Last night I played a 20 person poker tournament with the sf poker meetup group. It was a blast, I only rebought once and it was worth it cause in the end I ended up winning it. I'm running good now world lookout.
On the Ubuntu front, so far so good this od rocks and its totally free.
If you liked Battleship in Ajax, you’ll love this. Toronto, Canada based gpokr is a multiplayer no limit Texas Holdem game developed with Ajax technologies. The site, which was created by Ryan Dewsbury, also has real time chat among all players in a game. The site does not use real money, and Ryan says he has no plans to change that.
gpokr was written with Java, and uses the Google Web Toolkit for its client-side Ajax (the toolkit lessens the burden of building client-side javascript by interpreting server-side java into javascript)
Also check out Mark Roth’s Ajax hangman game, which was also created using the Google Web Toolkit. Both are discussed on the Web Toolkit blog, here.
:: Quick Tip: Don't Use Antibacterial Soap...
...unless
you really have to. The two main reasons are that it can encourage the
breeding of more resistant bacteria, and that the micro-organisms used
by sewage-treatment plants to purify organic waste are affected by it.
When they are rendered less effective, the plants use more harsh
chemicals to compensate, thus polluting more.
Here's an internet classic. John Hargrave at zug.com was frustrated that nobody ever checked his signature when he paid with a credit card. He wondered: how crazy could he make his signature before somebody actually called him on it. The answer? Pretty crazy.
Ray Newman says: "August marks the 40th anniversary of the release of the Beatles' 1966 album Revolver.
I've spent two years working on a short book about the making of the
album which is available as a free PDF download. It's licensed under
Creative Commons" Firstly, there was the advance guard – a hot-of-the
presses Revolver sessions single, “Paperback Writer” backed
with “Rain”, released in the USA in May and shortly afterwards,
on June 10th, in the UK. Here was Revolver in microcosm – a
kind of trailer for the LP – with compressed bass, backwards
vocals, Indian influences, Beach Boys inspired vocals, LSDinspired
imagery, and heavily treated vocals. Their last single,
released almost six months earlier, had been a double A-side
with the folky, earthy “We Can Work It Out” and straight-up
plastic soul tune “Day Tripper”. Whilst it can be hard to see the
dividing line between Rubber Soul and Revolver, it seems fairly
clear cut when you listen to those singles in succession.
Revolver wasn't so much released as it leaked out over
the course of some weeks.
Griffin recently announced Tune Center iPod accessory. Further decentralizing your connectivity and entertainment content, the sleek little dock connects to your TV or TV and home stereo to provide a big screen, remote controlled experience for iPod based home music and video playback. The Tune Center can also connect to your home network (via ethernet or WiFi) to allow you to tune in to internet radio.
Preorder for $149 from Griffin.
The right room divider can transform a sprawling open space by creating intimacy and adding dimension. Nola Star takes the concept a couple steps further with customizable patterns that also let in light. Available in two different patterns and in transluscent candy colors, the round-edged plastic squares measure approximately 8x8 inches and have holes on all four sides that connect with metal rings. The flexibility means Nola Star can be configured to nearly any space—whether mid-room, as a wall covering, in a window, or simply as an accent element—and it can fold out of the way if needed.
Stephen Colbert won't be taking the advice offered in this guide. He
has dedicated his career to passing himself off as an expert on
anything.
Among the highlights:
#6: Speak from the balls, not from the diaphragm
#7: Don't be afraid to make things up
Here is a great statistic to bite into: Cooking four normal sized hamburgers in a fast food joint emits the same amount of VOC's (volatile organic compounds) as driving a current model car for 1,000 miles. (Engelhard) in Hong Kong, "The 9,000 restaurants in HK also contribute to fine particulates and volatile organic substances. Other components of fumes are oils, fats, aliphatic hydrocarbons, poly-aromatic hydrocarbons, aromatic amines, aldehydes and elemental carbon." (read study here) In New Jersey, 16,000 restaurants release 2,226 tons of particulates, more than all of the heavy diesel vehicles in the state (1,329 tons, read study here) In the Bay area of California, they will soon require emission control on all chain-driven commercial grills. (report here) So just like your cars, all restaurants in the Bay area will be equipped with catalytic converters to reduce particulates and VOC's, and we should demand it everywhere else.
