http://ProgrammerDude.new.newsvine.com/A Little Bit of This, A Little Bit of Thaten-usCopyright 2012Fri, 11 Dec 2009 18:25:26 +0000Thu, 17 May 2012 13:28:48 +0000http://www.newsvine.comhttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://ProgrammerDude.new.newsvine.com/_news/2008/12/18/2227976-my-very-first-skydivehttp://ProgrammerDude.new.newsvine.com/_news/2008/12/18/2227976-my-very-first-skydivesportsskydivingparachuteprogrammerdudedrop-zonetandem-jumptotal-rushFri, 19 Dec 2008 01:10:55 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>#1 - Heading to the plane</p><p>Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! (Big first step!)</p><p>Whaaaaa Hooooo! (Leap of Faith!)</p><p>I can fly!! (Fallin' fast!)</p><p>Sproing! (Slowin' down!)</p><p>Flying like a bird! (What a rush!)</p><p>Coming for a landing! (Clear the decks!)</p><p>We made it! (Terra Firma!)</p><p>And a good time was had by all!</p> http://ProgrammerDude.new.newsvine.com/_news/2008/12/16/2218600-cold-nuff-for-yahttp://ProgrammerDude.new.newsvine.com/_news/2008/12/16/2218600-cold-nuff-for-yaentertainmentwintersnowcoldfrosticefreezechillsub-zeroabsolute-zerobitter-coldprogrammerdudezero-degreesfreezing-coldbiting-coldcold-biteshorribly-coldcold-enoughTue, 16 Dec 2008 16:37:03 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://ProgrammerDude.new.newsvine.com/_news/2008/12/10/2199930-the-night-of-bruce-springsteen-and-the-riverhttp://ProgrammerDude.new.newsvine.com/_news/2008/12/10/2199930-the-night-of-bruce-springsteen-and-the-riverentertainmentspringsteenbruce-springsteenrock-and-rollprogrammerdudethe-river-albumThu, 11 Dec 2008 00:29:14 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>The River by Bruce Springsteen</p> http://ProgrammerDude.new.newsvine.com/_news/2008/12/09/2196824-santa-claus-fact-or-fictionhttp://ProgrammerDude.new.newsvine.com/_news/2008/12/09/2196824-santa-claus-fact-or-fictionentertainmentsanta-claushumorsantaprogrammerdudechristmas-theoryWed, 10 Dec 2008 02:36:47 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Santa and Elves; Norman Rockwell; 1922</p><p>Up, up and away!</p><p>Maybe Superman helps? (copyright DC Comics)</p> http://ProgrammerDude.new.newsvine.com/_news/2008/11/25/2147161-easter-eggs-in-zack-snyders-insanely-ocd-watchmen-trailerhttp://ProgrammerDude.new.newsvine.com/_news/2008/11/25/2147161-easter-eggs-in-zack-snyders-insanely-ocd-watchmen-trailerentertainmentmovie-trailersci-fiscience-fictionalan-moorewatchmenzack-snydereaster-eggsTue, 25 Nov 2008 05:15:41 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark http://ProgrammerDude.new.newsvine.com/_news/2008/11/24/2146581-the-bees-in-bbqhttp://ProgrammerDude.new.newsvine.com/_news/2008/11/24/2146581-the-bees-in-bbqodd-newsbeesbbqbee-hiveprogrammerdudeTue, 25 Nov 2008 01:07:54 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Image #1</p><p>Image #2</p><p>Image #3</p><p>Image #4</p><p>Image #5</p><p>Image #6</p><p>Image #7</p><p>Image #8</p><p>Image #9</p><p>Image #10</p><p>Image #11</p><p>Image #12</p><p>Image #13</p> http://ProgrammerDude.new.newsvine.com/_news/2008/10/31/2060308-the-truth-about-gourdianshttp://ProgrammerDude.new.newsvine.com/_news/2008/10/31/2060308-the-truth-about-gourdianspumpkinhalloweenpumpkin-piewritinghumorfictiongourdsprogrammerdudepumpkin-peoplepumpkin-nationgourdianFri, 31 Oct 2008 20:00:01 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Gourdians are an earthy and generally shameless lot.</p> http://ProgrammerDude.new.newsvine.com/_news/2008/10/30/2057614-roger-ebert-hillary-and-bill-a-one-act-playhttp://ProgrammerDude.new.newsvine.com/_news/2008/10/30/2057614-roger-ebert-hillary-and-bill-a-one-act-playpoliticsbarack-obamaopinionsatirehillary-clintonroger-ebertone-act-playThu, 30 Oct 2008 23:49:46 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark http://ProgrammerDude.new.newsvine.com/_news/2008/10/30/2057578-roger-eberts-little-rule-bookhttp://ProgrammerDude.new.newsvine.com/_news/2008/10/30/2057578-roger-eberts-little-rule-bookentertainmentroger-ebertfilm-criticismThu, 30 Oct 2008 23:34:29 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark