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  1. New Google Talk

    I use Google Talk primarily because it’s so simple and functional. As I’ve said before, MySpace is to AIM as Facebook is to Google Talk. Go ahead, try and sort out my cryptic comparisons. With that said, I’m excited to be using the new (leaked) update.

    Mar 31, 2006 — No Comments

  2. Hypocritical Blogging

    As I sat here reading over 100 RSS feeds, I just had a realization: I’m a hypocritical blogger. I post regularly and expect hundreds of people to read what I say. Yet, I read (scan) hundreds of blogs thinking: “That’s crap. That’s stupid. Oh that’s very interesting! Why’d that person post that? Why do people think that’s [...]

    Mar 31, 2006 — 2 Comments

  3. 25peeps

    I came across a neat site today, 25peeps.com. People get bored and like pictures, right? Well this site puts up a 5×5 grid of 25 people’s pictures and if you like what you see you click and visit their blog. I submitted my site.. I wonder how much traffic it’ll send.

    Mar 31, 2006 — 4 Comments

  4. Anti-Immigration?

    I found this to be extremely interesting: an article about stupid students protesting the anti-immigration legislation. Flying the flag upside down, ironically, demonstrates distress… not disrespect. As another reader pointed out, it’s also ironic that “…these young men and women are enjoying their educations on the back of the American taxpayer at a public school, [...]

    Mar 30, 2006 — No Comments

  5. MSFT Dividend Math

    On it’s face a 9-cent dividend sounds pretty weak… Quite the opposite is true in Microsoft’s case. We need to keep in mind how many shares will receive those 9-cents. So, if you don’t have the number of outstanding shares offhand that’s fine, we’ll do some quick math. Looking at Google Finance tells me that Microsoft’s market [...]

    Mar 29, 2006 — 3 Comments

  6. Age of Profanity

    An AP article on profanity made me wonder: are swear words becoming mainstream? I was thinking about this last night while watching some ABC Family. I thought to myself: “this is what ABC considered ‘family’ material?” I suppose the downward spiral is inevitable. Besides, they’re just words right? Personally, I find it very hard to [...]

    Mar 28, 2006 — 2 Comments

  7. French Strikes

    I sit and wonder what the youth of France think will be accomplished through their protesting. The Villepin legislation is meant to stimulate hiring by allowing companies to fire workers under 26 after two years of work. Sure, on it’s face that sounds a bit unfair. It even sounds like “we will let you hire [...]

    Mar 28, 2006 — No Comments

  8. Speaker: Peter Behrendt

    I had the privledge of listening to Peter Behrendt the other evening. Behrendt was CEO and Chairman of Exabyte and previously held executive positions at IBM. He was invited to speak to my management class on leadership skills. The following are his advice and thoughts: The Biggest Inhibitor to Growth is the inability for companies to [...]

    Mar 26, 2006 — No Comments

  9. Education Sucks

    I really despise our public school systems. For someone as un-smart as myself I’ve figured out how to “beat” them… that says a lot. Oh, and (as mentioned in Paul Graham’s article) our schools act more like prisons. Oh, and now we’re only going to teach the few things fom the national tests. Oh, and [...]

    Mar 26, 2006 — 3 Comments

  10. MySpace: The Internet’s Dark Alley

    I’ve figured it out: MySpace sucks becuase so many people are on it. Yet, there’s no underlying commonality that anyone shares. Well, except the fact they’re social, they’re bored, and they like to spend time online… Facebook is about college students, parties, pictures, and hook-ups. Linked In is about professional connections, finding jobs, and building an [...]

    Mar 26, 2006 — 7 Comments

  11. Jeremy’s Reflections, Thanks

    Hah, I have one of the coolest bosses ever. I use the term ‘boss’ a big liberally because I only work a few hours a month with him. Jeremy Wright, author, entreprentur, blogger, and all-around cool guy has reflected on his last 6 months running his (very successful) blog network. How do I know it’s [...]

    Mar 24, 2006 — No Comments

  12. Gmail for Domains Review

    Today I received my invitation to manage my email through Gmail. If you hadn’t heard about this (beta) service yet, you’re either Nick or you live in a Google-free cave. At first glance, it’s so simple and effective. First off, I decided I should try this because I hate my current webmail alternative (for devinreams.com). I [...]

