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Great Lines : Lord Alfred Tennyson

2008-04-06T16:05:00.005-04:00

From "Ulysses"
By Lord Alfred Tennyson

One equal temper of heroic hearts
Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will
To strive , to seek, to find, and not to yield

Busy : Yeah, That's Right

2008-04-01T03:50:00.004-04:00

Busy, busy, busy... mainly updating DeepFoam.com but more so 47images.com and trying to actually make a dime from all of this :-) But hey, as my man Lil Jon says, "Crunk Ain't Dead" I really want that thing. I don't think you can even call that a necklace anymore... it's like... an announcement you wear around your chest... awesome....

And as I approach 4 a.m. still working....

-JK

Epiphany By Force : Bad Idea

2008-03-19T13:02:00.002-04:00

I could watch this over and over and over. I'm kind of amazed that he finished the segment like a pro. Welcome to the battlefield, I guess -JK

Movie : Foot Fist Way

2008-03-18T04:04:00.001-04:00

Freaking. Hilarious. Watch. -JK

Buzz Report: Hookers and tech, together at last

2008-03-17T13:14:00.003-04:00

I continue to maintain that Molly Wood is awesome and I still want her to hire me. Check out this week's Buzz report from Cnet (really, you'll want to --they have clips of stupid people wrecking their cars!) -JK

http://www.cnettv.com/9742-1_53-32501.html

Soundtrack : Your Life?

2008-03-17T01:15:00.003-04:00

This was a bulletin I completed from MySpace sometime ago. You take all of the songs you have, load them up on one playlist and set it to random. Each song that comes up accords to each section on the list; one after the other. For the most part it's quite fitting, though, there are some pretty funny ones :-) -JK

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Opening Credits:
Creed - One

Waking Up:
Robert Miles - Children

First Day At School:
Verve Pipe - Freshman

Falling In Love:
Lil John and The Eastside Boyz - Get Low

Fight Song:
Rancid - Ruby Soho

Breaking Up:
Huey Lewis and The News - This Is It

Prom:
Eagle Eye Cherry - Save Tonight

Life's OK:
Sublime - What I Got

Mental Breakdown:
Vertical Horizon - Shackled

Driving:
Dope - You Spin Me Round

Flashback:
The Shawshank Redemption - Main Title Theme

Getting Back Together:
Blessed Union Of Souls - All Along

Wedding:
Nelly Furtado ft. Timbaland - Turn Off the Lights Remix

Birth of Child:
The Crystal Method - Keep Hope Alive

Final Battle:
Evanescence - Bring Me to Life

Death Scene:
Soundgarden - The Day I Tired to Live

Funeral Song:
Eli - Things I Prayed For

End Credits:
Green Day - When I Come Around

Going Back : The Fine Wine Of Our Lives

2008-03-15T03:06:00.004-04:00

You know I really enjoy going back over so many of these words I've written; particularly my creative writing. Yeah, I know, it sounds like I'm tooting my own horn but I'm not. I read these things... these poems, stories and thoughts and they bring me back; not to the past but to who I really am and get so lost from (seemingly more and more). I think this kind of thing defines the fine wine of our lives. Those memories and reminders that always last and continue to call us, making and keeping us... for the better (As "Slide by the Goo Goo Dolls finishes in the background and "Dig" by Incubus begins; thank God...) :-) -JK

Strength In Numbers : Flee The Border Patrol

2008-03-14T11:38:00.003-04:00

All,

This is just flat out hilarious. A dash camera capture of (what I presume are) Border Patrol agents that have stopped a minivan in attempt to either question or arrest what they believe to be illegals. The soundtrack pretty much makes the whole video :-) -JK

Friggin Awesome : Lightening In A Box

2008-03-13T16:53:00.005-04:00

All,

Ok, so I'm not so tired that I don't find the below video really cool. Description: "A Lichtenberg figure being created by a tap from a nail. In just a few hundred nanoseconds, electrons trapped in plastic exit suddenly as a bright, branching lightning spark." I want one! -JK

Yawn : Updates and the New Business

2008-03-13T15:01:00.003-04:00

All,

Sorry, nothing much here to see. I've been focused on logos and other material for 47 Images and 47 Enterprises and I'm pretty tired :-) Stop by 47i and let me know what you think. - JK

