Geek in Texas

Geek in Texas http://geekintx.multiply.com/ <center> <table bgcolor="#ff0000" border="10" cellpadding="10" width="100%"><tbody> <tr align="center" valign="middle"><td> <table bgcolor="#00ff00" border="10" cellpadding="10" width="100%"><tbody> <tr align="center" valign="middle"><td> <table bgcolor="#0000ff" border="10" cellpadding="10" width="100%"><tbody> <tr align="center" valign="middle"><td> <table bgcolor="#ffffff" border="10" cellpadding="10" width="100%"><tbody> <tr align="center" valign="middle"><td> Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me! </td></tr> </tbody></table> </td></tr> </tbody></table> </td></tr> </tbody></table> </td></tr> </tbody></table> </center> Fri, 8 Aug 2008 18:17:22 -0000 Fri, 8 Aug 2008 18:07:00 -0000 Geek in Texas http://images.geekintx.multiply.com/logo http://geekintx.multiply.com 100 100 Friday Five: Childhood Toys <a href="http://fridayfivegroup.multiply.com/journal/item/39" target="_blank"><img src="http://images.fridayfivegroup.multiply.com/logo/1" align="left"></a>I decided to hop in and do a Friday Five for a change: This week I thought it would be fun to remember 5 of the toys we cherished as a child.  There were some wonderful toys back in the day, let's hear about the one you loved the most!1. Lite Brite, Etch-a-Sketch, Spirograph My sisters and I spent hours with these things.My dad would bring home scratch paper from work (one side used, the back blank)and we'd devour it in the Spirograph.All the hole patterns for the Lite Brite were used,but we'd use them over again and change the colors of the pegs to try to make them better.My sister got pretty good at the Etch-a-Sketch,but never quite mastered the ability of excitedly carrying it into the next room to show off.2. Lincoln Logs, Tinker Toys, Legos We had a huge round box of Lincoln Logs.  It must've been 3 feet long and a foot in diameterwith a round metal lid, and it was chock full.I think the container of Tinkey Toys was about the same size.I'd mix and match, and build things ou... http://geekintx.multiply.com/journal/item/206/Friday_Five_Childhood_Toys Fri, 8 Aug 2008 18:07:00 -0000 Get Firefox 3 Now! <img src="http://spreadfirefox.com/sites/all/themes/spreadfirefox_RCS/images/download-day/email/en-US/email_header.jpg" alt="Download Day 2008" height="151" width="550"><h1 style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; color: rgb(44, 179, 212); font-size: 22px; font-weight: normal; margin-left: 20px; margin-top: 5px; ">Today you'll make history with Firefox</h1>        Are you ready to make history? Are you ready to set a World Record? Today is Download Day. To become part of the official Guinness World Record you must <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox?p=downloadday">download Firefox 3</a> by 17:00 UTC on June 18, 2008, or roughly 24 hours from now.        <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://spreadfirefox.com/en-US/worldrecord/" title="Go to pledge map"><img src="http://spreadfirefox.com/sites/all/themes/spreadfirefox_RCS/images/download-day/email/en-US/email_footer_during.jpg" alt="Pledge Map" style="border: medium none; " height="48" width="550"></a> http://geekintx.multiply.com/journal/item/205/Get_Firefox_3_Now Tue, 17 Jun 2008 23:52:00 -0000 Where are the Heroes? <a href="http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/158578/man_arrested_after_mistaking_sounds.html" target="_blank"><img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://images.geekintx.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SEhzHAoKCtsAADultxE1/20080605.jpg?et=VQ2nmFiwVfB5TDwqeFgBuw&nmid=0" border="0"></a><a href="http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/158578/man_arrested_after_mistaking_sounds.html" target="_blank">James Van Ivere</a> is a man that got involved. Maybe a little too involved. He was arrested and charged, while the real doofus in this story walked away with a stupid grin on his face.  Hey dude, turn your porn down, will ya?On the other side of the coin is the case of <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080605/ap_on_re_us/ignored_hit_and_run" target="_blank">Angel Arce Torres</a> of Hartford, CT. <a href="http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/player/popup/?rn=3906861&cl=8158583&ch=4226713" target="_blank">This video</a> has been shown on multiple news sources today, and it sickens me that people could so callously stand by and watch someone suffer.<a href="http://media.www.nicsentinel.com/media/storage/paper1128/news/2007/04/23/Life/active.Bystanders.Combats.Violence-2872572.shtml" target="_blank">This story</a> from last year encourages what they call "Active Bystanders". In a college dorm, students were asked what they would do if they saw somebody scrawling "FAGS DIE" on a gay student's dorm room. Their answers changed significantly when the scenario involved a good friend.Where do you stand? Would you take a risk, a few minutes out of your busy day, and get involved to help a total stranger? I hope so. http://geekintx.multiply.com/journal/item/204/Where_are_the_Heroes Thu, 5 Jun 2008 22:47:00 -0000 Back Hair It's just gross...