I Rode a Segway!
From 2007-04-28 Tu… I just got back from the Tulip Festival at Thanksgiving Point, where they are Demoing Segways for people to try out. No hesitation, I was of course one of the first to try it out! I gave it for a whirl, then my wife – while it was pretty easy to move […]
Read more...Help Bring Seth Godin to Utah!
I have been delaying pledging for a bit, but decided to do it today. Today I just signed the pledge to pay $50 to get Seth Godin to Utah. For those unaware, Seth Godin is a well known genius in Internet Marketing, and would be a welcome addition to put Utah on the roadmap in […]
Read more...5 Reasons Why the iPhone is a Mistake for Apple
Apple is slated to release their new iPhone, an all-in-one cell phone, mp3 player, web browser, contact manager, and organizer this Summer. The hype surrounding it has been strong, and Apple is touting to re-define the cell phone with it. Apple’s name brand recognition alone could well do this, but I think it’s a mistake […]
Read more...I’ve Been Twitterpated!
Thanks to Phil Windley and Phil Burns, I have officially been “Twitterpated”. You can find me on twitter.com via my username, “jstayii” or under “Jesse Stay”. You might find the Twitter Search useful in finding me and other friends. To summarize, Twitter is a way for you to “mini-blog”, or basically share what you are […]
Read more...When Was the Gift of the Holy Ghost on Earth?
First of all, I apologize for the neglect in writing the last week. I was on vacation with my family to Disneyland – you can see the pictures on my picasaweb page. I have been told again and again by various Seminary and Institute teachers that the Gift of the Holy Ghost was not on […]
Read more...Collaborate With Smaller Groups of Digg Users Using Pligg
Yesterday, I announced the release of a new feature of Came2Pass.com, allowing users to specify a Digg User ID in their profile, and have all their Digg-submitted and voted-for articles automatically appear under 2 new categories with other Digg users on their Pligg-based website. Today, I’m happy to announce the release of the code for […]
Read more...Perl Outperforms C in OpenGL Benchmark
When programming OpenGL apps (a task I still want to try some time), few people think of Perl as an option. In a recent perl.com lightning article, a benchmark was performed to test Perl against C in OpenGL programs. Because in graphics applications most of the work is done in the GPU, an interpreted language […]
Read more...Are You a Mormon? Are You a Digg User?
Are you a Mormon or hold Mormon values, and a Digg.com User? We’ve added a few more features to Came2Pass.com that you will like then. The first is a new field in your profile called “Digg User ID”. At the moment this is only visible to you – we will be updating this in the […]
Read more...“The Mormons” Trailer on PBS
I was just made aware that PBS has released the trailer to their upcoming documentary on the Mormon faith, to be released April 30th. The url is here: http://www.pbs.org/mormons/view/2514.html?&c=3wm. I just hope it lives up to the trailer – I was very impressed! It seems to stay true to the facts, while sharing all controversies […]
Read more...Caution – High Winds
I listed the picture below of my brother’s car and trailer in a snowstorm. Here’s the video so you can see how they got it down. Courtesy my brother’s film company, Faber Films:
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