Whether a tree falls to the south or to the north, in the place where it falls, there will it lie

• Hostin: It’s Naked Cowboy, 1; naked M&M, 0
  Well, this is quite interesting. Check it out. I don’t know if I think the legal system might be doing the right thing on this one.
  (tags: unique funny NYC nakedcowboy MMs)
• Brand New: Less Hyphen, More Burst for Walmart
  Wal Mart has a new modern logo
  (tags: art business design via:daringfireball)
• Child Molester Fail « FAIL Blog: Pictures and Videos of Owned, Pwnd and Fail Moments
  Worst. Name. Ever.
  (tags: funny video youtube)

I’m a fan of Relient K. I really, really enjoyed their Mmhmm album and it spun forever in my CD player. I didn’t really like their first album much; didn’t like the sound or style, but as they’ve matured, I like the experimenting with the piano and other instruments and the writing seems to get smarter and wittier at times but they’ve got a good serious side as well. I guess they’re my Five Iron Frenzy replacement in that regard (May they R.I.P).

Anyway, they’ve got a new album out today called The Bird and the Bee Sides. If you’re a fan, definitely head on over and check it out on to download or head to your local music retailer.

This album includes 26 tracks, so in terms of tracks to dollars, you are definitely getting your money’s worth.

That is all.

Well, this isn’t really a so, what have I accomplished this half of the year type of post. Although that’s not really a bad idea. I thought it would be neat to see what the site stats for mah blawg. For simplicity I’m going to use Google Analytics to pull the info.

I, like many others bloggers check stats but not too obsessively. Mostly visitors and post popularity, but I don’t check it every day (although when I started I did cause it was kinda fun and cool).

I hope you find these interesting, and if not, my bad.

The Top 10 Browsers in Order

1. Firefox - 42.01%
2. Internet Explorer - 27.91%
3. Safari - 25.05%
4. Opera - 2.43%
5. Camino - 1.58%
6. Mozilla Compatible Agent - 0.50%
7. Mozilla - 0.38%
8. (not set) - 0.06%
9. Playstation Portable - 0.04%
10. Net Front and PS3 tied - 0.02%

The Top 10 Countries that have visited.

1. United States
2. United Kingdom
3. Canada
4. Australia
5. Germany
6. Netherlands
7. Philippines
8. South Korea
9. Norway
10. India

The Top 10 Most Popular Post determined by page views.

1. One of My Favorite Decapitator Pics
2. Leaving Town in Pink and Brown: Part I
3. You Too Can See U2 in 3D!
4. Bless the Lord (Son of Man)!!!
5. Shameless Self Promoting: Act III
6. Oh Man, it sucks to be this dude…
7. State of Music Now
8. There’s Just Something About This That Made Me Laugh…
9. Maroon 5 releases B-Sides Collection on itunes
10. What Show Would You Like to See?

The Top 9 Visiting Operating Systems.

1. Windows (Sadly, number 1. This group should upgrade their OS to a Mac sometime soon). 65.96%
2. Macintosh 32.42%
3. (not set)
4. Linux
5. iPhone
6. iPod
7. Playstation Portable
8. Nintendo Wii
9. Playstation 3

The Top 10 Screen Resolutions

1. 1024×768
2. 1280×800
3. 1280×1024
4. 1440×900
5. 1680×1050
6. 1152×864
7. 1920×1200
8. 800×600 (If this is you, it’s time to get a new resolution.)
9. 1280×768
10. 1280×768

Top 7 Connection Speeds

1. Cable
2. DSL
3. Unknown
4. T1
5. Dialup (Seriously? It’s time to upgrade… Really.)
6. OC3 (Lucky!)
7. ISDN

Top 10 Traffic Sources

1. Direct/None
2. Google/organic
3. stumbleupon.com/referral
4. google.com/referral
5. facebook.com/referral
6. blog.samuelfebres.com/referral
7. dashboard.wordpress.com/referral
8. theprodigaljon.blogspot.com/referral
9. twitter.com/referral
10. technorati.com/referral

Top 10 Keyword Searches

1. Samuel Febres
2. Vicki Paul Korea Blog
3. maroon 5 b-sides
4. bless the lord (son of man)
5. maroon 5
6. Sam Febres
7. maroon 5 b sides
8. kelly bell
9. shelby middleton
10. tye tribbett bless the lord (son of man)

Well, that’s it for my Top 10 lists for the first half of 2008. So, was that interesting for anyone else besides me, or did I bore the crap out of you?