<img src="http://images.geekintx.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SD7C@goKCtsAAEbLFYQ1/BackHair.jpg?et=eqLXi8erfWiY0NX2lRsGtg&nmid=0&nmid=98459899" border="0"><img src="http://images.geekintx.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SD7DIwoKCtsAAE05N1A1/BackHare.jpg?et=iwxPMiD6%2C2hABkTq43kgCQ&nmid=0&nmid=98459899" border="0"> http://geekintx.multiply.com/journal/item/203/Back_Hair Thu, 29 May 2008 14:50:00 -0000 Water vs. Wine <img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://images.geekintx.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/R-PAXAoKCtsAAFC6YbI1/20080402.jpg?et=6exsXk%2C9abcTTQwr9AMjew&nmid=" border="0">To my friends who enjoy a glass of wine... And those who don't. As Ben Franklin said: In wine there is wisdom, in Scotch there is strength, in beer there is freedom, and in water there is bacteria.In a number of carefully controlled trials, scientists have demonstrated that if we drink 1 liter of water each day, at the end of the year we would have absorbed more than 1 kilogram of Escherichia coli, (E.coli) the bacteria found in feces. In other words, we are consuming about 2 1/4 pounds of poop.However, we do NOT run that risk when drinking wine & beer (or Scotch whiskey, Tequila, Rum or other liquor) because alcohol has to go through a purification process of boiling, filtering and/or fermenting.Remember: Water = Poop; Wine = HealthTherefore, it's better to drink wine and talk stupid, than to drink water and be full of shit.There is no need to thank me for this valuable information. I'm doing it as a public service. http://geekintx.multiply.com/journal/item/202/Water_vs._Wine Wed, 2 Apr 2008 17:19:00 -0000 Church Garage Sale Biggest garage sale you've ever seen! 1200 W Belt Line Road, Richardson, http://geekintx.multiply.com/calendar/item/10012/Church_Garage_Sale Wed, 26 Mar 2008 16:21:46 -0000 Hybrid Cartoon Don't hate me because I'm smarter than you. http://geekintx.multiply.com/photos/album/4/Hybrid_Cartoon Tue, 25 Mar 2008 15:05:40 -0000 InsightTechVideo.avi Rather long. Technical video for Honda http://geekintx.multiply.com/video/item/6/InsightTechVideo.avi Mon, 24 Mar 2008 22:55:05 -0000 InsightSalesVideo.avi Rather long. Sales video for Honda http://geekintx.multiply.com/video/item/5/InsightSalesVideo.avi Mon, 24 Mar 2008 22:53:32 -0000 Setting up the Labyrinth Just for fun, I took this little video, one frame every two seconds, with playback 5 frames per second (10x) while we were laying out this big cloth labyrinth in three pieces at my http://geekintx.multiply.com/video/item/4/Setting_up_the_Labyrinth Sun, 16 Mar 2008 00:56:43 -0000 LifeGem <img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://images.geekintx.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/R9xsogoKCtsAADqlmCk1/20080315.jpg?et=kRoSzvjdcN1ctd5XZKWP6Q&nmid=" border="0">Dear <a style="font-family: comic sans ms;" href="http://www.lifegem.com/" target="_blank">LifeGem</a>,I can't really afford to have my hamster cremated, so I buried him in the back yard. If I just dig him up and cut off his tail, would that work?Geek http://geekintx.multiply.com/journal/item/201/LifeGem Sun, 16 Mar 2008 00:38:00 -0000 One Lucky Dude <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/geekintexas/2328425247/"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2250/2328425247_0335bb0e00_o.jpg" height="486" width="729"></a>Look at the picture above and you can see where this guy broke  through the guardrail, right side where the people are standing on the road pointing.  The pick-up was traveling from right to left when it crashed through the guardrail.  It flipped end-over-end, across the culvert outlet, and landed right side up on the left side of the culvert, facing the opposite direction from which he was traveling.Click <a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2209/2328425393_03e877fbc0_o.jpg" target="_blank">here</a> to see the second picture.If this guy didn't believe in God before, do you suppose he does now? http://geekintx.multiply.com/journal/item/200/One_Lucky_Dude Wed, 12 Mar 2008 15:11:00 -0000 4WD 4WS Red Green's 4 wheel drive, 4 wheel steering http://geekintx.multiply.com/video/item/3/4WD_4WS Sun, 13 Jan 2008 16:02:14 -0000 Come Visit Dallas <img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://images.geekintx.