tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293858372011-04-21T20:27:55.121-04:00where i come to waste timeSidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03631483845934601095noreply@blogger.comBlogger131100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29385837.post-1151083179286839442006-06-23T13:19:00.000-04:002006-06-23T13:19:39.333-04:00THE world's oldest animal in captivity has died on the Sunshine Coast at the ripe old age of 176.<br />Giant Galapagos tortoise Harriet has died of a suspected heart attack.<br /><br />She was a star attraction at Steve Irwin's Australia Zoo since the 1980s and even features in the Guinness Book of Records for her longevity.<br/><br/><a href="http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,19566724-2,00.html">read more</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://digg.com/science/Charles_Darwin_s_tortoise_dies">digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29385837-115108317928683944?l=sidville.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Sidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03631483845934601095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29385837.post-1150936756689731722006-06-21T20:39:00.000-04:002006-06-21T20:39:16.693-04:00Ubuntu has become the most popular Linux distribution for new Linux users. It's easy to install, easy to use, and usually "just works." But moving to a different operating system can be confusing, no matter how well-designed it is. Here's a list of tips that might save you some time while you're getting used to Ubuntu.<br/><br/><a href="http://tips.linux.com/tips/06/06/08/1651225.shtml?tid=50&tid=92&tid=96">read more</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://digg.com/linux_unix/Ten_tips_for_new_Ubuntu_users">digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29385837-115093675668973172?l=sidville.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Sidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03631483845934601095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29385837.post-1150936645126241892006-06-21T20:37:00.000-04:002006-06-21T20:37:25.143-04:00Don't want your Windows PC phoning home to Microsoft? Here's news about a utility to stop it.<br/><br/><a href="http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,1979756,00.asp">read more</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://digg.com/security/Utility_Nukes_Windows_Genuine_Advantage_Callbacks">digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29385837-115093664512624189?l=sidville.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Sidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03631483845934601095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29385837.post-1150267007753177942006-06-14T02:36:00.000-04:002006-06-14T02:36:47.793-04:00Written by a chronobiologist, this is a detailed guide to human sleep cycles, how to alter them, what they are...<br/><br/><a href="http://scienceblogs.com/clock/2006/06/everything_you_always_wanted_t.php">read more</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://digg.com/science/Everything_You_Always_Wanted_To_Know_About_Sleep_(But_Were_Afraid_To_Ask)">digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29385837-115026700775317794?l=sidville.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Sidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03631483845934601095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29385837.post-1150227050017747982006-06-13T15:30:00.000-04:002006-06-13T15:30:50.056-04:00Archaeologists working on India's south-west coast believe they may have solved the mystery of the location of a major port which was key to trade between India and the Roman Empire - Muziris, in the modern-day state of Kerala.<br/><br/><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4970452.stm">read more</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://digg.com/science/Archaeologists_find_port_linking_trade_between_ancient_Rome_and_India">digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29385837-115022705001774798?l=sidville.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Sidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03631483845934601095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29385837.post-1150156043335264282006-06-12T19:47:00.000-04:002006-06-12T19:47:23.373-04:00Ever wondered who your ancestors really are? Or, more importantly, are you really from the background that you think you're from? On Saturday, 65 people got some surprising answers using the latest DNA technology at a workshop at the College of Alameda.<br/><br/><a href="http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/06/11/BAG14JCDI31.DTL&q=q">read more</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://digg.com/science/DNA_students_shocked_to_learn_their_ethnicity_is_not_what_they_thought">digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29385837-115015604333526428?l=sidville.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Sidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03631483845934601095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29385837.post-1149963799368232462006-06-10T14:19:00.000-04:002006-06-10T14:23:19.376-04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5862/3128/1600/england.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5862/3128/320/england.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Wow crazy game. Very close. If it wasn't for the "own goal", England might have been in trouble. Doubleheader in a rain delay. Bloody Texas RaIngers jinx. <br /><br />Cricket's back on. Sehwag's in the 100's and the wall is slowly and steadily keeping the innings going. GO SOX GO INDIA!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29385837-114996379936823246?l=sidville.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Sidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03631483845934601095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29385837.post-1149918389104801872006-06-10T01:45:00.000-04:002006-06-10T02:44:37.243-04:00<a href="http://sidville.blogspot.com"><img src="http://img83.imageshack.us/img83/405/coding6aa.gif" border="0" width="150" alt="Image Hosted by ImageShack.us" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29385837-114991838910480187?l=sidville.