I don’t know how long I’ve been bothered by the Firefox problem with Google Adsense ad blocks. I’m sure you know what I’m referring to. While a web page is loading all you can see are Google ads flickering across the page. Or you’re on a site and when you move the mouse over a link, the Google ads flicker. It’s rather annoying. The funny thing is IE, our favorite browser, doesn’t have this problem. Or is it that FF behaves correctly (which is not desired) and IE’s behavior (preferred) is wrong?
Gmail and IE Disagree
Accessing Gmail with IE has been pretty slow lately. It appears as if Google hates Internet Exploder just as much as the rest of us.
Review: Million Dollar Baby
One of the best movies I’ve seen in quite some time. Million Dollar Baby deserves every award it won last year. Clint Eastwood, Morgan Freeman, and Hilary Swank put on one hell of a performance for this one.
The movie teaches a great lesson about life…even when it appears as if we’ve lost, sometimes we’ve achieved our wildest dreams. Success is not always what it appears to be. The end of the movie appears to be a sad ending, but if you step back it’s actually a good thing for all of the involved parties. I won’t give away any more spoiling details.
Some of the action is slow, but it needs to be in order to develop the characters. The boxing scenes look pretty realistic and the music works well with the action. This film is definitely worth watching. I’d give it a A-.
Review: Deception Point
Dan Brown wrote another great book with Deception Point. I couldn’t put the book down once I started reading it and ended up finished all 550+ pages in a few days. That’s pretty good for me. I’d have to say that this is my second favorite (to The Da Vinci Code) book by Brown.
I’m not a fan of reading about history or politics, but Brown does a masterful job of making it fun. Deception Point is filled with behind-the-scenes politics, which was very interesting to read about. Not only do you get a great story, but you learn a lot of information about the United States Presidency, NASA, and other government agencies. No wonder it takes Brown so long to write a book with all of the research that goes into his writing.
I need to find other authors similar to Dan Brown. I’ve read all four of his books and I want more. His next book isn’t due out for awhile, so let me know if you suggest anything.
I give Deception Point an A.
Kill Spammers
An entirely new meaning to “kill spammers.”
The Real Meaning of Windows Vista
The real meaning of Windows VISTA? Viruses, Infections, Spyware, Trojans, Adware.
Moved
It looks like the server move is complete. MDV, 2HC, and PCT are all hosted at DreamHost now. Please let me know if you notice anything behaving badly. I’m extremely happy with DreamHost so far. I’ll post more about my experience later. 2HC has a new design, which I whipped up this morning. Updates to PCT will be coming soon as well.
A Few Site Updates
It appears as if the server move is done. Let me know if you notice anything out of place or not working correctly.
The logo contest at Poker Chip Tricks has ended. I’ll be working on a new design for that site. Hopefully sooner than later. The winner, Daragh Wallace, also created a new logo set that you see here at the top of 2 Hole Cards. If you don’t see a new logo, clear your cache and refresh the page. I also redesigned everything to match up with the new colors. I really like how it turned out. Again, please let me know if anything doesn’t look right.
In poker news…I haven’t been playing much lately. Just a little no-limit here and there. I’m plugging along at a nice pace and winning almost every session. If I could just learn to trust my reads more I’d be doing great. I can’t count how many times I’ve guessed the other player’s hand and still called, only to see that I was right. It’s a big leak for me.
7 Times
I just finished watching Lance Armstrong win his 7th Tour de France in a row. In my opinion, the TdF is the most difficult sporting competition in the world and Armstrong is the greatest athlete of our time. Winning this race seven times in a row was unthinkable. Lance did it after surviving cancer, which makes it even more remarkable. It is quite possibly the greatest sporting record of all-time.
PokerStars Deposit Bonus
PokerStars is running a deposit bonus until the 28th. 20% up to $120.
