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Just wanted to share a quick link about using gzip to compress my site and the savings by doing it.

http://www.whatsmyip.org/http_compression/?url=aHR0cDovL2hpcHB5cmFuZGFsbC5jb20=

And the best thing is that I didn’t have to futz around with server side stuff like editing an .htaccess file or anything like that. I simply installed a WordPress plugin:

WordPress Gzip Compression
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Enables gzip-compression if the visitor’s browser can handle it. This will speed up your WordPress website drastically and reduces bandwidth usage as well. Uses the PHP ob_gzhandler() callback.

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By Hippy Randall – December 25, 2010

ChromeOS notebook

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Some of you may have heard from my twitter or facebook postings that I got a nice present from Google the other day. A brand spanking new CR-48. I would be lying if I said that I wasn’t surprised. There was no email or anything that I had been accepted into the pilot program or that one was on its way to me.

First thoughts are, in this circumstance, tainted by this surprise so I wanted to give myself a few days to play around with it before writing this post. Plus, there are LOTS of other places you can watch an ‘unboxing’ of it.

I am writing this post from it right now. If you have ever used Google’s Chrome Internet browser then you are already familiar with the largest part of the CR-48′s features in terms of usability. The notebook itself is based on a linux kernel and the time to boot up and log in is EXTREMELY fast. I was literally online within seconds of hitting the power button. The setup was minimal. You are asked for your password to your WiFi network, if it is needed, then you are asked to log in with your google account, which you already have, right? Once that is done Continued…

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By Hippy Randall – December 23, 2010

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By Hippy Randall – December 19, 2010

Neurotheology

Article: Neurotheology on NPR

NPR ran a story today on Neurotheology, the relation between the brain and religious experience. Their guest was Dr. Andrew Newberg. Very interesting. Raises the adage “mind over matter” to a new level.




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By Hippy Randall – December 16, 2010

During the week of 2010-12-12 Hippy said:

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By Hippy Randall – December 12, 2010

During the week of 2010-12-05 Hippy said:

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By Hippy Randall – December 5, 2010

During the week of 2010-11-21 Hippy said:

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By Hippy Randall – November 21, 2010

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-11-14

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By Hippy Randall – November 14, 2010

Prisencolinensinainciusol

Damn addicting!

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By Hippy Randall – November 11, 2010

GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

Damnit I am sooo sick of the stupidity of my fellow Americans. We had 8 years of High Crimes and Misdemeanors, War Crimes, A Financial Meltdown, Outed Spies, The Twin Towers,,,etc etc etc. And once things look like they might, possibly, have a chance of turning around with a new President and control of both of the Houses, what do the American people do? Why put the crooks, thieves, liars and criminals back into power of course!! Stupidity. Just saw an interview with Boehner and he is still spewing the lie that we have the best health care system in the world and “Obamacare” is going to ruin that. Unbelievable. Does no one in the GOP no how to use google? Do they think that no one else knows how? Here: http://www.photius.com/rankings/world_health_systems.html and http://www.photius.com/rankings/healthranks.html and http://www.who.int/healthinfo/paper30.pdf Now I know that some of you will point out that the new report from the World Health Organization is due out next month and that these figures are from 10 years but I would argue that it has not gotten SO much better to raise us much above the rank of 37. 37!!! How in the FUCKING BLOODY HELL is that even remotely “the best health care system in the world”??? And Boehner’s whole issue is to repeal “Obamacare”, the one thing that could help. Smart Johnny Boy Tanned Jerk. Morons surround me. Oh and taxes, let’s not forget that little thing that the Teabaggers rant and rave about. More morons. We just had the biggest cut in taxes and they complain that Obama and Pelosi are out to tax us into bankruptcy. I will have to leave that for another post. I am taking a shower now to wash the stink of the multitudinous morons off me and then going to bed to dream of a future without you all in it.

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By Hippy Randall – November 4, 2010