Uhm, hi *waves* i’m Vale *looks at username* or just call me Captain Obvious
Aaaaanyway……just wanted to say hi

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Welcome!
This is the next step in the evolution of Daily Nonsense. Daily Nonsense is a daily commentary on the condition of the world and the people who live in it. It is filled with my opinions and observations, both of which I hope will amuse and entertain you as much as they do me. […]

New Things Going On!
Tomorrow I start a new job!
I’ve accepted a position with Apian Software, right here in the Greenwood district of Seattle. Last week I found an ad on Craigslist for a Technical Support Rep that intrigued me. The title was something like “Not Your Typical Support Position”. The text described […]

Web 2.0 takes a new turn - down a pipe!
This week Yahoo released one of the most exciting Web 2.0 applications I’ve seen in a long while. It’s called pipes, and it’s cool! What is Pipes you may ask? Well the blurb from the homepage says:

Pipes is a hosted service that lets […]

NY law would ban iPod listening when crossing street
Sen. Carl Kruger would like to ban the use of iPods and cell phones in crosswalks throughout New York City. As the following article notes, it’s better than getting flattened by a city bus. The question this brings up is simple. If YOU could […]

Home Again
We’ve been gone for a week. I don’t suppose that anyone noticed……
It was a great week spent in Myrtle Beach. Brooke and I went to visit and babysit her nephew Gavin for the week. The weather was Seattle-like, cold and rainy, so we spent most of our time indoors. […]

Where do Americans spend their time on the web?
Wow! This is quite scary.
MySpace beats out any other destination. Ouch. Does that mean I have to get with the times and sign up for MySpace?
If your first thought was MySpace, then you’re not wrong, according to Compete’s list of Top 20 sites […]

Super Bowl Ad Spoiler!
USA Today posted an article on their website about the ads for this years Super Bowl. Not really interesting except for the last couple of paragraphs which describe an ad by Nationwide Mutual Insurance that features Kevin Federline (Britney Spears ex). The ad has K-Fed fantasizing about being […]

Ford Loses Record $12.7 Billion in ’06
It’s a shame that Ford has to live amid the fallout from the whole electric car farce out in California. When the California Air Resource Board (CARB) passed legislation that basically overturned a previous law requiring car manufacturers to sell zero emission vehicles, all of the major US […]

Who Loves the Smell of Coffee??
Well, I can only imagine everyone does. What a wonderful smell! I remember a friend of mine went to Kona in Hawaii and brought back a t-shirt that had been dyed in coffee. Man, that was the nicest smelling t-shirt ever. Anyway, I came across a […]

The Invisible Enemy in Iraq: drug-resistant supergerm
Have we finally encountered the infamous “Weapons of Mass Destruction” that Bush’s administration has somehow not yet been able to find? With only 7 deaths attributed to to the supergerm, know as Acinetobacter baumannii, I don’t think this is the one. But the article in Wired […]

THE AD GENERATORThis is, without a doubt, one of the most intriguing sites I’ve been to in a long time. Words from corporate slogans, images from Flickr. It’s hard to describe but fascinating to watch. Below is creator Alexis Lloyd’s text from the homepage:

The ad generator is a generative artwork that explores […]

My YouTube video of cars sliding down the street. {Here}

Storm chaos prompts virus surge
Western Europe has been battered by huge storms for the last couple of days. So bad were they, they actually have 47 casualties that they are attributing to the weather. So, what is the second biggest news story to come out of the […]

Foreign Diplomats Owe $18 Million in Parking Fines
The city of New York is owed more than 18 million dollars by UN diplomats.
And it’s all from parking violations. Can you imagine? Parking tickets.
Why do these countries and diplomats take advantage of our good nature. An agreement between the UN and the […]

China Launches Ballistic Missile, Shoots Down Satellite
In a move reminiscent of Doctor Evil from the Austin Powers movies, China launched a “kinetic vehicle” killer missile at an aging weather satellite on January 11th. A Kinetic Vehicle Missile would be one that does not contain explosives, rather it uses it’s stored kinetic energy to destroy […]

Police Confiscate Mysterious Bottle From Michael Vick
Are professional athletes really this dumb? Michael Vick tried to get on an airplane with a water bottle tricked out with a secret compartment that contained the residue that appeared to be pot. What was this guy thinking?

Newport News native and Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick […]

Unsigned Band Makes Chart History
Koopa, a rock band from Essex in England has made history this week by being the first unsigned act to hit the UK top 40. Koopa is the first band to take advantage of new chart rules that allow the sales of digital singles to count towards chart position […]

Skype does TV!
Well, that about does it! The perfect web application, internet TV! This is really what I’ve been waiting for. The ability to connect to programming in any language form any country. I’m hoping to be a Beta tester, although I’m NOT above begging for a beta invite from someone […]