What would the title of your autobiography be?
Submitted by princesskasren.
"Be Prepared: Surviving life, religion, and politics behind the Orange Curtain"
Anyone who knows me, knows why I picked this title.
In a state that is larger then most countries, here is how Esquire Magazine listed their endorsements. if you think this was crazy, you should have seen Florida and Texas.
Alright, Mr. WJC. The man that should still be behind the resolute desk in the oval office.
Read this transcript of the interview that will air tomorrow on Fox News Sunday, I'll post video when I can find it on the intertubes.
-MCR
Lately I have been using my Visa card a lot on the intertubes. I bought a T-Shirt, registered a domain name, and then used it to check on the status of another one (That's the project that will be unveiled later).
While working on my uber-Top Secret project I got a call from home:
Dad - "Son, a lady from Visa fraud protection called."
Me - "Um, OK?"
Dad - "She said there were some suspicious charges on your credit card."
Me - "Well, I did just use it."
Dad - "She says to call them and confirm the charges..."
Click
Two seconds later I'm on the phone with Visa:
Operator - "Good Afternoon Mr. Randall we have some suspicious activity on your credit card."
Me - "Ok, I did just make some purchases on the Internet."
Operator - "Did you buy a T-Shirt from BustedTees?"
Me - "Yes"
Operator - "...and did you just use your card at ******** (A Domain Service)?"
Me - "Yes, I made that purchase myself two minutes ago."
Operator - "OK. Did you attempt a purchase at *********** (A webhosting service), for some reason the charges did not go through..."
Me - "Yes. I tried the service but their billing department was out for the weekend."
Operator - "Sorry to interrupt you, Have a Nice Weekend Mr. Randall."
Click
While I like the fact that my credit card company is looking out for me, I do find it strange how little activity on the web will raise a red flag with the fraud detection department. In fact, the reason why I have my card is for the Internet, I rarely use it except for a few charges per month.
What's up?
Answer: Working on a Political Website.
You'll see it soon enough. Hopefully this will pave the way for me and a job in '08. It might read "Mike Randall selected by DNCC staff, for a first round draft pick and two players to be named later..." That was just my added humor ;-)
With all of the reports of bugs in iTunes 7, I just have to deliver my own two cents:
First, I haven't experienced the same problems that some users have with the new iTunes (nor have I experienced the same problems that some have reported with the MacBooks). It is slugish at times when its loading the coverart for the bulit in coverflow and unlike some, I actually like the new icon.
Second, the games rock! I updated my 5th gen iPod the day Apple announced iTunes 7 and now I can't put it down. Vortex is awesome and fustrating at the same time. The controls are great as it uses the touch sensitive touch-well to controll the paddle and its much better the the "Brick" game that was included. So far I've managed to get to level four and I've stayed up till three in the morning trying to beat it.
With Microsoft announcing the Zune today, Apple will have a little more heat in the marketplace. But the simplicity of the iPod interface versus the Microsoft complexity (even if they manage to make it simple, the Zune will still find a way to crash or lockup) still shows that Redmonds still hasn't figured out Cupertino.
Gee, this was a real barn-burner:
(Yawn..only 41,000 but the Rose Bowl was mostly empty)