Help? : The Margin Is Mocking Me

2008-03-12T14:05:00.005-04:00

All,

Take a look at the image to the side and notice the margin below the image that makes it not line up with the text here. I can't figure out how to make ALL of my images in Blogger NOT do this. There is a style command in the image line but I've tried working with all of the numbers in that line and I still get that funky gap whereas I'd like the margin on the side and bottom to always be equal to one another. Any ideas? -JK

Blogging : Get That Blog "Buzz" Going

2008-03-12T09:09:00.028-04:00

All,

I saw this article on the front page of Information Week which I typically review in the morning when I get to work. These are good, solid tips for blogging and being a part of the blogging world at large (even if uber fame is not what you seek). It was written by Cory Doctorow (doctorow@craphound.com) who is best know for famous blog, Boing Boing (http://www.boingboing.net/). Enjoy and blog on. [ image credit; Stephen Chasey ] -JK

God Bless The Creative : Superfriends Meets Friends

2008-03-12T01:58:00.003-04:00

All,

It is the creation of humor and the need for those to spread it that truly enlightens us all. I believe that when we can laugh at anything and everything we can not only come together unexpectedly but also dispel the very worst and darkest parts of our greatest ideas and desires to make the world what we think it should be. -JK

What I've Learned : Hidden Wisdom?

2008-03-11T01:07:00.009-04:00

All,

Most of these make a great read (Robert Dinero and Homer Simpson in particular are two of my favorites). These are some great one line returns in candid interviews with a number of famous people by Esquire Magazine. Enjoy. -JK

http://www.esquire.com [ full ]

Power Thirst : Gratuitous Amounts of Energy!

2008-03-10T01:16:00.011-04:00

All,

This is hilarious. A great pun on the hundreds of energy drinks available that pretty much screw up your metabolism. Below is part one. If you wish to see the sequel, which is even funnier, it's linked just below this post :-) Thanks to the Maestro for this. -JK

[warning: contains bleeping and some profanity]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-3qncy5Qfk (sequel)

You Will Laugh : The Talking Stain

2008-03-08T14:00:00.002-05:00

All,

Just when I think I'm creative and have laughed more than I can stand... someone else comes in as a new contender :-) -JK

Love The Buzz : Molly, will you hire me?

2008-03-07T10:25:00.019-05:00

All,

I love the editors at Cnet.com (Molly Wood, Tom Merrit and Brian Cooley to be specific). Below is "The Buzz" which a production that Molly Wood anchors. It's just hilarious and these days I can always use a laugh in the morning. If anyone from Cnet reads this PLEASE HIRE ME? :-D -JK

http://www.cnettv.com/9742-1_53-32452.html

My Company : The Beginning...

2008-03-07T03:38:00.003-05:00

All,

In 10 business days "47 Enterprises, LLC." will be born :-) You heard it here first... or maybe you didn't hear it, but it was printed here first. Here we go... -JK

Iron Man : In Theatres on May 2nd

2008-03-06T15:39:00.006-05:00

All,

Iron Man was my first favorite superhero ever. Because I am often, terribly pragmatic I always liked the idea of a superhero like Iron Man --a normal human using something like high technology to overcome what lacks in, well, being human :-) The suspension of disbelief in this kind of concept takes on a more reality-like nature as well (no need for weird mutations or strange rocks that glow green). Anyway, the movie for Iron Man is coming out soon and it looks awesome. Below is the newest trailer. -JK

Meet Scarlett Johansson : $18K+ (and why not?)

2008-03-05T10:20:00.008-05:00

All,

The first thing that came to mind when I saw this auction on eBay (for charity, of course) was part of an old Jeff Foxworthy joke, "Hell yeah I can write you a check!" :-) Don't get me wrong, a good cause is a good cause --surely-- but this girl is just flat out freaking gorgeous. And don't think I haven't considered starting a "donate to me" Paypal fund to make this happen... hmmm... - JK

Internet Explorer 6 : (ml) Says Goodbye

2008-03-05T00:22:00.004-05:00

All,

Well, if you're using Internet Explorer 6 (IE6) then you're not seeing this page correctly. The sidebar to your right is pushed allllll the way down to the bottom *rolls eyes*. I have other pressing projects at the moment that will probably FORCE me to do all kinds of cross-browser coding tricks that I'm not all that happy about anyway (so that is code for "I'm not fixing this page"). I suggest you use Firefox anyway. It's just flat out nicer and easier to use that any version of IE (though it appears that IE7 renders this page fine; nice shot in the dark there, MS).

