Ryan Thomas Goodenough

For some reason, I have been attacked by hundreds of comments today saying “Google is the best search engine.”  While this is certainly true, I don’t need hundreds of comments saying it.  So, for the time being, I’ve turned off commenting until I can figure out if this is some kind of spam attack.  Sorry!

Wario Ware: Smooth Moves for the Nintendo Wii is a great game if you want a good workout, want to have a lot of fun, and don’t mind illogical/weird jokes and games. The basic concept behind the Wario Ware series is that the game presents you with a sequence of “micro games” (3 second games that require you to act fast). You usually can make a couple mistakes, but you need to clear about 15 to make it to the next level. As you beat each level, new mini games are unlocked, like a full-fledged darts simulator. The action is pretty fast, but it’s not too difficult. I would recommend this for anyone looking for a fun game that can be played for a couple minutes without getting too involved. A

For those of you who have a Wii, check out the Wii Zone!

I’ve decided to start using my photo albums again, so make sure to hit the “pictures” link at the top to see them all. Here are some pictures from our apartment in Albany.

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I was thinking in the shower this morning that it’s a miracle that the entire international community could agree to a standard time system. I mean, everyone uses seconds, minutes, and hours to measure time. Granted, it’s based on scientific knowledge, but still…if they tried to establish a system nowadays, it might not have been so easy. I think it might have gone something like this:

The French PM announced today that in spite of political pressure from the other bodies of the European Union, they were not going to give in and adapt to other time standards, believing that “Our culture and our time is best.” Germany’s Chancellor, weary of any similarity to pre-WWII attitudes, announced that they were going to adopt the standards of the smallest European country, Luxembourg, to show their support. Luxembourg unfortunately has yet to establish a system, claiming that “no one cares what we think.”

The US government announced its plan to “stop any effort by the axis of evil” to establish a “terrorist time system.” To support its mission, the President plans to add another 21,000 minutes to its current system. He also hopes to open more McDonald’s and Starbucks restaurants in the Muslim world, operating solely on the US time system. The Japanese government is scheduled to start its new system today, whereby they will try to fit 7 days of work into one day. Finally, the Chinese government plans to create a “dual-clock” approach. One clock is for the males in the country and follows a fairly traditional format. The other clock is for females, which operates more as a countdown clock if there are too many females in their country.

Toby and Kayla had a nice relaxing night in front of the wood stove, so I decided to take some pictures and share them with everyone. Enjoy!

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Venting: Why is it that when you print off something, the second page often has nothing on it besides a header or the date? It happens to me all the time. In fact, I’m willing to argue that 99.9% of all “Page 2″s have nothing on them. Why? Is it some cruel joke by the printing gods? In all honesty, I should just choose to only print “Page 1.” But what if I miss something important? I’ve printed off addresses before to fill out at the post office when I sell something on eBay, only to make it to the post office missing the City/State/Zip code. I can’t take the chance. It seems that no matter how much technology advances, nothing will ever be done to fix the curse of Printing the Second Page.

Read all about it here!

Apple announced 3 new products today–a widescreen iPod, their first mobile phone, and a new portable internet device. Guess what? It’s all in 1 device. Introducing the iPhone!

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It has everything! Syncs with iTunes, runs Mac OS X, 2 mp camera, 1 button on front (power), touchscreen interface (no stylus, “multitouch”), runs a full-html web browser (Safari), photos/music/movies/tv shows support, widgets (google maps, more), push email, built-in Yahoo/Google, bluetooth, EDGE networking (access internet from anywhere, cellphone networks), WiFi (hotspots), 4gb/8gb versions ($499, $599), ummm….WOW!!!!

This makes me very, very excited. Stay tuned for more details.

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We’ve had quite the bad weather today. While areas like New York got snow, we got rain and a lot of heavy wind. That created a lot of waves in our little harbor. Normally rain and wind isn’t that exciting, but here it’s pretty fun to look at.