Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Funny Fix Pictures

Poor Man's Hot Water Heater















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Sunday, June 21, 2009

JibJab Barak Obama Video

Very funny and over the top. :)
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Friday, June 19, 2009

Chain Rxn High Score Tricks

Chain Rxn is an addictive flash game that can be found on Facebook. Here's are some strategies and tips for getting a high score:

Trick #1
Don't waste time on the early levels. You won't start making big points until level 5 or so.

Trick #2

You score more from a staggered chain explosion than from one where multiple balls hit the same source. In the following example four balls are exploded each time. But the first method results in 10,000 points [100 + 800 + 2700 + 6400], the second only scores 2,500 points [100 + 800 + 800 + 800]. You can extrapolate this out and see how this will make a huge difference, particularly in the later levels.

Trick #3
Keeping trick #2 in mind, it is always good to start in a corner. You have a better chance of getting a stringed chain explosion when starting from the corner, as the balls can initially hit it from only one direction.


Trick #4
Track the balls for a while, and plan the initial explosion for when you can see several balls coming in a steady stream from the same direction (like shown in the first "good" example).

Trick #5
There are no penalties for failed attempts. Take your time and be patient. By starting in the corner it will take more attempts before you finally clear a level. But when you do clear it, your score will on average be much higher.

By utilizing these tips you can easily score 40 million or more. Have fun!

Thursday, June 11, 2009

Town Hall for Hope Video - Dave Ramsey

If you haven't already seen it, here's the free online broadcast of Dave Ramsey's Town Hall for Hope. As usual, Dave gives sound financial advice, and presents it in an interesting and funny way.

Monday, April 20, 2009

How to Get Traffic to Your Blog

I've noticed that the links that get the most traffic to my blog(s) often happen to be things that I've written about that I've had trouble finding elsewhere. This works as follows:

1) I search for something on Google, and can't find it easily
2) I do a blog entry on said topic
3) The hits come

The cool thing about this approach to blogging is that in addition to getting hits, I end up blogging about things that interest me and (perhaps most importantly) I learn about the topic in question in the process.

If you build it they will come. :)

Friday, March 20, 2009

Our New House

Here is a picture of our new house:


It is an "ABC" house. During WWII (and shortly after) the government built a large number of houses in Richland, WA - in order to provide housing for those who were involved in the Manhattan project. Each floor plan had a designated letter. Our particular plan is called an "R" house. A total of 146 "R" houses were built. "R" houses were commonly occupied by army officers with family. Our house was built in 1948.

Friday, January 23, 2009

Obamablock

Getting tired of hearing about a certain new leader? Try the following to improve your surfing experience.

1) Get Firefox

2) Install Adblock, add the following filter:









3) Install FoxFilter, add the following filters:
















Happy surfing!
(By the way, it's probably not a good idea to really do this)