It’s actually a good thing that Barney quoted a blogger in this story about Bend’s real estate, as if he just interviewed Real Estate guys around here, they’d say the study was crap as they obviously have an vested interest in keeping prices high. So at least we have a counterpoint here, but I do find it interesting that a blogger (an anonymous one at that) is getting quoted in local media.
You Knew It Had To Happen
They’ve pretty much found a way to create viruses for every other technology out there (Cell phones, PDAs, etc…) so it comes as no surprise to me that scientists have discovered a way to infect an RFID chip with a virus.
24 Hours Left To Make Your Picks
If you haven’t made your NCAA tournament picks where you can compete for a fabulous prize, you have approximately 24 hours to do so (sign ups close at 9:10 PST on Thursday). As it stands right now, we have 12 people competing for the T-Shirt, and would love to have you on that list. Sign up today before the games start tomorrow.
One In 200 Folks In Bend Is A Realtor?
That’s really sad, but the Boy In The Bubble is surprised the percentage isn’t even higher.
We Had To Kill It
Remember that fish we were trying to treat? We had to kill it.
Update On NCAA Tournament Pick ’em: Now With Prizes!
Yesterday I mentioned that I was starting a Yahoo! tournament pick ’em for the readers of this site. So far, it’s only Shannon and I who have signed up and joined the group, but here’s something to entice you: Winner of the tournament pick ’em I mentioned before will get a free t-shirt from Bend’s Best T-Shirt Shop — you pick the design and size. The problem is that it won’t be any fun if it’s just Shannon and I, as Shannon’s married to the guy who runs the site.
So follow the directions here to sign up, and only folks who join that group will be able to compete for the shirt — so if you don’t sign up, you can’t win.
Disclaimers: Some restrictions may apply, this is a totally informal contest so if something blows up, doesn’t work, totally breaks, or screws you in any way, shape, or form, you cannot and will not hold anybody responsible — including this site, Bend Tees, or anything else on the web — other than yourself. Do not taunt happy fun ball. Not for off road use.
How Much Is Your Blog Worth?
I remember seeing this making the rounds a long time ago, but was reminded that I’d never posted an entry about it until somebody made a comment about it. But as of this writing, this blog is worth $63,228.48 How much is yours worth?
Addicting Little Game For The Day
I got to level three, but got shot to pieces on this simple little Java game.
Join The UtterlyBoring.com NCAA Tournament Pick ’em
Last year, I wasn’t really on the ball and didn’t get my picks in very early, but this year, I’m all over it. Go over and make your NCAA March Madness predictions over at Yahoo Sports. Once you’ve sign up and made your picks, feel free to join my private group using the following information:
Group ID: 68993
Password: jake
My picks probably don’t make any sense, but I’m not an expert at this.
There are no prizes for beating all the utterlyboring.com folks (unless somebody wants to foot the bill for a cheesy prize), but there will be bragging rights, which is as good as anything, right?
Update: There are now prizes! Sign up today!
NEED: PHP SOAP Help (And I Might Be Able To Pay Somebody For This)
This is probably above much of my audience here which is, and if you think PHP SOAP is something you buy at the local grocery store in the health and beauty aisle, stop reading now. However, read on below if you’re remotely interested in PHP programming, specifically SOAP requests on remote servers …