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4th-Jul-2011 08:53 pm - jerseycam on livejournal
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for those who don't go to the JerseyCam website, I thought I'd eliminate the middle man. The larger versions can be seen at JerseyCam.

3rd-Feb-2010 05:32 pm - does rice absorb moisture
Mythbusters
experiment: to see if rice absorbs water under normal conditions to disprove the wet cellphone in rice theory.

method of testing: Place measuring shot glass full of water into a jar surrounded on the outside by rice pre-weighed. Seal jar and wait two-three days then measure water level in shot glass and also weigh rice.

Expected result: While a certain amount of water will evaporate, the water should redeposit itself in the water or along the sides/top of jar. The rice should not attract the water out of the atmosphere in the jar and absorb it.
31st-Jan-2010 07:39 pm - first rule of cooking
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you know what the first rule of cooking is? ...Love. You can learn all the recipes in the 'verse, but you put a cake in the oven you don't love, she'll shake you off just as sure as the turning of the worlds. Love keeps her intact when she oughta stick to the pan, tells you she's brownin 'fore she burns. Makes her a meal.
14th-Jan-2010 02:30 pm - my santa sack of crap
Mythbusters
so my Santa Sack o' Crap from woot! showed up today, and while it wasn't the best, it was pretty good.




In my haul I got 2 mechanical pencils, 2 35mm cameras(which will go into next years Christmas grab bag), an XM radio holder(I literally have like 8 of these now), a Hannah Montanna Media player, and a Philips CD 445 Cordless phone set w/4 phones. This was a used set, as I could tell by the marks on it, and also it had been programmed previously. The only problem was one handset didn't charge. But luckily I charged the battery on a different charger until it held a slight charge, then put it on its base, and it charged right up. So now all I have to do is plug it all in, and I'm set to go!
28th-Dec-2009 09:38 pm - done
Mythbusters
i'm done with my After-Christmas shopping. Since I was semi sick on couch this weekend, I could only go out today. So what was the haul?

Well, from Target, I spent $60. I got a set of king size flannel sheets for $10, 3 ornaments that had 2009 on them, two bags of candy, a elf costumes for the cats, 3 sheets of stick on Christmas seals for my wine bottles, a motion activated Chewbacca maquette(Not for me, for someone who will pay me back), two sets of battery operated lights for a RoofCoffeeCup, a fleece throw, some ribbon for next years wine bottles, a light for the brim of my hat, and three things I won't mention here, but will probably return because I was bad for buying them(were $13 of the $60).

I then went to Wal-mart, whom I was pretty sure would have light bulbs, and spent $13. I got 10 packs of bulbs(c7's and mini lights), 3 sheets of seals, and the rest was little sew on things like buttons,stars,snowflakes,etc... which I can use in place of the seals on my wine bottles to stick where the hot glue attaches the ribbon to the bottles.

All in all, I think I did pretty good, and am happy.
28th-Dec-2009 03:48 pm - i'm smitten
Mythbusters
well, it's nearly 2010, and after another year of being single, I thought it would be nice to have a little break down of the girls I have been smitten with over the past year. They more than likely have no clue who I even am, but that doesn't bother me. I hope if anyone comes across this they are not freaked out, because I do not mean it as such.

First, I'd like to bring up Elizabeth Lambert.

This amazing girl entered my awareness after she was accused of being a brutal and dirty soccer player for the New Mexico Lobos. But it wasn't true. If you watch the video of her, she isn't violent. She applies force in an almost surgical manner and with precision. That's the furthest thing from violence.


Next, I'd thought we'd stray from the sports world, and explore my attraction for humorous women. At the top of the list is Sarah Haskins.

Sarah Haskins is a comedian and also a host on Current TV. She is hilarious and amazingly smart, and at least from what I have seen of her, someone whom I'd like to hang around with.

While we are discussing people on TV, I thought we'd bring up someone who appears on TV shows as well as commercials. Her name is Stephanie Courtney, and you may know her better as "Flo", the Progressive Insurance Cashier.

