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Sitting is Killing You

Vida 14 June 2011 | 0 Comments

Via: Medical Billing And Coding

Laptop Takes the Plunge

Apple,Vida 9 July 2008 | 1 Comment

Last night, after having taken a sip of water from my 1-liter SIGG water bottle, I spilled about half of my almost full container on my bed, on which also rested my laptop. I’m not sure how much water was absorbed by my sheets and how much by my computer, but there was enough in [...]

History Channel Mobile Alert Problems

Vida 21 January 2008 | 1 Comment

While watching The History Channel, I saw an alert in the corner of the screen informing me that if I text “1000″ to HISTRY (447879), I could get “This Day In History” texted to me every day. “Awesome,” I think. “I love useless trivia.” I then text “1000″ to HISTRY (447879). Much to my chagrin, [...]

Wiimbledon

Slivers,Vida 6 June 2007 | 2 Comments

Wiimbledon is the coolest thing since sliced watermelon: a bona fide tennis tournament, Nintendo Wii style. The tournament will be held in Brooklyn, Saturday, June 23, from noon to 5pm. I would go if it were not for the travel and plane tickets and other rigmarole, not to mention the fact that I always lose [...]

Back-Up Your Drafts

Vida,Web Dev 21 May 2007 | 4 Comments

The Symptoms Lost data, tearshedding, massive re-writes The Diagnosis Moronic failure to back-up your data on a regular basis. The Antidote Write your drafts in word documents so that you have a backup on your machine even after publishing an article. Additionally, or concurrently, run regular backups of your database. Why should I care? Just [...]

No Chewing Gum

Vida 30 March 2007 | 0 Comments

I occasionally get telephone calls asking me to take surveys. The weirdest conclusion to a survey happened today upon my candid answer of a question: Surveyor: In answering the questions to this survey, you may get the chance to watch a special half-hour television show. Me: (Confused regarding this correlation, but continues to listen) Surveyor: [...]

Threadless Spring $10 Sale!

Vida 5 March 2007 | 2 Comments

Click through me! It’s like giving me $3 (if you buy something)! These are currently in-stock items that I would buy if I could justify buying yet more t-shirts, or if I had enough credits….