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Sidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03631483845934601095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29385837.post-1149912173404613742006-06-09T23:55:00.000-04:002006-06-10T00:59:59.676-04:00<span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:78%;">sports</span> <span style="font-size:85%;">sports</span> sports <span style="font-size:130%;">sports</span> <span style="font-size:180%;">sports!<br /></span></span><br />Thank god I have the summer off with all the sports being played these days- MLB, NBA, Tennis, WC.<br /></span><a style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5862/3128/1600/worldcup2006.8.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5862/3128/320/worldcup2006.1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Today was the opening day of the Fifa World Cup! Germany won, though I wanted the underdog C.R. to win. Well, at least Equador squashed Poland.</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <br /></span><br /> <span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Finally, the Red Sox are back to their winning ways. Well, at least</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> until Clement pitches his next game!! With the Yankee losses and the Sox wins, we're back in 1st place. Tonight's game was almost postponed. What's up with the freakin rains in Boston?</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span> <span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br /><br />NBA finals game 2 tomorrow. Also ENGLAND's first game, vs. Paraguay. If that's not enough,</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> the Sox play a doubleheader vs. the Texas RAINgers! Hope all the teams I'm supporting win. Long shot.</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29385837-114991217340461374?l=sidville.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Sidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03631483845934601095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29385837.post-1149839681446048872006-06-09T03:49:00.000-04:002006-06-09T04:13:26.930-04:00<span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Great day for the teams that I support. The Red Sox won and so did the Dallas Mavericks. Unlike the rest of the world, I ain't joining the Miami Heat bandwagon. Avery Johnson has something special brewing down in Dallas.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Watched both games at our house. Unusually packed for a summer Thursday.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Time for a rant. Why the F#$K can't the Red Sox win at least 2 out of 3 against a beat up Yankee team with a bunch of their all-star calibre players out?? Just to name a few- Matsui, Sheffield, Jeter, Rivera, Pavano & Posada. I guess we're just not that good. Just hope we make it to the playoffs and you never know what happens once we get there. NUFF SAID. Peace out!</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">EDIT: How could I have forgotten...the Fifa World Cup starts in < 7 hrs. England all the way baby!!!<br /></span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29385837-114983968144604887?l=sidville.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Sidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03631483845934601095noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29385837.post-1149817740756114252006-06-08T21:49:00.000-04:002006-06-08T21:54:23.280-04:00According to this article, "Many IVR (interactive voice response) systems are programmed to recognize key words. Among those keywords are frequently a list of swear words, like the FCC�s dirty 7. When asked to respond, use on of those epithets and you will likely be transferred directly to a live human being."<br /><p>It certainly doesn't have the relaxed sophistication of <a href="http://www.lifehacker.com/software/customer-service/gethuman-customer-service-database-168415.php">GetHuman</a>, but if it gets the job done... as they say, the squeaky wheel gets the grease. I gave it a try this morning, and I'll let you know how it went after the jump.</p> <p>After calling a couple phone numbers with IVR systems and not having too much luck (I could have been saying anything, as long as it wasn't on their menu they were confused). But my third try did the trick. The IVR operator gave me a list of options, I said, "<em><strong>F*@#!</strong></em>" and he said: "I think you said you want to talk to a customer service agent. Is this correct?"</p> <a href="http://www.lifehacker.com/software/customer-service/skip-straight-to-the-operator-with-your-dirty-mouth-179352.php">read more</a> | <a href="http://digg.com/links/Skip_straight_to_the_operator_with_your_dirty_mouth">digg story</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29385837-114981774075611425?l=sidville.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Sidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03631483845934601095noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29385837.post-1149748010067510742006-06-07T23:50:00.000-04:002006-06-08T02:28:14.726-04:00<span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Rained all freakin day, so didn't feel like stepping out..what's new? lol</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">NBA finals tomorrow and Fifa World Cup starting Friday. YEAAAAAAH.<br /><br />Sox-Yanks rained out. Double-header fest this season! Sid out.</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29385837-114974801006751074?l=sidville.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Sidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03631483845934601095noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29385837.post-1149668734659707632006-06-07T04:25:00.000-04:002006-06-07T04:35:03.126-04:00<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:verdana;" ><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Ok. So this is officially the first post to my first blog, so I'll call it the noob post (slang for newbie u dodos). Since its past 4am, and the sun's rays are visible behind the dark clouds, I believe its time to hit the sack. Thanks to Jamie for the inspiration to join the blogging bandwagon. Oh yeah,</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-size:180%;" >yankees suck</span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-size:180%;" >!</span></span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/29385837-114966873465970763?l=sidville.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Sidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03631483845934601095noreply@blogger.com0