Someone owe you some money or behind on their bills? Send them to this site. They’ll get the hint.
Anyone catch the highly viral video trololololo website/video? I love the fact that who ever set up this one page site with a simple video can generate thousands of hits a day. Anyway I figured I would do the same with one of my favorite family guy videos – where Stewie beats the crap out of Brian for not paying up on a debt – and slap one Google Adsense banner beneath. The muscle belong to my friend David Frison, an actor and model in Los Angeles.
Although I don’t expect it to go viral to the point like trololololo did, I do think there are enough small businesses out there who feel the pain of having a delinquent client. One of my website clients has gotten back to me since I started sending him statements. I didn’t have the gumption to actually send him to this link, but maybe some of you out there will find it to come in handy.
Are there any other notable scenes from any movies or shows that would emphasize the same point? I built the site using WordPress so technically I could have separate page for each video.
Resumark, an employment site which is trying to take on the likes of Monster and CareerBuilder, is offering all job seekers $1 each time an employer downloads their resume. I love this business model. It’s actually much cheaper for employers to use Resumark than Monster or Career Builder. Employers pay only for the resumes they download and candidates are offered incentives for posting their resumes with essentially a part of the fee paid by the employer.
So while you’re waiting to get paid to do a job, get paid to look for a job. To post your resume on Resumark, just follow this link.
Disclosure: the link above is an affiliate link. Not only do I get a dollar each time my resume is downloaded, I get $0.50 each time a resume of my referrals is downloaded. That’s more reason why you should post your resume and look into Resumark.
I’ve always wanted to own a world record. Honestly, who wouldn’t want to to boast having one? I’ve always kept my eye out for a record within reach. Unfortunately, I’ll never run a 100 meters in warp speed. Nor will I be able to bench some ridiculous weight.
So outside of finding some bizarre unheard of feat (like Tim Ferriss’ record in Tango, WTF?@#$!??), I need to find something I’m already really good at or naturally inclined at performing. I know I’m exceptionally good at pull-ups (toot-toot), but not WR good. I mean some bad ass set the bar (sorry for the cheesy pun) for a single set in the triple digits. That is, until I realized there are also records for pull-ups and chin-ups in a minute and the number for each isn’t that far out of my current reach (I can’t help myself).
Most people usually over commit themselves to a few resolutions each New Year. This year I have just one. Honestly, this one will be a good motivator to just stay in shape. I can’t afford any extra pounds weighing me down.
I really shouldn’t broadcast the details of a record that seems relatively attainable, especially one I hope to break. So on that note I’ll leave you with a video I found of a guy claiming to have proof of breaking the record for the most reps of pull-ups in a single set. Notice how his feet aren’t shown? I say mini trampoline.
I was wondering, if Kobe bought his wife a four million dollar ring, Tiger would have to buy Zales, as in the company and all its inventory. This video of course tells me I’m not the only one thinking along those lines.
Today I’m starting a new video/micro blog series where I see how many reps of pull-ups I can do on my IronGym pull-up bar. I am going to try and do a max set each day and upload my results here. As you can see today I did 36. I lifted yesterday. Let’s see if I can break 40 tomorrow and get back to my personal record of 52. Video doesn’t lie, so for now the bar is set at 36, no pun intended. I’ve heard of some guy doing like seventy seven at Marine Corps boot camp and the world record is something ridiculously, unbelievably, higher than that. I welcome the friendly competition too. Let me know what you think. I would love to see what you guys and gals can do out there. Bonus points for interesting (or no) outfits, extreme climates or pull-up bar substitutes.
Somehow the other day I learned my girlfriend didn't know about the Carlton dance. From the Fresh Prince Prince of Bel Air. Scary when I feel old. Anyways without ado, here's the classic:
I figured I was long overdue to create a backup of my BlackBerry. A lot of contacts have been added or updated since I last backed up the device. And frankly, I’ve had poor luck with my BlackBerries with an almost predictable regular need to swap devices. They’re great when they work anyway. I opened up the newest version of the Blackberry Desktop Manager software (5.1) and low and behold I noticed a new option in the main menu, IP Modem.
Set up your Blackberry device as a wireless IP Modem for internet access
Sweet. RIM finally came up with a nifty automated way to use your BlackBerry as an internet modem. Until now I had to configure my computer with some obscure modem and port settings found on the far end of a Google search. I have no clue if those setting were fully optimized but I felt like a proud hacker getting the set up to work. I was originally going to post those settings on here as a how to article but this is what procrastination gets you with technology.
