…and the hand of creativity and technology
Merry Christmas to all and a happy new year. In the busyness of this day, above all else, remember the birth of Jesus because that was the start of it all. Everything else is just icing on the cake. My first semester of school at Farragut has gone smoothly and I’m looking forward to German and Art next semester. I thank you all for everthing you’ve done for me this year and hope I can repay you eventually.
Merry Christmas!
So… Summer is over and it’s back to school. Wait…I lied. The first day of Fall is September 22nd. Oh well, it is back to school. I’m currently reading The Man Who Planted Trees to finish up summer reading. I’m looking forward to school at Farragut and will be packing my backpack soon.
Nothing much, just another viral video. Catchy tune too:
Edit: Youtube video removed by copy right claim.
Here is a similar version:
Last Friday the Republican party was presenting a bill to allow offshore drilling. They were about to start a debate or vote when the Democratic speaker of the house, Nancy Pelosi, in order to avoid the vote, called a vote to adjourn the house early for a five week break. Since the house is controlled by Democrats, it won by one vote. This is surprising considering all but 4 of the republicans (195) and 16 democrats voted not to adjourn. Full stats as recorded by the house clerk can be viewed here. The Republicans, shocked to see that those in favor of adjourning wouldn’t even have a debate on the subject, stayed in the room discussing the bill anyway. Pelosi then sent the media out, and turned off the lights, microphones, and cameras. One Democrat was heard saying “You’re not covering this, are you?” to the the media.
Needless to say, not very many media agencies have reported on this topic. Freedom of the press indeed.
The Republicans then opened up the room to outside citizens and got megaphones to continue talking and giving speeches, urging Pelosi to call a vote. They ended that day in a round of “God Bless America.” Today, they continued their protest. Below is one of the very few videos collected. Sit tight folks, it’s a revolution and it could get interesting.
Updates I’ve found:
I have just played around with Facebook 3 and I can tell you now, it is a good change. One of the first things I noticed were the tabs. Separating annoying applications like pieces of flair and super poke from useful things like the wall and picture application was a big improvement. The second thing I noticed is that you no longer need a “Super Wall” or a “Fun Wall”, you have THE WALL. The wall is combined with the mini feed to make something similar to FriendFeed… …and I have combined with my minifeed. Thank you facebook for a more organized way to socialize. Facebook 3 can be previewed by anyone simply by adding the developer application and going to www.new.facebook.com
Firefox 3’s release date is this Tuesday and it’s looking HUGE. I can not take part in download day due to camp buck toms. For everyone else however, I would highly recommend getting Firefox 3 and taking part in this little download party Mozilla is hosting. Here is a video of some of the new features that should make you want to switch to Firefox 3.
From Firefox’s web site:
Set a Guinness World Record
Enjoy a Better WebSounds like a good deal, right? All you have to do is get Firefox 3 during Download Day to help set the record for most software downloads in 24 hours - it’s that easy. We’re not asking you to swallow a sword or to balance 30 spoons on your face, although that would be kind of awesome.
The official date for the launch of Firefox 3 is June 17, 2008. Join our community and this effort by pledging today.
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