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Doesn't have the ring of "An American in Paris" (or even "An American at Opera") but what can you do?

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Sunday = Football

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Hard to believe that anther CFL season is almost over.

It's the eastern and western finals today.

The Alouettes and Lions are currently playing in the eastern final. Head over to Louis' to join the party.

And in a few hours - 1630 ET / 2130 UTC - the Riders :hat: will play the Stamps :down: in the western final.

Listen online here.

All together now



Link for phone surfers

Go Riders!!!

Go Als!!

Oh yeah, and Go Lions!!

If you weren't already feeling old

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Yesterday I told you about Wallace and Gromit's 20th birthday. And I gave you a link to Google's UK home page.

In the comments folks seemed surprised that it had been 20 years since their first appearance. I was too to be honest. :smile:

Well, Google now has another holiday logo up and this time it's Sesame Street's 40th anniversary :faint:



So yeah, I'm feeling kinda old.

Anyway, here's a classic moment I remember from (what I'm beginning to realise is a distant) childhood.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ptbp0pmcg3U

Another one, after my time, but I recall it being on the news when Joe Raposo's death was announced.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcpTCKOzJjA

And finally, just because it was in the results when I searched for "Sesame Street Google"


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdRkdvKy5WI

Happy Birthday Sesame Street :hat: You may be 40, but you've never gotten old.

Cracking

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I was pleasantly surprised to learn that today is Wallace And Gromit's 20th birthday.

Aardman Animations is celebrating, naturally.

But Google also decided to mark the event with one of their Holiday logos.

If you missed it, I think it's only on the UK site and I'm posting this kinda late, you can see it here.

Now the obvious thing would be to stick a YouTube video in here, but it seems that (for reasons of copyright I presume) I can only give you a link.

So go have a look at Cracking Contraptions - The Tellyscope.

While you're there watch the rest, it's worth it. :smile:

Talk Like A Pirate Day 2009

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Avast! Belay yer normal jabberin' and prepare to talk like a pirate.

And before you go sayin'

but I'm just a landlocked lubber

so was I, that's no excuse.



For the phone surfers

Finally

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We have broadband!

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Party like it's 1234567889

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Just barely enough time to post little tidbit of geeky-ness.

In less than 30 minutes it's going to be 1234567890 in Unix Time. :hat:

While it probably means more to your computer than to you there are some celebrations going on.

If I was in Vancouver I'd probably head for the Irish Heather, as I'm not I'll just raise a quiet glass on my own. :cheers:

If you want to watch the count down, or count up, you can click here.

UPDATE:

The brother sent me a screen shot of the big moment.

Funny, or Creepy

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You tell me.



Has this ad been on TV in your country? I'm curious how widespread this campaign is.

EDIT: And a link to YouTube for phone users. Homer: Doh!

Comments and the lack thereof

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No not yours. I'm not fishing for compliments here, or criticism for that matter. :left: :right:

I feel I need to say something to all you good people whose blogs I follow. Just because I haven't left a comment lately doesn't mean that I'm not still avidly reading your posts. It's just I'm not feeling particularly witty, profound, or original - or, depending on my energy levels, relevant or even coherent.

Also, if it's an older post that I haven't gotten too yet and there's already a string of comments, I can find it hard to jump into a "conversation" that's on the go. I have the same problem in the big blue room.

What it boils down to is I believe when one of you goes to the trouble of making a post you deserve a good comment which shows my appreciation and hopefully adds something. If I can't do that then I think it's better to keep my mouth shut. :zip: If anything, it's a failure on my part.

Well I'll be danged.

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So I'm here in college with very little to do as two lecturers are out sick. I decided to do some surfing around My Opera, and came across this.

I really liked the poster designs so I took a closer look. Imagine my surprise when I opened the third one

and scrolled down to the user quotes.

“Built in mail client, Speed Dial, and finally, plain old speed!

http://my.opera.com/Mickeyjoe_irl/


:eyes: :faint:

Thank you Opera for choosing me :up:

EDIT: I added my quote above for folks like Dennis who can't open PDFs

Mail call

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Some of you already know Pfelelep a very talented, and funny, artist here on My Opera who draws amazing cartoons.

A while back he held a contest on his blog. :cool:

I sent him a submission. And I was lucky enough to be one of the winners :hat:

This meant I won a sketch by Pfelelep. :eyes: He sent me a link so that I could download it...

But I'd like to send you the ORIGINAL sketch by postal services.


