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Just doesn't get more accurate than this!

TackyTeddy — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 13:20:22 +0000

The government today announced that it is changing its emblem from an Eagle to a CONDOM because it more accurately reflects the government's political stance. A condom allows for inflation, halts production, destroys the next generation, protects a bunch of pricks, and gives you a sense of security while you're actually being screwed.

ENERGY STAR BS

TackyTeddy — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 23:09:05 +0000

Federal monitors granted the Energy Star stamp of approval to a number of bogus appliances, including a gas-powered alarm clock and an electric space heater with a feather duster taped to it. The Government Accountability Office submitted the fake items in an audit to test the integrity of the well-known efficiency program. The New York Times describes how it worked:

Place your advance orders for the gas-powered alarm clocks and the feather duster electric space heaters. Hurry, before the recall

Below is from: Formhttp://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=products.pr_how_earn

What is ENERGY STAR?

ENERGY STAR is the trusted, government-backed symbol for energy efficiency helping us all save money and protect the environment through energy-efficient products and practices.

The ENERGY STAR label was established to:

Reduce greenhouse gas emissions and other pollutants caused by the inefficient use of energy; and
Make it easy for consumers to identify and purchase energy-efficient products that offer savings on energy bills without sacrificing performance, features, and comfort.

How Does EPA Choose which Products Earn the Label?

Products can earn the ENERGY STAR label by meeting the energy efficiency requirements set forth in ENERGY STAR product specifications. EPA establishes these specifications based on the following set of key guiding principles:

Product categories must contribute significant energy savings nationwide.
Qualified products must deliver the features and performance demanded by consumers, in addition to increased energy efficiency.
If the qualified product costs more than a conventional, less-efficient counterpart, purchasers will recover their investment in increased energy efficiency through utility bill savings, within a reasonable period of time.
Energy efficiency can be achieved through broadly available, non-proprietary technologies offered by more than one manufacturer.
Product energy consumption and performance can be measured and verified with testing.
Labeling would effectively differentiate products and be visible for purchasers.

Just How Random Will Random Be

TackyTeddy — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:18:09 +0000

If you have thousands of followers and you want to randomly select one, for example, to win a competition prize.
So one follower will be randomly selected for an iPad in April. So I'm testing for my name in advance. Wish me luck on the real drawing out of the Lisa's Twitter Followers.

If not, maybe one of these names will show up and I'll be know as TackyTeddy the Whimsic Psychic. Boy, that will look great on my resume.

01) - On 16 Mar '10 at 13:15 (UTC+12), from @LisaTickledPink's 23616 Followers the random number 3707 was generated, who is:

jepoole / Jason Poole

136 followers · from Murfreesboro, TN (35.800301,-8 · Husband, Conservative, LDS, Apple Fan Boy

02) - On 17 Mar '10 at 17:38 (UTC+12), from @LisaTickledPink's 24196 Followers the random number 8888 was generated, who is:

Jmtyra / Jmtyra

4 followers

03) - On 18 Mar '10 at 23:22 (UTC+12), from @LisaTickledPink's 24640 Followers the random number 22607 was generated, who is:

mtnpks / larry goetz

0 followers

04) - On 19 Mar '10 at 23:18 (UTC+12), from @LisaTickledPink's 24781 Followers the random number 550 was generated, who is:

Verlin / Verlin

44 followers · from Manitoba, Canada

05) - On 20 Mar '10 at 15:00 (UTC+12), from @LisaTickledPink's 25119 Followers the random number 5876 was generated, who is:

