Firefox Add-on Memory Leaks!!!

I really do like firefox.... But I hate how it provides no real protection to add-ons running away with all your system memory. Check this out.... APPALLING!

Surely this can be avoided..... 1.2 GB of memory? And I had LITERALLY just started firefox. Grr... (doesn't usually happen, I might add...)

Obama Elected

I find myself in a very funny place today.

Last night, I was disappointed to watch as now President Elect Obama was crowned as the winner of this current election. As a Christian and a conservative, I have grave concerns for what a liberal president will do in the office. I am personally appauled that the murderous act of abortion is still legal in the states and am disappointed that the next several supreme court judges will be appointed by a democractic president, rather the a pro-life republican.

However, I have conflicting feelings as well.

I am pleased about a number of things.

First, and most easily, I am phenomenally happy that an african american candidate has been able to rise past the horror of racism and become elected as president of the United States of America. I grew up all over the USA, including southern states such as Louisiana and Oklahoma. I have witnessed shockingly racist talk in both states. I really wasn't sure the country as a whole would rise past such racism and elect a black man. But today it has, for which I can celebrate.

Second, and this is the really strange issue. I really actually seem to like Barack Obama. I don't like that he is pro-choice or pro-taxing us silly, etc. But I oddly seem to like him. He is a very charming candidate and I think will actually probably make a great president.

Will he be morally aligned with the important issues I value? No, absolutely not. And that is a real problem in the USA. I am shocked that anyone can support such horrendous procedures such as partial birth abortion, etc.

But, strangely, I think he will be a good president. Granted, I hope that's for a single term, but who knows.

Congratulations, Barack Obama! Well done on an excellent and supremely manipulative campaign. Please don't destroy the country. :)

Cool Links for Mid October

Hey folks. I've ran across a couple of great links recently that I felt the need to share with the world. So what better place then here, just maybe someone is reading. :)

First is wireless electricity.

This has got to be the coolest thing I have just about ever seen. This is literally talking about cutting out the "final cord" ... the power cord. I've actually seen this around for a while, but mostly so far the examples have been about charging cell phones, etc. And that's neat, but not THAT necessary.

But this application is great. They've wireless power enabled a kitchen countertop and then a blender. Imagine if all of your kitchen devices were wireless enabled, this could be awesome...

If you think that's cool, check out the following link for more information: http://ecoupled.com/technologyTech.html.

Next cool site is glassbooth.

To a certain extent I had sorta become a bit muddled from a political viewpoint. I knew that I wanted McCain to win so our dream of overcoming Roe v. Wade could maybe come true. And I know I am sick and tired of liberal propaganda from the democractic party. But beyond that, I think I was sort of ignoring it all.

Well, then I checked out glassbooth, answered the survey questions as accurately as possible, and then discovered I really am a conservative republican. In short, the survey and following information that the site provides helped to clearly solidify my views. It also helped me to remember all of the other issues that bother me in the current political situation in the USA.

And I think I had a third link to share... But it has already slipped my mind. Ah well, I am tired. :)

Wordle is Oddly Awesome

I ran across Wordle today at the google reader recommendation of my older brother. Wordle is a site which allows you to create lovely word mosaic given a large pile of words. These words can be entered manually or pulled from a website, rss feed, etc. Furthermore, you can tweak a variety of options for arrangement, colour, etc.

I am not sure I see a practical use for this. But it is really neat. I could see taking a particularly meaningful block of text, wordling it and then printing nice and big to post up on your wall. The question is, what text is meaningful enough for such a piece of artwork? Any suggestions?

Here is a worlde I through together in a couple moments having cheesily pulled the text from my blog. Check er out:


But then I got creative and rememebered my favourite poem, the Jabberwocky (go read it if you haven't)...


Speaking of which, I found out recently the meaning behind the name of the road on which I presently live - "Carroll Crescent". Apparently Lewis Carroll used to live in the area or something like that. Quite cool!

Unicorns that Poo Candy

Oh my goodness, this is hysterical... Recent humor from indexed. The original post can be found here.

And then there is the corresponding T-Shirt that a commentator posted a link to... :)

http://www.threadless.com/product/771/Marshmallow_Factory

If you get one of these shirts, I want a photo of you in it.... :)

Need Something Quick? Shop Local

I read this little blog entry today by Louis Gray today while reviewing ReadBurner. In short, Louis Gray is a blogger that was attending the Blog World Expo recently. He realised his need for updated business cards rather late in the game, so he ordered some via an online website called OvernightPrints.com.

Alas, the overnight in overnight meant something unexpected as days later, still no business cards. And ya know, I can really empathise with Louis here. I have often been left horribly annoyed when some online vendor did a rubbish job of getting something to me.

However, then something hit me....

Perhaps when one is desperately in need of something fast, especially something as basic and commodity as BUSINESS CARDS, maybe that is a good time to NOT use the wonderful old world wide web. Perhaps instead a trip to one of the following vendors might be in order.

• Kinkos
• Staples
• Walmart
• Your local print shop

Ok, I don't really know if Walmart does business cards. Surely they must, they do everything ELSE. And perhaps it is a good time in this occasion to give a little business to your LOCAL economy. Perhaps (maybe, of course) the customer service at your local print shop might actually be better then what you'd get online.

Anyhow, no disrespect meant to Louis as he maintains an excellent blog. But I just had to comment..........

UPDATE: And then, just to show how silly I am, I managed to double trackback his blog... Oh well.... :)

Super Kitten

If you haven't discovered LOLcats, it is about time... :)



Awesome :)

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