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Nuttin’ But Stringz is “an intense blending of classical music, jazz, r&b, and yes, hip hop.” Playing violins to heavy beats? Yes, sir. They have one song on iTunes and the other song on their website costs $6.99 (oy!). Alternatively, you can just watch a flash video of them on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.

Update (May 4, 2009): You can actually now listen to “Broken Sorrow” at their official website (copy and paste the URL):  http://www.nuttinbutstringz.com/01.mp3

I guess we’re just talking about World of Warcraft here, but apparently UMD is #12 in schools that play WoW. It’s probably a combination of sheer student population and the good CS (computer science, not Counter-Strike!) program. The only problem I see here is that it’s not really official. It’s just some site stats of a popular WoW site.

Overall, I’m not sure what to think of this ranking.

I forgot to post this when I first got home. Here is the Blingo movie ticket that I posted about before.

During the CMPS graduation, Todd and I were not enjoying the horrendous advertisements and acoustics of the Armory building. As a result, I am pleased to present you the culmination of four years of college education…haikus.

Computer Science.
Advertisements for me too.
I like the echos.

All the cardboard hats.
If this was a sci-fi place,
It would be tinfoil.

The goofy outfits.
I wish I had a cape too.
I’d be Superman.

Just so many names.
Clapping after every one.
This will take a while.

Congrats to the Class of 2006.

It’s Casino Night in the office warehouse! This episode is the season finale for the second season. Also, it was extended from the usual 20 minutes to almost 28 minutes. Overall, the episode had a lot of laughs (Creed!) and was quite groundbreaking in terms of the plot. Here’s my list of funny moments. The ending will not be revealed here since I think you should watch the episode yourself for that part.

• Mind control. Powered by umbrellas. “Oh my god.”

• “Well, they need our money. They don’t have cookies like the Girl Scouts.”
• “We are giving money that has been gambled. Why don’t we just deal drugs, or prostitute ourselves, and donate that money to charity?”
• Michael openly stating that he hates Toby and everything that he does.
• “Guys, the Afghanistananis.”
• “I hope to someday live in a world where a person could tell a hilarious AIDS joke. It’s one of my dreams.”
• Fleece it out. Goin’ Mach-5. Dinkin’ flicka.
• I wish I had telekinetic powers.

• Scrantonicity! Featuring Kevin Malone on drums and vocals.

• “Two queens on Casino Night. I am going to drop a deuce on everybody.”
• “Codename RE/MAX is here. No sign of Lan Jevinson.”
• “We must deceive them, so as not to hurt them. And in that way, we honor them.”
• “Oh, I steal things all the time. It’s just something I do. I stopped caring a long time ago. You should see how many supplies I’ve taken from this place. Honestly, I love stealing things.”

• I rolled an 8. Yeah! My prize:

• Jim loses to Pam. Notice Kevin’s gold bracelet…lal.

• “I won the 2002 $2,500 No-Limit Deuce to Seven Draw Tournament at the World Series of Poker in Vegas. So yeah, I’m pretty good at poker.” “Look I got all the clovers!”

• Michael’s dates. Attack of the clones!

• “Thanks, I’ve never own a refrigerator before.”
• Near the end. What happened? You should watch the episode.

I recently joined the LinkedIn network. What is it?

LinkedIn is an online network of more than 5.5 million experienced professionals from around the world, representing 130 industries. When you join, you create a profile that summarizes your professional accomplishments. Your profile helps you find and be found by former colleagues, clients, and partners. You can add more connections by inviting trusted contacts to join LinkedIn and connect to you.Your network consists of your connections, your connections’ connections, and the people they know, linking you to thousands of qualified professionals.

Through your network you can:

• Find potential clients, service providers, subject experts, and partners who come recommended
• Be found for business opportunities
• Search for great jobs
• Discover inside connections that can help you land jobs and close deals
• Post and distribute job listings
• Find high-quality passive candidates
• Get introduced to other professionals through the people you know

Now that I’m about to graduate, it seems like an excellent way to keep resume-type information organized and to cleanly link professional relationships together. If anyone out there joins and knows me in real life, feel free to add me as a contact.

A very cool tutorial on Ruby. The tutorial takes 15 minutes, and the language is surprisingly simple.