Category Archives: Technology

Pork, it’s not just for Vulcan any more

Posted on March 30, 2006 by Doug Porter

Interesting article on Technology Related Pork Barrel Projects. I’ve always joked with friends that if we ever wanted to start our own company, all we would need is a nice government contract. Pork of any kind sickens me. Write your … Continue reading →

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Unofficial Clark Howard Show RSS Feed

Posted on March 15, 2006 by Doug Porter

Another of my favorite radio shows is the Clark Howard Show out of WSB in Atlanta, GA. Clark Howard provides daily consumer advice about a range of topics mostly dealing with personal finance. His motto is “To Help You Save … Continue reading →

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Unofficial Don and Mike Show RSS Feed

Posted on February 18, 2006 by Doug Porter

I have written a script to generate an RSS feed of the Daily Recaps and Audio Recaps for the Don and Mike Radio Show. The feed can be found here: http://www.theportermethod.com/donandmike/index.rss I have been toying with the idea of creating … Continue reading →

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Apparently Laws don’t apply to the Executive branch

Posted on February 14, 2006 by Doug Porter

I know this will come as a grand shock considering the whole domestic spying incident of late (sarcasm implied), but the Executive branch doesn’t have to obey laws. They are clearly optional. While the domestic spying angers me greatly, this … Continue reading →

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Pandora Music Service

Posted on February 8, 2006 by Doug Porter

Most of the developers I know work much better with soothing tunes playing in the background or through some good headphones. Now this may be because programmers are artists and artists appreciate good music, but it may also be because … Continue reading →

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