    Mar 23, 2006 — No Comments

  13. Free Shipping on Men’s AE Polos

    Hey, if you’re thrifty and trendy like I am then you might appreciate this deal: FREE SHIPPING WHEN YOU BUY 2 OR MORE MEN’S AE POLOS. Shop ae.com now through Tuesday, March 28, and use the AE Discount Code: 78999192.

    Mar 22, 2006 — No Comments

  14. MySpace Ads Suck, Part II

    If you haven’t noticed, I don’t like MySpace very much (read MySpace Ads Suck). Just like I don’t like AIM (devinhatesaim is really my screenname). To me, AIM is to MySpace as Google Talk is to Facebook. Anyway, MySpace’s big ugly website and ads still suck. Apparently those terrible wastes of space –yes, the ads that [...]

    Mar 22, 2006 — No Comments

  15. Website Fixed

    That was a nice little break. It was becoming pretty hard to come up with new stuff every day. I don’t know what pace I’ll resume at, so, we’ll see how it goes.On a totally related note, welcome home, Brad. My Spring Break starts, well, right now. I’ll be gone skiing tomorrow and might try [...]

    Mar 22, 2006 — 1 Comment

  16. Meeting Dan Hawkins

    Many of you associate CU Boulder with any number of things. Sex, drugs, football and rock and roll are just a few of the things we’ve become well known for (not the nationally recognized physics professor, the volunteerism nor the Nobel Laureate). In any case, football has been a cornerstone in the school’s culture. That’s [...]

    Mar 16, 2006 — 1 Comment

  17. Website Broken

    If you’re reading this you’re subscribed to my feed and not reading from my website. My provider is very broken and I’m very not happy. Then again, I don’t pay anything for it. Sigh. Anyone have any ideas? I was more upset about my email, though. If anything was sent in the last 5 days [...]

    Mar 16, 2006 — 1 Comment

  18. Scott Adams vs Devin

    Scott Adams, yesterday: “I was taking a shower one day ? that?s where all my good ideas are born…” vs Devin Reams, 3 weeks ago: “I was doing some quality thinking in the shower (my best ideas originate while soaking in hot water)”. I thought I was the only crazy shower thinker.

    Mar 10, 2006 — No Comments

  19. Entreprenurial Quotient

    What’s your Entreprenurial Quotient? I got a 72%. I’m okay with that because a few of the questions ask what are the ‘best’ and, well, I get to pick what’s ‘best’ right? But seriously, they’re some good questions. Oh, and why make us go through the Tickle sign up? If I can make a FIRO-B [...]

    Mar 10, 2006 — No Comments

  20. Shred Credit Card Applications

    This is very disconcerning. This guy ripped up a credit card offer, changed the address and phone number… and was approved. Dammit. Now I have to go buy a shredder.

    Mar 10, 2006 — 2 Comments

  21. Media Center Edition

    Despite popular belief, television is still great and still very alive. Sure, technology and the internet are awesome. But what I’ve found to be more awesome is the combination of the two. Windows Media Center Edition brings my TV to my computer. No longer do I need two seperate screens in my room (hah, but [...]

    Mar 9, 2006 — No Comments

  22. Funny Microsoft Email

    Filed under the “you can’t make this stuff up” category is the following email I received from Microsoft today. (Click for full view) Look carefully and see if you can spot the typo. Hint: how does a company misspell it’s own product name?

    Mar 9, 2006 — No Comments

  23. Devin Maps

    Ben put up some maps of where he’s travelled. I’m actually surprised he hasn’t been more places (yet). In any case, he beat me to blogging about travel… A month or so ago I created profiles on 43 things, 43 people, and 43 places (all found on my About page). I played around with the profiles [...]

    Mar 8, 2006 — No Comments

  24. QOTD

    Quote of the Day: ?If you chase two rabbits, both will escape.? via Dave

    Mar 8, 2006 — No Comments

  25. Google Firefox Page?

    Is there something going on with Google’s FireFox page? It’s very on and off today. Co-workers are seeing the same behavior. The requested URL /firefox?client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official was not found on this server.

    Mar 7, 2006 — 1 Comment