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Pandora

Here's a great way to find new music based upon your personal musical tastes, it's called Pandora and uses your current musical preferences to search for music of similar taste and caliber.

The Government And Net Neutrality

Have you heard about the government's new plan to control the internet via the "net neutrality" bill? Chuck Muth has the scoop on it. Here's a short excerpt of his pithy article.

Net neutrality sounds nice. After all, who doesn’t like non-confrontational neutrality? Can’t we all just get along? Let’s all hold hands, form a circle and sing after me: “Net neutrality, my Lord, net neutrality…”

But the reality of net neutrality is this simple: New government regulation of the Internet. Net neutrality, in essence, says that someone who uses a lot more of a service only has to pay the same amount as someone who uses a minimal amount. Think of an all-you-can-eat buffet where “Large Marge” loads up her plate three stories high and pays the same amount as the person who just grabs a small salad.

More governmental intervention, when will it end?

Now That's Funny!

Thanks to I Am Always Right for this one!

A man walked into a very high-tech bar near the Microsoft campus. As he sat down on a stool he noticed that the bartender was a robot. The robot clicked to attention and asked, “Sir, what will you have?” The man thought a moment then replied, “A martini please”. The robot clicked a couple of times and mixed the best martini the man had ever had. The robot then asked, “Sir, what is your IQ?” The man answered, ” Oh, about 164.” The robot then proceeded to discuss various subjects with him, including the ‘theory of relativity’, ‘inter-stellar space travel’, ‘the latest medical break through, etc……..

The man was most impressed. He left the bar but thought he would try a different tactic. He returned and took a seat. Again the robot clicked and asked what he would have? “A martini please.” The martini was, as before, superb. The robot again asked, “Sir, what is your IQ?” This time the man answered, “100, plus or minus a few points.” Now the robot started discussing Nascar racing, the latest basketball scores, and what to expect the Dodgers to do this weekend.

He was really intrigued. He feels compelled to try it one more time. So he left, and two weeks later returned and took a stool. And again ordered a martini. And again, the question was, “Sir, what is your IQ?” This time the man drawled out ” Uh . ’bout 50 er 60 I guess.”

The robot clicked, then leaned close and very slowly asked , “A-r-e y-o-u-r p-e-o-p-l-e g-o-i-n-g t-o n-o-m-i-n-a-t-e
H-i-l-l-a-r-y?”

What's The Name Of That Song?

Probably everyone has had one of those moments where you'll hear a song on the radio and you'll be humming it all day, yet can't remember the song name or artist to save your life. Well, wonder no longer, as a new music and voice recognition service is now being offered that can name that song for you! Midomi is in beta for now, but it will already let you hum a song into the microphone and give you the name that you can't remember. It's not perfected yet, the database is still growing, but it's a pretty cool concept all the same.

Mac v. PC Uncovered

Censorship At Youtube, Google, And Myspace

A video came to my attention recently and it is one of the funnest music videos I've seen all year. Donnie Davies is a Christian minister of sorts from New Orleans who now resides in Houston. His "ministry" is called C.H.O.P.S., Changing Homosexuals into Ordinary People. His band, Evening Service, recently put out a video titled "The Bible Says," a lyrical denunciation of homosexuality. His theology is way off the mark, but the video is freaking hilarious! It has been uploaded onto Youtube, Google Video, and Myspace with several thousand views. However, just today, all three services removed the video and canceled his accounts. Like the video or not, he does have his first amendment rights protecting his freedom of speech, but all the video services don't seem to see it that way.

Youtube, Google, and Myspace have no problem with videos containing pro-homosexuality material, frivolous swearing, mockery of Christianity, and terrible rappers, but when it comes to someone espousing his views about a subject that to the majority of people in this country is morally reprehensible, they say it's "against their code of conduct," and "hateful." Whether it is or isn't, does he not have a right to express his views, just as those who promote their homosexual agenda do? The double standard is disgusting.

The video has actually been reposted on all three websites, however the lyrics have been dubbed over with The Village People's "YMCA." This one is titled "Donnie Davies - The Bible Says (Gay Friendly Version).
Click below to see the unedited version still up at College Humor.

iPhone Price Plan in 3D

We all want the new Apple iPhone, right? Think you know how much it costs? Think again. Gizmodo's got the scoop here.

