GabeMcG: Archive

Sep 18th

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Generic Movie Based on the Movie They've... →

This is pretty much exactly what most new indie and studio movies look like to me. Not just the Oscar-hopefuls and the Sundance selections. And not just the trailers, but the entire movies…

Mar 11th

Underwater Engagement Photos + Save the Date! →

Kelty from Steep Street sent me the coolest Save the Dates she photographed. They feature an underwater engagement session! From Kelty, Jeff and Stacey are dear friends that I’ve known since…

Mar 11th

South Side Happy Hour Bike Polo: Tonight! →

Mar 3rd

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Feb 21st

The Formula For a Perfect Movie [Science] →

A Cornell University professor analyzed 150 of the highest grossing movies of the last 70 years. The more recent the movie, he found, the closer it adhered to the mathematical formula that…

Feb 21st

Rube Goldberg Machine Takes Over Entire House... →

Rube Goldberg machines are excessive by definition, but this one, running for over three minutes and spanning across an entire house, is especially extravagant. It involves a zipline, a cellphone…

Feb 21st

arteffect: (via shipwreckd) →

arteffect: (via shipwreckd)

Feb 20th

TuneGlue Helps You Find New Tunes You'd Like by... →

If you’d like to discovery some new music and do it in a visually appealing way, TuneGlue let’s you explore the relationship between artists and bands in a connection-based web. You start…

Feb 19th

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Nov 19th

Sep 28th

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Jul 29th

I’m in Effingham, IL, “Crossroads Of Opportunity”

Jul 29th

I’m in Effingham, IL, “Crossroads Of Opportunity”

Jul 29th

Got stopped under an overpass by construction seconds before pouring rain, Leaving me enough time to zip tie meijer bags over my bike saddles, win!

Jul 29th

Jul 23rd

Playing with the new Yahoo homepage, it tells me “Taco Bell Dog” is a “Popular Search”. What does this say about the types of folks still using Yahoo for search

Jul 22nd

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Jul 15th

testing http://ping.fm

Jul 15th

TerraTrike Zoomer SL Pre-Launch Interview with Leo...

For anyone who missed it, I had a great chance about a week ago to produce an interview for Leo Laporte on TWiT Live, with Jeff Yonker the Marketing Manager for TerraTrike, the manufacturer of Leo’s new adult recumbent tricycle. As an avid cyclist, I’ve seen TerraTrikes on the roads and trials for years, but I never realized they were a West Michigan product! Just goes to show the...

May 23rd

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May 4th

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May 3rd

Out West Trip, Jun 4-20

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Apr 22nd

Watch

about :30 in = wow

Apr 6th

Reason #10 of 10 I Should Win UGM

Reblogged from the official campaign site I’ll use the bundled software (including Songsmith) to record a, “Thank You” video to all who made my victory possible (before I bury myself in Fallout 3 and COD 4) UGM is obviously all about the games. I’m not the guy who wants it primarily to do 3d rendering, or compiling code, or editing video. I want to win the UGM so I can...

Mar 12th

Reason #9 of 10 I Should Win UGM

Reblogged from the official campaign site UGM will be a top producer for the Leoville/TWiT Folding@Home Team for a long long time The Leoville/TWiT team is a top perormer on the volunteer computing project Folding@Home. This distributed computing platform harnesses the idle power of millions of computers to unlock the secrets of protein folding. Better understanding of the ways proteins assemble...

Mar 11th

Reason #8 of 10 I Should Win UGM

Reblogged from the official campaign site This Week in Fun Theme by GabeMcG

Mar 10th

Reason #7 of 10 I Should Win UGM

Reblogged from the official campaign site To offset the extra energy UGM will consume, I’ll purchase carbon elimination credits from Climate Friendly At 1200w continuous power, the PC Power and Cooling power supply in UGM is capable of handling just about anything I can throw at it. That said, every thing I throw at it is going to have a cost. Along with a bigger energy bill, comes a...

Mar 10th

Reason #6 of 10 I Should Win UGM

Reblogged from the official campaign site Proceeds from the sale of my current desktop will benefit the charity of Leo’s choosing Pay it forward from Gabe McGuinness on Vimeo. Uncle Ben said it best, “With great power, comes great responsibility.” Just as this contest is a fantastic way to give back to the TWiT community, I was inspired to give back to my other communities, and...

