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I’ve been looking for reasons to pick one over the other. Frugal Hoosiers just posted a link to the Center for Responsive Politics that outlines the political contributions of the two teams. Although both lean Republican the Saints have donated over $150,000 more my party over the last 20 years.

Really, I think this is just a fun fact. I can’t cheer for one team over the other because of their financial commitments to a political party. I just found this interesting and wanted to share it.

Here’s a summary in Excel format: superbowldonors.xls

I’m cheering for the Colts. I want my best friend, Vince Eagan, to get his very own Super Bowl ring.

Super Bowl Spirit: If You Must Paint Your Face, Do It Right (thefashionator.ivillage.com)
Super Bowl XLIV: Why Are the Saints Being Called “America’s Team”? (bleacherreport.com)
Time to Play: Who Dats and Hoosiers in Super Bowl (abcnews.go.com)

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05
Feb 10

Suddenly I love Beyoncé?!?

I don’t get it. I’ve always thought that Beyoncé was annoying. From her days as one of Destiny’s Children I’ve always thought she was just a mildly talented drama queen that would have an over-hyped and short lived career.

I don’t know if my taste has changed or if she’s done something to win me over…but I have to admit I now love Beyoncé.

I love how she defended Taylor Swift after Kanye’s outburst at the VMAs. I love her husband and his music. I loved her skit on SNL with JT. And I can’t get Halo out of my head (from the Help for Haiti album).

Beyoncé, I’m sorry I doubted you. Thank you for class and for sharing your gift of music.

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05
Feb 10

Transparency = Owning Up To Your Mistakes

Interesting post today, An Apology to Our Readers, on TechCrunch from the editor of one of the web’s top five non-celebrity-gossip blogs. Michael Arrington openly disclosed a problem his company faced with an intern taking an unethical bribe to write a glowing review for a tech company. This intern accepted a computer as payment to write a positive post about a technology company. Although the exact details aren’t outlined on TechCrunch to protect the privacy of the underage intern, Michael and his team have once again stepped up to the plate to be completely transparent with the hundreds of thousands of TechCrunch readers.

The intern in question, Daniel Brusilovsky, posted his response on his blog DanielBru.com.

Trust is earned. Transparency and honesty help it grow. TechCrunch has done right and hopefully Daniel and others will learn from this situation.

Now, if only we could get the bozos in Washington to become more transparent, instead of trying to ram through bloated legislation that no one has ever even read.

TechCrunch Employs Children To Write Posts, Apologizes for such interns greed (taragana.com)
Rule #1: be honest (loiclemeur.com)

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04
Feb 10

Poker Taught Me Everything I Know About Business

Tony Hsieh (Zappos.com) has a great post called “Everthing I Know About Business I Learned From Poker.”

If there are too many competitors (some irrational or inexperienced), even if you’re the best it’s a lot harder to win.
Make sure your bankroll is large enough for the game you’re playing and the risks you’re taking.
You need to adjust your style of play throughout the night as the dynamics of the game change. Be flexible.
Learn by doing. Theory is nice, but nothing replaces actual experience.
Don’t be cocky. Don’t be flashy. There’s always someone better than you.
Be nice and make friends. It’s a small community.

Zappos.com Does It Again; Ranks #15 on FORTUNE Magazine’s List of “100 Best Companies to Work For” (eon.businesswire.com)
The Buzz: Tony Hsieh on happiness as a business model (ted.com)
What Matters Now: Business is a Game by Tony Hsieh (hardknoxlife.com)

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03
Feb 10

Dodge Charger is the New Man Ship

I absolutely love the new Dodge Charger ads. They’ve taken the Hardee’s approach to focus exclusively on their target audience.

Funny, well crafted, effective.

How could I not love a car that claims to be a “man ship”?

Revamped brands are key to Chrysler turnaround (seattletimes.nwsource.com)
Spy Shots: 2011 Dodge Charger blends butch with bends (autoblog.com)

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02
Feb 10

Note to Self – Avoid Adobe if Possible

I’ve been on the phone with Adobe for 55 minutes and haven’t spoken to a single live person yet. I’m trying to activate a piece of software that my company paid almost $2,000 to get, and I can’t get a single support person to answer the phone. Tried live chat. Failure. Called a different support number. Failure.

Adobe. Failure.

Adobe: Once you license software in France, you can only use it in French (boingboing.net)
Adobe says iPad can run Flash (ubergizmo.com)

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01
Feb 10

The Mudkids – Colts Do It Again Super Bowl Rap

The Mudkids have released a new mp3 and video celebrating the Indianapolis Colts making it to the Super Bowl. They rocked an awesome live performance this morning on the Smiley Morning Show.

I first heard about the Mudkids through my friend, Max Kepler with Midwest Hype. Both bands will be playing at Springfest in April.

Download the song for free at TheMudKids.com

Indianapolis Colts Fan Creates Colts Lights Display (shoppingblog.com)
MOKB Presents… Mudkids “MKEP” Release Party + Emily Wells (Notorious B.I.G. cover) (myoldkyhome.blogspot.com)

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29
Jan 10

Did you watch the POTUS deliver the SOTUS online?

The White House issued a press release yesterday documenting that 1.3 million people watched President Barack Obama deliver the annual State of the Union address via a live stream on Whitehouse.gov.

Many GOP and press websites were doing live blogging during the event and engaging users to participate in the discussion, in real-time.

Congressman Joe Wilson used Facebook to issue a video rebuttal minutes after the conclusion of the event.

Quite a contrast to the same event just 20 years ago.

State of the Union – 2010

State of the Union – 1990

Obama’s state of the union: live blog (guardian.co.uk)
Whitehouse.gov Streamed The State Of The Union Live To 1.3 Million People (techcrunch.com)
State of the Union 2.0 (one.org)
State of the Union: Ds and Rs Polish Their Web Strategies (blogs.wsj.com)
SOTU Live-blogging (washingtonmonthly.com)

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28
Jan 10

Today is International Data Privacy Day

I’m a software developer. I build systems that collect and utilize user’s personal information.

As a conservative Christian that works for the political party known for fighting to protect constitutional freedoms, I believe that above my legal duties I’m responsible to use and protect this information for good and only good. No scraping, borrowing, renting lists, spamming, etc.

Watch this quick video about how a company like Google looks at privacy:

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