Starring Christopher Lloyd
Global “χ kilo” Constant
There is a global “χ” constant in this world we live in. The “χ weight” or “χ kilo” constant. The theory is this…
At any given moment, the complete population of earth’s inhabitants (by species: humans, canine, feline etc) is always the same “χ” kilos
Now this theory may come as a shock to many, but believe me, it explains alot of weird things. First off, if in fact this theory is real, then we can explain global hunger, which is not really “hunger”, just a way of balancing the obesity that’s present in some countries (eg US). Since the weight of an average person in the US is quite high, that means that the someone must lose weight in order to keep the “χ” constant correct. Unfortunately, some countries suffer due to natures’ correction mechanism (eg Africa)
In fact, nature’s way of course correcting is often camouflaged behind medical terms such as “metabolism“. You might say that someone has a high metabolism and that’s why he/she cannot accumulate any weight… I say it’s just nature’s way of correcting an in-balance in the “χ kilo” constant.
The “χ kilo” constant is so delicate that it can run down to the smallest details in your life.
Take me for example, when my wife was pregnant and started gaining weight, I was losing weight. After the birth of our daughter, my wife some how managed to return to her self again, and on the other hand, I’m quite larger now…
So, to say the least, the “χ kilo” constant is real. I’m sure most of you can relate…
Mozilla Labs, Weave
Mozilla Weave is a great replacement for the - now defunct - Google browser Sync. Unfortunately, the folks over at Mozilla don’t think the project deserves a better infrastructure, since it’s still in alpha phase.
Leaving all of us with a product that just doesn’t work. In other words, Weave aint weaving jack.
Alas, there is a solution. In fact it’s so simple and quick, there no reason to wait. Weave connects to a WebDAV folder on their server, but in the add-on preferences in Firefox you can change that. Point it to a new WebDAV folder, and you’re done.
For those of us who don’t have access to WebDAV folders, there’s a company somewhere in Sweden, who happily provides us with free 2Gb’s of WebDAV brilliance. Hip-hip-hooray for MyDisk.se
Step by Step, oh baby… (sic)
- Goto mydisk.se and create a new account
- Follow the instructions there to connect your MyDisk account to your PC/Mac (click connect MyDisk)
- When connected, enter your MyDisk folder, and create a sub folder called “weave”
- Open the weave preferences, and under the advanced tab, change the server to “https://mydisk.se/username/weave/”
- Save and sync
You’ll need to change the server location parameter on all your weave add-ons (at home etc), but hey, it works!
Lightning fast, free and above all… it’s that simple! Start Syncing…
PS: Dear Mozilla, Weave is great but you don’t have a product yet. Until you do, we’ll piggy-back on MyDisk…
The Pacifier Switch
Here is what I’ve learned so far being a new daddy.
function pacifier_status ($status) {
if ($status == "active") {
echo "I'm happy and I might even fall asleep";
sleep("still contemplating");
} else if ($status == "inactive") {
echo "Too lazy to work on it, maybe I should cry?";
sleep("no way");
} else if ($status == "dropped" {
echo "zzz... zzz...";
sleep(1000);
}
}
Orson Welles 1985
The great Orson Welles chat’s with Merv for the last time. He died two hours after the taping of this interview. At the age of 70 years old.
The Sticky Notes Experiment
There’s always an alternative use for everything! From the creators of the Diet Coke and Mentos experiment, here comes the Sticky Note experiment…
An anthropological introduction to YouTube
Michael Wesch, of “The Machine is Us/ing Us” reputation, presented his “Anthropological introduction to YouTube” at the Library of Congress. It’s a video you don’t want to miss, even though it’s 55 minutes long.
I don’t get it…
OK, I know that Windows Vista is not doing as well as it should - actually it’s not “doing” anything. This is mainly because of the image Vista has been putting out, and basically because Apple is doing a very well job.
That being said, Microsoft launched the “Mojave Experiment“, which reminded me of the Diamond Shreddies. I can’t say I blame them. They do have a noteworthy piece of software on their hands, but can’t sell it, because it has developed a bad rep, or people just don’t trust them anymore.
Either way, it’s quite funny to see people that have an opinion about a product purely based on word of mouth, and bad corporate account management (?). Which brings me to the…
…interesting part of my post. Microsoft is also desperately trying to place it’s Silverlight technology high up there with the likes of Adobe’s Flash. But yet, even when trying to market it’s own products, they use Adobe Flash technology.
Now tell me, because I don’t get it, if that aint just plain stupid, then what is?
GrooveShark Lite
GrooveShark Lite is probably the best thing after Pandora or Deezer. Sporting a very slick interface, and smooth streaming, GS is pretty impressive.
Here’s one for the summer vacation
Review: Open Source Food
If their was a site I’d like to have created, it would be Open Source Food. Not only is the whole “recipe sharing” thing something I’ve had on my mind lately and also discussed with a friend, it’s also very well layed out and designed.
Feature complete with all the social goodies you could ask for, this site is a winner, and has earned a spot on my Favorite tool bar.
If you’re into “cooking up” a recipe now and then, like me, then you’re really going to love this site. But even the most proficient chef’s out there will still find interesting ideas. A destination for all food lovers!