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/R2K2WAoKCtsAADOoFzY1/GMaps.jpg?et=s0DU7Pp3vmkx4YZXbFT2eQ&nmid=" border="0">I read an <a rel="nofollow" href="http://mashable.com/2007/12/11/google-street-view-expands-to-8-new-us-cities" target="_blank">article</a> the other day about how <a rel="nofollow" href="http://maps.google.com/" target="_blank">Google Maps</a> has added eight new cities to their "Street View" data, and those cities included Dallas and Fort Worth.There are now 23 US cities that have this type of image coverage.In the pictures below, you can click the picture to see the full-sized view (per <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.flickr.com/guidelines.gne" target="_blank">Flickr's Community Guidelines</a>).Clicking the link below the picture will take you to Google Maps where you can see exactly where the image was captured.If you're familiar with Google Maps, you know you can "drag" the map around and zoom in and out.When the Street View image openes, you can do these same things, and more.You can zoom in and out using the slider on the left side.You can change the angle of the view horizontally left and right using the arrows at the top left.A white line on the image shows the path of the vehicle that took the pictures.When it is visible, you can click the arrows to move along the road.You can drag the image left and right to duplicate the function of the ... http://geekintx.multiply.com/journal/item/197/Come_Visit_Dallas Fri, 14 Dec 2007 16:58:00 -0000 I Like Brown A couple of weeks ago, I ordered a couple dozen of these little <a href="http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?c=2&cat=1,43411,43417,32215&p=32215" target="_blank">pocket screwdrivers</a> from Lee Valley & veritas.  They sent me an order confirmation email immediately, and the next day, I got a second email - a shipping confirmation that included a link for FedEx tracking.A few days later, I clicked the link and saw that the package was in transit. Last Tuesday, I checked again while at work and saw that the package had been delivered at 12:15pm and left on the porch - no signature required. When I got home that evening, I brought in the mail and the small box that was sitting on my porch, but had some other things to do (read: House, MD) so I didn't open the box.The next morning I saw the box sitting there and sliced open the tape. A CPAP mask? Huh? Looking at the box, I notice it's addressed to a neighbor - across the street and two doors down. Looking at my handy dandy neighborhood crime watch map hanging in the kitchen, I pick up the phone and call them. No answer, not even... http://geekintx.multiply.com/journal/item/194/I_Like_Brown Tue, 20 Nov 2007 18:05:00 -0000 Smash Mouth - Walking on the Sun http://geekintx.multiply.com/video/item/1/Smash_Mouth_-_Walking_on_the_Sun Fri, 16 Nov 2007 05:55:32 -0000 18) Pat's Matching Pairs Pat's pulling socks and mittens out of the closet. There are six identical mittens (they can be worn either on the left or the right hand) and nine identical-looking socks in the closet. How many pieces of apparel had to be taken out of the closet in order to be sure to find: 1) a matching pair; 2) 3 identical matching pairs; and 3) 4 pairs of socks? http://geekintx.multiply.com/journal/item/193/18_Pats_Matching_Pairs Thu, 15 Nov 2007 14:40:00 -0000 17) Little Freddie In a few weeks little Freddie will celebrate his tenth birthday. In 11 years Freddie will be half the average age of his parents. His mother is only 17 years older than her son. How old are Freddie's father and mother? http://geekintx.multiply.com/journal/item/192/17_Little_Freddie Thu, 15 Nov 2007 14:38:00 -0000 16) Albert the Fat One Four members of the Knott family intended to cross a lake in a small rubber dinghy. They soon discovered that it wouldn't carry more than 200 pounds, and that's what Albert weighed all by himself! The rest of the Knott family were considerably lighter. Gigi, for instance, weighed in at only 104 pounds. Nita's weight was six pounds less, and all four Knotts together did not weigh more than 494 pounds. But weight was not the only problem. Nita Knott didn't know how to row (although everyone else, including Mona) did. After considerable debate, the Knotts figured out a way to cross the lake safely. What was their solution? http://geekintx.multiply.com/journal/item/191/16_Albert_the_Fat_One Thu, 15 Nov 2007 14:32:00 -0000 15) Goodbye Mr. Fisk It was wartime when the Fisks found out they were going to have a baby. Harry Fisk was called to duty - a call he accepted bravely. He did not leave, however, until he had made out a will. He determined that the money in a savings account - $14,000 - was to be divided between his wife and his child-to-be. If the child were a boy, his wife was to give him twice the amount of her portion. If the child were a girl, the mother would get twice the amount the girl was to receive. We can't begin to understand what was going on in Mr. Fisk's mind to leave such a will. And we never will find out because, as fate would have it, Mr. Fisk did not return. Mrs. Fisk gave birth to fraternal twins. You guessed it - she had a boy and a girl! How was the money