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This is also what OpenTransactions does. An OT server acts as the Ivan in this above example. - Andrew Skretvedt

What's with the double posted \outube videos? - Sue - Friendfeed is best

Leo is priceless. And he is set-up. Lackeys for every need. - Andrew Skretvedt

"The new Jedi lightsaber of pop-technology geekery! You build one as you progress through your geek training; representing your geek bona-fides. I would love to see what sorts of enclosures and accessories enthusiasts develop for this. First on my list would be impact resistance. You know you're gonna drop it to the hard floor at least once, right? Probably while you're showing it to your potential mate...who was very excited, until it didn't turn on anymore." - Andrew Skretvedt

It's not zombie, but I always liked "Pitch Black" - Andrew Skretvedt from IM

Still one of my favorite movies. Such a fun movie when you're approximately the same age as the actors. And...Jerry O'Connell, fraking transformed. I watched several seasons of "Crossing Jordan" before realizing he was the kid who played Vern. Still blows my mind. And now he's happily married to Rebecca Romijn. You won, sir! - Andrew Skretvedt

Stand by me on LaserVideoDisc? That is one of the most awesome things ever! Sincerely. - Joe "The Enforcer" Pierce

"Not surprising. Ever watch L&O or one of the spinoffs lately? It used to be fantastic, boundary-pushing, and among the most intelligent and suspenseful dramas on TV. But, within this current season especially, the writing quality has backed way way off. Some of the shows have also been suffused with ill-conceived political propaganda, rather than simply being, "ripped from the headlines." It's a blatant slap at the audience and jarring (promote your public policy agenda, GE). <<in the morning What makes me most depressed: NBC's brought out top-talent A-list guest actors for this current season (at least on the spinoffs), but has done both they and we viewers a horrible disservice by giving them the most dopey things to say. The actors do what they can, but I'm left feeling that perhaps our economy is all that keeps them from saying: "thanks, but no thanks, this script is garbage, and I don't want to tarnish my acting reputation on it." Stiff, drole, uninspiring. You know the best when..." - Andrew Skretvedt

Just, send us your cash. - Andrew Skretvedt

Yeah yeah. I watched the heck outta Mr. Rogers as a wee lad. I thought the show was fun enough, but there was also something a little strange about it. I seemed fine. But I gotta tell you, you can understand what they were on about at Fox News, right? I wouldn't be too quick to cast Fox scorn. Self-esteem is important, and so was Mr. Rogers. But, if I (we) didn't have "3.2.1 Contact"... more... - Andrew Skretvedt

I think it goes to show you that tv tempered with good parenting makes a difference. I watched it as a kid but grew up with no odd sense of entitlement. Why? Because my parents made it clear that we get what we deserve with hard work. Not just because we were born. - Renee Hendricks

Certainly CAN taxes can't be any harder than USA taxes, or do we here in the USA (the way things are going) have even more baloney to expect!? (Call me not exactly a fan of American gov't right now...or like, ever.) - Andrew Skretvedt from IM

Complete Visual Guide To Curling :) http://mona.posterous.com/curling... - Johnny

Curling not big in USA, and I forget that I live in one of the centers of USA curling. Grand Forks, ND, is only just over a hour away from Bemidji, MN, where many of the US Olympic curlers of the last couple of games hailed from. - Andrew Skretvedt

I get watching curling during the Winter Games, and it makes me want to head to the rink for a bonspiel, shoot some rocks toward the button, hoping not to hog-it if I slip out of the hack, and draw around the guards with the hammer, vice-skip helping the brushing, for the freeze and the win! (thus ends my lame attempt at using as much of the jargon in a sentence as possible) - Andrew Skretvedt

Tease: - Leo Laporte

I think Leo showed Chrome and Safari passing the v4 test on Mac, while Firefox passed only v2. Apparently for Firefox, v4 support was temporarily dropped beyond 3.0.x for a technical reason. Here on Vista, FF 3.6 passed v2 by default, but Chrome 4.1.249.1036 (41514) was totally UNMANAGED. Other Chrome on Win users, confirm? Chrome has apparently no preference or config control for this, right? - Andrew Skretvedt

"XBunnyRacer, I don't know about that. From what I've read in the article, bamboo is bamboo and bamboo fiber for textiles is not soft, but can be processed into rayon, and if so from then on it's rayon, just like any other rayon. It's not "special" rayon. There'd be nothing bamboo left about it. It seems marketers are simply trying to cash-in on the fact that bamboo has become top-of-mind." - Andrew Skretvedt

"I have some very stylish and comfortable short-sleeve shirts under the label "Solitude" which have a palm-tree embroidered over the breast pocket. The brand's selling tag claimed they were made from bamboo fiber (which didn't matter to me), but I knew that was crap when I looked at the care-tag and noted it explicitly stated "82% modal-rayon; 18% polyester". Rayon sure can't be bamboo. I wasn't taken in by that claim, I bought them anyway because they felt great, fit well, and had a smart look. Too bad they held-up like tissue paper. The mis-marketing probably caused them to be priced higher than they otherwise would have, however. But I bought them anyway, so I've no one to blame but me. But, I can certainly tell you I'm put off by that brand now." - Andrew Skretvedt

"The article reports Prof. Jones as admitting he didn't take FoI requests seriously, and that he wasn't trained for PR or crisis management. What?! What crisis? Science stands on its own. Data and research collected at (UK) taxpayer expense ought to be always fully open for dissemination as far as practicable, regardless of research state. Proper scientists don't need to engage in PR. You do the science, and if it supports your conclusions it will stand on its own against skeptical/critical review. What's more, other scientists and research organizations can review the work. To the lay public, the reputability of the source organization and those reviewing the work will shape the public's confidence in the results. The more who review, and the more trusted those who that take part in reviewing the work, the more accepted the results will be. There are people, other scientists, and organizations who dedicate themselves to communicating science to the public, take Michio Kaku for one...." - Andrew Skretvedt

