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Early Christmas Gift

For Christmas this year my parents bought me a new television to replace my aging Sharp 27U-S600. I have been happy with  the Sharp for the almost eight years I have owned it, but as it has aged I have noticed the image will occasionally switch between a unnatural red tint and the normal color, typically when there is a large amount red in the image, or the image contains mostly contrasting colors. This is noticeable because oddly the image does not remain red tinted for the entire time the image is displayed but will change from normal color to red tinting for a few seconds, before returning to normal again. But enough about the old, let us hear about the new.

My new television is the Samsung LN40B650, a 40 inch, ultra clear panel, Full 1080P, 4ms response, 120Hz auto motion plus, 100,000:1 contrast ratio, internet connected, LCD television. Let me just say, the picture is incredible and the quality is unbelievable, with the 2,073,600 pixels in it, there is not a single dead/stuck/bright pixel. The color is so clear and natural, It is easy to become immersed in the world inside the window.

My parents ordered it through newegg.com on Sunday the 13th and it arrived on Tuesday the 15th, the free shipping time was excellent the $400.99 discount which brought the price to $1099.00 was great and the packaging was more than sufficient. I would absolutely recommend newegg.com for purchasing a new television. Pictures after the break.

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WordPress Ideas: Theme Version Display


Idea: Make differentiating between multiple versions of the same theme easier.

How: Show the version number of each theme next to its name in the “Available Themes” section in the “Design”›“Themes” tab, of the admin dashboard.

Xbox360 vs. Wii vs. PS3, Who Will Win!

Check out these sales numbers, it appears that the Nintendo Wii is selling faster than the other two combined, if this continues the Xbox360 may not be the leader for long.

Microsoft Xbox360 - Estimated Number Sold
Nintendo Wii - Estimated Number Sold
Sony PS3 - Estimated Number Sold
*Numbers, Courtesy of nexgenwars.com

Math 140 @ DigiPen

It’s funny because it’s true…

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New Plugins

I’ve Modified the Wordpress Del.icio.us Widget and added the audio-player plugin. You can see the del.icio.us plugin on the right. Below is a test of the audio-player plugin.

Everybody’s Free (Radio Edit)

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Come – Namie Amuro

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Rube Goldberg Machines

MyGamerCard.net Last Game Played Theme

BobDawg's Last Game Played Themed GamerCard MyGamerCard.net has added a new feature for their supporters, that adds a background to their gamercard based on the last game played. (See Left) This feature is awsome, unfortunately they have closed the supporters program to the public. I am a proud supporter of “MyGamerCard.net”. Go checkout my GamerCard Bookmarklet Generator, or my Halo 2 Stats Bookmarklet Generator.

Halo 2 – Warthog Flipping

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Fifteen minutes of pure uncut warthog flipping goodness.

In Loving Memory of Max

My Dog Max
My dog Max died early yesterday morning he would have been 14 years old on May 5th. He was a standard schnauzer who had been through many misfortunes. We all miss him very much.

Brush Fire! Update

It appears I may have spoken too soon about the condition of the fire. The Wind has picked up and is now pushing the fire westward. I will continue to update the situation here for as long as possible, though I may have to shutdown the server for a period of time if required to evacuate. So far every thing seems to be okay.

Firetrucks and Burnt Soil

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