Popgadget stealing content

UPDATE: I received an email from Popgadget and a linkback has been added to their post.

It really irks me when this happens. I’ve had a few people link to my post about Beer-flavored gummies and they were kind enough to link back to my site. For that, I thank those sites.

Now, Popgadget has blatantly ripped me off. They used the same image (I found that image on ebay – notice the logo in the botton right), the image is the exact same size, they linked to the same site I did, and they essentially just rewrote what I wrote. All of this with no link back to me.

You be the judge:
My original post on 7/19/2006
Popgadget’s post today, 9/1/2006

Am I crazy or is that a blatant rip? You would think that a site as big as Popgadget (ranked 620 on Technorati) would have some ethics. Guess not. I even left a comment asking about this and of course it was moderated.

[tags]geek, theft, popgadget, blog, blogs, blogging[/tags]

New project with Ruby on Rails

I have decided to start a new programming project in my copious free time (HA!) so I am now learning Ruby On Rails. I have been through two tutorials and it really does look as easy as it seems, especially when compared to J2EE that we all know and love. This should be fun. I can’t share any details on the project yet, but stay tuned.

Cool Product: FunSlides Carpet Skates

Carpet Skates

Check out these carpet skates over at Sensational Beginnings.

Just like socks on a hardwood floor FunSlides™ give you that same fun-powered-glide on carpet. These Carpet Skates™ are exhilarating and fun while encouraging kids to get up and move. Simply Velcro® the friction-resistant plastic bases over your athletic shoes and go! Toe grips make Funslides™ easier to walk and push off in. FunSlides™ are a safe, soft alternative to skating; great for learning the fundamentals of hockey, the balance skills for skateboarding and coordination for inline skating. Strap them on for an Olympic inspired ice skating performance or find a large area for a carpet hockey competition.

If they truly do perform as well as they make them sound, I want a pair!

[tags]geek, carpet, skates, slide, fun, shoe, shoes[/tags]

Wal-Mart Woman – Hilarious Wal-Mart Song

I just saw this exact music video on the local public access channel. It’s a woman named Sue Fabisch singing “Wal-Mart Woman” off of her album “Music 4 Mommies: Volume 1 – Songs to make you laugh!” and it indeed did make me laugh. It’s funny yet scary. In the song and video, she sings the praises of Wal-mart.

[tags]geek, funny, hilarious, musci, video, music video, wal-mart, walmart, parody, mp3[/tags]