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 Posted by Danny, on March 5th, 2010, at 11:18 amFairly significant distractions at this end today, but at the very least I have time for some Friday Fun. Here is the world’s largest Rube Goldberg machine (inexplicably called here “a perpetual motion machine”) from the band OK Go who also brought us the fun-in-its-own-right Treadmill video. Also, I think friend Eddie may be [...] Posted by Danny, on October 9th, 2009, at 10:30 am Here are some of the odds and ends bouncing around here like a fumbled football on an Auburn punt return.
Posted by Danny, on October 2nd, 2009, at 8:11 am Pavo Magazine is doling out, one a day, its list of the twenty all-time greatest Birmingham songs (along with audio). We have only a few more days to go before they finish the list. “Tuxedo Junction,” sure, but how many of the rest do you know? Fun. One day on a [...] Posted by Danny, on September 18th, 2009, at 11:59 am A few notes…
Posted by waltm, on July 10th, 2009, at 8:00 amAccording to the Montgomery Advertiser, sales of the beach themed “Sweet Home Alabama” car tag are out selling the “God Bless America” tag by a 3-to-1 margin. According to polling, this state would be the buckle of the Bible Belt, which makes this interesting or perhaps not so. Posted by Danny, on June 19th, 2009, at 2:27 pmThis week has been quite busy for me which means more things have piled up in the notebook.
Posted by Danny, on June 5th, 2009, at 11:15 am Bing.com is Microsoft’s new internet search engine. I will be interested to know what strengths you find it has over Google, if any. WolframAlpha is intriguing. Not really a search engine, it’s billed on its front page as a “computational knowledge engine.” Wired has an article on it here. Type “population [...] Posted by Danny, on May 8th, 2009, at 9:56 am A pause for Friday frivolity… Enough of you checked out the Senate Roll Call Vote Ringtone that I put up last month, that I figured why not go ahead and put up its companion: an Alabama State House Roll Call ringtone. This comes from a roll call of House attendance early in the session. [...] Posted by waltm, on October 24th, 2008, at 10:56 amIn Monroeville, The Monroe Journal, reports an election contest were an explanation of a dead woman’s vote is sought. The Gadsden Times tells us of efforts both major parties are taking to secure the election. A fund raising round to the support the work will no doubt be coming. Posted by Danny, on July 18th, 2008, at 7:10 am Have you seen JibJab’s new video? “It’s Time for Some Campaignin’” to the tune of Bob Dylan’s “The Times They Are A-Changin.’” Posted by Danny, on June 13th, 2008, at 9:13 am Have you seen Hulu? Watch movies and TV shows on your computer for free. It’s new to me. I’m impressed.
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Way fun… Zoom maps in and out, scroll in any direction, rotate maps… Switch maps from Google to Microsoft to Yahoo to Ask.com… Find your house… This link will get you started looking at Alabama… Posted by Danny, on November 23rd, 2007, at 10:49 am Google Trends lets you compare search volumes for multiple terms. The Iron Bowl is tomorrow, and this felt like a good time to pull out of the closet our use of Google Trends… No telling who will prevail tomorrow, but we can know now who predominates in Google searches. As a general rule, people [...] Posted by Danny, on November 23rd, 2007, at 8:25 am For the demographic lowdown on any zip code (based on census data), check out Zipskinny. Really interesting, and you can compare up to 20 zip codes on one page. Hat tip to A Bama Blog. Posted by Danny, on July 27th, 2007, at 7:57 am If you want Doc and the rest of the back room gang to put down their tools for a moment and maybe even get glassy-eyed, ask them about last week’s lawn mower pull in Oak Grove and what they would do with a lawn mower if they had five or six thousand dollars to [...] |
Daily Headlines, Saturday, 3/20/2010 Montgomery Advertiser – State’s gambling task force can resume Montgomery Advertiser – Ala. Democrats Bright, Davis to vote against health care bill Montgomery Advertiser – State briefs: Swine flu blamed in 6-year-old’s death Montgomery Advertiser – Court: Challenger rightful Evergreen mayor Montgomery Advertiser – Residents want vote on Pike [...] ChangeI wish my friend Hinton Mitchem godspeed and good luck after his retirement from public service. Hinton, on Monday, announced what many had suspected — he will not seek re-election. I remember meeting Hinton for the first time while I was a student at Auburn University. He served the people of his [...] Ten Minutes in the House, Senate Moves On Here is a quick preview of the upcoming week in Montgomery. This week will be a standard legislative schedule for the House. We will be in session on Tuesday and Thursday with committee meetings scheduled for Wednesday. Back in the Day... Tent City at Camp Sheridan near Montgomery, ca 1918 |
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