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Original Lolz BY ME!

You’re welcome. Oh and I added a “nerdy” tag just for you.

I thought it’d be fun to post this link if you want to rate my submissions and who know? maybe I’ll make the front page?

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In Windows, my buddy Joel had shown me that Real Player (I know, bear with me) creates a plugin that allows you to directly download flash videos to your computer.  So the adventure began to do the same in Ubuntu. READY!? WAIT FOR IT! WAIT FOR IT!

There is some software/firefox plugins to do this but for me, I prefer the simplest solution which is:

Navigate to >Places >Computer >Filesystem >tmp

When the youtube video you have in your browser is fully downloaded, you can simply drag and drop from tmp onto your desktop, or anywhere else you might like to put it.

Seriously, that’s it.  Thanks to the Ubuntu Forums for coming through again (they always do).  There are plugins and programs, but to me this is too easy

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Thanks to my boy Sipes, I have found something inspiring to start off getting myself in shape.  One top of that I get to try to complete a goal I think I will never reach - the ability to complete one hundred pushups.  If successful, I get to post one of these proudly:

Check out the website on this pretty cool regimen. I’ll be posting my results, let me know if you’re doing it too! I’ll be starting Monday.

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I don’t know why I think it’s funny - but I can’t stop with related translations of viral videos. I knew I was addicted when I saw Charlie bit my finger. Wait, what? You don’t know about Charlie!? Allow me to indulge your curiosity:

Sure it’s funny on it’s own: but the followups are JUST AS GREAT:

One of my favorite before after videos after the jump..
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Andrew and Deanna came over yesterday and all 5 of us acted like 10 year olds by throwing water balloons at each other! Fun times.

These are mostly before and after pics (no waterproof camera).

Jeesely got me these awesome magnets for Father’s Day and I laughed just about every single freaking second opening it. Check out the awesome pics after the jump:

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First, you don’t like how I close my browser.

Then, you make the awesomebar not-so-awesome (thanks for fixing it btw)

But what is this? GNU infringment?! You’re lucky me and Ubuntu like you

This itty bitty company called Google is planning on developing software to help users detect whether or not you internet is being tampered with. In case you don’t know what throttling is, it’s loosy defined as limiting your upload/download speed with certain “types” of applications.

This is been a moral issue with me personally as I have been effected by how much I can upload by Comcast and Cablevision in the past.  I don’t see them saying… “Well it’s 2am and I don’t think that Edwin should be watching the Cosby Show right now so let’s turn off his Nick @ Night so that Clarence down the street can watch Golden Girls”.  If I feel like putting on 11 Televisions with 11 Cable Boxes ALL on the Cosby Show, I will because I PAY FOR THE SERVICE.  They are lucky the Powerpuff girls aren’t on anymore because I’d totally have to save 1 TV for that.  But I digress….

This would be an awesome move by Internet Jesus [Google], to finally give something to the consumers that throw their money at these overpriced service providers.  Rest assured, I will one of the first in line.

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