Cancer Cure Research

In this quarter's CURE magazine there is a write-up from Lance Armstrong about his retirement from the bike to lobby in D.C. for more government-funded cancer research. One factoid from the article just runs all over me:

"A war on cancer was declared in 1971. From then until today all the money
totalled that the government has put toward cancer research wouldn't pay for six
months of the war in Iraq."

Google it, baby!

In today's world where Google is not only a name but also a verb I'm still amazed by the sheer number of people that don't utilize Google fully. (Side note: The Google Story by Vise and Malseed is an awesome read.)

As such, allow me to do my part in educating everyone so that you may share the wonderful goodness with others...

• When searching all terms are searched. There's no need to type AND between words, it's assumed.
• You can use "-" to omit a word. For example, "red car -BMW" would return all sites with RED and CAR but NOT those with BMW.
• Need a dictionary? Just Google it... define:life
• Need a calculator? Google it... "4+8/2" or "half of 235 times seven"
• Need a translator? "translate:world in german"
• Conversions? Yup, Google. "10 gallons in liters" or "75 pounds in kilograms"
• Mobile and need info? Send a text message to GOOGL (46645).. "outback steakhouse in madison, tn" or "movies 37203" and Google will txt you back with the deets.
• Looking for something and want to check all synonyms? "~car" will also check automobile, vehicle, etc.

Enjoy your new powers. Share them with others. :)

Drive Safely

I see Tennessee tax dollars are being put to good use. The sign shown below reads "CALL 511 FOR TRAFFIC INFO". So, let me get this right... we [Tennesseans] pay sales tax to allow TDOT to install remotely configurable display signs for traffic information, Amber alerts, and other emergency information. TDOT installs signs and, instead of just providing the information, they want drivers to change focus to their cell phones, dial the number and listen to a recording on a loop. Yeah.

Calm before the storm

Just a lazy weekend... the calm before the storm. I hope everyone is doing well. More rambling to come...