Oh are you drunk?? Ok, now for some questions... - Dave Friedel

I love gin! And I'm with echostream, sort of. Bombay Saphire is good straight up or in a martini. If I'm mixing it with tonic then I knock it down the regular Bombay. No use wasting the good stuff with a mixer. - ChiliMac

Bwahahah! Steven Soderbergh...visionary amateur! - Andrew Skretvedt

Oo! That sounds like a good thing to be. Alas, the best I can muster is an amateur visionary. - Ross Bennett

C'mon...is there any _real_ alternative to Firefox anymore? No! So, go on Safari and bag yourself a nice trophy Firefox. - Andrew Skretvedt

This is way awesome! I think Sagan would've really dugg the auto-tune tribute. - Andrew Skretvedt

What I learned watching this: Auto-tuning S. Hawking has nearly no effect! - Steve and 3 other people

He may have a chance to do good, but do you honestly think he'd be smart enough to take that chance? - Jane Skretvedt

Well I sure hope one of his inner circle is wise enough to point out that to go up on that Norwegian stage is no less than trotting out as The New Naked Emperor™. IF both he and his circle realize they just got picked for the biggest participation trophy in all of cupcake soccer, THEN the best way to go would be to demur, acknowledge an aspiration to truly worthy achievement (one day),... more... - Andrew Skretvedt

Eh, the whole NPP deal makes me ashamed of my Norwegian heritage. I hope most thoughtful modern Norwegians regard this group as in the same circle of rarefied air as the likes of AlGore, et. al. Bring back a dose of that terrifying Viking spirit for christsakes. - Andrew Skretvedt

CASSELTON, N.D. (AP) -- Boomer may be a buster: Measuring 3 feet tall at the shoulders and 7 feet long from nose to destructive wagging tail, he might be the world's tallest living dog. Owner Caryn Weber says her 3-year-old Landseer Newfoundland keeps all four paws on the floor when he drinks from the kitchen faucet in her family's eastern North Dakota farm house. - Andrew Skretvedt from Bookmarklet

That'd be perfect for the "Hall of Historic CEOs of our Great Company" ...euhh, except who else would Apple not be embarrassed about putting up there along with Steve? I'm guessing it'd be a pretty short list. Scratch that then, how about a Founding Fathers wall? Somebody _please_ do one like this of Woz!! Ooh, and have Woz facing the other way, then position Woz left of Steve and we have the iconic Marx & Engels of Apple! Yay! (yeah, yeah, communism boo, but it'd still look sweet) - Andrew Skretvedt

There has been a strong dose of Apple Backlash lately. As though public opinion changes if you are too sucessful, Apple is suffering from that right now. - George Mag from iPhone

There's a URL to the review that prompted my purchase at the end. If you can't see it, it's http://pcper.com/article... - Andrew Skretvedt

:) can't forget the chocolates that came with it! - Jane Skretvedt

Yeah, the chocolates! Let's eat them soon! - Andrew Skretvedt

This is the beauty and magic of capitalism. Whose hand is Adam Smith's "Invisible Hand"? We are, via the totality of all our varied individual purchasing decisions. Companies, no matter whom, no matter how monopolistic they may seem, all must in one way or another provide what we want at prices we're willing to pay, or eventually die. It's inevitable. Some firms co-opt state power in... more... - Andrew Skretvedt

Congrats Leo - couldn't be anyone better - Jesse Stay

my unboxing is here: http://bit.ly/4iHJfP - Ernest Lehmann

Cupcakes and Bouncy-castles at the same place? What is this magical land? - Fee501st

Yes, one can be too old for a bouncy-castle. - George Brickner

1-88-88-ASK-LEO [or] 1-888-827-5536 official show notes webage: http://techguylabs.com/radio... - Chris Heath

3gp can be converted - there's plenty of free stuff you can find on google - Chris Heath

if you like that try adding twitterspy@jabber.org to your gtalk list then msg help to it... http://dustin.github.com/twitter... - Chris Heath

I'd not heard of TwitterSpy before. That's cool too! Thanks, Chris for the TIMTOWTDI suggestion. - Andrew Skretvedt from IM

dustin sallings http://friendfeed.com/dlsspy and ken sheppardson http://friendfeed.com/kshep also created enjit http://www.enjit.com/ which is an alternative to the ff.im gtalk and adds more features (similar to twitterspy) - Chris Heath

If this does occur, and I cannot see any reason why it would not happen in some manner in the near future, then it will be yet another example of the unintended and starkly negative consequences of ostensibly positive government intervention. The cynically bent reader will also note the irony of how this helps favored big business achieve greater control over the marketplace. In a free/unfettered marketplace w/less regulation and no bailouts, these TBTF big-leaguers would pop, and some of the regionals now in jeopardy would find themselves with key opportunities to lever their more conservative business management to replace those failed monstrosities. Government IS the problem. It created the excess cash to make these bad-boys TBTF, it came to their rescue, it's rescue is killing the good (or at least not-as-bad) guys, and if it's not halted, it'll one day wreck everything that was ever uplifting, honest, and prosperous about this country. - Andrew Skretvedt

twitter bubbles that just sounds cool - Kyle Case

This thing rapidly consumed nearly a gig of RAM about a minute after launch. CPU pegged, ka-chunk-ka-chunk. Flash can be such an inefficient hog. - Andrew Skretvedt