Archive for January, 2004



100 Most Often Misspelled Words in English

14Jan04

u cane riead tham fore urself hear!!!!!!!!!1111

NFL QB Rating Formula

14Jan04

If you’ve ever wondered how the QB Rating is calculated, you can find out how to roll your own.

Semis Collide– GTA Scene Ensues

14Jan04

Normally I wouldn’t post such a “normal” news story, but this accident looks like a scene out of Grand Theft Auto

The tanker was curling around the overpass on southbound Interstate 895 about 2:45 p.m. when it jackknifed, flipped down an embankment and landed in the northbound I-95 lanes, police and witnesses said.
Unable to stop in [...]

New Study Shatters Internet ‘geek’ Image

14Jan04

Instead, the typical Internet user is an avid reader of books and spends more time engaged in social activities than the non-user, it says. And, television viewing is down among some Internet users by as much as five hours per week compared with Net abstainers, the study added.

See? Geeks are people too. I [...]

Al Franken Signs with Liberal Radio

14Jan04

Franken said his contract with Progress Media would last just one year, after which time both sides would reassess how things were going. He also said he very much wanted to do the show during a presidential election year.
“I’m interested in doing what I can to affect this election,” Franken said. “I’ve thinking about what’s [...]

Brandon Searches on Google

13Jan04

Jakes was checking out search results which he had posted related to some Googlism’s he’d done once upon a time.. they were interesting, so I thought I’d do the same and see what happens.

Mars Color Panoramic Photo

13Jan04

Looks like NASA released the first color, panoramic photo of Mars, supposedly color adjusted to how it would look to the human eye. Check out the photo (700 KB) for yourself.

Preventing and Removing Rust

07Jan04

Just a couple of car related posts today.. the first being this message from someone named “Mike” on the RMSolo e-mail list on his personal experience with rust problems and products to use when trying to get rid of rust: