Ron Frisard's Blog... http://meghan.frisard.net/ronsblog/ en Copyright 2008 Fri, 07 Nov 2008 18:20:52 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Death Cab - Summer Skin
Death Cab For Cutie |MTV Music
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]]> http://meghan.frisard.net/ronsblog/2008/11/the_postal_service.html http://meghan.frisard.net/ronsblog/2008/11/the_postal_service.html Fri, 07 Nov 2008 18:12:06 -0500 Dad's Video you can download a copy of the video here: DOWNLOAD]]> http://meghan.frisard.net/ronsblog/2008/06/dads_video.html http://meghan.frisard.net/ronsblog/2008/06/dads_video.html Fri, 13 Jun 2008 06:47:53 -0500 Is my truck really worth $12,510 ???
12500 truck 003
Originally uploaded by frisard. This week I hit the Tacoma lottery! Here is the story..
Last Sunday I went to bring my 1999 Toyota Tacoma with 184,000 miles on it to the shop. The news was not good. I needed the following:
- new rear springs
- new fan belt
- new battery
- new brakes
It was going to cost way above $2000. The guy came out to talk to me and kind of sounded like a vet telling you your dog was about to die. I decided I needed to go get a new car instead of dump money into a car past its prime.
I went to Acton Toyota and as I pulled in the guy said I had hit the "Tacoma lottery". He explained that Toyota of America was buying back Tacoma's that were made between 1995-2000 for 1.5 times excellent condition blue book value what ever the condition of the truck. First I thought the guy was crazy but it is true! On Friday I signed my truck over to Toyota for $12,510... The truck I would of been lucky to get $500 dollars from a high schooler on a good day. As you can see from these photo's I did not keep the car in great condition since I bought it new 9 years ago (I started a few years ago putting gum on the roof).
A few facts, the truck needs to fail a frame corrosion test and almost all cars in the northeast will fail because of the harsh winters.
]]> http://meghan.frisard.net/ronsblog/2008/03/is_my_truck_really_worth_12510.html http://meghan.frisard.net/ronsblog/2008/03/is_my_truck_really_worth_12510.html Fri, 21 Mar 2008 21:12:09 -0500 SNL short ]]> http://meghan.frisard.net/ronsblog/2008/03/snl_short.html http://meghan.frisard.net/ronsblog/2008/03/snl_short.html Mon, 10 Mar 2008 16:32:39 -0500 Animoto ]]> http://meghan.frisard.net/ronsblog/2007/11/animoto.html http://meghan.frisard.net/ronsblog/2007/11/animoto.html interesting Wed, 21 Nov 2007 12:52:45 -0500 It has been a while... ]]> http://meghan.frisard.net/ronsblog/2007/11/it_has_been_a_while.html http://meghan.frisard.net/ronsblog/2007/11/it_has_been_a_while.html talking heads Mon, 19 Nov 2007 19:41:48 -0500 Gmail video Check out the page at http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2007/08/lights-camera-gmail_28.html ]]> http://meghan.frisard.net/ronsblog/2007/08/gmail_video.html http://meghan.frisard.net/ronsblog/2007/08/gmail_video.html email fun Thu, 30 Aug 2007 06:07:02 -0500 miss South Carolina needs to study more.. ]]> http://meghan.frisard.net/ronsblog/2007/08/miss_south_carilona_needs_to_s.html http://meghan.frisard.net/ronsblog/2007/08/miss_south_carilona_needs_to_s.html fun video Sat, 25 Aug 2007 21:08:49 -0500 Inbox Zero Merlin Mann is my hero. I have been reading his blog 43 folders for years and have really gotten a lot of good info on the GTD (getting things done) process and the dreaded email fire hose problem. Well in this video he speaks at Google headquarters about his side project called Inbox zero. It is quite lengthy (about 1 hour) but it is well worth learning how other people deal with email. Enjoy: ]]> http://meghan.frisard.net/ronsblog/2007/07/inbox_zero.html http://meghan.frisard.net/ronsblog/2007/07/inbox_zero.html email Thu, 26 Jul 2007 13:56:20 -0500 Wii Fit - can't wait! Wii Fanboy site of the video Nintendo gave at the E3 gaming conference this week. What is Wii fit ? It is basically a add-on accessory to the Wii that uses sensors to know where you are stepping on a scale. After