International Calling for Free?

How about this for a cool internet find, allfreecalls.net, a company based out of Iowa that lets you make international calls free by using an Iowa number as a gateway. The only charge incurred would be the cost of calling the number, 712-858-8094. There's more info about using it internationally at roam 4 free. Even more info about VOIP type calling can be found here.
You've gotta love how fast technology is moving, everyday it seems like things are getting cheaper, going faster, and doing more. What's next?

At Long Last....the iPhone!

Apple has just announced the unveiling of their latest have-to-have gadget, the iPhone, at the annual Macworld Expo. It is part ipod/pda/phone/web browser all rolled into one. Macworld has all the details about the latest and greatest updates from the coolest company around here. CEO Steve Jobs announced that Apple Computer has officially changed their name to Apple Inc. More info on the whole shebang here.

i Pope?

Pope Benedict XVI was recently given a new iPod Nano by the Vatican radio, you can read the entire article here.

Pro Life Search

Here's a cool pro-life search alternative to Google, it's called prolifeinternet.com.

50 Million downloads!

Firefox has reached their 50 millionth download! In my opinion, Firefox is the best web browser around, no spyware, no adware, no popups, no trojans. I've been using them almost exclusively for about 8 months and I totally believe they are the best browser on the market, bar none. And the best part about it? It's free! Get yours today!


Here's a cool little survey to see what type accent you have, pretty interesting.

Your Linguistic Profile:

75% General American English

20% Yankee

5% Upper Midwestern

0% Dixie

0% Midwestern

What Kind of American English Do You Speak?

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Smash the Tones

I think I've found one of the coolest websites on the net. While browsing my friend Dave's site, Honestdave.com, I came across a link to a blog that told about this awesome new service called Smash the Tones. It's a new service that converts music you have from your computer and sends it directly to your mobile phone. Paying money for ring tones and phone graphics should go the way of the dinosaur. They accept MP3's, WAV's, and a few other file types. They support every (US) phone carrier and it's all free! Sometimes you have to wait a few minutes to have the tone delivered, but for a small donation of $1.25 they move you to the front of the line.
The guy who's site this is, Ben Guild, has a pretty interesting blog as well, lots of cool computer and electronic info and the like. He mentions about how to get a free ipod from gratis Internet in one of his posts, well, I researched the whole dealie, and it's supposed to be completely legit, you actually can get a free ipod! Read the whole article here. If anyone is interested in giving it a try, (and helping me get mine is well) then click here to sign up.

25,000,000 downloads!

They've done it! Firefox, the free web browser without spyware, adware, trojons, or pop-ups, has finally reached 25,000,000 downloads, exactly 99 days after it was released. If you've never used Firefox before, then now is the time to give it a try.

Blogs In General

Are blogs not the most fascinating pieces of information on the Internet right? Everyday in the news you see and hear more and more people talking about web logs and how they are changing the way people get their information about every subject imaginable, from the war in Iraq to instructions on programing your VCR. The blog community at large is probably the fastest growing online community. Of course the problem with all this new information that is being spread throughout the blogsphere is tracking down the right information that you may be searching for. Well, there is a website designed specifically for searching through the vast array of blogs. This website is called Technorati. I first found out about this sweet little blog search engine while reading Forbes Magazine last month. Since then, whenever I'm trying to find something online, not only do I automatically punch in Google or Ice Rocket, but I now have a more efficient way to search through the ever growing throngs of information among the vast assortment of blogs that previously was not readily available through the more conventional search engines. Of course while on the subject of blogs we all have to talk about our favorites, the one or two that we just keep going back to because there is always something new or interesting that always captivates our attention. I would have to say that for me that one blog would be blog maverick, written my Mark Cuban, the owner of the Dallas Mavericks, star of the TV show The Benefactor, and the founder of HDNet amongst other things. This is one that I find myself surfing to at least once a week because there is always something interesting to read, whether Mark is commenting on how the team is doing, the business and technological environment, politics, or just life in general. I would definitely recommend checking out his site, I don't think you'll leave disappointed.