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Here are a couple of awesome videos of Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer talking about the beginnings of Microsoft and some of their philosophies. These videos were from the latest D: All Things Digital conference.

Steve Ballmer reminisces on Bill Gates Recruiting Him

Steve and Bill Explaining Their Interest in Competing with Google

Probably the best quote I've heard from Bill Gates, "Guys like us avoid Monopolies (tounge in cheek), avoid them because we compete." (alluding to the recent play for Yahoo to compete against the seeming monopoly of Google)"

If you know me, I'm a huge consumer of RSS feeds and podcasts, but many of my "non-techy" friends don't get what I do all day and night. They're also confused how my iPod Nano is filled mostly with "Podcasts" and not music.

What is RSS and How does it Work?

Commoncraft is a great blog that I subscribe to; instead of me trying to explain to my "non-techy" companions, I point them to these videos.

Podcasts? Does that only work on iPods?

The simple answer... No. Podcasts work on more than just iPods.

Just watch the video...

So, I'm one year older and I don't really feel much different; I'm a little smarter, a little fatter (heh), and still just as nerdy. I figured I'd share how nerdy I really am with the rest of the "interweb" community by posting my Google Reader stats that I'm so proud of.

Here they are in all their glory. Proof that outside of eating, sleeping, work, and the gym ... I'm a total geek. I really need to start adding "non-tech" blogs to my feed diet.

I don't even care if this is real or not, but it sure looks real. The lighting looks like they're outdoors; it doesn't look like a cheap green screen effect, and the car drives over the same lamp shadow that Kobe is standing on.

Also since Ronny is in the bit with him it makes it "feel" more real. But it's actually part of a Nike ad, so.... it's probably not. But who cares! Awesome vid anyhow.

Kobe Bryant for MVP 2008!

Judge for yourself.

Ran across this parody video on CollegeHumor.com.

Kobe's First Attempt

For more about Kobe, check out his official website, home of the Mamba

So, for those who don't know, I'm a Stargate freak. I love anything and everything Stargate. So I recently watched the latest episode of Stargate Atlantis, The Kindred Part 1 and I was surprised that they brought back a character that was written out a few seasons ago, Carson Beckett.

I made my way over to Gateworld to see if people were buzzing about it on the forums, and lo and behold, at the top of the site Google AdSense ads.

AdSense Contextually Matching Images?

All the other ads were related to Stargate in some fashion. But out of left field, the last ad was about hair loss and it was sitting right above a picture of Colonel Steven Caldwell (Mitch Pileggi)

Haha! Google Ad bot sure is getting smarter.

As a kid my family always drove great distances to look at neighborhoods with fantastic light displays. I've seen some pretty spectacular houses decked out with all kinds of lights, fixtures, and inflatable figurines. But I've yet to see one of those crazy houses that have their lights set to music.

The XMas Videos

So, I pulled together a few of the cooler videos on the web that showcase houses that have been set to music (mostly to Wizards of Winter since that's the most popular).

XMas House Lights set to Wizards of Winter

Pretty Cool House in Frisco, TX

Yet Another Wizards of Winter XMas Light Show

Christmas Lights on a House set to the THX Intro

Another X-Mas Light House set to the THX Intro

THX Intro

The Original Wizards of Winter House