http://ProgrammerDude.new.newsvine.com/_news/2008/10/30/2056483-has-media-bashing-become-the-new-national-pastimehttp://ProgrammerDude.new.newsvine.com/_news/2008/10/30/2056483-has-media-bashing-become-the-new-national-pastimemediapoliticsjournalismreporterstamin-ansaryThu, 30 Oct 2008 17:34:19 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark http://ProgrammerDude.new.newsvine.com/_news/2008/10/27/2045202-john-mccain-wants-to-win-one-for-the-gipperhttp://ProgrammerDude.new.newsvine.com/_news/2008/10/27/2045202-john-mccain-wants-to-win-one-for-the-gipperelectionpoliticsmccainjohn-mccaindecision2008Mon, 27 Oct 2008 21:36:23 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark http://ProgrammerDude.new.newsvine.com/_news/2008/10/23/2033736-petition-calls-for-fda-to-regulate-energy-drinkshttp://ProgrammerDude.new.newsvine.com/_news/2008/10/23/2033736-petition-calls-for-fda-to-regulate-energy-drinkshealthcolacoffeered-bullcokesodapepsicaffeinedr-peppermountain-dewcaffeine-drinksThu, 23 Oct 2008 22:56:16 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark http://ProgrammerDude.new.newsvine.com/_news/2008/09/30/1935303-a-great-icon-of-the-entertainment-community-has-diedhttp://ProgrammerDude.new.newsvine.com/_news/2008/09/30/1935303-a-great-icon-of-the-entertainment-community-has-diedodd-newshumorpillsbury-dough-boypillsburyprogrammerdudedough-boypoppin-freshTue, 30 Sep 2008 16:16:06 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Mr Dough on the job.</p> http://ProgrammerDude.new.newsvine.com/_news/2008/09/18/1882611-little-hadronic-coupletshttp://ProgrammerDude.new.newsvine.com/_news/2008/09/18/1882611-little-hadronic-coupletspoetrycernlhcquarksprogrammerdudehadronsThu, 18 Sep 2008 19:49:39 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Strange Attractors</p> http://ProgrammerDude.new.newsvine.com/_news/2008/09/04/1827544-movie-lists-movies-about-assassinshttp://ProgrammerDude.new.newsvine.com/_news/2008/09/04/1827544-movie-lists-movies-about-assassinsentertainmentstallonemoviesjean-renofavoritesassassinstarantinofavorite-moviesluc-bessonprogrammerdudemovie-listsmovies-about-assassinsThu, 4 Sep 2008 20:41:13 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>The Day of the Jackal (1973)</p><p>Point of No Return (1993)</p><p>The Professional (1994)</p><p>Pulp Fiction (1994)</p><p>Assassins (1995)</p><p>Grosse Pointe Blank (1997)</p><p>Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999)</p><p>Kill Bill (2003/2004)</p><p>You Kill Me (2007)</p> http://ProgrammerDude.new.newsvine.com/_news/2008/09/04/1825893-but-nobody-doesnt-like-sarah-palinhttp://ProgrammerDude.new.newsvine.com/_news/2008/09/04/1825893-but-nobody-doesnt-like-sarah-palinpoliticsgopjohn-mccainopinionvice-presidentsarah-palinprogrammerdudeThu, 4 Sep 2008 15:44:48 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin at the RNC</p><p>Gov. Sarah Palin Official Portrait</p><p>Gov. Palin signs HB 4001 and SB 4002 into law</p><p>Gov. Palin meets Congressional challengers regarding ANWR</p><p>Gov. Palin and a salmon</p> http://ProgrammerDude.new.newsvine.com/_news/2008/09/01/1813927-newsvine-and-unicodehttp://ProgrammerDude.new.newsvine.com/_news/2008/09/01/1813927-newsvine-and-unicodenewsvinexmlhtmlmetaunicodenewsvine-commentutf8codepointutf-8newsvine-articleprogrammerdudenewsvine-seedTue, 2 Sep 2008 03:41:15 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Pasting from a word processor can surprise you!</p><p>The original Newsvine Comment</p><p>Characters &amp;amp; their Unicode Code Points</p><p>Basic Unicode Map. Over 65K Served!</p><p>128 codes in US-ASCII</p><p>Select and Copy</p><p>Edit - Paste (same as ^V)</p><p>Edit - Paste Special</p><p>Paste Special - select Unformated Text</p><p>Same source, two results!</p><p>Table 1</p> http://ProgrammerDude.new.newsvine.com/_news/2008/08/31/1810338-what-is-art-a-personal-definitionhttp://ProgrammerDude.new.newsvine.com/_news/2008/08/31/1810338-what-is-art-a-personal-definitionbookstvartmoviesplaysartsphilosophystory-tellingfine-artprogrammerdudeMon, 1 Sep 2008 00:40:46 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>I don't know what Art is, but I know what I like.</p><p>I don't know what I like, but I know what Art is.</p><p>Music is Love in search of a Word.