SteveX Compiled

• Building a new PC from scratch. First time in a few years. CPU coolers have gotten a little silly haven't they? #
• Bell 3G. 1 bar signal. 6mbps down, 400kbps up. This level of service deserves more than 1 bar. #
• @travelmop Not an overclocker, but I want quiet. A bigger cooler with a large fan will be quieter than a small cooler and a small fan. in reply to travelmop #
• Brantford Rib Fest. Cool. http://www.btfdribfest.exofire.net/index.php #
• http://pomegranatephone.com #
• Ted Stevens dead in a plane crash. :( He's the "series of tubes" guy. #
• New system built. Playing an H.264 movie, the CPU usage is toggling between 0% and 1%. Wow. #
• @anotherlab i7-930, MSI X58 Pro-E, 6g triple channel DDR3 RAM, GTX 460 video. Insanely fast, but not insanely expensive. in reply to anotherlab #
• The "remove this before installing" sticker on the heat sink does not transfer heat very well. #
• The Zerg and the Protoss are no match for carpal tunnel. #
• Setting up JBoss at home because I can't find cheap hosting. #

• Woke up with a killer sore back today. #
• Looking to buy a monitor. U2410 looks good, but Dell seems to play Sears-style pricing games. Gotta buy it on the right day. #
• Is the Apple 27" Cinema Display really the only LED-backlit IPS display 24 or higher inches? It's the only one I've found so far. #
• Google pulling the plug on Wave - didn't see that coming. #
• If only the 27" Cinema Display weren't glossy, it would be the monitor I'm looking for. What's with Apple and the glossy displays? #
• @sydbolton Good piece Syd, but it doesn't capture the awe of "being there". in reply to sydbolton #
• @matt_m Thank you Sir in reply to matt_m #
• The 60" Sharp LCD TV on sale at futureshop.ca today uses 390 watts. Add in the ~3 cents per hour power cost for the life of the TV. #
• That's almost $300 over ten years. #
• @pixmaniauk Nice specs, but I'm looking for a monitor for my desk, not a TV - 46 inch might be a bit big. :) in reply to pixmaniauk #
• Test First baby. #
• It's a good thing iOS4 lets you kill background tasks. I've had to kill a few. #
• Either iPhone 4 reception sucks or Bell service in Brantford sucks. Could it be both? #

• @DonMacAskill try a different browser in reply to DonMacAskill #
• Tim Hortons on Garden Ave in Brantford has a Cold Stone Creamery counter. That's a bizarre mashup. #
• Looking up restaurants featured on Kitchen Nightmares shows a lot of them go on to fail anyway, despite the happy ending. #

• Windows is "Applying update operation of 786 of 33610". I guess I have time to grab a coffee. #
• @gruber I love how you can see the shadow of the prop slowly sweeping over them while they're in the chopper. in reply to gruber #
• I love editing a "how to" document and taking steps out when we've made the process easier. #
• D-Link DNS-321 vs fun_plug. Can't get it working. Anyone else got this to work? #
• @travelmop Figured it out - fun_plug wasn't +x in reply to travelmop #
• @gruber "AT&T has resisted from piling extraneous software onto Apple's iPhone". I suspect they have that backwards. in reply to gruber #
• @travelmop I just wanted a way to copy files on the device without needing a computer to drive it. Haven't tried MediaTomb yet. in reply to travelmop #
• @travelmop I loved my WHS box. Great storage model. But it was a homebrew and never that stable. Something like an EX470 would be awesome. in reply to travelmop #
• 2010 is the Summer of Thunderstorms #
• @DonMacAskill I'm seeing different results. Are you signed into Google? Try again after signing out. in reply to DonMacAskill #
• Typoed Megadeth as Metadeth. Come to think of it, that'd be a great name for something like a hardcore geek band. #

• eFuse protection is OK with me as long as Motorola keeps the OS current. Once the phone is unsupported, eFuse should be removed. #