Geo365 / George Morris

35 followers

06) - On 21 Mar '10 at 23:00 (UTC+12), from @LisaTickledPink's 25450 Followers the random number 21901 was generated, who is:

blainelundberg / Blaine Lundberg

17 followers · from San Francisco

07) - On 22 Mar '10 at 15:13 (UTC+12), from @LisaTickledPink's 25750 Followers the random number 10269 was generated, who is:

hyper / Jordan Felle

51 followers · from Swedesboro, NJ

08) - On 25 Mar '10 at 00:07 (UTC+12), from @LisaTickledPink's 26779 Followers the random number 24161 was generated, who is:

espacoimigrante / Fernando Oda

5 followers · from South River, NJ - USA

09) - On 24 Mar '10 at 22:44 (UTC+12), from @LisaTickledPink's 27459 Followers the random number 8309 was generated, who is:

rjkehn / Ron Kehn

2 followers

10) - On 25 Mar '10 at 16:19 (UTC+12), from @LisaTickledPink's 27781 Followers the random number 24181 was generated, who is:

dannychew / Danny Chew

119 followers · from Penang, Malaysia · Wedding and Lifestyle Photographer from Malaysia

11) - On 26 Mar '10 at 13:10 (UTC+12), from @LisaTickledPink's 28153 Followers the random number 19854 was generated, who is:

andrewish / Andrew Isherwood

111 followers · from Nr Machynlleth, Wales, UK · Web, PHP and database developer who also loves photography

12) - On 27 Mar '10 at 22:28 (UTC+12), from @LisaTickledPink's 28619 Followers the random number 2970 was generated, who is:

khakikat / B A Guth

2 followers

13) - On 28 Mar '10 at 14:40 (UTC+12), from @LisaTickledPink's 28738 Followers the random number 7258 was generated, who is:

randyfarnes / Randy Farnes

3 followers · from Marin County, CA USA

14) - On 29 Mar '10 at 14:14 (UTC+12), from @LisaTickledPink's 29001 Followers the random number 7141 was generated, who is:

Simon_Hibbs / Simon Dominic Hibbs

10 followers · from London · Senior Support Analyst at Patsystems. Husband, Father, Gamer.

15) - On 31 Mar '10 at 00:38 (UTC+12), from @LisaTickledPink's 29194 Followers the random number 14111 was generated, who is:

smclarue / Susanna La Rue

8 followers · from Wellington, New Zealand

16) - On 1 Apr '10 at 13:28 (UTC+12), from @LisaTickledPink's 29566 Followers the random number 7192 was generated, who is:

fyljohnson / Fyl Johnson

5 followers · from Seattle, WA · Developer at Metia

17) - On 2 Apr '10 at 23:22 (UTC+12), from @LisaTickledPink's 29789 Followers the random number 3574 was generated, who is:

NotSergio / Sergio Hernandez

16 followers · from LA

18) - On 3 Apr '10 at 23:39 (UTC+12), from @LisaTickledPink's 29933 Followers the random number 10193 was generated, who is:

jleiv / Jose

5 followers

19) - On 4 Apr '10 at 23:47 (UTC+12), from @LisaTickledPink's 30329 Followers the random number 14175 was generated, who is:

day_dreamer89 / day_dreamer89

25 followers

Leo's & Lisa's Random Pick for the iPad is .............

@floydnorman Congratulations, you just won the ipad from The Tech Guy!

@floydnorman Congratulations. You just won Leo Laporte's ipad drawing. You're the winner. So, again, congrats

Forget the iPad, I'm getting an ePad

TackyTeddy — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 15:21:00 +0000

Forget the (on Sale Today) iPad , I'm getting an (on sale someday) ePad

@LisaTickledPink congrats your getting a free ipad!

Friday, March 12, 2010 - 02:00 PM EST

"Judging from the order numbers, pre-sales are coming in at the rate of 25,000 per hour," Philip Elmer-DeWitt blogs for Fortune.

I don't care about your farm, fish, park or mafia!

TackyTeddy — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 16:19:56 +0000

You hate these stupid posts! I also DONT CARE ABOUT YOUR CAFE, ZOO, OR YOUR SORORITY!

