Category Archives: Miscellaneous

Random Fact: “Tom’s Diner” was the first MP3

Posted on August 21, 2011 by Janos Marton

Thought this might be of interest to tournament listeners.  An article about the development of the MP3 explains that Peoples’ Choice Tournament participant, “Tom’s Diner” by Suzanne Vega, was chosen by Karlheinz Brandenburg.  The human voice was difficult to compress, … Continue reading →

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Why Triathlons Without Training Are Not Recommended (Part 2 of 4)

Posted on August 17, 2011 by g-mo

It wasn’t that training hadn’t crossed my mind, but the decision to do the damn thing was rather spontaneous. I was supposed to be doing a 2 mile swim in Lake Tahoe, like I mentioned before, and my ride from … Continue reading →

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Why Triathlalons Without Training Are Not Recommended (Part 1 of 4)

Posted on August 15, 2011 by g-mo

Dreamers, I can’t help but feel the need to post an account, minor as it may be, of my adventurous Sunday morning finishing my first sprint triathlon. Sprint not because I sprinted the whole time, but because a regular triathlon … Continue reading →

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How Civically Literate Are You?

Posted on August 5, 2011 by g-mo

In the trivia section, a fun little quiz my sister forwarded to me- the Intercollegiate Studies Institute Civic Literacy Exam. It’s sorta like a 33 question multiple choice AP US History test, except in the end you get to see … Continue reading →

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Ken Jennings Music Trivia

Posted on July 26, 2011 by Janos Marton

I had been tempted to stop posting Ken Jennings’ weekly trivia after no one got the challenging “Question #7” the last two weeks.  This week, however, it is more than fitting for the Peoples Choice crowd.  See if you can … Continue reading →

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What Playlist Would Your Harry Potter House Be?

Posted on July 15, 2011 by g-mo

Wow, I can’t believe I am posting this, but it’s culturally and contemporaneously relevant and I’m sure some of you are Potter people- so a couple years back the creative guys over at Paste Magazine put together 4 playlists to … Continue reading →

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Ken Jennings Tuesday Trivia

Posted on July 12, 2011 by Janos Marton

After a short hiatus, we are back, bringing you questions from former Jeopardy! champion Ken Jennings’ email list.  To play, email him at tuesdaytrivia@ken-jennings.com. As for posting the answers below- questions 1 through 6 are pretty easy to Google, but if … Continue reading →

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NASA Space Shuttle Launch Podcast with Carrie!

Posted on July 8, 2011 by Janos Marton

Space may be the final frontier, but the frontier will be closed to Americans for a little while, as we prepare for NASA’s final Space Shuttle launch today at 11:26am (EST). To take us through this momentous occasion I’ve enlisted … Continue reading →

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Better Than The Google Home Page

Posted on July 7, 2011 by g-mo

Hey Living The Dreamers- this won’t be long, I just had to share this Internet Easter Egg brought to my attention through lackadaisical scrolling through the Facebook News Feed at work last night (thanks to Andi for bringing it to … Continue reading →

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Ken Jennings Tuesday Trivia

Posted on June 21, 2011 by Janos Marton

Every Tuesday we bring you questions from former Jeopardy! champion Ken Jennings.  To get on Ken’s scoreboard, email him your answers at tuesdaytrivia@ken-jennings.com. As for posting the answers below- questions 1 through 6 are pretty easy to Google, but if you … Continue reading →

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