Not only is she very attractive, from her stand-up clips I have seen, she is pretty gosh darn funny. Besides intelligence, humor is something important I find important for a woman to have. Also, and this may just be in my head, but soon after declaring my smitten status, this commercial aired. Tell me if you notice how I'm subtely mentioned:

Didja catch it?

Next is someone whom I don't even know her last name. It's Hannah the Apple Computer employee who taught us how to use the new iPod Shuffle.

Except for the video, I know nothing else about her, but I still think she's very easy on my eyes.

Since we are on the subject of technology, let's move towards science, specifically, Herpetology. Kristin Stanford is the "Snake Lady", and I saw her on Dirty Jobs.

Not only is she keeping up with Mike Rowe, she is giving him a run for his money at times. She tough, smart, and funny. Also, having recently befriended a certain "Herp chick", I have come to appreciate the unique personality they posses, and have taken a shine to it.
28th-Dec-2009 03:31 pm - RoofCoffeeCup Happenings
Mythbusters
This is the TEST shipment you asked for



21st-Nov-2009 09:15 pm - RoofCoffeeCup Glossary
Captain Obvious
So in order to shorten my tweets for RoofCoffeeCup, I thought I should make some standard abbreviations to use instead of writing them all out, and also define what they mean. This list will be updated if a better description is suggested, or something missing needs to be added. Also, when tweeting reactions, please add the "#RoofCoffeeCup" hashtag, so that everyone can find the tweets by doing a simple search, like this. I tweet the trip to and from work by themselves, but if I go out somewhere, I only tweet once.


Honk: Well, just what it says. It's when someone honks their horn to let you know. If someone uses a truck air horn or a firetruck horn, you can list that separately. I also usually only count each car that honks, not the number of honks. So if one car honks three times, I only count it as one "honk".

Point: This is when someone points at the cup, either at yours or at the roof of theirs from inside. This is not the same as the...

Mime: The mime is when someone goes through the motion of putting a imaginary and/or a real cup on their own roof. If they hold up a coffee cup in their own car, that ALSO counts as a mime, but I call it a "Full" Mime.

Stare: A stare is when anyone just stares as you go by either in a car's passenger seat or on the side of the road, but doesn't tell you.

Wave: A wave is when a driver, passenger, or pedestrian waves their arm(s) to let you know.

Flash: No, a flash is not when someone lifts their shirt at you. It's when someone flashes their car headlights at you.

Yell: A yell is when someone just yells at/to you. You can break this down, if you want, to what they yell, like Yo! or Hey! or Sir!.

Tell: A tell is when someone tells you about the coffee. This can happen while driving or be done by a pedestrian. However, if someone in another car tells you while you are at a stop light, it becomes a...

Stop-Light-Tell(SLT): A Stop Light Tell is when another driver tells you about the coffee while at a stop light. However, if in the process of telling you at a stop light, it becomes a...

Stop Light Get Out(SLGO): This is when someone gets out of their car physically. It can be either just opening the door, all the way to walking up to your door/window. The only step higher than this is a...

Stop Light Take Off(SLTO): This is when either a pedestrian or other driver attempts to take the cup off. I usually stop them by this time, thank them, and hand them a card so they can follow the cup online.

Someone Taking Your Picture or Video(Cam): Cam covers anyone you see taking your photo or video with a cell phone or camera. You'll sometimes catch people out of the corner of your eye or see a flash.

Double Take(2x Take): This is when someone looks at you, then looks again, almost like that can't believe it and have to check again.

Along-Side-Rider(ASR): An Along-Side-Rider is someone who either speeds up or slows down and pulls even with you. I usually only count someone as an ASR when they stay with me for at least a half mile/30 seconds.

Stop In Road(SIR): A Stop In Road is when someone stops in the road, and won't let you pass.

Thumbs Up Gesture(TUG): A Thumbs Up Gesture is just someone giving you a thumbs up because they dig what you are doing.




