else that couldn’t make it. I guess I wasn’t impressed. I did figure out though why they play on ice versus a waxed gym floor: So it would add the entertainment of watching people fall down, […]

Interesting Post on Child Support

I know that most people will disagree with this post. I post it not to agree with their statements but to stress how flawed the system is. Think about this: The reason there’s no child support reform is because a fair system would ultimately give them less opportunity to skim money off of the top. […]

How the IRS failed to stop $200M in bogus refunds

Looks like last year, was the year to lie to the IRS: As the peak of the 2006 tax season approached last spring, the IRS discovered that a planned upgrade of the agency computer that red-flags potentially fraudulent tax refunds had failed. The discovery came after the IRS had shut down the older computer. The […]