Archive - May 30, 2008

TwitterFox – a Twitter plugin for Firefox

May 30, 2008 in Found Online, Internet with View Comments

Anyone who uses Twitter and Firefox, check out this plugin.  It puts a little Twitter Pop-up window within your browser.  It’s nice to not have to deal with a separate program or have to constantly refresh the Twitter.com page.

So far, it’s been pretty good.  You can see just replies made to you in a separate tab if you want, as you can with direct messages.  If you want to make the window go away, you just click the “t” in the status bar.  Pretty good stuff!

Here is a screenshot (click to enlarge):

Go grab it here.

I got rear ended by a BMW

May 30, 2008 in me with View Comments

On my way to work this morning, I was stopped at a light.  Someone was obviously not paying attention and slammed into the back of the lady behind me, who in turn slammed into me.  Luckily there is no visible damage to my car, but her BMW took a dent in the front.  The backside was pretty much totaled , as was the guy’s Ford who slammed into her.  But my ol’ Grand Am came through alright (despite my sore neck and back).

About an hour later, the policeman was done filling out all the paperwork and I was free to go.  Talk about an eciting trip into work this morning!

The Sport with One Rule: No Murder

May 30, 2008 in Found Online, Grab Bag with View Comments

In Ashbourne, a small town in England, there is a sport called Royal Shrovetide that is played annually. This sport, best described as “rugby on rabies”, has only one official rule: No murder. Here are the basics:

  • A river runs through the town. Those north of it are the “Up’Ards”, thouse south are the “Down’Ards”.
  • There is no limit to the number of players on each team (even in the 1000’s!)
  • Before the game starts, the crowd all sings Auld Lang Syne followed by God Save the Queen
  • There is a ball that looks the size of a basketball. The goal is for someone to get it from their town center to their goal (roughly 3 miles apart). Once at the goal, the player has to bang it on the wall 3 times for it to count as a goal
  • Once a goal is scored, a new ball is thrown into play.

This game sounds completely awesome, and also like something I would be too chicken to compete in. It’s still cool to think that an entire town comes together to play this once a year.

Read more about it HERE. (via Digg)