Which was more than generous of him. :faint:

It took a little longer than it should have...

the sketch I sent you just went back to me: it seems that I misspelled the address (or I'm sketching better than I'm writing).

(I'm sure it was the mail and not his fault)

But it finally arrived in the post today :yes:



What can I say? :idea: How about I'm thrilled to bits. Thanks Pfelelep :up:

avatar (plural avatars) Noun

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(computing) A digital representation of a person or being.

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For Your Paddy's Day Viewing Pleasure

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Lá Fhéile Pádraig Sona Daoibh... Happy St. Patrick's Day!

A post by Melissa got me thinking about Irish films and films set in Ireland. Here's a few that I think you'd enjoy.

So, in no particular order

Films I'd Personally Recommend

Films I Haven't Seen But Have Heard Good Things About

And finally, a couple of short films that are favourites of mine. And you can see them right here on the web. You might also be interested if you've never heard Irish spoken.

Yu Ming Is Ainm Dom

Fluent Dysphasia

I'm sure I've left out plenty more. So if you have any you want to add, or you've got something to say about my list please leave a comment.

I'm IT again - 5 Things I'd Like To See On Opera

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Tagged by Marcus so here's my five.

1. First and Foremost - PLEASE FIX THE SLIDESHOWS - or at least admit that there's a problem.
Done :yes:
2. On the edit comment page change the default so "Disable smilies" is not ticked.
Done :yes:

3. Change how watched albums work so that you can go straight to the comment/photo rather than just the album.

4. In the files section of your account you can create new sub-folders, but on the Add new/Edit blog post page, in the Add pictures/files: section you can only see the /blog folder when you click on the File archive button. Please add a way to change folders.

5. Make it easier to customise my blog page. CSS is hard when you're starting from nothing. :frown:

:yuck: That's makes me sound so negative. I :heart: My Opera. I've tried a couple other sites, but I think this is far and away the best. Keep up the good work. :up:

:confused: Now, who do I tag?
:idea: I'll let my friends choose. If you're reading this and you want to be tagged consider it done. :D

Strange goings on in My Opera

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Has anyone else noticed problems with the photo slideshow in blog sidebars?

Specifically, every time the photo changes a new copy is downloaded causing the page to constantly refresh.

It seems to have started a few days ago when a new server - storage9.myopera.com - was brought on-line.

It's only happening with Opera 9.21 too, when I try that :left: "other browser" :right: (the one that's now on version 7) the pages are fine. Sorry Stomyr :frown:

For the moment, I've turned off my slideshow because I just find it too distracting.

Is anyone else experiencing problems? I thought there was a comment about it on Sarah's blog, but I can't find it now.

And if anyone from My Opera would care to comment that would be much appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

Keep taking the tablets lad

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I think the weather is finally getting to some people.

Dublin engineer builds "Sideways" bike

Be sure to watch the video. :eyes:

Getting in on the Act

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Well first it was Melissa, then Sandy, so I just had to see for myself.

Online Dating

Mingle2 - Online Dating

This rating was determined based on the presence of the following words: sexy (1x)

I don't' remember using that :confused:

I suppose that there's a good reason why my blog is so tame. 85% GeekMingle2 - Free Online Dating

And why I'm posting all this in the first place.

78%How Addicted to Blogging Are You?

Mingle2 - Online Dating

:spock:

Something to think about

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The Best Thought Experiments Schrödinger's Cat, Borel's Monkeys

I don't think it's a secret that I like science. And if it is well the cat's out of the bag now. And there is nothing better than a good experiment. Unfortunately, most of us don't have access to a properly equipped lab or workshop like the Mythbusters or Brainiac.

So here's a few experiments that anyone can do. All you need is a brain. I think you qualify if you've made it this far. :D

The Irish Elections

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Were on Thursday. But they have already received more than enough coverage.

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Shutdown Day

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I came across this somewhere in the OC a while back, signed up, and then promptly forgot about it 'til a reminder dropped into my inbox yesterday.

http://www.shutdownday.org/

There's still time if you want to take part. Just click on the I can button.

If you don't hear from me before midnight, see you Sunday. :up:

Lá Fhéile Pádraig Sona Daoibh

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Nothing to report yet. Sure, it's only Firday night. :wink: But tune in tomorrow and see what I did on Paddy's Day. :hat:

In the meantime, you can go check out RTE's live webcast of the St. Patrick's Festival starting at 12.10 GMT.


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