Most of these can be used with descriptors for notable events, like "Cute girl w/Cam" or "Cop on side of road point". Sometimes, a few can happen at once and each action should be counted. If someone pulls along side you while driving, honks, points at your roof, and tells you that "there's a coffee on you roof", that would be 1 ASR, 1 honk, 1 point, and 1 tell. Others can "escalate", i.e. a yell can progress to a tell, so in the end it's a tell. If someone does a SLT(Stop Light Tell), then gets out, then I count it as a SLGO(Stop Light Get Out).

If anyone thinks I missed something, or has something to add, please add a comment below.
21st-Nov-2009 12:05 am - Stray SteveDave Thoughts
Mythbusters
  • 10:45 Almost at work! maps.google.com/?q=40.6342%2C-74.2683 #
  • 11:45 13 honks,1 flash,1 whistle,4 tells,5 points,7 Along-Side-Riders,1 Stop Light Tell,1 Stop Light Get Out,2 2xTakes & 1 stare. #RoofCoffeeCup #
  • 12:26 Just sent a reply to the nice reporter who wants to do a piece on me! #
  • 17:02 Sitting next to @GitEmSteveDave waiting to do an interview, so I'll be delayed getting on the road tonight. #
  • 18:32 OK, interview over. very nervous, but thought it went well. Time to hit the open road. Kinda late, but lets hope people are awake! #
  • 20:00 1 flash, 3 honks, and 1 yell. #RoofCoffeeCup #
  • 21:03 ZOMG, My story is growing! bit.ly/6RWj74 #
  • 21:08 ZOMG, another one! bit.ly/8bPMnK #
  • 21:09 And again! bit.ly/92RxCY #
  • 21:11 WOW! bit.ly/89iiBe everyone seems to be talking about me! I'm so embarrassed! #
  • 21:26 Uh, does anyone speak French? bit.ly/8wtXji #
3rd-Nov-2009 10:35 pm - Roof Coffee Cup
Mythbusters
So what IS the Roof Coffee Cup?

Well, after reading an article by the smart and VERY attractive Rosa Golijan about a study in which a researcher sent a student dressed as a clown around a college campus, then asked cellphone users if they noticed anything unusual, I got an idea.

In the study, the cellphone users were less than half as likely to have noticed the clown on the unicycle. So, if they were oblivious to this:

how would drivers, who should not be on cellphones because they are distracting, react to seeing something unusual, i.e. a coffee cup on someone's car roof?

On the advice of OMG!Ponies!, I started with a discarded Starbucks coffee cup, complete with the cup condom. I cleaned the cup, dried it, and then applied a few coats of lacquer. After it dried, I hot glued the holder onto the outside, added some paper to the inside to give it a little reinforcement, then glued the lid on. To keep it attached to my car, I took three magnets from some hard drives, and glued them to a piece of round plastic, which was glued lightly to the cup. In theory, the cup should come off before the magnets do:

Lastly, I added some electric tape to the bottom to stop it from scratching my car and also giving it some grip to prevent sliding.

What I ended up with was a realistic looking coffee cup that will stay stuck to my roof at highway speeds. Which, honestly, is one of the things that makes me laugh the most. I can take a turn at 15-20 mph and the cup won't move, and people will still think it's going to fall off. What's even funnier is that you think people would back off when they think a cup might fall off your roof. But they don't, they usually speed up and tailgate me. But that isn't the only reaction I get.

There are a few main reactions I get. You have your "alongside riders", which are people who pull even with you while driving, and try to signal you. You have your honkers, who usually just honk. You have wavers, yellers, pointers, light flashers, and even the "imitators", who mime that there is a coffee on your roof by pretending to put one on theirs. The top people are the "retrievers". These are the people who at a stop light get out of their car and try to take the cup off the roof. Most people as soon as they try to take it off, realize it's stuck to the roof and laugh. Some actually take it off and don't realize it has no coffee in it.

But to be honest, as of yet, I have yet to see someone with a cellphone or texting notice the cup on my roof. This includes a person on a corner, waiting for a green light, talking on a cellphone, and didn't notice the cup literally three feet in front of her IN her line of sight.

