Good news: Today I started a new job with an awesome company that all true geeks would know and recognize. I’m so excited. Should be lots of fun and a great opportunity. It’s Java programming with Hibernate, Struts, J2EE, etc., etc.
Bad news: I found out today around 3:00 PM that my grandfather passed away. He would have been 93 years old next month.
Over on my candy site, I managed to get over $1200 worth of candy to giveaway. Drop by, sign up and you might win some free candy (and Tshirts, hats, etc). Be sure and try out the Candy Scavenger Hunt which everyone is saying is lots of fun.
[tags]candy, sweets, free, freebie, freebies, contest, giveaway, scavenger hunt[/tags]
Today is International Talk Like A Pirate Day so “shiver me timbers”, “swab the deck”, and “avast ye mateys”! (I don’t know much pirate talk).
[tags]geek, pirate, pirates[/tags]
A friend and I have started a new site called Rdiculous. It’s a site that catalogs the numerous companies/websites that have names like Flickr (missing a letter before the final R). Our term for these sites is “rdiculous”. The site aims to poke a bit of fun at the sites while attempting to catalog them all (and there are a BUNCH). Take a look.
[tags]geek, web2.0, web 2.0, website, websites, domain names, ajax, social[/tags]
According to the NPR website, A European spacecraft will end its mission Saturday night with a crash landing on the moon. The little spacecraft, called SMART-1, was launched in 2003. And it made it all the way to the moon on solar power and an ion drive.
SMART-1, which has been orbiting lower and lower around the moon, will soon crash onto the surface of the moon. Time of impact should be around about 10:40 p.m. Saturday, Pacific time. The flash of the collision may be visible from some parts of the United States.
(summarized from this article at NPR.org NPR)
How cool is that?
[tags]geek, space, astronomy, moon, spaceship, crash[/tags]