Submitted by
geoff on Tue Mar 22, 2011 4:25pm.
This is pretty hard to argue with...Â
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http://finance.yahoo.com/tech-ticker/why-i-am-never-going-to-own-a-home-again-536051.html.... Read more »
112 reads | 18 comments | 0 votes:
Submitted by
geoff on Mon Mar 14, 2011 3:35pm.
can't seem to find where we've been posting good YouTube vids. But feel free to add your own here. Jay sent me this one earlier, and I've watched it over and over.
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112 reads | 30 comments | 0 votes:
Submitted by
geoff on Fri Jan 14, 2011 10:28am.
I've been at Beckman Coulter now for over a year on a web site re-architecture project. It's hard to understand how a site can cost $12 million unless you understand all the unbelievable complexities of what is going on in the backend. Which I wo.... Read more »
168 reads | 18 comments | 0 votes:
Submitted by
geoff on Wed Nov 10, 2010 9:04am.
These are really good. There is even a mention of Orange County airport that is hilarious.
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We asked 17 pilots from across the country to give us straight answers about maddening safety rules, inexplicable delays, the air and attitudes up thereâ€.... Read more »
179 reads | 7 comments | 1 vote:
Submitted by
geoff on Tue Jun 8, 2010 11:34am.
http://www.wimp.com/oneball/.... Read more »
357 reads | 11 comments | 0 votes:
Submitted by
geoff on Fri Apr 2, 2010 1:51pm.
Guy i work with named Zeia (pronounced Zay-uh) told me a good story today at lunch. He is a super nice guy, kind of a metro-style dude. Funny guy. He is from India, which for this story, was not a good thing.Â
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He was on a flight a few month.... Read more »
322 reads | 50 comments | 0 votes:
Submitted by
geoff on Fri Feb 5, 2010 2:25pm.
Pretty hilarious to play with...
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http://www.mono-1.com/monoface/main.html.... Read more »
257 reads | 7 comments | 0 votes:
Submitted by
geoff on Wed Dec 30, 2009 9:05am.
Went and saw it last night in a packed theater with Clark and D. This movie is everything. Amazing and bizarre, fun and weird, all at the same time. WELL WORTH the money to see in 3-D. I highly recommend you don't miss it in the theaters, and.... Read more »
322 reads | 101 comments | 0 votes:
Submitted by
geoff on Tue Dec 15, 2009 1:59pm.
Headline news that an octopus is using coconut shells to build a home for itself. According to the article, scientists are just BLOWN AWAY by this amazing octopus.
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I love octopus - one of the coolest, most fascinating animals on the planet. Bu.... Read more »
245 reads | 11 comments | 0 votes:
Submitted by
geoff on Fri Dec 4, 2009 11:32am.
After 3 months here at Beckman, I finally figured out my payroll process. I decided to diagram it out so that I didn't forget.
.... Read more »
230 reads | 8 comments | 0 votes:
Submitted by
geoff on Wed May 20, 2009 9:05am.
i hate to admit, but i am addicted to this cheezy game. any of you people with the Wii have this game? Kylie and Taylor love it, and kept begging me to make a character and play a little. And now that I've figured it out, it i.... Read more »
240 reads | 18 comments | 1 vote:
Submitted by
geoff on Wed Feb 25, 2009 8:40am.
If you have not yet used Yahoo Answers, you are missing an amazing resource. On the yahoo home page, there is a link to Answers. You will find billions of questions being asked and answered by internet users. It is fun to browse thr.... Read more »
249 reads | 19 comments | 1 vote:
Submitted by
geoff on Fri Jan 16, 2009 10:49am.
they announced this a few days ago, but the site completely crashed. It is finally back. Looks like fun, and I read somewhere the salary is approx $105,000 per year, US Dollars. I'm sure this would be equivalent to your chance.... Read more »
243 reads | 9 comments | 2 votes:
Submitted by
geoff on Wed Jan 14, 2009 5:20pm.
so i was working on some business cards for a client, and i got to thinking about how much money the government makes off these business cards.They get money from the permits needed by the logging company to get the trees. And they get some mon.... Read more »
206 reads | 13 comments | 1 vote:
Submitted by
geoff on Thu Dec 4, 2008 9:12am.
http://www.thesneeze.com/mt-archives/000570.php
Pure talent. I could listen to this all day..... Read more »
240 reads | 34 comments | 4 votes:
Submitted by
geoff on Tue Sep 30, 2008 7:06pm.
man, this defies all odds.Major props to Zack Hample, the New Yorker who keeps proving that when it comes to his hobby of "snagging" baseballs, luck has nothing to do with it.Only one week removed from catching two of the last home runs eve.... Read more »
205 reads | 6 comments | 2 votes:
Submitted by
geoff on Fri Aug 8, 2008 11:23pm.
Well, if you missed the opening ceremonies, that is too bad. It was the most amazing large-scale show I have ever seen, ever. It put to shame any Super Bowl show, awards show, anything. At times, 2000-3000 people perfectly choreogra.... Read more »
200 reads | 8 comments | 2 votes:
Submitted by
geoff on Sun Aug 3, 2008 10:36pm.