Mar 9th

Reason #5 of 10 I Should Win UGM

Reblogged from the official campaign site I’ll Give the UGM a dedicated circuit (maybe) Dedicated Circut Video (FX by NiteInJail) At 1200 watts, the UGM’s PC Power and Cooling power supply is a titan, one that requires a consistent and ample supply of juice. I plan on doing my best to give the UGM it a dedicated circuit, even if it means hiring a professional. I’m not just...

Mar 9th

Reason #4 of 10 I Should Win UGM

Reblogged from the official campaign site There is only one piece of hardware, and one piece of software that could make the UGM more ultimate, and I know what they are… Allow me to set the stage. It’s the fall of 1999. Clinton is a lame duck president, people are panicked about Y2K, and the tech bubble is just starting to stretch the limits of its surface tension. The Pentium 3 is...

Mar 9th

Reason #3 of 10 I Should Win UGM

Reblogged from the official campaign site I never had a console growing up, so PC games are in my blood As I was compiling the list of UGM contest entries late last night, and chatting with other community members in the IRC, I couldn’t help but notice a few sob stories. Someone even remarked that a couple of my reasons were, “tugging at the heart strings” a little. I...

Mar 9th

Colleen's UGM Related IRC Highlights: 3/4-3/5

Reblogged from the official campaign site The Following are highlights of the TWiT Live IRC chatter from 11:41 pm EST on 3/4/2009 to 2:12 am on 3/5/2009. Colleen was busy digging through the 300 or so UGM contest entries they recieved, and posting some of the ones that caught her eye in the channel. I’ve cleaned it up a bit to make it easier to read. Also, Colleen wanted me to mention...

Mar 5th

Reason #2 of 10 I Should Win UGM

Reblogged from the official campaign site I am not now, nor will I ever be: this guy “Boom Headshot” Allow me to introduce you to FPS Doug. But of course, if you’ve ever used a headset to play an online first person shooter you’ve already met him. This is the guy whose entire gaming ability is derived from a stream of racial, misogynistic, and homophobic epithets screamed...

Mar 5th

Reason #1 of 10 I Should Win UGM

Reblogged from the official campaign site I used to be a chauffeur - Colleen’s transportation to and from the airport will be handled in style I’ve had a wide variety of jobs in my 25 years. I’ve sold vacuums, meat, and cars door-to-door which is funny since I’m a messy vegetarian who rides his bike everywhere. From 2007-2008 I was a Chauffeur with Executive Coach Service...

Mar 4th

The Road Ahead

Rebloged from the official campaign site Fellow TWiTs, I’d like to take the time to let you in on some exciting things that are happening right now in the GabeMcG for UGM campaign, and to outline my plan for the comming days. My official entry has been submitted to Leo, Colleen, and Ryan. It is now up to them to pick me as one of five finalsists from the hundreds of entries that were...

Mar 3rd

My Platform: A Ten-Point Plan to Win UGM

Rebloged from the official campain site I used to be a chauffeur - Colleen’s transportation from and to the airport will be handled in style I am not now, nor will I ever be: this guy I never had a console growing up, so PC games are in my blood I know that the only piece of hardware that could make UGM better is a 3dfx Voodoo 5 6000, and the only software that could do so is Duke...

Mar 1st

Official Announcment of Candidacy

Hello world, my fellow Americans, and TWiT Community members across the globe. I’m proud to announce that after careful consideration, and close consultation with my family and friends that I have decided to run for UGM, the Ultimate Gaming Machine competition. It seems like just yesterday I was watching Leo, and the rest of the crew on TechTV. Like many of you, for as far back as I...

Feb 28th

UGM Candidacy Exploratory Committee

Hello World, My name is GabeMcG, and I’m a TWiT. As you may know, the fine folks at TWiT will soon be holding a contest to give away the Ultimate Gaming Machine (UGM). I’ve been interested in this project since I learned of it, and how it became a labor of love for Colleen. While the notion of winning such a fine prize is easy to daydream about, the decision to enter the...

Feb 26th

Tweet Beat Theme Alright, I was so encouraged by...

Feb 24th

This is the theme song for TWiF (This Week in Fun)...

Feb 18th