</p><p>Sculpture is what you bump into when you back up to look at a painting.</p><p>Jackson Pollock #4</p><p>Andy Warhol Campbell's Soup I</p> http://ProgrammerDude.new.newsvine.com/_news/2008/08/31/1810227-computer-programming-is-hardhttp://ProgrammerDude.new.newsvine.com/_news/2008/08/31/1810227-computer-programming-is-hardcomputerssoftwarefictioncomputer-programmingsoftware-engineerssbutki-writingprogrammerdudecomputer-programmersSun, 31 Aug 2008 23:36:43 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Computer Science is no more about Computers than Astronomy is about Telescopes.</p><p>Most computers are much smaller.</p><p>A few are much bigger!</p> http://ProgrammerDude.new.newsvine.com/_news/2008/08/23/1778328-in-the-view-of-his-carhttp://ProgrammerDude.new.newsvine.com/_news/2008/08/23/1778328-in-the-view-of-his-carfictionsbutki-fictionprogrammerdudeSun, 24 Aug 2008 02:16:05 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>I'm a Jeep Cherokee!</p><p>In the view of his car?</p> http://ProgrammerDude.new.newsvine.com/_news/2008/08/20/1767592-star-trek-why-i-hated-the-holodeck-an-ber-geeks-reveriehttp://ProgrammerDude.new.newsvine.com/_news/2008/08/20/1767592-star-trek-why-i-hated-the-holodeck-an-ber-geeks-reverieentertainmenttvmoviesstar-treksci-fiscience-fictiontrekpicardtngrikerholodeckprogrammerdudegiordidr-crusherWed, 20 Aug 2008 23:56:51 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>The infamous Yellow Grid</p><p>The Big Goodbye</p><p>11001001</p><p><em>Again!</em></p><p>Elementary, Dear Data</p><p>Elementary, Dear Data</p><p>Fistful Of Datas</p><p>A Matter Of Perspective</p><p>A Matter Of Perspective</p><p>Elementary, Dear Data</p><p>11001001</p><p>The Big Goodbye</p><p>The Big Goodbye</p><p>Fistful Of Datas</p><p>Ship In A Bottle</p><p>The Big Goodbye</p> http://ProgrammerDude.new.newsvine.com/_news/2008/08/20/1767398-science-fiction-two-things-that-matter-to-mehttp://ProgrammerDude.new.newsvine.com/_news/2008/08/20/1767398-science-fiction-two-things-that-matter-to-meentertainmenttvstar-warsmoviesstar-treksci-fiscience-fictiontrektostngds9programmerdudebabylong5bab5Wed, 20 Aug 2008 23:08:50 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Klaatu barada nikto</p><p>It's People!!!</p><p>NOT Science <em>Fiction</em></p><p>Great modern SF!</p><p>It gazes back.</p><p>And then there was one.</p><p><strong>Raquel Welch</strong>... &amp; some other people.</p><p>NOT <em>The Wizard Of Oz</em>!</p><p>I. AM. THE. <strong>LAW</strong>!</p><p>Never Surrender; Never Give Up!</p> http://ProgrammerDude.new.newsvine.com/_news/2008/08/19/1763271-how-to-make-a-link-to-a-newsvine-commenthttp://ProgrammerDude.new.newsvine.com/_news/2008/08/19/1763271-how-to-make-a-link-to-a-newsvine-commentnewsvinehtmllinkmetanewsvine-commentlinkinglink-to-a-commentprogrammerdudeTue, 19 Aug 2008 20:35:07 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Figure 1. A Newsvine comment. The Comment Number (lower left) is a link.</p><p>Figure 1a. Hover over link (w/ MSIE)</p><p>Figure 1b. Right-click link (w/ MSIE)</p><p>Figure 2. Begin the Comment Link</p><p>Figure 3. Click <strong>[Link]</strong> button</p><p>Figure 4. Click <strong>[/Link]</strong> button</p><p>Figure 5. All Done!</p> http://ProgrammerDude.new.newsvine.com/_news/2008/08/11/1739878-watchmen-creator-ignores-moviehttp://ProgrammerDude.new.newsvine.com/_news/2008/08/11/1739878-watchmen-creator-ignores-movieentertainmentmoviescomicsscience-fictionsuperheroesalan-mooregraphic-novelswatchmendave-gibbonsMon, 11 Aug 2008 17:43:01 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark http://ProgrammerDude.new.newsvine.com/_news/2008/08/11/1738222-who-watches-the-watchmen-part-2http://ProgrammerDude.new.newsvine.com/_news/2008/08/11/1738222-who-watches-the-watchmen-part-2entertainmentmoviescomicsscience-fictionsuperheroesalan-mooregraphic-novelswatchmendave-gibbonsMon, 11 Aug 2008 05:08:10 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p><strong><em>Watchmen</em></strong> by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons</p><p>Three panels, one "shot".</p><p>Smiley on Mars.</p><p>Ozymandias pushes the button!</p><p>As it began...</p><p>...so does it end.</p>