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So I was feeling bad Sunday. I didn't eat a whole lot… at least not a whole lot for me. I figured a good night sleep would help. With 3 childrens, I don't get many restful nights… so I took a sleeping pill or 2 of some sort. Around 1:30, baby girl decided that she was hungry. I had no problem getting up and taking her a bottle. Last thing I remember is heading toward the door of her room. Next thing I know, my wife is standing over me looking worried. I had completely passed out. I tried to stand up and got way dizzy so I went back to the floor. At some point, I felt a piece of my tooth on the floor. I'm not sure how I knew it was a piece of my tooth, but after I felt it, I reached up to my mouth to find a chunk missing.

There is a few lucky points to this:

1. the tooth I broke already had a chip missing from a fall off a bike when I was a kid
2. I didn't hurt anything else… aside from a bruise on one arm and a scratch on the other
3. I didn't break the laminate floor, a wall, a door, a bed, etc. nor did I fall on a child

But damn did I get knocked the fuck out!

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Saw this at Boing Boing and then at Lifehacker. reCAPTCHA is a twist on the traditional CAPTCHA (Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart) system. reCAPTCHA uses the user input to decipher words that are not recognizable by OCR software used when digitizing books.

Here's how: the reCAPTCHA system displays two different words: one the computer knows and one it doesn't know. To pass the test, a user needs to input the known word correctly. The computer then assumes that the unknown word was also entered correctly.

But, what about the accuracy on the book digitizing side? What if the user tried to fool the system and entered only one word, which just happened to be the known word, correctly? To increase the confidence that a particular unknown word was entered correctly, the reCAPTCHA system uses the unknown words numerous times.

Want to try it out? Leave a comment!

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…but not all that often.

I wonder if Segway will develop a Segway/stroller combo now? And why wouldn't they? They have a product that hauls a golf bag. Kids are much lighter than a bag full of golf clubs…. usually…

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This is my first plugin to widget conversion. I found Justin Watt's Firefox Referral Plugin for Wordpress. And while, as you can see, I love ad and referral links over yonder in my sidebar, I hate having to modify core or theme code to do it.

Hooray for Widgets!

Using Wei Wei's code for Tag Cloud Widget for UTW as a base, I mashed Justin's code into a widget form.

Have fun with it.

/*
Plugin Name: Google Firefox Referral Widget
Version: 1.1
Plugin URI: http://dandavis.com/2007/05/24/google-firefox-referral-widget-for-wordpress/
Description: Adaptation of the Firefox Referral Plugin for Wordpress from Justin Watt
Author: Dan Davis
Author URI: http://dandavis.com/
*/

Download Google Firefox Referral Widget!

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I just signed up at a site called traineo. From the traineo site:

what is traineo?

traineo is a free and simple website that gives you the motivation and support to reach your weight loss and fitness goals.

With that in mind, sign up and then leave a comment or send me a message from my profile page! Once you've done that, check out some of the many groups to find other users just like yourself…

• Want to start running and even do a 5K? Check out the Couch to 5K Running Program group
• Need some help coming up with a heart pumping playlist to workout with? The folks in the Train(eo)ing with Music group can help.
• Are you a college student who learned about the "freshman 15" the hard way? Find others like yourself in the College Students group.

So, join us and say "Hi!"

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Maybe my eyesight ain't too good, but I believe that I saw George Takei in the background on the latest episode of Scrubs (My Conventional Wisdom [10-May-02007])…

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The following links will take you to Amazon category listings where the items are marked down by at least the percentage listed (90% off, 80% off, 70% off, etc). Enjoy. Oh, and US folks, you are not forgotten: amazon deals (us).

Books	90%	80%	70%	60%	50%	40%	30%	20%	10%
DVD	90%	80%	70%	60%	50%	40%	30%	20%	10%
Electronics & Photo	90%	80%	70%	60%	50%	40%	30%	20%	10%
Gadgets	90%	80%	70%	60%	50%	40%	30%	20%	10%
Home & Garden	90%	80%	70%	60%	50%	40%	30%	20%	10%
Music	90%	80%	70%	60%	50%	40%	30%	20%	10%
PC & Video Games	90%	80%	70%	60%	50%	40%	30%	20%	10%
Software	90%	80%	70%	60%	50%	40%	30%	20%	10%
Toys & Kids	90%	80%	70%	60%	50%	40%	30%	20%	10%
Travel	90%	80%	70%	60%	50%	40%	30%	20%	10%

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The following links will take you to Amazon category listings where the items are marked down by at least the percentage listed (90% off, 80% off, 70% off, etc). Enjoy. Oh, and UK folks, you are not forgotten: amazon deals (uk).

Apparel & Accessories	90%	80%	70%	60%	50%	40%	30%	20%	10%
Beauty	90%	80%	70%	60%	50%	40%	30%	20%	10%
Bed & Bath	90%	80%	70%	60%	50%	40%	30%	20%	10%
Books	90%	80%	70%	60%	50%	40%	30%	20%	10%
Camera & Photo	90%	80%	70%	60%	50%	40%	30%	20%	10%
Cell Phones & Service	90%	80%	70%	60%	50%	40%	30%	20%	10%
Computers & PC Hardware	90%	80%	70%	60%	50%	40%	30%	20%	10%
Computers & Video Games	90%	80%	70%	60%	50%	40%	30%