• Apple says mail from Jobs was fake. BGR says no, it was real. If only there was a way to verify who sent an email. #rfc3156 #
• Just realised how out of touch I've become with federal politics now that I no longer live in Ottawa. #
• eHarmony's ads basically say they know who your soul mate is, but they won't tell you unless you pay them. Sounds like a hostage situation. #
• I was expecting the 4th of July show on NBC to show more of the Norwegian Epic. The show was based on the ship but didn't show any of it. #
• The US govt is trying to pass tougher IP laws in the guise of stopping counterfeit pharma. Beware "imminent infringement". Look it up. #
• If you know what Java and .NET are, watch this. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrfpnbGXL70 Start the week with a smile. #
• Temp: 32°C. Feels like: 43°C. And it's not even noon yet. Ouch. #
• OPG page that shows current power generation. http://www.opg.com/power/ 5714 Nuclear, 5214 Thermal, 455 Hydro. Why so little hydro? #
• Who's bright idea was it to stick the store packaging to the cookie sheets with glue? #
• Someone should do a blog of stupid eHow.com articles. Like this one on how to cook potatoes without peeling them. http://tinyurl.com/2fyzsee #
• Current temperature: 33°C. Feels like: NaN°C #
• Playing with Spry the last few days. Interesting contrast to jQuery - Spry seems more toolable, and comes with some great UI components. #
• "It's a brand new day, and the sun is high. All the birds are singin' that you're gonna die." - Dr. Horrible #
• Canadian Tire screws up my parts order again. Another wasted trip. Sigh. #

Seriously, how are these guys so high on Google listings for so many queries?

But I should get back to work on my own submissions, "How to Baked Potatoes Make", and "Baked Potatoes Using the Microwave of Course".

• This shirt seems like an invitation to take some inappropriate pictures. #qrcode #worldcup http://tinyurl.com/24azjcb #
• There's really no way for an HTML button to NOT select text on double-click in a cross-browser manner? #
• Yikes - Read the fine print before signing with any realtor to view a home. http://tinyurl.com/2694zen #
• Writing JUnit tests for an Eclipse plugin. Goal is >80% coverage. Not easy for UI classes, but so far looks like I'll make it. #
• I gotta say, Apple's iPad TV ads are terrible. #
• Turned on CNN at lunch. News guy is standing in front of a giant monitor showing cnn.com, reading stories off it. #
• @sydbolton does that mean you can race in the pool? in reply to sydbolton #
• Canada Day in Brantford is basically just a day off. Unlike Ottawa, where it's a day of insanity. #
• I went to write "dependency management" but my fingers typed "dependency magic". #
• Maybe this will spur support for secure (or at least digitally signed) email on the iPhone and iPad. http://tinyurl.com/23flozp #
• It's a shame that as HTML5 matures into a stable platform, the only language it supports is a rather dated JavaScript. #
• So many businesses in Brantford don't even have a website. #
• If you're setting up a website for an event (like, say, http://ohcanadaribfest.ca), please make sure the dates and hours are easy to find. #

• <canvas id="foo"> - what's the diff between foo.width and document.getElementById("foo").width ? #
• Most companies in Brantford have an email address, but about half of them are hotmail or ISP addresses, and most don't check them. #
• What a mess. http://www.quirksmode.org/mobile/tableViewport.html #
• Well that's odd - this morning's Tweetie update removed my stevex account. #
• I laugh at Dr. Horrible every time I watch it. And I've watched it a few times. #
• @travelmop You can buy it on iTunes. That's where I got it. in reply to travelmop #
• You know what would be cool? Dragon's Lair for Kinect. (Hi Syd :) #
• iPhone antenna issue won't affect me much since most of my net access is while on WiFi, and most of my communicating from the phone is SMS. #
• Tweaked the hair mask in my transparent avatar. Photoshop CS5's Refine Edge is awesome. #
• This shirt seems like an invitation to take some inappropriate pictures. #qrcode http://tinyurl.com/2d5lr9v #
• @QRCodeART Oops - yeah, direct link: http://tinyurl.com/24azjcb in reply to QRCodeART #

• @travelmop You'd need a vulnerability with an attack that also exploits a local root vulnerability. It can happen but it's rare. in reply to travelmop #
• The original iPhone only supported HTML apps. It was too early for that then, but how about today? #
• A quick recap of the oil spill to date and BP's actions. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AAa0gd7ClM #
• "Instant Win" != "Log in to our web site, sign up for an account, verify your email address, type in 16 digit PIN" #
• KitKat's $1 million prize is an annuity payable over 25 years with no interest. Present value is $620,340. Interesting math. #
• First Choice gives your child a free first haircut. Except the one on Colborne in Brantford, who had no idea. #
• http://www.ixedit.com/ is slick. It's an editor that works not as a separate tool but as part of your page. #