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Mafia Wars: Cuba – New BETA Screenshots

Brian — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 06:12:42 +0000

A few weeks ago, I’d been asked to beta test the new levels for the popular Zynga Mafia Wars game. Mafia Wars is arguably the most popular and successful of the social media games developed by the recently Venture Capital funded company Zynga. To date, the 1.5 year old, profitable, VC backed Zynga has raised [...]

2 for 1 Deal for Facebook Mafia Wars

Brian — Tue, 05 May 2009 23:46:25 +0000

Send me 1 item on my wish list and put a message on my wall asking for any two items from this list and I’ll send them back to you. Make sure to provide a link to your profile or your profile name or I’ll not be able to find you. First Come: First Serve. [...]

Don’t vote Obama/McCain. Vote former Congressman Bob Barr

Brian — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 22:34:19 +0000

Do you remember all the fuss made about Ralph Nader during the last election? Did you know that he hadn’t even make it onto the ballot in all 50 states?!?! 34 isn’t even close, and it’s no wonder people think the two party spiral can’t be broken when someone as gung ho and well known [...]

Ball Girl: How to spot a fake

Brian — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 23:49:45 +0000

You’ve probably seen this by now and I’ll admit I watched it a few times to help me decide whether or not it was fake or not. Here, I’ll let you have a go at it to see if you can spot anything, I keyed in on the obvious, from my perspective. I’ve never seen [...]

Skype Tip: Please help end the Skype nightmare (video)

Brian — Thu, 15 May 2008 01:24:22 +0000

Friends don’t let friends double click…

On Image Use and Death of the Mouse Plus 70

Brian — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 16:52:23 +0000

I was involved in an email discussion this morning and once again I realized that I’ve transferred my creative energies from writing new and interesting blog articles over to email discussions and forum posts. So I’m sharing this with you and will hit post instead of send. (Oh and btw make sure to save as [...]

A Random Utter from the Laser Tag Arena

Utterz Bott — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 20:56:06 +0000

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52 in 52: Book 2 Island of the Blue Dolphins

Utterz Bott — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 23:01:32 +0000

This book truely earned it’s newbury prize. What’s wonderful about it is that I found out after reading it that it was a true story. It’s a quick, really easy read that should keep you company for an evening. Mobile post sent by BrianLayman using Utterz. Replies. mp3

52 in 52 Book 1: Lyon’s Pride

Utterz Bott — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 15:21:57 +0000

This is a review of Lyon’s Pride by Anne McCaffery. It is the fourth book in the Rowan/Tower series. Continuing the story of the grand children of The Rowan and Jeff Raven. Book 1 of (at least) 52 for me. Mobile post sent by BrianLayman using Utterz. Replies. mp3

Ready for 2008

Utterz Bott — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 14:12:42 +0000

Hey all, The b5media.com tech team and myself are back and ready to roll in 2008!Mobile post sent by BrianLayman using Utterz. Replies. mp3

Today is blog action day. 8 green tips even a geek can follow

Brian — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 02:38:00 +0000

Today is blog action day and a good reason to get another post up. Blog action day is all about promoting the idea of being “green”. The concept of being green has been interestingly twisted over the recent years in the political realm. Weird things have happened as the left and right have divided into [...]

How to copy movies to your ipod using free software on windows.

Brian — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 22:26:01 +0000

Please see this excellent post by fellow b5er William Lehman (heh I couldn’t remember his last name right now… go figure! It’s a tough one). I definately plan to do some of this for my own use. I have a dvd recorder and it would be great to take some of those shows I have on DVD. Then I can watch them on my mp4 player. plus some movies would be great for long trips… Anyway here’s the link: http://www.decloned.com/life/how-to-copy-movies-to-your-ipod-using-free-software-on-windows

NEO Road runner speeds increase…

Brian — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 21:29:45 +0000

Oooo looks like my download speed has gone up by 1000. Cool. My upload speed though is what I care about though and it is STILL stuck at 240. http://www.testmy.net/ <blockquote> :::.. testmy.net test results ..::: Download Connection is:: 5986 Kbps about 5.99 Mbps (tested with 5983 kB) Download Speed is:: 731 kB/s Upload Connection is:: 240 Kbps about 0.2 Mbps (tested with 386 kB) Upload Speed is:: [...]

Sunday, Bloody Sunday. Bush style….

Brian — Tue, 29 May 2007 22:00:49 +0000

This is pretty impressive… This person must have had sooo much time on their hands… Watch Movie

17060.07% of all web users visit The Code Cave!