... just use your dog as entertainment.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tKXJTHgqzk .... Read more »
180 reads | 21 comments | 2 votes:
Submitted by
geoff on Sun Aug 3, 2008 10:34pm.
after a few months of putting up with finding cat pee everywhere, i finally dealt with it. here is the video from the camera i set up in my garage to try and catch which of our two cats was peeing on my car.
Series of events: i p.... Read more »
250 reads | 15 comments | 3 votes:
Submitted by
geoff on Thu Jul 31, 2008 4:52pm.
More tests they did on Mythbusters. Take some more guesses.
1) Are elephants really scared of mice?
2) Can an airplane take off, if it is on a conveyor belt that is going the opposite direction?.... Read more »
151 reads | 15 comments | 4 votes:
Submitted by
geoff on Wed Jul 23, 2008 2:21pm.
On the same episode, they built a small fenced area, with a gate at one end, and a safe with jewels in it on the far end. They put a well-trained, highly professional guard dog in the fenced area. The task was to get to the safe, and extr.... Read more »
169 reads | 17 comments | 1 vote:
Submitted by
geoff on Wed Jul 23, 2008 2:15pm.
Best mythbusters i think i've ever seen, saw it 2 days ago. If you've seen this episode too, then don't ruin the quiz.
But, of the following list, there is actually ONE and only ONE method for outsmarting a bloodhound tracking you.&nbs.... Read more »
164 reads | 20 comments | 2 votes:
Submitted by
geoff on Mon Jul 7, 2008 10:54am.
http://www.ktvb.com/video/index.html?nvid=259399
Nick Symmonds was initially a soccer player here at Willamette, and then turned to track, and just dominated. He graduated from here about 2 years ago. Check out that race. &n.... Read more »
158 reads | 12 comments | 2 votes:
Submitted by
geoff on Wed Jun 11, 2008 1:55pm.
first and most obvious, gas is outrageous. salaries are at a complete standstill. housing market is going down, down down. interest rates are going up and up. and now i can't even get tomatoes on my sandwich at Subway!!.... Read more »
175 reads | 15 comments | 2 votes:
Submitted by
geoff on Tue May 27, 2008 2:58pm.
who else saw that robot guy? it was unreal.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=0VNO4m7qip0.... Read more »
157 reads | 17 comments | 2 votes:
Submitted by
geoff on Thu May 22, 2008 8:24am.
how do you get fired as a weather forecaster? It appears they are just allowed to make mistakes all day every day. Need a 10-day forecast? Just throw together some random numbers and sunny and rainy icons, and forget about it. .... Read more »
170 reads | 8 comments | 4 votes:
Submitted by
geoff on Sun Apr 20, 2008 8:20pm.
wow - what a day.
When we woke up, I thought maybe our church was going to be cancelled. It was snowing hard, and the ground was white. But we headed out, and the roads weren't too bad. Three hours later, I walked ou.... Read more »
186 reads | 77 comments | 356 votes:
Submitted by
geoff on Thu Mar 13, 2008 8:30am.
Powerball is at $275 million now, after nobody won it yesterday. After taking half up front, then paying your taxes, you are looking at like $100M. And i love the conversations of - what would you do with that kind of cash?
.... Read more »
171 reads | 29 comments | 2 votes:
Submitted by
geoff on Mon Mar 10, 2008 2:48pm.
Let me save you all some money. I'll summarize the movie 10,000 BC right here in one paragraph.
If you wanna see a movie with a narrator that sounds like Dr. Seuss and won't shut up tell a regurgitated "my woman was stol.... Read more »
166 reads | 20 comments | 3 votes:
Submitted by
geoff on Wed Mar 5, 2008 8:14am.
Hilarious, some lady at work just swore to me up and down that Airborne worked, and i kept saying it did nothing for me. I am not a believer in medications, but I kept telling her to use Zicam, which works like magic, to beat down a cold.
&nbs.... Read more »
191 reads | 7 comments | 2 votes:
Submitted by
geoff on Thu Feb 14, 2008 1:46pm.
Even though we've hardly seen anything or heard anyone, you have to pick now. Pick a guy - pick a girl. If either of them win Idol this year, you win nothing.
http://www.americanidol.com/top24/
.... Read more »
273 reads | 316 comments | 87 votes:
Submitted by
geoff on Thu Feb 14, 2008 10:56am.
each holiday, certain web sites add a little flair to their logo. this time, yahoo is lame. www.google.com is the best i've seen for V-day..... Read more »
181 reads | 49 comments | 3 votes:
Submitted by
geoff on Wed Feb 13, 2008 4:05pm.
i thought someone would beat me to it. but happy birthday scott. we have a present for you. come and get it..... Read more »
162 reads | 15 comments | 3 votes:
Submitted by
geoff on Tue Jan 29, 2008 11:03am.
here was my one moment.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nj9uTFKuy3s.... Read more »
171 reads | 35 comments | 5 votes:
Submitted by
geoff on Mon Jan 28, 2008 9:46am.
alright, I am heading to Idaho for a week, and want some guidance. I will be in Burley Idaho for most of the week. Staying at Jodie's parents house. Troy suggested a stream near Sun Valley, but couldn't remember the name.... Read more »
173 reads | 12 comments | 2 votes:
Submitted by
geoff on Tue Jan 8, 2008 8:31pm.
http://pangin.net/wrestlemania2008.html
Funny little video of our cat and dog, for the kids and adults that think animals are mostly insane..... Read more »
181 reads | 9 comments | 3 votes:
Submitted by
geoff on Wed Sep 26, 2007 1:50pm.
