#57

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I hadn’t done a Google serch for Nick in quite some time, but for some reason I decided to just now. Previously I’d looked as far as like #250 and still hadn’t found MtDewVirus listed. Well, today I didn’t have to look an further than page 6 of the results. There I sit at #57! […]

Tilt

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…in the high stakes game of TILT, the most costly bet will be on the future…

TILT

I saw a Google Ad on one of my sites today for ESPN’s new poker show and thought I’d check it out. It looks entertaining, so I’ll be tuning in to watch. I need a regular show to watch each week besides ER anyways. There is a preview special with Norman Chad (Couldn’t they have picked someone better!) airing Wednesday, January 12th at 7:30pm ET on ESPN2 and the first episode is Thursday, January 13th at 9:00pm ET on ESPN. From the looks of it, there will be 9 episodes in all, so it’ll be a short series. One of the characters, Eddie, reminds me of Ben Affleck a little. I wonder if he was chosen for that reason…probably not.

Turn It On

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Wouldn’t it make sense to be in front of your computer and have it turned on if you are calling a Help Desk for assistance with a computer problem? Seriously. I don’t ride my bike to the mechanic and tell him the brakes on my car are making noises.

The Movie With 4 Endings

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The Lord of the Rings - The Return of the King (Platinum Series Special Extended Edition)Last night I finally watched my special extended edition copy of The Lord of the Rings – The Return of the King. All 4 hours and 20 minutes of it!

There’s no doubt in my mind that this is one of the greatest DVDs ever released. I noticed a lot of the added scenes and that’s saying a lot since it’s been over a year since I saw the theatrical version. The new scenes really do add to the story, filling in a few gaps. You’re missing out on the full experience of the movie if you don’t take the time to watch this extended edition. I can’t wait to check out some of the special features on the other two discs.


bbPress

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I just installed bbPress to give it a test drive. When I read that it’s supposed to be simple, I guess I was thinking WordPress simple. Think Notepad simple. The forum software is nowhere near being ready for use on a site.

Now, I totally understand that the project just started development 2 weeks ago and is being built from the ground up. I also understand that the version number is 0.01, so I shouldn’t expect much. And to be fair…I didn’t really expect much. I expected a bare bones piece of software to run forums on a site. Well, it’s bare bones alright.

After registering, there isn’t even a way to change your password, so you’re stuck with the generated one. Also, from a developer’s stand point, it would be a PITA to template the system right now. It doesn’t come with a default CSS file.

I’m sure that bbPress will turn out to be a great piece of software one day. Just take a look at how far WordPress has come in a year.

Now my search begins for a simple piece of forum software. I don’t want avatars, file attachments, and all that jazz. I want people to be able to post topics and reply to them. I want something that can be incorporated with the design of a WordPress site. I might be searching for awhile…

Update: I think I found the perfect package with Phorum. It has a very nice templating system. I think I’ll just need to edit the header, footer, and css files to setup the design I want. 😀

Update #2: Phorum is pretty slick. See it in action on the new Poker Chip Tricks Forums.