Brian — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 21:39:25 +0000

Just ask Alexa! It’s just too bad that I still have a traffic rank of 481938344,4911027 though… Reach for Thecodecave.com: Percent of global Internet users who visit this site Yesterday 1 wk. Avg. 3 mos. Avg. 3 mos. Change N/A* 17060.06877570095021% 610.41000385% 25372036% Traffic Rank for Thecodecave.com: Alexa traffic rank based on a combined measure [...]

“chipmunk psychotherapist”

Brian — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 19:57:45 +0000

Sorry, just got a spam email with that title. It was so good I had to share… “chipmunk psychotherapist” just inspires such visions… Does anyone remember the song from the Dr. Demento show about the squirrel/chipmonk crossing the road? Oooo that’s gonna bug me all day.. Hmmm there was something about his squirrely girlfriend not making [...]

Oh, my gosh…

Brian — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 14:50:40 +0000

These people must be absolutely insane! I’ve jump off bridges, rafted advanced white water, free climbed 500ft in the air, gone bumsliding through rivers that have carved gouges into rock so that you just let the river push you where you will. That’s all trusting nature. Nature is dangerous in predictable ways… This is trusting [...]

Sunday, scary Sunday

Brian — Sun, 07 Jan 2007 21:54:40 +0000

I stumbled across this one weeks ago, and saw it again yesterday. I though I would share: Warning: This could bother very young kids even with an explanation of what’s happened…* It certainly bothered the peole in the park that day… but my 10, 8 & 5 year olds watched it. It’s not gruesome. I [...]

Road Runner Servers

Brian — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 23:08:56 +0000

I often see an rr.com site in my logs and wonder where it is from. When trying to figure out if WOH.RR.com was Western OHio, I came across this list (link). Into cold storage it goes… (It really isn’t very interesting to read. So, I’ll hide the rest…) Alabama (Birmingham) incoming mail server: pop-server.bham.rr.com outgoing [...]

A brand new Doctor Who episode: “Blood of the Daleks”

Brian — Tue, 02 Jan 2007 19:30:16 +0000

If you aren’t familiar with the Eighth Doctor, the one before Christopher Eccleston, you can listen to a brand episode that aired on BBC7 this past Sunday starring Paul McGann. Here is a quick sample: Link Blood of the Daleks(link) The Time Lord has plenty to deal with as an intruder appears in the TARDIS [...]

The very last Foxtrot daily comic strips (ever?)

Brian — Thu, 28 Dec 2006 22:38:24 +0000

FoxTrot to Cease Dailies Kansas City, MO (Universal Press Syndicate: News Release 12/05/2006) Bill Amend’s popular FoxTrot comic strip will go to a Sunday-only publication schedule as of Dec. 31, 2006, announced Universal Press Syndicate today. The last daily will be Saturday, Dec. 30. Reruns of dailies will be available for Web usage. “After spending [...]

Christmas Holly From TheCodeCave.com

Brian — Thu, 21 Dec 2006 20:59:52 +0000

Well, I can’t say I’m even a bit displease with this…

Brian — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 05:02:52 +0000

I might not look quite as good in leather chaps, but she’s a mighty fine, honorable person… The results of my Serenity Firefly Personality Test: You are Zoe Washburne (Second-in-command) Zoe Washburne (Second-in-command) 90%Wash (Ship Pilot) 80%Dr. Simon Tam (Ship Medic) 75%Kaylee Frye (Ship Mechanic) 70%Malcolm Reynolds (Captain) 60%Derrial Book (Shepherd) 55%Inara Serra (Companion) 50% [...]

Doctor Who Christmas Special Dec. 25, 2007 Video Spoilers

Brian — Tue, 19 Dec 2006 05:02:35 +0000

So, I’m getting excited because I know that in just 7 days, not only is it Christmas but also the new Dr. Who Chrismas special is airing. I’ve done a little research on the new series tonight and came up with some videos. Now I am HORRIBLE about spoilers. I almost never read the blurbs [...]

Contaminated: 11M Bottles Of [Off-Brand Acetaminophen]

Brian — Thu, 09 Nov 2006 15:29:42 +0000

I this is not as big a deal as it sounds, but here ya go…. It sounds like a machine shredded itself and they are recalling all pill runs anywhere near when it desintigrated into the pills that were being made. http://www.newsnet5.com/health/10280646/detail.html?treets=nn5&tml=nn5_natlbreak&ts=T&tmi=nn5_natlbreak_1_08350211092006 Pills Contaminated With Metal Fragments POSTED: 9:20 am EST November 9, 2006 [...]