I have a spider in my side-view mirror on my car. Every morning as I'm driving to work, I reach out and destroy his beautiful little web. This has been going on for probably 2-3 weeks now. I'm wondering:
how long can a spider.... Read more »
191 reads | 39 comments | 4 votes:
Submitted by
geoff on Tue Sep 25, 2007 6:31pm.
TurtleFox was down for nearly 2 days, apparently due to hardware failure at the hosting company. Hope that doesnt happen again..... Read more »
208 reads | 9 comments | 4 votes:
Submitted by
geoff on Mon Sep 17, 2007 9:38am.
A 22-year old New York kid is on his way to Australia for a trip with his buddy. They have a layover in San Francisco, so they decide to hit a Giants game. Barry Bonds hits the all-time home run record-breaker, and this kid catches it.
T.... Read more »
179 reads | 7 comments | 4 votes:
Submitted by
geoff on Mon Aug 27, 2007 8:13pm.
I already sent this to some of you, but its really worth seeing. Watch the first girl from South Carolina. And if you can figure out her answer, you deserve to win the crown yourself.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=yMU192Kp02o
Three o.... Read more »
180 reads | 12 comments | 6 votes:
Submitted by
geoff on Thu Aug 23, 2007 9:59am.
I have access to free tickets to the LPGA Safeway Golf Classic this weekend, August 20-26, 2007 at the Columbia Edgewater Country Club. Please call me asap at 503.332.2052 if you are interested..... Read more »
182 reads | 3 comments | 3 votes:
Submitted by
geoff on Tue Jun 19, 2007 9:40am.
A guy here at work just got back from Disneyland, and he said the line for the new Finding Nemo ride was a 5 to 6 hour wait. No, he didn't go on it. Must have been all locals that were in that line. I would guess that anybody f.... Read more »
200 reads | 9 comments | 2 votes:
Submitted by
geoff on Mon Feb 19, 2007 10:03pm.
SJSU, UCLA, 2 Golfs, Raiders, A's, Hong Kong Poly, Penguins, U.S. Presidents (that werent scumbags), Cal Berkeley.... Read more »
183 reads | 6 comments | 2 votes:
Submitted by
geoff on Thu Feb 15, 2007 2:03pm.
Real quick - name the school that you attend, or that you graduated from, or that you just love for some random reason. I will make some more circle designs for them..... Read more »
180 reads | 25 comments | 1 vote:
Submitted by
geoff on Tue Feb 13, 2007 4:57pm.
Upon request, I added a few more circles to the My Circles page. And Jay organized them all a little better. Have fun..... Read more »
184 reads | 6 comments | 2 votes:
Submitted by
geoff on Mon Feb 12, 2007 1:29pm.
The most consistent feedback we are receiving from the users of the site is that you would all like to see more abilities to 'customize' your own pages. And, based on the feedback regarding the look of the Inner Circle graphic, perhaps this wil.... Read more »
170 reads | 16 comments | 4 votes:
Submitted by
geoff on Tue Feb 6, 2007 3:12pm.
Here is a test... without looking, rank these entertainment women, from most wealthy to least. I'll give the answer later.
Christina Aguilera
Sandra Bullock
Judge Judy
Cameron Diaz
Nicole Kidman
.... Read more »
204 reads | 38 comments | 4 votes:
Submitted by
geoff on Tue Feb 6, 2007 8:52am.
holy crud this is one of the weirdest stories...
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070206/ap_on_re_us/astronaut_arrested
Or, in summary. A married astronaut lives in texas, named Novak. She is in love with a male astronaut named Oeli.... Read more »
166 reads | 10 comments | 3 votes:
Submitted by
geoff on Thu Feb 1, 2007 11:26pm.
I'm kind of anti-television, actually. And now that Steve Irwin has died, I only watch pro basketball, college basketball, pro football, college football, march madness, super bowl, spongebob, major league baseball, dirty jobs, survi.... Read more »
174 reads | 20 comments | 2 votes:
Submitted by
geoff on Thu Feb 1, 2007 1:30pm.
Okay, even my wife commented how boring the show is getting. They have filled the show with idiots, with no chance of winning. And it hit an all-time low with the large black couple that was in love and kissing. They spent 10 minute.... Read more »
167 reads | 18 comments | 2 votes:
Submitted by
geoff on Thu Jan 25, 2007 1:38pm.
History: Many years ago, Jay and I created a very juvenile family web site, called seversonfamily.com. The primary purpose of the site was to share photos, over the web, between our family members. As time past, we updated the look, added.... Read more »
199 reads | 13 comments | 5 votes: