Pioneer Sneaks Out $2200 Elite BDP-09FD; First Blu-ray Player That Crushes the PS3

clipped from vipergeek.stumbleupon.com Last May Pioneer told us that autumn would bring a "super duper" Blu-ray player--the most powerful Blu-ray player ever built. It makes up for the current crop, which are lower in price but are missing key features like BD-Live for internet-based content. Well, not a leaf has fallen off a tree, yet here it is already, the $2,200 Elite BDP-09FD. Feature-wise, the best Blu-ray player on the market has been the PS3--turns out, an extra $1,700 will buy you something that kills Sony's game console as far as Blu-ray and other media are concerned. Home Theater: Pioneer Sneaks Out $2200 Elite BDP-09FD; First...

Pork and Beans

Incredibly hilarious video by Weezer. See if you can catch all the YouTube viral video cameos. Absolutely brilliant!

OB/GYN + Earthquake = VagQuake!

A 5.4 earthquake hit Tuesday while Verdell Wilson was having an exam in her gynecologist's Los Angeles office. Given it was her first earthquake experience, Wilson did what comes naturally--she twittered it."As soon as I got dressed, I twittered my experience from my cell phone," Wilson said. "I usually twitter to 80 friends, but I now have 274 messages from people commenting on it."

And then Twitter and FriendFeed exploded with comments and references and replies. Verdell's experience even prompted chitown.mike to post a mock-up motivational poster about it:




Clearly this is a new Internet meme and the beginning of the latest Internet viral concept.

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Juniper: Enterprise demand strong; Johnson hired to scale up

Current Juniper CEO Scott Kriens delivered strong quarter results, said enterprise demand was solid and outlined the primary reason Kevin Johnson was hired as his replacement: He knows how to scale.

Ahead of its earnings report Thursday, Juniper made the Johnson news official. The company has hired Kevin Johnson, who used to run Microsoft’s platform and services division, which was split up by the software giant. And judging from Juniper’s announcement Johnson is walking into a good situation.

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Mozilla Sets World Record

With over 8 million downloads Mozilla sets the Guinness World Record for most software downloads in 24 hours.

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Color Management add-on for Firefox 3

The Color Management add-on for Firefox 3 by Sean Hayes is a must for any avid photographer or enthusiast who knows the difference between sRGB and Adobe RGB. Firefox 3 adds support for non-sRGB colorspaces, but the Color Management add-on easily enables it, and allows specification of monitor profile as well. Install this now!

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Zippo Tricks by Nathan Walker

Pretty clever, possibly unedited slight of hand tricks with one or more Zippo lighters. My pyro daughter is looking on with delight. I think I'll hide my Zippo tonight ...

Finally -- Skype CallerID for North Americans

This week Skype has modified this service such that Skype users can select either their SkypeIn (Online) number or mobile phone number as their CLI or CallerID to be sent with their SkypeOut calls. And now it applies to North American Skype users.

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Our three new kits at play.

Our three new kits at play.
Originally uploaded by ViperGeek

Introducing our three new baby ferrets (called "kits"). Angel is the red-eyed white albino ferret. Josie is the champagne ferret. And Midnight is the black sable ferret. Each has a different personality. We're waiting to find out which will become the Alpha Weasel.

Am I on Myspace.com plugin keeps you off MySpace forever!

It appears you are not on MySpace.com. You're safe at the moment, but at any point you could accidentally follow the wrong link and end up stuck inside the sweaty armpit of the Internet. But with our helpful Firefox plugin you can browse in peace again. Any visit to MySpace will cause it to jump in and save you with a large prompt offering to take you back to sanity.

Click Am I on MySpace.com to save your sanity forever!

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Obama crosses historic milestone

Obama crosses historic milestone - CNN.com

Barack Obama has done what many just a year ago thought was impossible. He took on the most powerful family in Democratic politics and won.

On Tuesday, Obama became the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, marking the first time an African-American will head the ticket of a major political party.

The first-term senator captured the Democratic nomination by beating out Sen. Hillary Clinton, who was hoping to become the first female nominee.

He also had to campaign against the senator's husband, former President Bill Clinton, one of the great political talents of the 20th century who, at least going into the primary season, enjoyed widespread popularity among Democrats.

During one debate, Obama wondered out loud if he was running against the wife or the husband, given the former president's high profile on the campaign trail.

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Security Twits by Mediaphyter

Security Twits by Mediaphyter


Jennifer Leggio (aka. @mediaphyter) has started an up-to-date list of security professionals on Twitter and FriendFeed. Check back often for upcoming security events and/or contacts, or DM mediaphyter to be added to the list.

Alex Matusciac Photography

An incredible portfolio of alluring, eye-catching glamour and fashion photos on photo.net by Alex Matusciac.

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What is BlogThis! (revisited)?

This is simply a refreshed update to the original BLogThis! post from October 2005.

BlogThis! is an easy way to make a blog post without visiting blogger.com. Once you add the BlogThis! link to your browser's toolbar, blogging will be a snap. Or rather, a click. Clicking BlogThis! creates a mini-interface to Blogger prepopulated with a link to the web page you are visiting, as well as any text you have highlighted on that page. Add additional text if you wish and then publish or post from within BlogThis!

Who'da thunk our little town of Merrimack would have such excitement???

clipped from www.nashuatelegraph.com Man jailed after stabbing, robbery in Merrimack MERRIMACK – Police are investigating a robbery and stabbing that led to a trip to the hospital for one man Sunday night and to an attempted murder charge for another. Michael Teeple, 35, of Mast Road in Manchester, is in custody at the Merrimack Police Department after police said he used a T-handled tire rasp – a roughly 4-inch tool used to patch flat tires – to stab a 50-year-old resident of a Loop Road home multiple times.

My Ferret Photo Set on Flickr

I'm actually quite surprised I haven't blogged my set of ferret photos from Flickr yet. I've got quite a collection of photos I've taken of my Evil Weasels throughout the years. Here's a mosaic, created from BigHugeLabs.com Mosaic Maker:



and a few of my favorites:






















Comments welcome!

The Simpsons OK Go Spoof

The Simpsons OK Go Spoof

FaceBook In Reality

Hilarious take on what Facebook would be like in real life.

Clipmarks - Clip the highlights

With Clipmarks, you're always one-click away from sharing any piece of media you find on the web.

Like scissors for web pages, Clipmarks lets you capture the specific content on a web page that you want others to see.

Once you've clipped something, you can share it anywhere on the web, including Facebook, your blog, by email or on clipmarks.com.

Obama nears finish line, but can Clinton rebound?

clipped from www.cnn.com Analysis: Obama nears finish line, but can Clinton rebound? NEW YORK (CNN) -- Sen. Barack Obama took a major step Tuesday toward securing the Democratic presidential nomination. He not only scored a convincing victory in North Carolina, but he also made Hillary Clinton's path to the nomination even more difficult by finishing closely behind her in Indiana. Clinton vowed to soldier on, telling supporters at an Indiana rally that "it's full speed on to the White House." Obama on Wednesday morning has a larger lead in pledged delegates as well as the overall popular vote. For Clinton, time for a rebound may be slipping away.