So THAT is the roof coffee cup. It has it's own Twitter hash tag, and now it's own Twitter account: http://twitter.com/RoofCoffeeCup. There's discussion about installing a camera in the cup to get peoples reactions, but that costs money, so it's a dream right now.
1st-Oct-2009 12:00 am - Stray SteveDave Thoughts
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  • 09:06 @Distortedview Here's some hoodies for you Tim. bit.ly/Vcnqn #
  • 09:07 @ra2daj Not without the spell check correcting it. #
  • 10:47 @consumerchris I need to reregister all my domains. I'll be happy if you share the results of your search. #
  • 12:44 @EBone how does he repel bats? #
  • 13:01 @catastrophegirl IIRC, they only grow in one place in FL, right? #
  • 13:22 Everyone following my saga, I reset my Windows Socks Catalog, and I am online and downloading updates for MS right now, including SP3 #
  • 13:22 @catastrophegirl I meant that the Datil peppers only grew in this one portion of FL. IIRC, they had a product called "Datil do it" sauce. #
  • 13:44 @lnorthrup Look up car alarm places. They usually do audio as well. IIRC, MacAddict/MacLife had a article on how-to. #
  • 13:50 @catastrophegirl bit.ly/143qcS #
  • 13:51 @JohnPoveromo At least you have a place to recover for your hernia. #
  • 14:07 @consumerchris bit.ly/X7My7 #
  • 14:41 @infmom I use bag balm at night, but I wake up with cat hair stuck to my eye lids in the morning. #
  • 14:45 @jrsydevils was a lot of trial and error, mostly error. #
  • 14:48 @jrsydevils I tried a million things to get it online, but once it was, everything was cool and smooth. #
  • 14:57 @jrsydevils It took me like 7 months to paint my case, then transfer my computer over to it. #
  • 15:04 @jrsydevils The painting is what held me up: bit.ly/pWV68 #
  • 16:40 @92BuickLeSabre My gout is starting to throb thinking about all you can eat shellfish. #
  • 17:36 It's all grown up now,so I need to let it explore the Internet on it's own.If you see him, leave a link in the comments. bit.ly/JagvG #
  • 18:08 Does anyone know if I jailbreak the Splurge, can I jailbreak it DOWN to 3.0 and is jailbreaking reversible? #
  • 18:10 If there is an easy guide to jailbreaking a 2nd Gen iPod Touch and it can be reversed, send me a reply please. #
  • 20:23 @Distortedview congrats Tom. You know what would make him feel better? Dragon lube. I want to see Mom & Dad figure out what it is. #
  • 20:24 @GitEmSteveDave Damn small keypad on my Splurge. I need a stylus! #
  • 20:26 @catastrophegirl how much do your nipples need to bleed to be a emergency? bit.ly/3JV4b8 #
  • 21:13 @Tawnie I did. still in the mail] #
  • 21:42 @appletoad Uh oh, I did go to 3.1 #
  • 21:46 @OMG_Ponies I also used to keep 2 boxes of roofing nails in the center console to throw out my sunroof if I got followed again. #
  • 21:48 OK, I'm only slightly loving the country outfits more than the cheerleading outfits. Is that a role playing thing, or just the outfit/girl? #
  • 21:51 OK, fixed my license plate holder, put my fan jerky on the fan, got a Confuckered PC working, and I think I'm forgetting something. #
  • 21:52 @92BuickLeSabre I want someone who can do a "Broken Cowboy". #
  • 21:57 @OMG_Ponies I pulled over & waited with a tool booth attendant until She called the SP & gave me "permission" to do 105 in the Nissan. #
  • 21:58 OK Glee, where did you find a fitted shirt for someone you didn't know would be there until 5 minutes ago? #
30th-Sep-2009 12:00 am - Stray SteveDave Thoughts
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  • 00:09 @Distortedview one good thing about cats is they wash dishes for you. #
