http://www.mixx.com/users/shey Mixx of activity by shey en-us That's really a shame, it was great watching him play in Minnesota. Had some great years there Thu Sep 04 21:02:57 UTC 2008 http://www.mixx.com/stories/2015796/daunte_culpepper_retires_from_the_nfl comment_136256 Three days after Hurricane Gustav came ashore on the Gulf Coast, nearly 829,000 households were still without electricity, power company officials said Thursday, warning that power may be restored slowly in the hardest-hit areas. Thu Sep 04 18:07:06 UTC 2008 http://www.mixx.com/stories/2016169/company_says_it_could_take_weeks_to_restore_gulf_coast_power thingy_2016169 shey http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/weather/09/04/gustav.power/index.html The IOC president's criticism of Usain Bolt is one of the most ill-timed and gutless acts in the modern history of the Olympics. Fri Aug 22 17:22:07 UTC 2008 http://www.mixx.com/stories/1890102/rogge_rips_the_wrong_guy_olympics thingy_1890102 shey http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/beijing/track_field/news;_ylt=AtPIeeq1VjCcPaCeOnYlorw5nYcB?slug=dw-rogge082108&prov=yhoo&type=lgns To the interloper, the Olympic 100 meters is but a 10-second event. What's shorter? A drag race? Bull-riding? Sun Aug 03 05:39:48 UTC 2008 http://www.mixx.com/stories/1638664/what_i_m_looking_forward_at_the_olympics thingy_1638664 shey http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/olympics/2008/writers/tim_layden/08/01/wilft/index.html?eref=T1 The results of these studies were startling. Among those with no criminal record, white applicants were more than twice as likely to receive a callback relative to equally qualified black applicants. Even more troubling, whites with a felony conviction fa Sat Jul 26 16:24:20 UTC 2008 http://www.mixx.com/stories/1428624/study_black_man_and_white_felon_same_chances_for_hire thingy_1428624 shey http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2008/07/24/study-black-man-and-white-felon-same-chances-for-hire/ FriendFeed is a great service for finding and sharing information and generating discussions. However, not all users are equal when it comes to their level of participation. Fri Jul 11 17:30:32 UTC 2008 http://www.mixx.com/stories/934882/friendfeed_participation_levels_introspective_snapshots thingy_934882 shey http://www.sheysmith.com/2008/07/07/friendfeed-participation-levels/ On the eve of the NBA draft, the Toronto Raptors and Indiana Pacers finally agreed to swap starters. Thu Jun 26 02:27:10 UTC 2008 http://www.mixx.com/stories/488110/pacers_agree_to_o_neal_for_ford_swap_with_raptors thingy_488110 shey http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3461029 On the eve of the NBA draft, the Toronto Raptors and Indiana Pacers finally agreed to swap starters. Thu Jun 26 02:27:10 UTC 2008 http://www.mixx.com/stories/488110/pacers_agree_to_o_neal_for_ford_swap_with_raptors thingy_488110 shey http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3461029 I don't see how any benefit should be given to those who commit these crimes Thu Jun 26 02:14:07 UTC 2008 http://www.mixx.com/stories/468307/supreme_court_strikes_down_death_penalty_for_child_rape comment_100760 Along the way I've gone through my fair share of crappy addons while keeping the ones I found most helpful. Here's a list of the 18 addons I've kept around; hopefully you can find them useful as well. Tue Jun 24 02:21:31 UTC 2008 http://www.mixx.com/stories/455269/18_firefox_3_addons_for_pixel_pimps_and_social_media_skanks thingy_455269 shey http://www.sheysmith.com/2008/06/23/18-firefox-3-addons-for-pixel-pimps-and-social-media-skanks/ I still don’t agree with centralizing comments on the blog post or any one place, and here’s why. Fri Jun 06 15:38:56 UTC 2008 http://www.mixx.com/stories/375168/the_case_for_distributed_conversations thingy_375168 shey http://www.sheysmith.com/2008/05/29/the-case-for-distributed-conversations/