Philip Cain – Page 26 – philip and jenny

Randy Garsee: The Decapitated Talking Head

Randy Garsee, the top news anchor in Southern Arizona, was apparently fired on Tuesday. Rumor has it that he sent an email critical of KOLD-13 management. I tend to prefer Guy Atchley and KGUN-9, when I actually watch the news, but I feel like Randy Garsee (and Kris Pickle, who left a few months ago)… Continue reading Randy Garsee: The Decapitated Talking Head

Workaholic or just stupid?

I just finished calculating the hours I worked for the past 2 weeks (my pay period at Pantano), and my Pantano total is up to 70 hours, which doesn’t include whatever I’ll be working today. In case you didn’t know, I’m an hourly employee only contracted for 60 hours in a pay period. Now here’s… Continue reading Workaholic or just stupid?

Dreams (and Facial Recognition)

I’ve been making an effort to remember at least one dream each night. Basically, I’ll tell myself “Okay, self, we’re about to go to sleep, so try to remember that we’re sleeping and dreaming.” Oddly enough, that’s been working. I’ve been remembering most of my dreams, and I’ve been dreaming almost every night. Is that… Continue reading Dreams (and Facial Recognition)

Avast! Talk Like a Pirate Day!

Arrrrr! Today be an imp’rtant fer scallywags n’ pirates… today be the International Talk Like a Pirate Day! Me question fer you is – be ya a Cap’n Jack pirate, a Barbosa pirate, or a Davy Jones? Ya see, matey, arrrrr! Thar be diff’rent ways’a talkin’ like a bonafied pirate. Thar be awful pirates, like… Continue reading Avast! Talk Like a Pirate Day!

Tips for writing a successful hymn

This article once existed on BBC’s servers, in their Religion & Ethics section. I found it through a Wikipedia link. It has since disappeared, but the Google Cache was still intact (thankfully). I’m saving it from eternal damnation, so enjoy this lost Internet gem! Tips for writing a successful hymn Stuart Townend There are probably… Continue reading Tips for writing a successful hymn

Graf Rejects “No Child Left Behind”

I’d give my vote just for this, despite disagreeing with much of the rest of his platform. “Solutions to problems in education should be as close to students, teachers, and parents as possible. Sending dollars to Washington, to have nickels returned by Washington bureaucrats with strings and requirements attached, is not the answer. No Child… Continue reading Graf Rejects “No Child Left Behind”

Star Trek XI – Captain Matt and Mr. Ben

After reading through several unsubstantiated rumors, I decided to photoshop a mockup of Matt Damon as Captain Kirk and Ben Affleck as Mr. Spock, for the upcoming Star Trek XI movie. I can tell you now, it’s not going to work. Please, Paramount Pictures, think of the children. Source image: http://homepage.mac.com/m5comp/trekbits/

New Comment CAPTCHA

I’ve installed a new anti-comment spam plugin. It uses the CAPTCHA method (Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart). The nice benefit for readers is that you are no longer required to give me your name and email. Comments appear instantly without moderation. So… I’ve filtered out all the spam, but… Continue reading New Comment CAPTCHA

Writely.com: Amazing!

So… I posted this from Writely.com, Google’s new web-based word processor, chock-full of AJAX goodness. Some features it has (and this is from me just using it in the last 5 minutes – I haven’t looked at the feature list yet): Upload Microsoft Word and OpenOffice.org documents Save as Word, ODT, PDF, HTML, or publish… Continue reading Writely.com: Amazing!

Podcasts: Low Bitrates Don’t Like Stereo

I just learned a valuable lesson in life. I was helping my dad troubleshoot a recording problem. (He’s running sound at a church now – the tree doesn’t fall very far from the apple, eh?). His church is providing podcasts of their sermons, and up until two weeks ago, they sounded decent. But the last… Continue reading Podcasts: Low Bitrates Don’t Like Stereo