http://www.dan-schulz.com Sat, 17 Oct 2009 21:51:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDJ3sor2oQ0&NR=1] While asking an online colleague of mine if he'd be interested in having his new YouTube video featured here (and to write a guest post about it), I came across a YouTube video that shows a pyramid made out of pennies being made step by step. It took over ... http://www.dan-schulz.com/writing/video/penny-pyramid.html In case you can't tell, I got sick and tired of looking at the old design and decided to throw the new one up, even though it too wasn't ready. What's really messed up is I'll have to go through each existing page and post and optimize the meta ... http://www.dan-schulz.com/writing/personal/new-design-is-up.html [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjkaaWMznVk&NR=1] What do you get when two dinosaurs and a pig get together? Lots of laughs and mass extinctions, of course! http://www.dan-schulz.com/writing/video/jurassic-fart.html As a veteran of several Webmaster forums, it surprises me to no end the depths that spammers and so-called "SEO & Internet Marketing Experts" will sink to in order to hock their useless product or (non-)service. Rather than take an especially draconian approach and just ban everything (and everybody) ... http://www.dan-schulz.com/writing/personal/ban-these-from-webmaster-forums.html When you think of a hardened career criminal, what comes to mind? Someone wearing a ski mask carrying an assault rifle who robs bank after bank after bank? Or the type of person who sneaks around the neighborhood in the middle of the night looking for a home ... http://www.dan-schulz.com/writing/personal/2009-muscular-dystrophy-association-fundraiser.html [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGbI3Y1OWuQ] Two men fighting over a wealthy woman for her heart (and a few other things) with giant metal steam-powered 'Mech-like machines. What more can a guy ask for (other than the woman's private phone number, of course)? Delightfully witty yet hilarious, "A Gentlemen's Duel" is an action-packed sci-fi comedy ... http://www.dan-schulz.com/writing/video/a-gentlemens-duel.html My mother passed away last night after being found unresponsive in her hospital room on Monday night.  For legal reasons, I cannot go into details as to what happened, but I thought I'd share this poem that describes to a "T" how she lived her life I found in the ... http://www.dan-schulz.com/writing/personal/obituary-for-mom.html [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZ4uMlbanB8] A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away... Episode I: Can't Touch This Rap For years, Anakin Skywalker had secretly participated in dance competitions when not tending to his duties as a Jedi Knight. After his turn to the Dark Side, the shows became another casualty of the Galactic Republic's ... http://www.dan-schulz.com/writing/video/darth-vader-cant-touch-this.html In the classic spirit of Jeff Foxworthy's "You might be a redneck if..." monologue, I present to you... "You Might Be A Geek If..." Have fun, enjoy, and add your own to the comments. You have tricked out Firefox with more extensions than there are tools in a Swiss Army ... http://www.dan-schulz.com/writing/personal/you-might-be-a-geek-if.html I'm going to try and keep this short and to the point, but it has to be said. (Especially from the intensive care unit visiting room, no less.) Mom's back in the hospital (yet again).  She has been since June 4th.  For legal reasons, I cannot go into detail as to ... http://www.dan-schulz.com/writing/personal/on-life-support.html Hey everyone, remember a few months ago when I explained why I was no longer writing here and was basically unable to be found at all online (save for a few select online communities)? Well, if not, then you'll need to read why (available via the previous link). ... http://www.dan-schulz.com/writing/personal/explaining-the-silence-update.html BUILDINGS were evacuated, a street was cordoned off and a bomb disposal team called in after workmen spotted a suspicious object. But the dangerous-looking weapon turned out to be the Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch, made famous in the 1975 film Monty Python And The Holy Grail. Police and a fire crew ... http://www.dan-schulz.com/writing/personal/holy-hand-grenade-closes-british-pub.html