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Battlestar Galactica…More than you ever need to know.

Man it is good to be a scifi geek…Tonight starts the Second season of the current Battlestar Galactica series, and I cannot wait.

What’s that… you missed the first season? Well..You can get caught up easily with a little help from Wikipedia (See link below).

By The Way….Don’t forget to subscribe to the Battlestar Galactica Podcast to get insider commentary from producer Ron Moore on the show. Also, off of thier main website, I just noticed that David Eick is providing a Video Blog on the production of the episodes of the show and they have last seasons finale available to watch!

This shows me once again that these guys are working the fans, and giving them want.

Battlestar Galactica (2003) – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This new series was promoted as a “re-imagining” of the Universal Studios late-1970s movie and television series Battlestar Galactica. It was not simply a remake of the original but a new direction taken from the same original premise, analogous to a “reboot” in comic books.

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Rockstar INXS

I was a big fan of INXS through the 80’s and 90’s. I loved them from the first time that a friend introduced me to their album The Swing. When I first heard that they were doing a reality show to find a new lead singer, at first I thought.. “Come on you can’t replace Michael Hutchence.”

However, I set Tivo to start catching it… and I have to say that was the most entertaining show that I have watched in a long time. I missed the first show that came on Monday, but I watched their performances on Tuesday night, and I was stunned. Everyone of the contestants were awesome. They performed music ranging from Mamas and the Papas to the Kinks to Black Crowes. It got me to listen to the other part of my iPod that I have been neglecting…My Music. I hope that it continues to be as good as Tuesdays show….

So if you are into Rock and or INXS, it is well worth it. Check it out Here. It isn’t American Idol.

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Holy Cow! Google has Earth in beta!

I just downloaded Google’s Earth program, it is awesome! It is like Google Maps on Steroids. You can place pins on your map, notes, print, zoom (fly in) and tilt the image to your liking.

Very cool.

Google Earth – Home
Want to know more about a specific location? Dive right in — Google Earth combines satellite imagery, maps and the power of Google Search to put the world’s geographic information at your fingertips.

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PHP is how old?

It seems that PHP is now 10 years old. I can’t seem to grasp that it has been that long but here is the original post via google groups of the availability of PHP 1.0.

I started a new job as a web developer in 2000 and I was going to be in charge of re-developing our intranet, and external web sites. It was originally written in Cold Fusion, which I really didn’t know much about, or really like. PHP was starting to make some noise with version 3, and I did a lot of reading on it, and there was plenty to be had. It seemed very interesting. Opensource, so there is no cost for upgrades. Easy to learn, but very flexible.

With the open nature of PHP there were a lot of open projects written in PHP. I downloaded a ton of them. Dissecting and learning from others projects really shortened the learning curve. I love to learn, and I was hooked. Sure, I probably learned a few bad habits, but there was a goldmine of great information.

So I was asked to make a recommendation of what direction to go with as far as development went, and I went out on a limb and choose PHP. What a great choice that was because it has lived up to it’s promises, and more. Now, there have been times when I have beat my head against the wall with it…but that goes with the territory.

I am glad PHP has been so much a part of my career these last 5 years for me. And here’s to another 10 years for PHP!

Thanks Rasmus! Cheers!

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Obi-Wan, Here I Come!

Only about 10 hours until I go see the final installment to the Star Wars movies.

Seems like only yesterday that my parents took me to see Star Wars on their anniversary, and I could almost wish hard enough to make a Lightsaber appear out of thin air.

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Star Trek Enterprise : Warp Factor Zip

That sucks. I Liked the show, then disliked the show, then Liked it again only to have the black hole ripped out from under me.

It stinks that the show is gone, because the last season was getting really good. This last episode I liked because it took me back a bit with the next gen characters Riker and Troi. I thought it was a nice touch with that and the holodeck and all.

Oh well, Paramount has nobody to blame but thier writers…Season 3 did the show in for a lot of folks.