So get with it. Either upgrade to IE7 or come over to the dark side and install Firefox (not only do we have a better browser but we have cookies too). - JK

Tweak YouTube : Get Yo Resolution On!

2008-03-04T10:08:00.011-05:00

Found this on webware.com via cnet.com. Just a quick tip on how to force YouTube to allow a user to view a potentially higher resolution version of the video available from their site. There's a way to automate this "hack" with Greasemonkey (which is also an awesome add-on for Gmail). -JK

Tweaking YouTube's resolution settings the easy way
By Josh Lowensohn – February 29, 2008, 4:35 PM PST

Higher resolutions or not, YouTube still tweaks the quality of its videos for users depending on what kind of connection they've got. So how about a workaround to make sure you're getting the best of the best? Bayme of the VideoHelp.com forums seems to have found a way to tweak the URL of some videos to force YouTube to serve you the version with the highest resolution. The good news? It's easy as pie. The bad news? It's not going to work on all your videos, and it's not noticeably better

To give it a spin, just drop &fmt=6 at the end of the URL of any video you're watching. If YouTube has a higher quality version available on its servers, it'll start playing right away. Otherwise, you'll simply be staring at a loading symbol. Greasemonkey users can also download a simple script that adjusts all YouTube URLs automatically.

There's a long discussion over on the VideoHelp boards about which file types are retaining the most quality after automatic conversion. YouTube appears to be experimenting with a few variants of Flash and H.264, the latter of which became a major part of YouTube with the introduction of the iPhone and AppleTV--both of which access videos from the service without using Adobe's Flash player.

The Army's Latest Toy : A Ray Gun (yes, really)

2008-03-03T15:31:00.007-05:00

All,

It's coined an "Active Denial System" --ha! It basically makes you feel like you're on fire... one small step for man; one giant leap toward mankind eviscerating itself from the planet :-) -JK

How To Stream An MP3 : (and hide the source file)

2008-03-03T13:40:00.006-05:00

All,

Found this today on my hosting company's website; thought it was pretty cool.

-JK

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Upload your MP3 to your server
Open notepad. write the entire url of the mp3: ie: http://www.myserver.com/mp3s/mysong.mp3 (obviously the full real url of your mp3)
Do a 'save as' and call it something but add .m3u on the end of it. eg: mysong.m3u
Upload this .m3u file to your server too.
This acts as a pointer to your mp3 file and the m3u extension tells it to stream. So in your page you just link to the .m3u file. When people click your link it goes to the m3u which auto redirects and streams the MP3 you pointed it to, in the default player of the users operating system. In my case, realplayer.

The beauty of this is that as the URL is contained in the notepad document no-one can see where the MP3s are to download them. You can use the exact same technique to stream video and audio in realplayer. Your realplayer file is a .rm - so you create a notepad document with the extension .ram and it functions exactly the same. no need for embedding. just pops up in realplayer.

Guess Who's Back : An Online World WIthout Me?

2008-03-02T15:39:00.003-05:00

All,

Yeah, yeah, back again. A lot of changes happening in my web world as of now and massivelatte.com is going to be a pure blog from here on out. No sections, downloads, etc. I'll be separating a lot of that out to other sites going forward. So stick around! There won't be anything too fancy here but a number other sites I'm working on standing up might just be worth it :-)

(ML) will remain my personal blog; random posts, funny stories, rants, raves and anything else I want :-) roguezero.com is still my primary, personal web portal that will list out all of my sites. 47images.com is under construction for my image gallery and photography services as well as deepfoam.com for spewing out my thoughts and literary creations that I know you wonder about all day long :-) There'll be more sites on the way after that as well such as snewser.com; an offbeat news blog website for which I'm taking applications for those who wish to be contributors to the endeavor. Email me; jk@massivelatte.com -JK