http://www.turbofool.com Yet another blog in the sea Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:17:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en My five-year-old daughter goes to a preschool/daycare that wasn't, when we signed up for it, outwardly religious. We were careful to ensure a place that wouldn't impart any specific religious biases on her so we can do our best to give her a well-rounded view of religion. Without our ... http://www.turbofool.com/2008/01/04/kids-make-the-darndest-religious-internet-sex-references/ I was bored this evening (how unusual...) and decided to look up an old friend of mine, Samm Levine. I had the good fortune of working on three episodes of one of the greatest television series of all time, Freaks and Geeks. Samm played Neal which is a role I ... http://www.turbofool.com/2007/12/29/life-and-samm-levine-is-short/ Everyday Normal Guy Rap Song on FunnyOrDie.com   Talk about a rap for the rest of us. I could get behind rap if more rappers told it like this... I've checked out some of this guy's (Jon Lajoie) other music videos and they're just as clever. If ... http://www.turbofool.com/2007/12/17/a-rap-for-the-real-world/ I can't say I'm exactly a huge fan of hip-hop or turntables, but they have their moments. Good turntable work combined with a great violinist, though, makes for something truly impressive... Courtesy of Esplanade http://www.turbofool.com/2007/10/14/violin-meet-turntable/ Bo Fo Sho - Watch more free videos This guy is ridiculously white, dorky, and awkward, and that's what makes him all the more brilliant. His raps are extremely clever, and you'd be best off ... http://www.turbofool.com/2007/10/12/bo-burnham-the-white-eminem/ This is a pretty damn good parody of Nickelback's Rock Star. Worth seeing. Courtesy of Bobiland http://www.turbofool.com/2007/10/09/hey-hey-i-wanna-be-a-pop-star/ I just read an article on Guardian Unlimited on how easily the author, as well as another more recent "software developer," was able to win a "prestigious" award for his software... software which doesn't actually exist. I recommend you follow the link for the full details, but he merely submitted information ... http://www.turbofool.com/2007/09/25/turbofoolcom-now-with-more-awards/ MySpace link When I stumble upon things like this on the internet, I can't help but continually wonder why we have television shows like America's Got Talent, which are simply littered with people who clearly have NO talent in comparison to people like this. These kids are amazing. Where's the TV ... http://www.turbofool.com/2007/09/25/with-internet-like-this-who-needs-tv/ This was too clever not to post. The idea of having the full-resolution, full-detail version of anything on a portable device sounds so nice... until you actually have to use it. http://www.turbofool.com/2007/09/25/is-there-anything-the-iphone-cant-do-psst-the-answer-is-yes/ There's certain words that are commonly abbreviated in URLs to simplify matters. Images, in particular, have abbreviations for words like small (s, or sm), medium (m, or md, or med), large (l, or lg), thumbnail (th, or thumb, etc.), and other common attributes. One word in particular, though, is in ... http://www.turbofool.com/2007/09/21/bad-abbreviation/