divided? http://geekintx.multiply.com/journal/item/190/15_Goodbye_Mr._Fisk Wed, 14 Nov 2007 05:03:00 -0000 14) Summer Home The Gooch family, the McCoy family, a bachelor, and a couple without children have decided to buy a summer home together. They divided the purchase price based on the sizes of their families adn how much time they would be spending in the house. The summer house costs $264,000. The smaller of the two families - the McCoys - have two children and will carry one third of the cost. The larger of the two - the Gooch family - will pay three times the amount of the bachelor's share and twice the amount the couple will pay. How much will each party have to pay, and what equity in the house are they buying for their money? http://geekintx.multiply.com/journal/item/189/14_Summer_Home Wed, 14 Nov 2007 05:00:00 -0000 13) Three Generations Grandfather Hooper figured out the following: "My son Charley is 24 years younger than I am and 35 years older than my grandson, Tiny Tim. Together our ages add up to 100." How old are they? http://geekintx.multiply.com/journal/item/188/13_Three_Generations Wed, 14 Nov 2007 04:58:00 -0000 12) Brothers Richard is 33 years old today. This is three times as old as his brother Philip was when Richard was the age that Philip is today. How old is Philips? http://geekintx.multiply.com/journal/item/187/12_Brothers Wed, 14 Nov 2007 04:57:00 -0000 11) Mr. Hooper Takes a Nap Mr. Hooper goes to work by a private bus that picks up all the company's employees. He gets on at the first stop and has a long way to go, so he usually naps along the way. Today, Mr. Hooper is particularly tired. He falls asleep when the bus still has twice as far to go as it has already gone. Halfway through the trip he wakes up as the bus bounces over some bad potholes. When he finally falls asleep again, the bus still has half the distance to go that it has already traveled. Mr. Hooper wakes up at the end of the trip. What portion of the total trip did Mr. Hooper sleep? http://geekintx.multiply.com/journal/item/186/11_Mr._Hooper_Takes_a_Nap Wed, 14 Nov 2007 04:38:00 -0000 Multiply Bookmarks <a href="/photos/hi-res/upload/RzVIpAoKCtsAAEa9lUA1"><img class="alignright" src="http://images.geekintx.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/RzVIpAoKCtsAAEa9lUA1/bookmark.gif?et=%2BhSoi%2Bwl23H7HkaURES1Jg" border="0"></a>Attached below is an HTML file that can be used with Multiply. Save it to your Desktop. Then right-click and Open With Notepad to edit. Entries that start with "My..." are mine - change "geekintx" in those to your own Multiply ID to make it your own, then save it. In Firefox, you can click Bookmarks -> Organize Bookmarks, then File -> Import to bring these into your list. I put them in the Bookmarks Toolbar Folder in a "Multiply" folder for quick access. <a href="http://multiply.com/mail/updates?mail:by=prox:25;group:none">All Posts</a> <a href="http://multiply.com/network/blocked">Blocked Users</a> <a href="http://multiply.com/mail/updates?mail:by=prox:0;group:none&mail:show_type=journal">Blogs: Mine</a> <a href="http://multiply.com/mail/updates?mail:by=prox:contacts;group:none&mail:show_type=journal">Blogs: Contacts</a> <a href="http://multiply.com/mail/updates?mail:by=prox:25;group:none&mail:show_type=journal">Blogs: Mine, Contacts</a> <a href="http://multiply.com/mail/updates?mail:by=prox:50:group;none">Blogs: Close</a> <a href="http://multiply.com/setup/profile">Edit Profile</a> <a href="http://multiply.com/mail/updates?mail:by=group:all&mail:show_type=">Group Posts</a> <a href="http://multiply.com/mail/">Home</a> <a href="http://multiply.com/network/invite">Invite</a><a href="http://multiply.com/network">Network</a> <a href="http://multiply.com/mail/updates?mail:show_type=pms">PMs</a> <a href="http://multiply.com/post">Post</a> <a href="http://multiply.com/setup/messages">Preferences</a> <a href="http://multiply.com/search">Search</a> <a href="http://multiply.com/user/signin">Signin</a> <a href="http://multiply.com/toolbar/firefox">Toolbar</a> These should work for anybody (you can even click them here). All Posts is similiar to your home page, but it only lists those in your contact list, and nothing from your groups. Blocked Users just shows you a list of users that you've blocked, if any. Blogs (or Journals) are for various groups. Mine shows only the ones I've writte... http://geekintx.multiply.com/journal/item/185/Multiply_Bookmarks Sat, 10 Nov 2007 05:50:00 -0000 10) Waterlilies The lake had only one waterlily in the beginning of June. But then it rapidly became covered with waterlilies. The area covered doubled daily. By the end of June, the lake was completely covered. <ol><li>At what point was half the lake covered with waterlilies?</li><li>How long would it take for two waterlilies to completely cover the lake?</li></ol> http://geekintx.multiply.com/journal/item/174/10_Waterlilies Tue, 6 Nov 2007 08:43:00 -0000