I just found out. Props to Steve Sandells from wotZcool.com for sending me a message about it.It looks like the same folks who hacked him last time are up to it again.This time they were being a bit trickier by loading junk in iframes in the background while leaving john’s actual content up and running.This…
Month: April 2007
Hey kid, get off my lawn!
Batavia Ohio, A jury recently convicted Charles Martin, an obsessive 67 year old man, for the shooting death of teenager Larry Mugrage jr. (15 years old) who “walked on his lawn”.I’ve heard of some cranky older folks and the old, “get off my lawn,” line has been overused in some circles but, to actually shoot…
Stormtroopers Invade Easter Seals Benefit Dinner
Several Imperial Troopers were spotted in Southington, CT while they were supporting the TEAM MORGAN/ Easter Seals Benefit Dinner.This event was definately a “high voltage’ event; the members of The Empire certainly turned a lot of heads toward this great cause and raised money for Easter Seals “Walk With Me’ event, which will take place…
How big is the Pokemon wave?
How hot are the new Pokemon games? How about One million copies sold hot?That’s right! The Pokemon games, which were sitting at more than 500K pre-orders have now blown past one million units sold! This has happened in less than a week! This is the fastest sell through of any Pokemon game yet!Over 5 million…
Ed Whitacre to retire from at&t
The news has just come down from on high, Ed Whitacre, CEO of at&t, is retiring come June 3, 2007. He is being succeeded by Randall Stephenson.Whitacre, 65, is the longest-serving CEO in the telecommunications industry, and one of the longest-serving in the Fortune 500. He has been Chairman and CEO since 1990, when the…
The Ultimate Tale of Ninja Mastery
After a long wait I have been given permission to re-publish the works of the great and mysterious ninja known as Galanor. His works are not for everyone but I enjoy them. I hope you enjoy them too!So now what you’ve all been waiting for. The ultimate tale of ninjas. First, let me get this…
MyBlogLog adds “auto-join” to communities
I just received a surprising email from MyBlogLog:Hi HMTKSteve!Part of what makes MyBlogLog so special is our ability to automatically add you to communities in which you have shown a repeated interest. We have just added you to the following communities:1) MathPoints http://www.mybloglog.com/buzz/community/mathpoints/2) Untwisted Vortex http://www.mybloglog.com/buzz/community/unvort/3) Manthem.net http://www.mybloglog.com/buzz/community/Manthem/4) SiteLogic Web Development http://www.mybloglog.com/buzz/community/Site_Logic/Bonus — The “Hot…
Are your Digg friends digging you up or down?
A while back Digg announced some changes to their algorithm in regards to fixing their perceived gaming problem. There was a lot of shouting and back and forth on the subject but, eventually, things quieted down and people moved on.In the intervening time I reported on a few cases of reverse gaming where people were…
Pokemon HowTo: Mystery Gifts in Diamond and Pearl
A feature many people have come to love in the Pokemon games is that of the “Mystery Gift”. This is a feature where you enter a special passcode somewhere in the game that opens up the ability to get special bonus stuff from Nintendo.This feature (in the past) has been used at the Pokemon Rocks…
Why I hate my iPod
It recently occurred to me that I despise and hate my 30 GB video iPod. I’ve had this thing for a little over a year now and it has never lived up to its potential. Between crashing and syncing problems I have just had enough! I’m now ready for something new.Before I acquired my iPod…
Steve’s bad poetry corner: Acid Man
A long long time ago, back when I was in high school, I began writing bad poetry. Today (and in the coming weeks) I will be sharing this bad poetry with all of you.This one is the first one I ever wrote. I wrote while serving “in-school suspension”. Unlike a regular suspension this form of…
Pokemon HowTo: Trading Manaphy to Diamond and Pearl
A lot of people are wondering how you go about trading the Manaphy egg from your copy of Pokemon Ranger to your copy of Pokemon Diamond and Pokemon Pearl. Here is the short and sweet of it!1) Start your Pokemon Diamond or Pokemon Pearl game.2) Go to a Pokemart and save the game.3) Restart your…