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HOWTO: Make the Android Phone dialer default to the call log.
I've had a cell phone since the year 2000. (Yeah, I was a late adopter.) Without fail, all of the "feature" phones (aka dumbphones) have had the same feature. If you press the "call" button without keying in a number, you get the phone's recent call log. I got very used to this, and a lot of other people use this function without even realizing ( Read more... ) -
Why soccer players fake injuries constantly
During the World Cup, I heard a lot from my friends Rich Glanzer and Anthony Orefice about how ridiculous it was that the best soccer players in the world, these supposedly manliest of men, the pinnacles of testosterone, seemed to crumple into screaming fits of pretend pain about every five minutes or so. After all, hockey players have been known ( Read more... ) -
Trying again
I've mostly been expressing myself via facebook for this past year, and it's worked fairly well. But, for the past week or so, I've had a few things I've wanted to get out there that are just longer in form than FB allows. So, thought maybe I should go back to "blogging" (Man, I hate that word) per se, and just import stuff in ( Read more... ) -
Your new word for the day: Weke-easy
Weke-easy \ˈwēk-ē-zi\ n. An underground establishment for illegally selling pork barbecue to westerners in Muslim countries.
Etymology: Combination of the words "weke" (the sounds that squealing pigs make) and "speakeasy" (An illegal saloon or tavern operated during the Prohibition period in the US in the 1920s). -
Your new word for the day.
Spartaneity \ˌspär-tə-ˈnē-ə-tē, -ˈnā-\ n. The act of suddenly embracing frugality and austerity in one's life, because the situation requires it or makes it advantageous to do so.
Etymology: Combination of the words "spartan" and "spontaneity".
[ ref. http://blogs.consumerreports.org/home/2009/01/spartaneity-merrill-lynch-john-thain-economic- ( Read more... ) -
CHALLENGE: Fun with crowdsourced acronyms!
Upon getting a look at LG's "DTXTR" page, I noticed that they've engaged in a little bit of crowdsourcing. There's a link on the acronym translator page to "Add your own here ( Read more... ) -
Hack opportunity for next season?
So, I just read this article: AT&T May Have Swayed 'Idol' ResultsThis got me to thinking: AT&T network, eh? My mind started to churn on this a little bit ( Read more... ) -
Point to ponder: Clunker arbitrage.
Consider this:
Congress Close on "Cash for Clunkers"So, just how may old cars can I buy from people for less than $4,500 to trade in for a new car? And, are these vouchers stackable? Who thinks I can get a Mercedes in exchange for a dozen Darts, T-1000s, and Pintos ( Read more... ) -
Your new word for the day.
Downlift ( \ˈdau̇n-ˌlift\ ): v. To improperly obtain digital data or media. Intended to replace references to "pirate" and "piracy ( Read more... )