you see the video you will get a better idea. I think this type of cool integration of peripherals is what is keeping Nintendo on top of Sony and Microsoft in the game market. This is not just for kids - this type of tool can be used in shooter games also. Too bad it will not be available until next year here in the states. ]]> http://meghan.frisard.net/ronsblog/2007/07/wii_fit_cant_wait.html http://meghan.frisard.net/ronsblog/2007/07/wii_fit_cant_wait.html games video wii Sun, 15 Jul 2007 06:39:31 -0500 Who is Hans Rosling ? ? ? who this guy was.. Now after seeing a few of his presentations on the web, I think he is amazing. What I know: He is a Doctor who works for the UN regarding world poverty - one tool that he uses is data analysis. Below is a video clip of him doing a presentation at this years TED conference where he shows this amazing graphs. He is a truly great presenter and anyone can learn many things on how he does his presentation ~ no bullets just a great transfer of knowledge. After digging further I found another video of him showing the same graphs showing his native Sweden's economic growth over the last 100 years. Still digging I found the actual tool that he uses ONLINE (from the UN). This tool just fascinated me for hours. I could compare many countries statistics over decades with a matter of clicks. A must see. Also you can download statistics from the site into your computer here. Check this out.. ]]> http://meghan.frisard.net/ronsblog/2007/07/who_is_hans_rosling.html http://meghan.frisard.net/ronsblog/2007/07/who_is_hans_rosling.html powerpoint Wed, 04 Jul 2007 14:36:27 -0500 First REM show
R.E.M. - Hyde Park 2005
Originally uploaded by sweep_the_leg. I was looking on the internet today and found this interesting website that has chronicled REM for the last 20 years. I was amused and looked around.
One thing I found of real interest was the summary of the first REM show I ever saw. Back on May 3rd, 1985 I was hanging with a friend of mine from White Hall at my college (Northeastern) freshman year. He got a call from his best friend from high school who was at MIT. He told him to get over there because his frat was running security for a concert tonight and he can get us in free and first. The name of the band was REM.
Well I did not know them from a hole in the wall but I was blown away with the music and the show. Here is a review from the MIT newspaper back then.
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Originally uploaded by frisard. In case you did not know, I am a huge baseball fan and have been in a ROTO league for the last 13 years. It makes the summer go by so fast and always something to talk about with the other 9 team owners (bragging rights).
Well I just read a great article in the New York Times about Fantasy baseball and it really hits home. It talks about how it got started with a sports writer back in 1980.
Here is a copy of the article.
Of course I keep on-line graphs of how my team is going - here is where you can see that.]]> http://meghan.frisard.net/ronsblog/2007/06/fantasy_baseball.html http://meghan.frisard.net/ronsblog/2007/06/fantasy_baseball.html baseball fun Thu, 21 Jun 2007 20:47:54 -0500 The ghost map
death-at-the-water-pump
Originally uploaded by frisard. I just listened to a great podcast that was a lecture from Steven Johnson. He is one of the most prominent science writers of our time and his latest book is about how the cholera outbreak of 1854 was solved by Dr. Snow. Conventional wisdom of the day thought the "Ebola" like disease passed from person to person but Dr. Snow thought it was from the water. He did not have a microscope to see the problem but he mapped out the outbreak and it leads to the problem at the pump.
I am going to run out and get the book - very interesting.
He also discusses his other books about video game play. He wrote this great article for the NYT about the new Spore game.
Here is a link of the guy talking about his book.
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