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Every position of Rubik’s Cube™ can be solved in twenty moves or less.

http://www.cube20.org/


Ocean Therapy

Costner’s centrifugal ocean therapy machine promises to be a potential solution to the BP Gulf Oil Spill. [Direct Link: Ocean Therapy Solutions]
Synopsis:
The largest of these machines (imagined by and created with Kevin Costner’s $20 million investment) has the potential to process 210,000 gallons of oil per day (200 gallons per minute) out of ocean water.  According to [...]


Converting Digital Negatives

With the recent nuptials, I hired a photographer to take photos.  He provided those photos to me in Camera Raw format, which is different from manufacturer to manufacturer.  Since he uses a Canon (D2 format), and not one that is supported by my currently installed Photoshop CS3, I went looking for a solution.
Enter Adobe DNG [...]


Mayan Calendar resource

http://www.mayacalendar.com/
Found it while trying to figure out what my wedding date was in the Maya “Long Form” notation.
I was married on:  12 . 19 . 17 . 6 . 8 __1 LAMAT 1 SIP


Prevent Windows from participating in Browser Elections

Set
HKLM\System\ControlSet001\Services\Browser\Parameter\MaintainServerList
To “No”


Frequently Flyer Difficulties

For years I’ve had problems flying. Whenever I go to check in, I must always go to the ticket counter, I cannot ever use the automated kiosks. This often means delays in check in (standing in line) while others breeze through the automated system.  Sometimes it means even more delays as the “helpful” ticketing agents [...]


Smash Mouth – I Can’t Get Enough Of You Baby


Semisonic – Closing Time

Don’t be surprised if you hear this as the last song.


The Eagles – Love Will Keep Us Alive (Live)


Uncle Kracker – Follow Me

I do like the tune, even though the words are hardly appropriate for a wedding setting.