Category Archives: General

Contemplating how green the grass is with TweetDeck

Posted on February 22, 2009 by Andy Rush

This tale is brought to you by Bluehost, or rather the lack thereof. My account was down yesterday for about 12 hours. I have no illusions that anybody even noticed, but for me it was frustrating because I had a … Continue reading →

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UMW in High Definition

Posted on December 8, 2008 by Andy Rush

Word is getting around that YouTube is in HD and some videos have the “Watch in HD” link allowing viewers to see the Hi Def version. No official word from Google/YouTube yet. Maybe they don’t want a bandwidth surge? Who … Continue reading →

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We’ll get right on that

Posted on June 29, 2008 by Andy Rush

Fellow Virginian and IT person David Carter-Tod wrote a post that was spot-on about setting a tone for customer service at a Comcast office. It’s the kind of post that maybe we all imagine writing while we’re standing in line … Continue reading →

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Seriously! Stop taking Edupunk so seriously

Posted on June 3, 2008 by Andy Rush

So we’re nine days on in the era of Edupunk, and it appears things are perhaps calming down, but not before some rather intense discussions, conversations and kicking over some garbage cans. Let’s see there’s Jim’s original post, the comments, … Continue reading →

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In praise of a good fight

Posted on March 28, 2008 by Andy Rush

I haven’t had a lot of time to watch much hockey this season. Honestly, if I can’t watch the games in high-definition, there’s even less motivation to watch. Also, the “real hockey season” (the playoffs) is fast approaching, and with … Continue reading →

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Freakiest advertising dancer ever!

Posted on January 8, 2008 by Andy Rush

Of all the crazy “LowerMyBills” advertisements, this one freaks me out the most! The girls legs and those boots (?) have a nauseating effect on me, and it has been on Weather.com for the last several days now. Please stop. … Continue reading →

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2008 has barely started and I’ve already told a lie

Posted on January 6, 2008 by Andy Rush

OK. In my last post, my first of 2008, I lied. It was parenthetical, but still a lie. Well at least it was an implied lie that I was in a "blogging funk" and that my post was going to … Continue reading →

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See Falling Water Being Built Before Your Eyes

Posted on September 12, 2007 by Andy Rush

  This is short, but it’s a stunner. Done entirely with computer graphics, watch Frank Lloyd Wright’s masterpiece Falling Water come alive. Thanks Apollo Pony! UPDATE! The good news is that there is a DivX version. The bad news is … Continue reading →

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Indianapolis Wants Me, But I Can’t Go Back There

Posted on June 9, 2007 by Andy Rush

And it’s kind of sad, ’cause I had a great time. Let me tell you, Indianapolis was a big surprise in a good way. Facilities were classy, and the city was cool in lots of ways. Oh and did I … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Year About Wikipedia

Posted on April 23, 2007 by Andy Rush

There’s an interesting article in the Times today about the “coverage” of the Virginia Tech shootings on Wikipedia. You know, Wikipedia is the one that is so easy to bash for its inaccuracies. Well, read the article and you decide, … Continue reading →

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