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DivX Stage6 kicks online video a$$
August 25th, 2006 at 10:48am | 1 CommentSo until I read this post today I thought YouTube and Google Video were great, but now I realize that they are just good. They both could have the quality and rating system of DivX’s Stage6. Although the video is of much higher quality, quality similar to Apple movie trailers, I have noticed in one ... read more »
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Upgrading a MySQL database when you don’t know the schema changes
August 12th, 2006 at 10:45am | 1 CommentWe use an open source web application called osTicket to manage our e-mails for Zenutech. Unfortunately the osTicket project is controlled by a hosting company that does not accept patches. However, Travis Cline (aka tcline) recently stepped up and started a new branch of the project called osTicket Community Edition. The project is managed using ... read more »
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Relaxing in Cape Breton, Nationals in Halifax
August 3rd, 2006 at 10:13am | No CommentsI’m heading home to Cape Breton next Wednesday (August 9th) for a little vacation to relax with family and friends. I will probably shoot a round or two of golf, tear-it-up on the four-wheeler, get some swimming in, and maybe even some surfing. Then on the 16th I’m heading to Halifax to play in the ... read more »
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Oh, save me Jebus!
August 3rd, 2006 at 10:01am | 1 CommentI had a great time at OSCON in Portland, Oregon last week with ActiveState, especially the last night we were there. We went downtown to a bar and stopped at Powell’s bookstore on the way. There was a display of action figures in the entrance way and they had the best Jesus figure ever! The ... read more »
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O’Reilly Open Source Convention
July 24th, 2006 at 2:53pm | 2 CommentsTomorrow I am off to Portland, Oregon with ActiveState for their annual participation in OSCON. I will be working at our booth greeting folks, showing off our products, and handing out t-shirts. Of course I will also be attending lots of interesting talks over the next few days as well. I am most looking forward ... read more »
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T-U-R-T-L-E Power!
July 24th, 2006 at 10:45am | 3 CommentsHoly crap, they’re back! Check out the new TMNT trailer! I still vividly remember the levels from TMNT: Arcade on the Nintendo and beating the game after playing all night with my buddies. Gotta love the turtles. read more »
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Photos: Puff Bluff Ultimate Tournament
July 24th, 2006 at 10:12am | No CommentsThis past weekend I went out to Penticton, BC for the annual Puff Bluff tournament with a fun team of folks from Vancouver. We were basically made up of Hansel (a VUL team), some Blackfish and Rough Riders. Saturday was damn hot but the cloud cover and light breeze helped a lot. Sunday however the ... read more »
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Photos: Potlatch Ultimate Tournament
July 19th, 2006 at 10:18am | 1 CommentAs I mentioned in a previous post, I was down at Potlatch in Redmond, Washington for the long weekend a few weeks ago. It was a really cool tournament. All the fields were on one huge plot of land and all the teams had tents setup around the plot. Although the salmon and free beer ... read more »
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David “The Hoff” Hasselhoff Music Video
July 9th, 2006 at 2:09pm | 2 CommentsI just watched this music video posted by Matt. This is probably the best music video of all time. I was in tears. My favorite parts are the Hoff dancing with the star wiping background and when he kicks the biotch out of his car after finally convincing her to get in the car. Check ... read more »
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Summer of Rock
July 7th, 2006 at 9:50pm | No CommentsMan, it’s been a great summer for rockin’ new album releases. First Tool kicks ass with their first album in five years, the Red Hot Chili Peppers release an incredible double disc album, and the ozzies known as Wolfmother put out an incredible second album. I had never really listened to a full album from ... read more »