  • 00:32 @infmom death from above!! #
  • 11:18 @blam is it Jesus's iron bar in your leg. #
  • 11:30 @OMG_Ponies My laptop bag is cooler. It has a bottle opener. #
  • 11:31 Why I hate Microsoft:I removed a CD-RW drive from my system & now Office refuses to start because I made "significant changes" to my comp. #
  • 11:33 @thelinziest The same thing happened with me and Tennis. I once understood for about 15 minutes how it was scored, then lost it. #
  • 11:50 @infmom Have you ever seen a catgoyle? bit.ly/jkEyj #
  • 11:53 @infmom No, extremely dumb cat who doesn't understand grab-ity. #
  • 12:05 YAY! Maps on the Splurge finally knows where I am when I'm home. Good thing I registered my MAC addy. #
  • 12:08 @ctrlzee Second. #
  • 12:45 OK, picking brains, RT if you can: I have a computer that had Cryptor virus/malware & after cleaning, won't go online/update. Why? #
  • 12:49 @jrsydevils Nothing.Turned it off to pull this drive out & still have a DVD-RW in there I've had for a year, but when restarted, error. #
  • 12:50 @jrsydevils Trying to DL a copy of the Office CD, since of course I can't find the install disk now that I need it. #
  • 13:04 @jrsydevils I've run AVG and Malwarebytes. It's clean, but I think something got moved/deleted that was infected which is messing with DNS. #
  • 13:04 @Tawnie I cleaned it, but I can connect to a network, but not even bring up the routers page. In IE, it brings me to / #
  • 13:12 @Tawnie what did you reg hack/send me a link what to use? #
  • 13:33 @webitss I got rid of Cryptor with Malwarebytes, but I think it modified a file/reg key, which is why i can't get it online/to update Win. #
  • 14:21 @jrsydevils No specific errors, but no program can seem to make it to the internet, or even to the router homepage.FF, IE, AVG, Malware, etc #
  • 14:22 @Tawnie yeah, I would go through the reg, but don't know what everything is. May just re-install/repair OS w/install DVD. #
  • 14:26 @EBone Actually, they are found in the rainbow blossoming scat of unicorns, like this one: bit.ly/3eM8ga #
  • 14:29 @Tawnie It's not MY computer, alas.Had a similar problem a few months back w/ Conficker & a repair/install fixed it & didn't lose any data. #
  • 15:22 @OMG_Ponies You want to play with House's fuzzy ball? #
  • 15:22 @Kaiser_Machead Good news, it's also a suppository! #
  • 15:32 @jrsydevils I turned it off because it was hiding itself in there as well.I just DL'ed a Media Edition OEM CD, and will do a repair install. #
  • 15:45 @jrsydevils I suppose I could re-activate it now, eh? #
  • 16:10 @infmom Dang nab it! Now I'm going to want a cane! #
  • 16:31 @catastrophegirl You have an adjustable House cane? But anyway, I own a saw and also a clamp and Gorilla Glue. #
  • 16:48 @lnorthrup Stock up? Like Jill on Hoarders? I didn't know they made pasta from corn... #
  • 16:50 I am writing my doctoral thesis on why maxwell House coffee is ONLY good to the last drop, and never any further. #
  • 16:57 @lnorthrup Jill was from the first episode. She was the old lady. bit.ly/f1CHz #
  • 17:03 OK, does anyone know why a windows install CD will tell me the product ID is invalid when I have a nice good sticker on the side with the #? #
  • 17:05 @jrsydevils It is that heavenly coffee. #
  • 17:09 @adholmes Nope, both Media Edition. Perhaps because this is a SP3 disk, and this computer wasn't originally SP3? #
  • 17:10 @adholmes I have a sheet of paper with license stickers on it that I "recovered " from old computers I have found.Perhaps one of those... #
  • 17:12 @EBone #1, the computer isn't online, #2, the product ID is on the side of the computer. I'm trying to do an OS repair. #
