May 19
I started thinking about cell shading tonight and then followed a tutorial I found online for Photoshop (link to tutorial). In the end it came out different because I liked step 4 better alone. I might develop my Photoshop skills in my free time and post the results here.
Apr 11
The other day I saw something truly disgusting, and forgot to write about it. I was stopped at a traffic light and the van behind me had a boy at least in his late teens in the passenger seat. He was using his cellphone to pick his ear. I’m sorry, but that is not the correct use of CDMA.
Jan 12
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Owners of analog TV sets can send off their application for a free converter box to prepare for the digital switch over that will happen in February 2009. Two coupons will be sent to each person who applies, worth $40 off a digital converter box each.
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Farmers in Nebraska and the Dakotas brought the U.S. closer to becoming a biofuel economy, planting huge tracts of land for the first time with switchgrass and proving that it can deliver more than five times more energy than it takes to grow it.
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TomTom, a maker of personal navigation devices, said Wednesday that customers can now use Google’s mapping service to find business addresses and then transfer them via a computer to a TomTom gadget.
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It has been reported that Microsoft wants to acquire computer peripherals maker Logitech for $8 billion. The firm’s co-founder doesn’t want to sell. He only owns 6% of shares, but the deal could still be a problem with antitrust regulators.
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Many sugar-free chewing gums contain a sweetener called sorbitol. Sorbitol is a laxative which is poorly absorbed by the small intestine. Two patients had chronic diarrhea, abdominal pain and dangerously excessive weight loss. They chewed too much gum.
Tags: Acquisitions, biofuel, Business, Energy, ethanol, fuel, Google, gps, green, Health, IT, logitech, Microsoft, Science, technology, Television, tomtom
Dec 25
Four Tigers escaped from the San Francisco Zoo today (Tuesday). I would make a witty remark, but one person died and one Tiger was shot. If only no one had died, then I could make a joke or something.
It could have been good too.
Source: ABC News
Dec 21
I just wanted to wish everyone a happy holiday, again. I did it once before around Hanukkah. I am an equal opportunity well-wisher.
I am hoping to use this 4-day weekend to get some projects of mine moving. And of course I will let you know when I do anything significant. Off the top of my head is a site for Amazon Kindle news for me, and some design work for other people. I even have a few things cooking for the new year. More details will be coming once things are setup.
Sincerely,
Jason
Dec 15
I just noticed that Facebook has removed the forced “is” to start your status updates. It still fills in the “is” but it’s part of the text box so you can replace it with anything you want. This is a huge win for English majors and grammar aficionados everywhere.
Nov 22
Happy Thanksgiving!
Now go be with family.
Nov 17
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PriceDrop is a Firefox extension which allows you to track product prices at Amazon shops , and get notifications whenever they drop. It will also help you get a refund from Amazon.com if a product you’ve already bought becomes cheaper.
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This is a site that will tell you if the price of an item you bought drops. It’s great for getting that 30 day Amazon refund. Amazon will give you the difference if an item you bought drops in price within 30 days of your purchase.