I of course had to test the connection. Setup in my case was a no brainer.
1. Start Blackberry Desptop Manager.
2. Connect your Blackberry via USB cord to the computer. You can also do this via bluetooth if your computer has a bluetooth connection (may require some additonal configuration).
3. wait for your device to show as connected (bottom left)
4. click on “IP Modem”
5. click on “Configure”
6. select your carrier
Notes: You have to have some sort of data plan – quite sure you do or why have a Blackberry. I have T-Mobile. I tried it without any user name and password (contrary to my rigged settings discussed before). Other carrier settings may differ. Try without a user name and password first. If that doesn’t work, try a search for some variant of “your carrier+modem+username+password”
I love the setting, “Keep an IP Modem connection open after the Blackberry Manager Desktop Manager is closed.” This means after you’ve established a connection, you can close the software. I hate have extra programs running. This is also a vast improvement of configuring a set up using a dial up connection the old way.
Obviously I’m limited to the speeds of my data connection (slow EDGE in my case) but the connection does seem more stable than the rigged way I’ve had it working before and maybe a little more efficient too. I’m sure the RIM engineers understand the modem settings better than the source of my internet search results I used before. This may seem like an outdate way to get to the net, but when you’re on a plane, stuck on a runway – you can still get to the net on your lap top. I was considering an iPhone because of their faster connections until I learned that they haven’t allowed them to be used as a modem in the U.S. yet. This should hopefully change in the future but for now……
Last week the media (here, here and here) covered how the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) was going to implement new rules regulating advertising online, specifically that online sources, to include bloggers (such as myself), disclose whether they were compensated for a positive product or service review. As both a beginning and aspiring blogger and as a staunch advocate for consumer rights, this raised more questions than it answered.
The questions that sprung to my mind, and I’m sure are drawing a fuzzy picture across the coaxial and fiber cable networks are abundant. What constitutes payment? Where is the line drawn? At what point is a post or an article sponsored? Finally, how is Big Brother going to actually police this?
I write positive product and service reviews in my blog Paulie’s Picks but I don’t get paid for these posts. I did, however, have a person on the receiving end of a positive review paste my Paulie’s Picks logo and link back to my site. This raises traffic to my site and thus potential ad revenue. Is my positive review sponsored now? What if the bike store I wrote about loves that I send them business and gives me a substantial discount next time I buy a bike there? At what point does the sponsored content switch get turned on? I am no lawyer. In fact, I only got accepted to my third choice law school after blowing off my Law School Admission Test. Yet ethically the line seems to be a clear one.
When an article is written:
1) was something given in return for the writing?
2) is or was there the promise of something in exchange for the writing?
3) is material gain expected from a specific party in exchange for the writing?
If the answer to any of these is yes, then the content is sponsored. How you factually confirm the status of every piece of written content out there, is beyond me. In the meantime, I think there is a simple standard solution that can be provided. Authors can designate their work as Sponsored Content or Sponsor Free. Conveniently, I’ve provided two draft icons for such purposes. As you can see, this piece is Sponsor Free.
With the green cigarette packs that looked like plastic explosives and the home made lab equipment I originally thought this was an instructional bomb making video. That goes to show mine, and dare I say our, bias. This somewhat drawn out gem turns out to be a greatly constructed demonstration with 400 cigarettes to show what is left in the body after consuming said cigarettes. The credits are given to someone in Japan so it looks like the video has made it way around the world as it should. For you parents out there.
This video is shared with you simply for its entertainment value. 1:35 had me dying laughing. I’m sure they got caught moments later, so it’s all good. I could do with another sound track. Thanks to Chris for sharing this on FB!
Anyone catch the highly viral video trololololo website/video? I love the fact that who ever set up this one page site with a simple video can generate thousands of hits a day. Anyway I figured I would do the same with one of my favorite family guy videos – where Stewie beats the crap out of Brian for not paying up on a debt – and slap one Google Adsense banner beneath. The muscle belong to my friend David Frison, an actor and model in Los Angeles.
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With the green cigarette packs that looked like plastic explosives and the home made lab equipment I originally thought this was an instructional bomb making video. That goes to show mine, and dare I say our, bias. This somewhat drawn out gem turns out to be a greatly constructed demonstration with 400 cigarettes to show what is left in the body after consuming said cigarettes. The credits are given to someone in Japan so it looks like the video has made it way around the world as it should. For you parents out there.