• Any lawful device: 40 years after the Carterfone decision:
  A history of the device that probably paved the way for the internet and technology advances of today. Unsurprisingly, AT&T was there to try to stop it.
  (tags: history law arstechnica ATT)
• Bill Gates E-Mail Reveals His Frustration With Windows, Too
  Irony… definitely Irony.
  (tags: Windows BillGates funny story)
• The Website Is Down
  What I feel like at work sometimes with some of the callers that make it through.
  (tags: computers culture funny halo humor video via:daringfireball)
• Coldplay’s Sneaky Record Label
  Record labels… an example of how/why they suck.

  Coldplay is running a promotion that will give a band the opportunity to open for the but like usual the fine print will get you.

  (tags: capitol music-business coldplay)
• Study reveals Web 2.0 gap between Gen X, Gen Y moms
  (tags: studies genx geny)
• Study suggests voter apathy partially a matter of genetics
  (tags: voting studies)
• MUTEMATH Studio Vlog: 175 BPM
  MuteMath is coming out with a new album… this is one of the many videos they have used to promote its upcoming release. Can’t wait to hear the new album and see them live… in the meantime, check out as Darren, the drummer, records a drum part. You’ll
  (tags: mutemath youtube music awesomeness)

This is too funny not to share and I hate this song.

Enjoy.

• It’s Four In The Morning
  Flippin’ sweet dancing video. Awesomeness.
  (tags: video life)
• Firefox 3: Tweak Firefox to Display Richer Colors
  This is a requirement so that Firefox matches Safari’s ICC profile reading abilities and you see photos like they were meant to be seen. Should be on by default, but apparently, it would slow FF down by up to 15%, so I guess it’s off to save face.
  (tags: browser internet graphic lifehacks photo tips tech)
• Saturday Mormon Cartoons
  This is definitely worth watching for a quick entertaining history of mormonism in a Saturday Morning Cartoon style. Enjoy.
  (tags: youtube mormonism)

When I was growing up in highschool, I would spend a lot of my free time at the local music/bookstore spending hours listening to CDs looking for new music to purchase. Obviously, I was and am a big music fan but as I got older, and started having more bills and responsibilities, I realized that I would need to curb my music purchasing enthusiasm. It was quite a bit of money (along with fast food) that I was spending on new music so I made a concious decision to cut back.

I’ve for the most part stuck to that plan, only purchasing albums here and there, but I still enjoy purchasing new music. Seeing that we’re almost halfway through the year, I thought it would be neat to see what new albums I’ve purchased since January 1st of this year.

Here’s my list.

1. Jon Foreman’s Season EPs (I’ve gotten all four of them, Fall, Winter, Spring and Summer).
   
   
2. Death Cab for Cutie’s Narrow Stairs.
   
   
3. Shelby Middleton by Shelby Middleon. (contact via myspace)
   
   
4. The Myriad’s With Arrows, With Poise.
   
   
5. Chromatology’s No Shoes Apply.
   
   
6. Daniel Renstrom’s Adore and Tremble.
   
   
7. The Bravery’s The Sun and The Moon.
   
   
8. Maida Vale’s Self Titled EP.
   
   
9. The Sarah Mac Band’s Open Fire single release.
   
   
10. Needtobreathe’s The Heat.
    
    
    

• three things your health teacher didn’t tell you about herpes
  This is a funny photo. I guess someone has a messy roommate.
  (tags: funny photos)
• Man gets Windows Vista to work with printer
  I mean, that title, it just says it all, doesn’t it? Jokes aside, quick read. Unlucky for the old man.
  (tags: funny microsoft software story technology via:daringfireball)

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