Day: October 20, 2006

Dr. Bill – “The Extended Edition – The Redux” Podcast #59!

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Dr. Bill Podcast – 59 – (10/20/06)
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“The Extended Edition – The Redux” Dr. Bill has problems with his software! So much to talk about! Tons of “geeky goodness” just for YOU! Weird mistakes and a “Mystery Science Theatre 3000” style commentary of Dr. Bill by himself! (How weird is THAT?!?) Geek Culture with Weird Al Yankovik’s “Amish Paradise!” This week the Blog is way more graphical! And, we start with a new “photoshopped” (with the GIMP) photo of Dr. Bill! The top three reasons to use KDE! Mark Shuttleworth, the first Patron of KDE! An invisible forcefield for tanks? Well, not really… but it IS interesting! Geek Software of the Week: CamStudio! (This software REALLY, REALLY rocks!) The Neoware Notebook Windows Terminal! Check it out! Is it more secure!?! Well, it’s official! Internet Explorer 7 is out! And, what the doctor thinks of it! Also, a new version of AVG Free Antivirus is out! The story of my new Web Server upgrade! Astrology dissed by Bill Nye, the Science Guy! A new adapter lets any car use Ethanol! And why Dr. Bill thinks that’s cool! Very cool! This is a VERY, VERY strange podcast, indeed!

ALL RIGHT! I Want One of These! An Ethanol Kit for Your Car!

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Ethanol FuelI have long held that ethanol burns cleaner, can be made from corn (or other products we can grow her at home), and let’s say, “Phooey!” to the A-rabs!

Adapter Lets Any Car Use Ethanol!

“Brazilian company ABC Esso will soon sell an adapter in the U.S. Abcesso that lets any gasoline vehicle burn up to 100 percent ethanol. The AutoFFV works with the vehicle’s existing sensors to detect the ethanol/gasoline ratio and instructs the engine to operate accordingly. The company has developed adapters for Ford, GM, Honda, Mazda, Volvo and Toyota vehicles. The company claims there are no cold start problems when using E85. ABC Esso says some fuel pumps that are not so ethanol-tolerant may have to be replaced, and recommends that owners replace their fuel filters after the product is installed because the ethanol will scrub out impurities that will be caught in the filter. According to Vidar Lura, managing director of Abcesso, the product will sell for between $500 and $900, and the company is currently setting up distribution agreements in the U.S. He told me the product is used in Brazil, which primarily uses ethanol as a fuel. If this works as advertised (no endorsement implied) it could be a big hit here with hybrid owners and others who are concerned about the environment and prefer domestically produced fuel.”

Astrology Dissed by Bill Nye, the Science Guy

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Bill NyeThis is cool! Bill… Bill… Bill Nye the Science Guy! He points out that the wobble of the earth over the 2000 or so years since a bunch of knuckle-heads came up with the current astrology “signs.” So… bottom line is all “signs” are off by one… so, do you adjust… or, just realize it is all a load o’ hooey! (The latter, I trust!)

Bill Nye on Astrology (YouTube Video)

Otherwise, consider this… no other comment needed!
Isa 47:11 Therefore shall evil come upon thee; thou shalt not know from whence it riseth: and mischief shall fall upon thee; thou shalt not be able to put it off: and desolation shall come upon thee suddenly, which thou shalt not know.
Isa 47:12 Stand now with thine enchantments, and with the multitude of thy sorceries, wherein thou hast laboured from thy youth; if so be thou shalt be able to profit, if so be thou mayest prevail.
Isa 47:13 Thou art wearied in the multitude of thy counsels. Let now the astrologers, the stargazers, the monthly prognosticators, stand up, and save thee from these things that shall come upon thee.
Isa 47:14 Behold, they shall be as stubble; the fire shall burn them; they shall not deliver themselves from the power of the flame: there shall not be a coal to warm at, nor fire to sit before it.
Isa 47:15 Thus shall they be unto thee with whom thou hast laboured, even thy merchants, from thy youth: they shall wander every one to his quarter; none shall save thee. (KJV)

Web Server Upgrade!

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CentOS LinuxThe web server I am using to host this Blog has been upgraded! I built a 64-bit AMD Athlon server with a gig of DDR2 RAM and a 200 gig hard drive! And, I am running CentOS Linux x86_64 on it! Rock on! I have also installed the latest (stable) copy of the Zend Optimizer… so the site should fly! Oh yeah! Nothing like a home grown server that rocks to make a geek happy! Now to move some other sites around!