Waving goodbye to 2009

Interesting video using Google Wave.

Summary of all the educational emails over the past year...

I just want to thank all of you for your educational e-mails over the past year. I am totally screwed up now and have little chance of recovery.

• I no longer open a public bathroom door without using a paper towel.
• I no longer have lemon slices in my ice water at a restaurant without worrying about the bacteria on the lemon peel.
• I can't use the remote in a hotel room because I don't know what the last person was doing while flipping through the adult movie channels.
• I can't sit down on the hotel bedspread because I can only imagine what has happened on it since it was last washed.
• I have trouble shaking hands with someone who has been driving because the number one pastime while driving alone is picking one's nose (although cell phone usage may be overtaking the number one spot).
• Eating a little snack sends me on a guilt trip because I can only imagine how many gallons of trans fats I have consumed over the years.
• I can't touch any woman's purse for fear she has placed it on the floor of a public bathroom.
• I MUST SEND MY SPECIAL THANKS to whoever sent me the one about poop in the glue on envelopes because I now have to use a wet sponge with every envelope that needs sealing...
• ALSO, now I have to scrub the top of every can I open for the same reason.
• I no longer have any savings because I gave it to a sick girl (Penny Brown) who is about to die in the hospital for the 1,387,258th time.
• I no longer have any money at all, but that will change once I receive the $15,000 that Bill Gates/Microsoft and AOL are sending me for participating in their special e-mail program.
• I no longer eat KFC because their chickens are actually horrible mutant freaks with no eyes or feathers.
• I no longer use cancer-causing deodorants even though I smell like a water buffalo on a hot day.
• THANKS TO ALL OF YOU I have learned that my prayers only get answered if I forward an e-mail to seven of my friends and make a wish within five minutes.
• BECAUSE OF YOUR CONCERN, I no longer drink Coca Cola because it can remove toilet stains.
• I no longer can buy gasoline without taking someone along to watch the car so a serial killer won't crawl in my back seat when I'm pumping gas.
• I no longer drink Pepsi or Dr. Pepper since the people who make these products are atheists who refuse to put 'Under God' on their cans.
• I no longer use Saran Wrap in the microwave because it causes cancer
• AND THANKS FOR LETTING ME KNOW I can't boil a cup of water in the microwave anymore because it will blow up in my face... disfiguring me for life.
• I no longer check the coin return on pay phones because I could be pricked with a needle infected with AIDS.
• I no longer go to shopping malls because someone will drug me with a perfume sample and rob me.
• I no longer receive packages from UPS or Fed Ex since they are actually Al Qaeda in disguise.
• I no longer shop at Target since they are French and don't support our American troops or the Salvation Army.
• I no longer answer the phone because someone will ask me to dial a number for which I will get a phone bill with calls to Jamaica , Uganda , Singapore , and Uzbekistan .
• I no longer buy expensive cookies from Neiman Marcus since I now have their recipe.
• THANKS TO YOU I can't use anyone's toilet but mine because a big brown African spider is lurking under the seat to cause me instant death when it bites my butt.
• AND THANKS TO YOUR GREAT ADVICE I can't ever pick up $5.00 dropped in the parking lot because it probably was placed there by a sex molester waiting underneath my car to grab my leg.
• I can no longer drive my car because I can't buy gas from certain gas companies!
• I can't do any gardening because I'm afraid I'll get bitten by the brown recluse and my hand will fall off.

Oh, by the way.....

A German scientist from Argentina, after a lengthy study, has discovered that people with insufficient brain activity read their e-mail with their hand on the mouse.

Drunk guy at 7-11 like place

Very funny surveillance tape from a convenience store. It is a little long buy very funny!

Helicopter Ride in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

Here is a video from Niki's first helicopter ride.

Washington Capitals Convention 2009

Washington Capitals Convention 2009, originally uploaded by carldunniii.

Photos from the Capitals Convention held on September 26, 2009 at the National Harbor in Maryland.  To see more follow this link.

Bikini Baristas caught selling more than just coffee

What a good group of wholesome girls!!!! 




Full story here.

Audi R8 Rally Car

The amount of electronics in this car is awesome.  Cameras, scanners, radar detectors, GPS, strobes, sirens and much more.

This car contains a infrasonic wave generator which according to Wikipedia causes feelings of awe and fear in humans and caused animals to run away.







More information can be found at ridelust.com.
Originally read on geeksaresexy.com.

Norton on Leno

Awesome to see Norton on Leno. He did a great job!

Video Recaps | Full Episodes | Webisodes

Great new Bud Commercial

Even though Bud sucks they have a great advertising department!!!

Golf Cart in Manassas

You gotta love people who drive a golf cart with Child seat to the local bar. Makes you wonder....













Golf Cart in Manassas 
Originally uploaded by carldunniii

California Wild Fires as seen from space...

This is an image from NASA's Terra satellite on August 30, 2009 about mid-morning.

Image Credit: NASA/GSFC/LaRC/JPL, MISR Team

Norton 360 Problem

Norton 360 started having problems on Sunday (8/23/2009). 360 would not start and after multiple tries an IE window would pop up telling you to reinstall to fix the problem.

On Monday (8/24/2009) Symantec released a "HotFix" which I can tell you now actually works.

If you are getting this error message:

"Error: "Symantec Service Framework has encountered a problem and needs to close..."

Point your browser to http://www.norton.com/hotfix.

Behind the scene at Netflix

Netflix is a very interesting company. Very big in the technology field but has to deal with physical inventory and the US Postal service. In the video below it is said they pay the US Postal Service $400+ million a year for first class mailings. They also sort 2.2 Million DVD's every morning.

 

Fairfax Rap - Very funny!

This YouTube video is in response to the Arlington Rap a few months ago.  I have to agree Fairfax is much better than Arlington.

Google It on Bing.....

See more funny videos and TBT Videos at Today's Big Thing.

Winnebago Man - Very Funny

This guy is very funny...always forgetting his lines and loves to curse!

All the companies Amazon has purchased or invested in since 1989

This is an interesting picture showing all the companies Amazon has purchased or invested in since 1989. Thanks to MeetTheBoss for the image.

I didn't know Amazon had its claws in IMDB, Drugstore.com, pets.com, Alexa.com, CDNow and Audible.com. Very Interesting.

Best Hockey Sign Ever

Wedding Pictures Available

Everyone has been asking about the wedding photos from our wedding. I managed to get 100+ photos up over the last day or so and more will be coming. Here is a link to the flickr set. The website has been down for a few months but I will try to get the original http://wedding.carlandniki.com website back up for the family. Enjoy the pictures!

Weather Station - People are asking for the link.

Above is the badge for the weather station at our house in Bristow, VA. Use it as your please.

Here is a link to wunderground.com.

Michael Jackson RIP

Michael Jackson in a Pepsi Commercial sometime ago.

Tom Brokaw on this new thing called the Internet (From 1994)

Arlington Rap

Awesome picture of all the programs around/supporting Twitter

 

Blip.FM - Very interesting...Twitter for Music!

GI Joe Movie Preview - Looks AWESOME!

Transformers 2 - Preview Leaked on the Internet

The Mother of all Telephotos

From B&H Website: The Canon 1200/5.6L USM (priced at $120,000... and if you live out of state we don't need to charge you tax!) has been built on a special-order basis since 1993, and the ‘official word’ is there are "more than twelve, less than twenty" of them in existence. With a price tag equivalent to a pair of his-and-her sports coupes, they were produced at the rate of about 2-per-year and a delivery time of about 18 months. National Geographic magazine, Sports Illustrated, Canon Professional Services, and a few well-heeled enthusiasts are counted among the fortunate few who own these unique optics. A box of donuts says the Feds probably have a few squirreled away somewhere, but this is something we can neither confirm nor deny. What you get for your money is a monster lens with an angle of view of about 2° on a full-frame 35 mm camera.

Traveling soon? You need someone to make you a list for your luggage!

This website will allow you to create a list of items you need to take on vacation. Sounds easy enough...but they also ask you a few questions...are you going to a hot or cold climate...are you a male or female....how are you traveling....these questions help the site create a default list of items you need to take on vacation. Very novel but interesting site.

I suggest you check it out for you

Source of Swine Flu

[Picture source: growabrain]

To follow updated from the CDC on Twitter use http://twitter.com/cdcemergency

Search Engine

Interesting Keg Information

I know some of my friends are always asking how much beer is in an American Keg so here is the answer.

Keg Volume and Pressure for Standard US Kegs

½ Keg
Holds 15.5 gallons or about 165 12-ounce bottles
Weighs 161-pounds, full
12-13" high with a 16" diameter

¼ Keg
Holds 7.75 gallons or about 82 12-ounce bottles
Weighs 87-pounds, full
24" high with a 16" diameter

1/6 Keg
Holds 5 gallons or about 54 12-ounce bottles
Weighs 55-pounds, full
24" high with an 11" diameter

Note: US keg dimensions may vary slightly by keg manufacturer and brewery. European kegs vary in size, but are similar to US sizes.

--Information from Kegworks.com

OV on ESPN

311 New Album - 6/2

Track Listing

1. Hey You
2. It's Alright
3. Mix It Up
4. Golden Sunlight
5. India Ink
6. Daisy Cutter
7. Too Much Too Fast
8. Never Ending Summer
9. Two Drops in the Ocean
10. --Unknown--
    
11. Jackpot
12. My Heart Sings
13. BONUS TRACK: I Like the Way (on Deluxe Edition only)
14. BONUS TRACK: Get Down (on Deluxe Edition only)

--This information was from Nick Hexum's Twitter Account.

Pac Man Runs Amok Video

PAC MAN (REMI GAILLARD)
by nqtv

Great Beer Commercials

Interesting facts about the Verizon Center in DC

Here are some interesting facts about the Verizon Center in Washington, DC...home of the Washington Capitals and some other basketball team who ALWAYS sucks. I highlighted some I thought were interesting. This story is from Ben Shlesinger who is a reporter for the Examiner.

• In the Top 25 highest attended events with single or multiple show days in the 11 ½ year history of Verizon Center, Disney on Ice appears nine times, and Ringling Bros & Barnum and Bailey circus appears 10 times. The highest attended single and multiple day event in building history is the 2003 World Figure Skating Championships. The only concerts to appear on the list are Bruce Springsteen and Billy Joel & Elton John.
• The highest attended individual event in building history is held by one of three Bruce Springsteen shows during his 1999 tour. The Top 5 on this list includes only two artists: Bruce Springsteen and U2, with U2 nabbing three of the top five spots between their 2001 and 2005 tours.
• The highest grossing individual event in building history is held by Barbra Streisand when she performed at Verizon Center for the first time in 2006. The remaining top five include the Rolling Stones – twice, The Three Tenors and the Mike Tyson vs. Kevin McBride fight.
• The highest grossing event between individual and multiple day events in building history is held by the Billy Joel & Elton John tour back in 2002 with three sold out shows. The remaining top five include the 2008 NCAA Men’s Basketball Division I Tournament First and Second Rounds, the Rolling Stones 1999 tour, U2’s 2005 tour and Barbra Streisand’s 2006 tour.
• The highest attended country show in building history is held by the Dixie Chicks.
• The most sellouts in the history of the building by an artist is held by Bruce Springsteen at seven. He sold out three shows in 1999, one in 2002, two in 2007 and one next month in 2009. The next closest number of sellouts is five, held between the Dixie Chicks, Bon Jovi, Billy Joel, American Idols Live and Trans Siberian Orchestra.
• The record for the most number of consecutive shows by an artist is three, tied between Prince, Janet Jackson and Cirque du Soleil’s Delirium Tour.
• The highest grossing and highest attendance for an individual comedy show is held by Dane Cook from his 2007 tour, which was also his first appearance at the arena.
• The number of sold out games and concerts in the history of the building as of today, sits at 487.
• There are seven cars located throughout the building: four on the main concourse, two on the suite level and one on the upper concourse.
• The longest tenured events for the building are the Harlem Globetrotters (1973) and the Washington International Horse Show (1975), both of which date back to the days of the Capital Centre.
• In 2005, Paul McCartney, the Rolling Stones and U2 all performed within two weeks of each other marking the highest grossing month in the history of the building for concerts/events.
• In 2000, the Three Tenors: Luciano Pavarotti, Placido Domingo and Jose Carreras performed one of only four U.S. concerts at Verizon Center.
• The first concert played at Verizon Center was by Barry Manilow on December 10, 1997.
• The Washington Capitals go through 3,000 pucks during practices over the course of a season.
• Eight other businesses get their mail delivered to Verizon Center: McDonald’s, The Green Turtle, and Chipotle are only a few.
• The Washington Mystics receive 8-10 deliveries per day during the season ranging from one box to 10-12 pallets of giveaway items.
• There are 300 televisions within Verizon Center
• The Washington Wizards receive 15-20 deliveries per day during the season ranging from one box to 15-20 pallets of giveaway items.
• There are 285 trash cans in the building
• Ice floor is situated 24 feet below street level
• At its closest point, Verizon Center is six inches from a Metro tunnel.
• The parking garage access tunnel is three feet below center court.
• The urban site of Verizon Center did not provide for an outside staging area so 80,000 square feet of internal marshalling was required on the event floor inside the building for the unloading and loading of performers' buses and tractor trailers. The arena itself is 1,050,000 square feet (an entire city block).
• Verizon Center houses three different, portable basketball courts for three different teams: the Washington Wizards, the Washington Mystics and the Georgetown Hoyas. Each basketball floor is designed by Robbins Sports Surfaces, designed to offer a double change situation, and stored in a humidity-controlled room on the event level.
• Pre-wired for television, telephones and radio signals to be transmitted, Verizon Center houses 55 z-panels. These panels allow media to "plug in" to the panel at numerous locations in the building and send their signal through fiber optic technology.
• There are no satellite up-link dishes on top of Verizon Center. Instead, the signals from the z-panel travel to the television head-end room or "zoo" which transmits the signal to the local telephone company Audio Visual Operations Center by fiber optics.

Filet-O-Fish

This is one of my favorite commercials of the year.

Youtube Adsense Test

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Google.com/Voice - Great new service

Tonight while checking my voice mails at Grandcentral I was greated with a message from Google saying it was possible for me to upgrade to Google Voice. The day I have been waiting for has finally come!!! I clicked the button and within a few minutes I was shown a screen which resembled Gmail. Here are some of the features I found within the first 3 minutes:

• When someone calls I am greeted with the name of the person if they are in my contact list
  
• Send/Receive SMS messages
  
• Voicemails transcribed
  
• Voicemails are searchable just like emails in Gmail
  
• Contacts use my Google Contacts which is the same contacts sync to my iPhone vie Google Sync
  

I can only hope they open up Google Voice to the general public without invites. I know I have people asking me for invites all the time!

Here is a first look article about Google Voice from Lifehacker.

St Patricks Day 2009

Here are the pictures to the St Patricks Day festivities in Manassas, VA on March 14th 2009.

• St Patricks Day Parade - Manassas, VA - 2009
  
• St Patricks Day at Philly Tavern
  

Helicopter Lessons

For Christmas my wife, Niki, got me my first helicopter lesson. I took the first flight on Jan 3, 2009 at Manassas Airport. I have to tell you it was one of the most exciting things I have done in recent memory except for of course my wedding..... :)