3,136,015 People can't be wrong

Apple's 10 Billion Song Countdown

TackyTeddy — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 13:10:00 +0000

10 Billionth iTunes Song Countdown!

00 days 00 hours
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In the next few days, iTunes will reach 10 billion song downloads. That's ten billion with a b. A one followed by TEN zeroes. That's a song for every person on the planet, plus an extra 3,300,000,000 songs left over. To mark the occasion, iTunes is giving a $10,000 iTunes giftcard to the lucky downloader of the 10 billionth track.

We have a winner! Apple announced on Thursday that (a 71-year-old retired real estate broker) Louie Sulcer of Woodstock, Ga., clicked the “Buy” button at an opportune time, downloading the 10 billionth song from the company’s iTunes Store since the site went active in April 2003. The fortuitous purchase makes Mr. Sulcer the winner of the iTunes Countdown to 10 Billion Songs, and he’ll receive a $10,000 iTunes gift card. The song? Johnny Cash’s “Guess Things Happen That Way.”

Lets Build Something Together®.

TackyTeddy — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 17:00:00 +0000

Lets Build Something Together®

The people at the store have always been more than helpful for the most part.

But after I swipe my card, I have yet to "Build Something Together" with them. As you can see I really need the help.

Livestock usually is a poor choice for a wedding gift

TackyTed's Idol

TackyTeddy — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 15:13:00 +0000

A true American Idol, one of the few people you can trust. This guy tells it like it is and he has no agenda. I knew y'all would guess it. Yep it's the good ole' tech grouch.

A centerpiece for the table should never be anything prepared by a taxidermist

iPad, what's in the name Apple?

TackyTeddy — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 01:41:00 +0000

The way the tech reporters are talking. Apple has used a poor choice in it's naming of the iPad (pad). If Apple would have talked to females (51 % of the population) they would have never used iPad for the tablet name.

It seems that these teck guys are reporting that women only think of the use for the word pad, only refers to "maxi pad". Well then don't take a note on that pad of paper. Let's hope you never get transported to a hospital roofs helipad marked with a circle and a letter "H". Now we know why NASA is on the chopping block for funds. It's the use of "launch pad" that did them in.

Apple used the name for branding. iPod iPhone iPad. It's a no brainer.

But the hidden fact just might be:

Think some suckers in the media will make reference to maxi pad. I'm sure of it, remember that old SNL video on uTube. Once the media gets wind of it, and the word pad in iPad, we'll get even more Free Press.

You tech reporters, just got used! Don't feel bad, you got it from the best in the business, Apple!

iPad Prankster: Jason Calacanis

iTalks About Tweets (07:18)

Here's a few definitions

Peripheral artery disease (PAD) - MayoClinic.com

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Pad

A keypad is a set of buttons which usually bear digits (numpad)
A Gamepad or joypad for a computer or console
A paper tablet
Part of an animal paw
A bachelor pad
An abbreviation for maxi pad, sanitary napkin (US), or "towel" (UK)
Launch pad, in rocketry, the platform from which an orbital vehicle is launched
Helipad, for helicopters
One of the transliterations of the fourth syllable in the Buddhist six syllable mantra Om mani padme hum

Protective gear

Electronics

In electronics manufacturing, a flat surface used to make electrical contact. A special case is bonding pads, to which components are soldered
In audio and RF electronics, an attenuator
Pressure pad, sensitive to pressure
The iPad is a tablet released by Apple Inc.

Music

Pad button, found on some mixing consoles, used for lowering input gain
Synth pad, in electronic music, is a sound (timbre), which is a harmonic background sound
electronic drum pad

Computing

A graphics pad, another term for a graphics tablet.
Word-processing programs such as Notepad and WordPad
Mousepad, a pad/mat used in computing for a mouse
Pad field, in networking, part of the ethernet frame that fills in the data field (if necessary) to ensure that it meets the minimum length (64 bytes)

You know You always wanted to Know (Something Smells)

TackyTeddy — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 18:37:00 +0000

I had to get away from the doom and gloom of the world for a bit. So this should stink up this site a bit. Fart'n

Source: Online Education