The Daily Drivel » News & Politics http://www.potsie.com Fatherhood, marriage, politics, entertainment, sports, the web, and whatever else leaks out... Mon, 18 Jul 2011 09:34:02 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3-aortic-dissection Thanks http://www.potsie.com/2007/05/28/thanks/ http://www.potsie.com/2007/05/28/thanks/#comments Tue, 29 May 2007 02:00:48 +0000 potsie http://www.potsie.com/?p=88 To the family members, friends and relatives of someone who has passed away while fighting for our country, may today, Memorial Day, be a day full of fond memories of those who have died in service to the United States.

thanks,
Chris

]]> http://www.potsie.com/2007/05/28/thanks/feed/ 0 Shhhh! A Secret Google Search URL That Removes Adsense Ads http://www.potsie.com/2007/05/15/shhhh-a-secret-google-search-url-that-removes-adsense-ads/ http://www.potsie.com/2007/05/15/shhhh-a-secret-google-search-url-that-removes-adsense-ads/#comments Tue, 15 May 2007 14:08:56 +0000 potsie http://www.potsie.com/?p=87 Have it both ways.

You adore and use Google as your primary search engine, but you’re a Communist and think that advertising is evil.

Here’s a solution.

Append the parameter “output=googleabout” to the Google Web Search URL and the search results page will not carry any AdSense ads that are otherwise seen on the top and right sections of the page.

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]]> http://www.potsie.com/2007/05/15/shhhh-a-secret-google-search-url-that-removes-adsense-ads/feed/ 0 How the CIA Used a Fake Sci-Fi Flick to Rescue Americans from Tehran http://www.potsie.com/2007/04/25/how-the-cia-used-a-fake-sci-fi-flick-to-rescue-americans-from-tehran/ http://www.potsie.com/2007/04/25/how-the-cia-used-a-fake-sci-fi-flick-to-rescue-americans-from-tehran/#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2007 14:03:02 +0000 potsie http://www.potsie.com/?p=86 Anyone remember the American Embassy takeover in Teheran, Iran? I was 12 when that went down. I remember reading news coverage, some time after the initial takeover, about six Americans being helped out of Iran by the Canadians. This article from Wired goes into the details on how those six were spirited out of the country. It’s a story straight out of Hollywood, literally.

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]]> http://www.potsie.com/2007/04/25/how-the-cia-used-a-fake-sci-fi-flick-to-rescue-americans-from-tehran/feed/ 0 Another fine one from the folks at JibJab http://www.potsie.com/2007/04/22/another-fine-one-from-the-folks-at-jibjab/ http://www.potsie.com/2007/04/22/another-fine-one-from-the-folks-at-jibjab/#comments Sun, 22 Apr 2007 14:34:03 +0000 potsie http://www.potsie.com/?p=85 JibJab recently released another fine clip.

This time they take on the news media and the changes wrought by 24 hour cable news, our short attention spans and, well, what was I saying?

]]> http://www.potsie.com/2007/04/22/another-fine-one-from-the-folks-at-jibjab/feed/ 0 Tommy Amaker out as head coach at Michigan http://www.potsie.com/2007/03/17/tommy-amaker-out-as-head-coach-at-michigan/ http://www.potsie.com/2007/03/17/tommy-amaker-out-as-head-coach-at-michigan/#comments Sat, 17 Mar 2007 19:38:15 +0000 potsie http://www.potsie.com/?p=79 Tommy Amaker was dismissed as basketball coach of the University of Michigan mens basketball team. He gets props for cleaning up the program, but the lack of NCAA tournament appearances did him in.

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]]> http://www.potsie.com/2007/03/17/tommy-amaker-out-as-head-coach-at-michigan/feed/ 0 IKEA thinking about switching to OS X http://www.potsie.com/2007/02/20/ikea-thinking-about-switching-to-os-x/ http://www.potsie.com/2007/02/20/ikea-thinking-about-switching-to-os-x/#comments Wed, 21 Feb 2007 03:24:20 +0000 potsie http://www.potsie.com/?p=71 IE does what it does best. A testament to the ruggedness of Windows…not.

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]]> http://www.potsie.com/2007/02/20/ikea-thinking-about-switching-to-os-x/feed/ 0 Bill Says No Thanks to Ann Coulter http://www.potsie.com/2007/01/28/bill-says-no-thanks-to-ann-coulter/ http://www.potsie.com/2007/01/28/bill-says-no-thanks-to-ann-coulter/#comments Sun, 28 Jan 2007 17:42:20 +0000 potsie http://www.potsie.com/?p=69

]]> http://www.potsie.com/2007/01/28/bill-says-no-thanks-to-ann-coulter/feed/ 0 Ucking Fawesome!!!! http://www.potsie.com/2006/12/14/ucking-fawesome/ http://www.potsie.com/2006/12/14/ucking-fawesome/#comments Thu, 14 Dec 2006 20:53:47 +0000 potsie http://www.potsie.com/?p=63 The fine folks at JibJab present a look back at 2006

]]> http://www.potsie.com/2006/12/14/ucking-fawesome/feed/ 0 Check out a new Celebrity Gossip/News Site http://www.potsie.com/2006/11/20/check-out-a-new-celebrity-gossipnews-site/ http://www.potsie.com/2006/11/20/check-out-a-new-celebrity-gossipnews-site/#comments Mon, 20 Nov 2006 21:29:56 +0000 potsie http://www.potsie.com/?p=61 A couple friends of mine and I put together a celebrity gossip/news “aggregator” – basically, it’s a one-stop shop for news from the more popular celebrity news sites/blogs.

Check out http://www.enturltainment.com.

We currently have feeds from:

A Socialite’s Life
Gawker
Defamer
Jossip
New York Post
TMZ.com
The Superficial
Egotastic
JustJared
Celebspin

More will be added soon.

You no longer have to visit each site to get caught up on all things-celebrity. Check out http://www.enturltainment.com for all your Brangelina and TomKat news.

If you have suggestions for feeds to add to the site, email racerfan at gmail dot com

A tip of the cap to popurls.com for inspiration.

]]> http://www.potsie.com/2006/11/20/check-out-a-new-celebrity-gossipnews-site/feed/ 0 Michigan Ohio State Press Coverage for November 17, 2006 http://www.potsie.com/2006/11/17/michigan-ohio-state-press-coverage-for-november-17-2006/ http://www.potsie.com/2006/11/17/michigan-ohio-state-press-coverage-for-november-17-2006/#comments Fri, 17 Nov 2006 16:44:19 +0000 potsie http://www.potsie.com/?p=60 MLive
Coaching giant Bo Schembechler dies

MSNBC Hardball Correspondent
Michigan vs. Ohio State: Best game in history

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