Karls Blog

Just read on Digg about a new music site called Mog. Apart from the usual social networking concepts, they added a very kewl mashup called Mog TV by streaming music videos from YouTube based on your preferences! Very kewl!

http://mog.com/watch/tv

This is great news!!!! Microsoft (doing the right thing IMO) bought devBiz, makers of TeamPlain, the coolest Web UI for TFS going around! More details here:

http://www.devbiz.com/acquisition.aspx

We were looking at rolling TeamPlain out across the org, and this has made it a whole bunch cheaper :)

Michael dared me, so I had to do it :)

Courtesy: http://blog.experiencecurve.com/archives/the-best-of-sxsw-t-shirt-collection-on-flickr

Being a Tigers supporter, couldn't resist this dig at the Pies :)

Q. Two Collingwood supporters jump off a cliff. Who wins?
A. Society.
 
Q. What does a Collingwood supporter use as protection during sex?
A. A Bus shelter.
 
Q. What do you call a 30 year old female Collingwood supporter?
A. Granny.
 
Q. What do you call a Collingwood supporter in a suit?
A. The defendant.
 
Q. Why did the Collingwood supporter cross the road?
A. To start a fight with a complete stranger for no reason whatsoever.
 
Q. What do you call a female Collingwood supporter in a white tracksuit?
A. The bride.

Q. If you are driving and you see a Collingwood supporter on a bike, why should you try not to hit him?
A. It might be your bike.
 
Q. What's the first question during a Collingwood supporter quiz night?
A. What you looking at?
 
Q. Two Collingwood supporters in a car without any music - who is driving?
A. The policeman!
 
Q. Why is three Collingwood supporters going over a cliff in Lexus a shame?
A. Because a Lexus has four seats.

Q. What do you say to an Collingwood supporter with a job?
A. Big Mac please.
 
BUT WAIT - THERE'S MORE....

You know you're a Collingwood supporter when:
 
1. A Halloween pumpkin has more teeth than your wife does.
2. You let your twelve-year-old daughter smoke at the dinner table in front of her kids.
3. You've been married three times and still have the same in-laws.
4. Jack Daniel's makes your list of "most admired people."
5. You wonder how service stations keep their restrooms so clean.
6. Someone in your family once died right after saying:
 "Hey, watch this."
7. You think Dom Perignon is a Mafia leader.
8. A ceiling fan once ruined your wife's hairdo.
9. You think the last words of Advance Australia Fair are:
"Carn the Maggies."
10. You lit a match in the bathroom and your house exploded, right off its wheels.
11. The market value of your car goes up and down, depending on how much petrol is in it.
12. You have to go outside to get something from the fridge.
13. One of your kids was born on a pool table.
14. You can't get married to your sweetheart because there's a law against it.
15. You think "loaded dishwasher" means your wife is drunk.
16. Your toilet paper has page numbers on it.
17. Your front verandah collapses and kills more than five dogs.
 
 

Saw this over at Digg, but their is a kewl experiment to see if a non-label band can hit number 1:

http://digg.com/music/Down_with_RIAA_Tomorrow_is_Bum_Rush_the_Charts_day_for_iTunes_shoppers

Wonder how it will go!

PS - lots more from US, just need to get the pics from Dave ;)

Dave and I left Australia for the US today. We giong to attend Convergence next week, but got here early so we can check out Silicon Valley as well as MS Redmond campus.

Highlights of Day 1

• Qantas flight 93 leave MLB on time (12:20) heading for LAX. 4 hours in, we get diverted to Hawaii because the pilot has realised we didn't get the water filled up! Adds 3 hours to the 14 hours trip.
• Land in LAX at around 10:30 and have to wait 45 minutes for customs. Miss connecting flight to SFO.
• Wait inline for 90 mins to rebook SFO flight (missing the next available while waiting) so get put on a 17:05 flight with American Airlines - 4 hour wait! At least they upgraded us to First Class so we can use the lounge to shower and have 2 free drinks. Bring on Qantas / Singapore Airlines lounge any day!
• Eventually get to SFO, pick up car and drive to Mountain View (near Silicon Valley). Nearly drive the wrong way down a road 3 times, no crashes (nice work Dave ;)
• Unpack and head to the local pub. King of Clubs. Its a gay bar - Latino Ladies tonite so Dave and I decide to stay, chating to the girl behind the bar and 2 ladies ... ahhh men .... I'm not 100% sure! One had a child but I'm not sure which role they played!
• Stay for 4 hours trying every type of 'American' drink (they have RedBull on tap - kewl!) before getting an invite to a house party. Stop at Safeway and pick up 2 x 12 packs. Drink with kewl people until about 5:30 the next morning.
• Head fine next morning (because we DIDN'T drink US beer ;)

Observations of Day 1

• NEVER fly to LAX - you will miss your connecting flight
• Sat Nav is a must!
• Peoples sexual orientation is a big issue in the US, much less so in AUS.
• Don't drink American beer! EVER! EVER EVER!
• I will be putting on weight - its impossible not to with the food available - deep fried cheese anyone?