Surfing The Web So You Don't Have To
I’ve been warned by spouses and girlfriends of folks who read this site not to post time-wasting games. Why? Because then my readers get nothing done, totally ignore their significant other, and it’s all my fault. Or something like that.
But I can’t resist linking to Platform Racing, which killed off most of my lunch break.
Have a dead Xbox 360? Don’t bother fixing it — just put it in the microwave and watch the light show. Good way to destroy a microwave, too…
The rest of the site is entertaining, too, as These guys have put a ton of stuff through their microwave.
We already knew that Eggar won and yoopers lost the pick ’em but we didn’t know who would take home 2nd place. After picking Kansas to win, Shadow Bird won the 2nd place prize. The spreadsheet has been updated with the final scores.
So the tournament is now over, and the pick ’em was a good time. Those of you who are due prizes need to either e-mail me from your Yahoo! account you used on the tournament page or you need to post your email in the messages area of the tournament page so I can contact you. If I don’t hear from the winners and loser by April 21st, I will be awarding the prizes to the next bracket on the list moving my way up and down the list until somebody takes the prizes.
“Bend Oregon: Home of the Pregnant Man” T-shirt:
The t-shirts are being done by Flash Ink, a local screen printing company. They’re going to go on sale on Wednesday, are $15, and are available by calling (541) 408-1308 or via email at rogerprints {at} yahoo {dot} com (they don’t have a retail shop or Web site yet — they’re working on it). Mention that you saw the shirt here.
And if you haven’t heard of the pregnant “man”, read on here and here. I haven’t really been following the story (because, really, in my opinion, it’s not a story), but the discussion on those two posts have been interesting.
Update: I’ve also been told they’ll be selling them at Lucky’s Tattoo and Body Piercing (by Red Carpet).
While there’s still one more game in the NCAA Tournament, the 2008 Pick ’em has a winner. Eggar came back from fourth place last week and picked both of today’s games, scoring enough points that he can’t lose Monday, no matter the outcome. Second place is still up in the air, depending on the outcome of Monday’s game (and there are prizes for second place, and more if first place doesn’t claim theirs). Like I’ve mentioned already, Fighting Yoopers won the t-shirt already,
In case you missed it, the Bulletin today had a printing press problem and their paper was minimal today — just one section, a bunch of ads, and a puff piece about Bend. So even when they can’t print a full paper, the content doesn’t really change (props to Duncan).
I just find it ironic that on the day they couldn’t print the paper (and the online edition, which is usually behind a pay wall, was free today because of it), they announced they’re raising rates for print subscribers — but they’re throwing in online access with the rate increase. Read on for the full e-mail from their online department that was sent to subscribers:
Dear Valued Bulletin Subscriber,
You’ve asked for it and we’re delivering. Starting May 1st, we will be including full E-Edition access with your daily, home delivery subscription. You will receive both the print and the E-Edition for only $11.00 per month. Only a $.50 monthly increase to our print subscription rates will now include full E-Edition access. We will automatically transfer your current E-Edition account balance to your print subscription.
Your account information, including password, will remain the same. Your seamless login will remain intact.
Plus, you’ll be able to experience a variety of new subscriber-only features of our re-designed web site, including:
* Ability to comment on articles;
* All articles from the print paper, including wire-service content.
On May 1st please check us out at www.bendbulletin.com. We’d welcome your suggestions.
Sincerely,
Jan Even, New Media Director
The Bulletin
I had heard rumors for months that this was going to happen, I just think it’s funny that they increased the rate along with it. Yes, I know it’s only 50 lousy cents, but they’d easily be able to make that up with the added eyes their online advertising will now be exposed to. Just poor timing to me. Hopefully the redesign that’s coming out makes the whole site easier on the eyes.
One of the funny April Fools jokes from yesterday. As a Zelda fan still plowing my way through The Phantom Hourglass myself, I found this entertaining:
I’ve had some annoying server (and co-workers monkeying with server) issues the last few days, and let me tell ya, I’ve contemplated some of these:
Don’t get your hopes up — I don’t have it (like I’d want it anyway — my previous mention of the story was enough for me). But if you’re wondering about the full story, s/he’ll be on Oprah.