Why require zip code AND state? Can’t you derive state from the zip code? ugh 😦
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There is my apartment, mine is on the left, the three windows on the first floor.
Here is a link to the map, I wonder if I am in any of the photos! 🙂
Today I decided to get rid of some of the Social Network Overload. I deleted my twitter, pownce, mashable accounts. I went to Myspace and Facebook and got rid of people that were just creating too much noise and not enough value, or that I really didn’t know. I am sure there is more I could do, but that is a good first step.
Basically the main social networks I use:
MySpace
Geni.com (for family)
Flickr
YouTube
others I have but really don’t utilize – last.fm, pandora, wakoopa, linkedIN, and I am sure there are others…
I wish I could combine into just one site easily. Same with contacts. I cleared out some IM contacts I have never talked to in a few years, as well as email/phone contacts. Was just getting too much to organize.
Still searching for the “holy grail” of simplicity in organization, with digital media, online/social networks, and contacts, etc… maybe some day.
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Where Does Money Really Come From?
Well, it doesn’t come from where most of us think – not from the Mint. The actual paper stuff does, but how does it get created, the volume of money and debt, and who runs it? How did it start?
Check out the series of videos on the subject, very informative http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2007/09/25/where-does-money-really-come-from
After watching them, you get this sense of “oh man, what can we do?” – it is scary to think that the whole world is ran by a few people.
Last weekend I went out to Florida to visit my Aunt Jen and Uncle Matt, I have never been to Florida so this was cool. I knew that Matt had www.palmbeachdatabase.com – I took a look at the site a couple years ago but never really dug into it. Turns out he is like one of the best MS Access to SQL Server Converters around. Now, don’t get me wrong – Microsoft Access stinks – but more for a database than for a front end. Using SQL 2000/2005 as a backend and Access as a front end isn’t TOO bad, really VB 6.0’ish. I would rather see ASP.NET Front ends, but it really depends on what companies want.
It was cool to have someone in the family I can relate to! Since currently I am working on Data Warehousing and SQL Server 2005 stuff, this was cool that we could “geek talk”!
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Are you stuck in an infinite loop?
Your last name is “Gay”
I asked a buddy of mine, Joe Gay (yes that is his name), “why aren’t you on Facebook yet”, and his response was, “They won’t let me sign up, they won’t allow my last name”
What gives? That is his name, they should allow it. He shouldn’t have to email customer support to sign up.
So, what do we do? Put Gaaay instead Gay. That gets through. But in the process, accidentally picked the wrong year for his birthday.
Now, what is even better, is that you can’t update your name or birth year once you are logged in. Well not easily anyways. From the help page
Did you misspell your own name? Are you tired of that embarrassing nickname? You can request a change from the “Settings” tab on the Account page. For quality control purposes, we confirm all name changes before they take place.
But I suppose they will get bucky again about his last name
Same thing with the birth year
You can edit the month and day of your birth from the “Basic” tab of the Edit My Profile page. For security reasons, Facebook Customer Support reviews all requests for edits to your birth year. To submit a request, click here.
Facebook really should let users edit this information, instead of them having to send an email off to customer support, it just doesn’t make much sense.
OK, I have to admit, this is weak. But, if you want to learn how to create an infinite loop, with one word, this is it. Route.
I happened upon this maybe 5-6 years ago, when we ended up having to set static routes on computers because of some goofy office politics, but anyways..
Create a batch file. Name it route.bat. Edit it, type in the word route. save, exit, and run it. Infinite loop.
Fun stuff. Not bad for an after the bar exercise..
This weekend I decided to check out EV-DO card options. I found a card from Verizon for 9.99 online at their site, so I couldn’t go wrong. I am using it right now, which is pretty sweet. The whole city of Portland is covered by their Broadband Access, so that is good.
Now I don’t have to worry about shotty wifi! 🙂
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