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The Wplug picnic

Categories: Friends, Geekdom, Play, Technology
Comments: 2 Comments
Published on: August 7, 2005

The wplug picnic was today. It was up in Whitehall. Bike up to it, it took me 2 and a quarter hours to bike up there. And the way back only took me 3/4ths of an hour. The picnic was alot of fun, food, and a few games. You can see some of the pictures[…]

Podcasts

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Published on: August 5, 2005

I think Podcasting is a mixed bag right now. There are many people doing it, I have read that there are many pod casts that are really bad. I know of a few podcasts that I do like, but also these podcasts are real radio shows that are on the air, and are professionally done.[…]

More thoughts on amniotic epithelial cells

Categories: News, Politics
Comments: 5 Comments
Published on: August 5, 2005

I would think that to help increase the supply of amniotic epithelial cells we should allow hospitals (or research groups) pay woman for them for the placenta. I know this is a strange thought, and that the laws would have to be changed a bit to allow for this. But I think that allot of[…]

Great news, I just read over at one of my favorit blog: amniotic epithelial cells — or the “need” for embryonic stem cells is now gone

Categories: News, Politics
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Published on: August 5, 2005

PowerBlog has a entry that UPMC found a cell that works like a embryonic stem cells with out the destruction of a unborn baby. Also let me note here I was never against stem cell research, I was just against embryonic stem cell research, I was all for adult stem cell research. But now we[…]

Working out

Comments: 2 Comments
Published on: August 3, 2005

I been biking allot but ignoring the rest of my body so I am thinking I am going to try to go down to the gym 3 times a week if I can and do some upper body work. Let’s see how this works out. I also have been using the exercise equipment my mother[…]

Ads

Comments: 6 Comments
Published on: August 2, 2005

Is it me or are ads getting louder and more obtrusive. The new Burger King commercial is one of the most annoying one TV. And now they idiots who make ads now have talking ads. The person who thought of that should be shot. And TV commercials are getting to be a pain; you have[…]

WPLUG: Picnic August 07, 2005

Comments: 2 Comments
Published on: July 28, 2005

WPLUG is having its Annual Picnic. I will be biking down, I am going to try to organize a bike ride there in the afternoon, we will be late to the picnic but not to late to enjoy it. See the wplug site for more details.

Got this in the email today, Venture Outdoors Singles Night out

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Published on: July 27, 2005

This was sent out via Venture Outdoors, since Pittsburgh is getting better at being singles according to Forbes Magazine. I will not be there, but I thought I would pass this on to every one. I hope that VO does more Singles Nights; I would love to go to one. PSVN, PUMP, Venture Outdoors and[…]

An intersting rant over at bloggledygook

Categories: News, Politics
Comments: 3 Comments
Published on: July 27, 2005

An intersting, but long windded rant over at bloggledygook make some intersting points. IAn interesting, but long winded rant over at bloggledygook make some interesting points. It is a bit long so be warned. It talks about the 5 that were arrested that were possibly plotting a bombing of the NYC subway system. It goes[…]

I hope this is just the FBI over reacting

Categories: News
Comments: 3 Comments
Published on: July 27, 2005

PowerBall Blog, has an artical about how 5 people were arrested by the FBI for posably planning bombing the NY subway system. I hope (no I pray) that these people were not planning that, and that the FBI was over reacting. But I fear this might be just the tip of an iceburgh and a[…]

Franklin

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Published on: July 26, 2005

Wow we are already up to Tropical Storm Franklin already. Any one wants to take a bet on what name we will get up to this year. My bet is on Nate this year. Check here for a list of the names and pick the name you think we will get up to in the[…]

These spammers are getting annoying

Categories: Blog Stuff, Web Site
Comments: 3 Comments
Published on: July 26, 2005

These spammers are getting annoying; today I got over 100 spams on my blog in the form of trackbacks. I have so far deleted all of them, so that they don’t get any Google benefit of them being linked too, also I have been banning there IP’s. I know most of the IP’s will be[…]

FCC to dump CW on tests for Ham radio

Categories: Ham Radio, Politics
Comments: 2 Comments
Published on: July 26, 2005

Well the FCC has finally done it, they are dumping the CW requerment for higher level tests. I will admit I don’t care one way or the other. The only problem I see, is the old big pot belly hams are going to start to harasses No Code hams even more. I don’t go on[…]

Catherine Baker Knoll is a heartless person

Categories: Politics
Comments: 1 Comment
Published on: July 25, 2005

I say Catherine Baker Knoll is a heartless person. Why would I say this? I say this because she crashed a funeral of a fallen Marine, to make an anti-war message. I have no problem with her being against the war and saying so, that is her constitutional right, but you do not crash a[…]

The Tour of France, and other stuff

Categories: Biking
Comments: 2 Comments
Published on: July 24, 2005

I just finishing up watching the Tour of France. It is nice to see that Lance has won the 7th one in a row. It was a good race. While watching I recognized the street at the end of the race. I was there once with my family. We went to Paris on year for[…]

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