June, 2006 | Greg Nilsen

Updates Coming…Eventually

Jun

2006

Hey everyone! I've got some plans in the works to make some pretty radical changes here on the blog, but I've had a hard time finding time to do them. Well, that and the desire to do them as well…need both at the same time. That said, I have made many of the changes already ...

No Brain Buckets For Big Ben

Jun

2006

As you've probably heard by now, Steeler's quarterback Ben Roethlisberger got in a motorcycle accident yesterday. Not only that, but he was riding without without a helmet (which is probably #3 on my list of stupid things you can do, right behind smoking and unprotected sex). Now, after suffering a broken jaw, a collapsed sinus, ...

Rockies Use Christian-Based Code of Ethics To Guide Team

Jun

2006

A very interesting article from USA Today that you may have missed: Baseball's Rockies seek revival on two levels It is interesting to read the comments from those outside the organization, who seem to have mixed feelings on the religious influence. What's wrong with putting together a team of guys who try to live life ...

World Cup Anticipation

Jun

2006

It's that time again, when the world gathers around it's favorite sport and people put aside political differences in favor of national athleticism. World Cup '06 kicks off on Friday, and I'm really looking forward to it. I'd love to see the U.S. do as well as last time (reaching the quarterfinals), but this time ...

Thank God For PBS

Jun

2006

Perhaps this is only a phemenon that I've noticed (or only interests me), but I find it amazing that public broadcast is always on the cutting edge of technology. Here in Pittsburgh, not only is our PBS-HD channel one of the best on the air, but even it's affilliate radio station is one of just ...

Kickin' It Up A Notch: German Churches To Show World Cup Games

Jun

2006

Today, I came across a very cool article on ESPN today about how a number of German churches are looking to appeal to soccer fans by showing World Cup games in their buildings. Not only that, but the churches in communities where games are being held will be holding services in the languages of the ...

So You Think Canada's So Great?

Jun

2006

A staff of a Canadian political candidate claimed they were able to shut down a site that was critical of his involvement in a fundraising scandal. They contacted the country's domain registrar and had them pull the DNS records so that the site could no longer be reached. So, basically an embarassed political candidate abused ...

Tag, You're It!

Jun

2006

Caught a Slashdotted article today about implanting RFID chips in immigrants and guest workers. While a fine idea scientifically, there are a number of moral objections to the idea. Essentially, it's the same kind of chip that they implant into pets at the vet (except it would need a longer batter life than the 20 ...

Literally Plugging In?

Jun

2006

I came across this on TechEBlog, and it was so cool I had to share. It's an entire computer that fits in a wall socket, and can even run off of ethernet power. I know we're getting more and more power into smaller packages, but that's getting downright rediculous. Eventually, it's just going to be ...

Changing My Tune

Jun

2006

I was driving around yesterday on my way into Oakland to pick up Marci after class to take Jake on a walk in Schenley Park. I was listening to my iPod and on came one of my throwback songs from my middle/high-school that I started singing along with. And about halfway through the song I ...