  • 17:14 @EBone I could try uninstalling SP3, then try repairing it under SP2, then downloading the SP3 when it gets back online.Or give him XP. #
  • 17:17 @adholmes I'm DLing a Compaq Media Center Install disk right now. #
  • 17:26 @EBone I wouldn't do anything illegal to someone elses computer] #
  • 17:28 @EBone I doubt it. The only weird thing is that the number on the side, and the number stored in the registry are different. i tried both. #
  • 17:32 @Tawnie haha. #
  • 18:09 Anyone who wants to join my Dojo on MyBrute's iPhone or iPod app, enter the code CDIAFIFE to join the GitEmSteveDave Dojo. Could be fun! #
  • 18:22 @jrsydevils media center. I just uninstalled SP3 from the system, and the code worked with the SP2 install disk I had. GRRRRR #
  • 18:37 @jrsydevils There isn't.But this isn't MY computer.Besides, I added a cool blue CCT to this case the first time I fixed it & looks cool. #
  • 18:40 @jrsydevils Besides, as soon as I can get it online, I can run Windows Update and she'll be good. #
  • 18:47 @EBone Not in CA!!@ #
  • 20:44 Trying to activate windows on the phone. #
  • 21:39 @blam depending on the home, they might move in. #
  • 22:45 @EBone head south and she'll be safe when people say three instead of "tree". #
  • 22:58 @infmom oriental rugs? #
  • 22:59 Oh noes, a Kardashian is pregnant out of wedlock. Who'da thunk it? #
  • 23:01 I found bugs in my muffin mix. Who do I call, the company or store? #
  • 23:04 When will my stlyii show up? #
  • 23:06 @Tawnie yeah and they are only in the oatmeal muffin mix, not my bran muffin mix. #
  • 23:07 And just in case anyone wondered, a cats paw WILL work on a iPhone / iPod screen. Cats don't speel well though. #
  • 23:09 @appletoad even in factory sealed bags? #
29th-Sep-2009 12:00 am - Stray SteveDave Thoughts
Mythbusters
  • 08:57 @OMG_Ponies Bacon shirt on woot! #
  • 09:37 @rosagolijan single or double? #
  • 09:40 @EBone tra la la #
  • 12:24 @rosagolijan well one year the ex and wanted to go with me in my vestments and her dressed as a young boy a la Dennis the menance. #
  • 13:23 @jesusdiaz I like Bumbum. As in, the Bumbum song. bit.ly/KJVmi #
  • 13:24 My bum is on the cheese! bit.ly/fAb8I #
  • 13:28 I want to hear the cannon, not the loon. Can I hear the loony-loon again too? bit.ly/KJVmi #
  • 13:29 What movie did I watch this weekend? Here's a clue! bit.ly/9HFSf #
  • 14:21 @mattbuchanan I too, must start exercising again. I need to work out with someone to get me motivated, though. #
  • 15:21 @ginatrapani that's the reason I have a clear shower curtain and also keep a plastic knife in there as well. #
  • 15:39 @infmom you're in CA. Isn't there a bunch of grocery fairies? #
  • 17:34 @catastrophegirl fewer than five years ago. #
28th-Sep-2009 12:00 am - Stray SteveDave Thoughts
Mythbusters
  • 10:48 @catastrophegirl #
  • 12:08 Boy, the only thing missing from this place is a couple dozen bodies limed and rotting in shallow graves under the floorboards. #glee #
  • 12:20 @EBone Or the made God angry. Do you want a happy god or an angry god? bit.ly/Ud0ym #
  • 12:32 I had sex with your mother. No, seriously. I cleaned your pool & then I had sex with her in your bed. Nice Star Wars sheets. #Glee #
  • 14:32 @Distortedview Have you seen his humps? His lovely manly lumps? #
  • 15:07 OK, is Wayne Night Newman from Seinfeld or Nedry from Jurassic Park? #
  • 15:10 @bpopken Weird, I just saw two dogs being walked by invisible girls. #
  • 15:11 @jrsydevils Well, when referring to him to someone who may not know him, what character do you refer to? #
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