tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34964932024-03-13T13:32:56.147-04:00Night Owl RadioA weekly podcast with semi-random ramblings from a Night Owl. Oh yeah, I may even talk about news, other podcasts, rants, raves, and podsafe music.
<a href="http://nightowl.blogspot.com/atom.xml">Subscribe</a>Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00474323712718554413noreply@blogger.comBlogger198125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3496493.post-19801074979423820472014-11-27T22:48:00.001-05:002014-11-27T22:48:31.564-05:00Feeling thankfulFeeling thankful for friends, family, and health. Ate WAY to much! I think I may not eat until Saturday (or so I say now!).Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00474323712718554413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3496493.post-26452082520088951822013-10-08T07:11:00.001-04:002013-10-08T07:11:11.963-04:00TestTesting one, two, three, four...Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00474323712718554413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3496493.post-30368674341876032352013-03-10T00:41:00.001-05:002013-03-10T00:41:04.828-05:00DSTSpring forward tonight (US Daylight Saving Time begins)Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00474323712718554413noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3496493.post-53109139684893871212011-09-22T22:09:00.001-04:002011-09-22T22:09:12.956-04:00Test PostPost from the Blogger iPhone app. Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00474323712718554413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3496493.post-1176210929667212682007-04-10T09:15:00.000-04:002007-04-10T09:15:34.160-04:00Free directory assistance from Google!Call 1-800-GOOG-411 from any phone to test Google Voice Local Search. No computer needed, but you can have the info sent to your mobile phone.Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00474323712718554413noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3496493.post-1170366259366611522007-02-01T16:44:00.000-05:002007-02-01T16:44:19.583-05:00Bushism of the day"And there is distrust in Washington. I am surprised, frankly, at the amount of distrust that exists in this town. And I'm sorry it's the case, and I'll work hard to try to elevate it." - George W. Bush, Speaking on National Public Radio, January 29, 2007.Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00474323712718554413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3496493.post-1169132777256353112007-01-18T10:06:00.000-05:002007-01-18T10:06:17.553-05:00MySpace to offer parental notification softwareMySpace.com, News Corp.'s popular online social network, plans to offer free parental notification software. Parents will be able to use the software to find out what name, age and location their children use to represent themselves on MySpace.But how will parents find out about this, and if so, will they bother to use it? Will their kids set up two MySpace accounts, one for their parents and Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00474323712718554413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3496493.post-1169132556502805482007-01-18T10:02:00.000-05:002007-01-18T10:02:36.940-05:00Solar power eliminates utility bills in U.S. home | Tech&Sci | Technology | Reuters.comMichael Strizki heats and cools his house year-round and runs a full range of appliances including such power-guzzlers as a hot tub and a wide-screen TV without paying a penny in utility bills.Now all we need is a low cost way to implement this type of system...Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00474323712718554413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3496493.post-1164813775849446812006-11-29T10:22:00.000-05:002006-11-29T10:23:06.883-05:00Corn-fed heatCompared with other heating sources, such as wood, corn burns clear and relatively cleanly, industry officials said. Its exhaust, vented outside the home, often smells like roasted corn.Burning corn, rather than oil or coal, is a more sustainable energy source because it's renewable, said Brad Garmon, land programs director for the Michigan Environmental Council.By burning corn, consumers are Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00474323712718554413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3496493.post-1163005999982433512006-11-08T12:13:00.000-05:002006-11-08T12:13:20.283-05:00now, thanks to a new breed of services that usually have some sort of Web site at their heart, you can get phone numbers that last for only as long asNow you can get phone numbers that last for only as long as you want them to.Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00474323712718554413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3496493.post-1161884779550321462006-10-26T13:46:00.000-04:002006-10-26T13:47:39.013-04:00How to steal an election by hacking the voteI believe this is a must-read for everyone before election day - How to steal an election by hacking the vote.Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00474323712718554413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3496493.post-1158253622830846652006-09-14T13:07:00.000-04:002006-09-14T13:07:03.443-04:00Why Johnny can't codeBASIC used to be on every computer a child touched -- but today there's no easy way for kids to get hooked on programming.This is not just a matter of cheating a generation, telling them to simply be consumers of software, instead of the innovators that their uncles were. No, this goes way beyond that. In medical school, professors insist that students have some knowledge of chemistry and DNA Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00474323712718554413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3496493.post-1155658258231017822006-08-15T12:09:00.000-04:002006-08-15T12:10:58.880-04:00NASA can't find original tape of moon landingThe U.S. government has misplaced the original recording of the first moon landing, including astronaut Neil Armstrong's famous "one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind," a NASA spokesman said on Monday.Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00474323712718554413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3496493.post-1155052992409745172006-08-08T12:03:00.000-04:002006-08-08T12:03:12.453-04:00DIY Software from PC Magazine: Your Virtual AssistantDIY PBX: Asterisk: The business-oriented VoIP server with a Web interface to put you in control of your phone system's features and capabilities.Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00474323712718554413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3496493.post-1151429740835260052006-06-27T13:35:00.000-04:002006-06-27T13:36:21.196-04:00Sticking with AT&T? You're a fool"AT&T isn't protecting its ability to work with the government -- it's granting itself the right to do whatever it wants with any of your information or data passing through its service."Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00474323712718554413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3496493.post-1151005386313438482006-06-22T15:43:00.000-04:002006-06-22T15:43:06.496-04:00AT&T to customers: We own your data"AT&T said yesterday that it was revising its privacy policy, explaining to customers that it owns their phone records.The changes take effect tomorrow."Nothing like giving customers time to make an informed choice.Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00474323712718554413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3496493.post-1150919315459517522006-06-21T15:48:00.000-04:002006-06-21T15:48:35.503-04:003-Year-Old's Unusual Birthday Party ThemeWhen Henry Schally got to pick the theme for his third birthday party, he didn't pick Nemo or the Wiggles or Dora the Explorer. He didn't even pick his favorite sports team.What did he pick? Henry picked 'The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer'.Why do I get the feeling this is a geek in training?Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00474323712718554413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3496493.post-1122087032833173322006-06-20T17:00:00.000-04:002006-06-20T20:43:09.693-04:00Coming soonNight Owl RadioWatch this space! The Night Owl Radio podcast will begin soon, more details to follow... Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00474323712718554413noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3496493.post-1148587990256939092006-05-25T16:13:00.000-04:002006-05-25T16:13:10.423-04:00Y2K was a success. Deal with it."Billions of dollars and thousands of years of IT manpower were focused on the problem. After this effort, Jan. 1, 2000 arrived, and no major disasters occurred. Therefore, the dollars and manpower were wasted.THE REASON THAT THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS IS BECAUSE THE PROBLEMS WERE PROACTIVELY FIXED!!! HOW STUPID DO YOU HAVE TO BE NOT TO REALIZE THAT?"=)Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00474323712718554413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3496493.post-1136838201893908062006-01-09T15:23:00.000-05:002006-01-09T15:25:27.016-05:002006 New Years ResolutionIn the year 2006 I resolve to:Procrastinate more.Get your resolution hereKevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00474323712718554413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3496493.post-1129656922243683142005-10-18T13:35:00.000-04:002005-10-18T13:36:42.230-04:00Did terrorists attack Washington with a deadly pathogen?On Sept. 24th, tens of thousands of protesters marched past the White House and flooded the National Mall near 17th Street and Constitution Avenue in what may have been the biggest antiwar rally since Vietnam. Unknown to the crowd, biological-weapons sensors scattered across Washington were quietly doing their work. Sometime between 10 a.m. on Sept. 24 and 10 a.m. on Sept. 25, six of those Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00474323712718554413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3496493.post-1126817443242395072005-09-15T16:50:00.000-04:002005-09-15T16:50:43.276-04:00Down At The Twist And ShoutWell I never have wandered down to New Orleans
Never have drifted down a bayou stream
But I heard that music on the radio
And I swore some day I was gonna go
Down Highway 10 past Lafayette
To Baton Rouge and I won't forget
To send you a card with my regrets
'Cause I'm never gonna come back home
They got a alligator stew and a crawfish pie
A golf storm blowin' into town tonight
Livin on the Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00474323712718554413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3496493.post-1123272077403908282005-08-05T16:01:00.000-04:002005-08-05T16:02:55.920-04:00Hiroshima Film Cover-up ExposedThe government didn't want the general public to know what our weapons had doneOn Aug. 6, 1945, the United States dropped an atomic bomb over Hiroshima, killing at least 70,000 instantly and perhaps 50,000 more in the days and months to follow. Three days later, it exploded another atomic bomb over Nagasaki, slightly off target, killing 40,000 immediately and dooming tens of thousands of others. Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00474323712718554413noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3496493.post-1122599408660299962005-08-02T14:00:00.000-04:002005-08-02T14:05:07.806-04:00New Hosting ProviderThe site has been moved to the new hosting provider, and the new e-mail is set up. If you have sent me an e-mail in the past few days and did not receive a response please send it again.Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00474323712718554413noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3496493.post-1122301019521521022005-07-25T10:16:00.000-04:002005-07-28T20:13:57.280-04:00PETA: People Eradicating Tons of AnimalsThe following story is from This is True dated 17 July 2005. It is Copyright 2005 Randy Cassingham, all rights reserved, and reprinted here with permission:'Ethical' Defined After more than 100 dead dogs were dumped in a trash dumpster over four weeks, police in Ahoskie, N.C., kept an eye on the trash receptacle behind a supermarket. Sure enough, a van Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00474323712718554413noreply@blogger.com0