In anticipation of Firefox 3’s release on a day TBD, Mozilla’s marketing team has created Download Day- Firefox 3’s 1,440-minute quest to make the Guinness Book of World Records for being the most downloaded software ever in one day. Download Day has a website, http://www.spreadfirefox.com/, created to spread the word and entice Firefox luverz across the globe to literally pledge their allegiance to Download Day. By clicking the “Pledge Now!” button, you increase your country’s number of pledges on a Google-Maps-esque world map. The cool part of the Download Day site is if you hold your mouse over a country on the map, you can view the aggregate number of pledges from that country.

Close to 175,000 of us Americans have given their pledges, while our friendly neighbors to the North have 30,000 on board (Good work Canada! You’re super!). How many people in Myanmar have pledged, you ask? Go see for yourself.

With already over a million pledges worldwide, Mozilla seems to be on track to grab the record, with potential to earn legendary status like Guinness Record Holders Jackie Bibby (most rattlesnakes held in mouth by their tails, 10, as well as three other rattlesnake-related records) and Niek Vermeulen (largest airplane barf bag collection- over 3,700). If you haven’t already, go make your pledge and become a part of history.

UPDATE: Firefox 3 will be released on Tuesday next week (June 17).

(This post started here and will end ridiculously)

To quickly recap, I recently found myself pondering the deeper facets of life and the universe. The budding Friedrich Nietzsche inside of me was twisting and turning, unable to rest. The ultimate question in question? If I could buy anything, and I mean anything, what expensive things would I buy? The list continues…

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4. A $20,000 .mp3 player

The TrexStor i.Beat Organix .mp3 player is the geek’s ultimate bling. Adorned in 18-karat gold and 63 one-karat diamonds. Its wrist strap is made from aquamarine jewels and admittedly I don’t know what those are, but I want them. I can just imagine running into an iPod user on the street. Our conversation would go something like this:

iPod guy: Awesome, my iPod just shuffled to REO Speedwagon’s “Keep On Loving You!”

Me: My iPod is covered in diamonds.

iPod guy: …(cries)

I used to be an Apple fanboy but Apple just doesn’t seem to have class anymore. I don’t even think they have a product with gold or diamonds. Then again, Steve Jobs isn’t necessarily known to be an innovative thinker so I won’t be too hard on him.

All the same, Apple will be lucky to have even 5% of the .mp3 market in 5 years with jewel-encrusted devices like the i.Beat Organix on the rise.

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5. The New York Yankees

The Yankees are America’s team and I love America so much that I would buy them in blink of a George W. Bush eyelid if I had the chance. I also love baseball and Coney dogs. Completely justified purchase, no doubt.

First order of business with George Steinbrenner out the door and the kid-phenom at the helm (that’s me, by the way), would be to replace those outdated pinstriped jerseys with American flag-inspired gear. A prototype of the new pants already exists.

Second order of business… sign Air Bud* to a lucrative contract. Air Bud brings marketing power and raw talent to the team.

Third order of buisness… trade A-Rod and Andy Petite to the Minnesota Twins for Nick Punto.

Then… sit back, eat 6 Coney dogs, and enjoy the game.

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That’s all the time I have for today! I’ll leave you with another one of my favorite quotes, this time from Nietzsche himself: “Is life not a thousand times too short for us to bore ourselves?” Definitely, especially if you are super rich and can buy happiness. Tune in next time, world.

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*Buddy the Wonder Dog, a.k.a. Air Bud, died 10 years ago this February but was father to dozens of healthy pups who have become famous actors themselves. With the world hanging on every one of my words right now, I’d would like to take this opportunity to pay my respects to Buddy; An inspiration to an entire generation, he is loved and missed everyday.

Move over Betty Crocker, there’s a new Sara Lee in town.

Today, ArcStonian Pamela Schott brought in a batch of what she calls Oh! Henry bars. They should be called Be-Still-My-Beating-Heart bars because I’m in love.

I want to be locked in a prison made out of Pam’s Oh! Henry bars so I can eat my way to freedom.

I want to collect them like baseball cards, only to eat my whole collection and start all over again.

I want a device hooked up to my desk that rewards me with a bar every time I click my mouse.

I want Steve Nash to practice his free throws with them, shooting at my mouth.

I want to travel back in time so I have more time to eat them.

I don’t want to write anymore because it means I’m not eating.

What it do, world.

Oh man, oh man. My Kanye shades arrived!!

Driving with these on is not a crime because looking fly and committing a crime can never occur in conjunction with one another.*

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*ArcStone Technologies, Inc. and the author are not responsible for the accuracy or reliability of any information, data, opinions, advice or statements made in this post. Word.

HELLO WORLD!!!

Welcome to my very first blog. It’s an honor to write for TechnologyTranslated.com and I plan on making the most of it before I actually get real work to do here at ArcStone. For those you who are wondering who the never-before-heard-of-but-severely-articulate author of this article is, well world… I’m the new guy. “Office Cohesion Specialist” is my title, or OCS for short. An OCS is exactly like the company CEO or COO, minus the experience and responsibilities (and pay). I’m an important piece of the puzzle here at ArcStone… but not really.

For the past couple weeks I have been testing Wonderfile, running through every inch of the site to check for bugs. I used our project manager Bart’s company American Express card to register new accounts for the testing process. Wonderfile accounts cost between free-99 and almost $500, but I was using the company’s card and since the company owns Wonderfile, we were basically paying ourselves. No money was actually be lost in the process.

Short story long, using the company’s credit card got me thinking. If I could buy anything, and I mean anything, what expensive things would I buy? Here’s three items on my wish list (with more to come in the future editions of my blog).

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1. A monkey

Intelligent, agile, funny, and hopefully not of the poop-throwing variety. He would gather donuts and other goods for me (a la Mojo, Homer’s helper monkey from the Simspons) and would attract babes like a magnet (a la a babe magnet). A monkey would be my first purchase. It’s the most obvious choice. Practical and very entertaining.

The site Primatestore.com also sells giraffes and siberian tigers. Doesn’t seem like a legal operation, but they do good work. Mike Tyson rated its customer service a 10 out of 10 in 1994.

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2. The Best Dinner. Ever.

I would have dinner with family and friends 100 feet in the air. With Taco Bell, a personal favorite cuisine. For 8,000 Euros these “Dinner In The Sky” folks will lift a table, along with you and your guests, up into the air for a unique dine. Check out the website for more details. I’m currently taking requests to join me. Request should should be no longer than 250 words; send them to dsundquist@arcstone.com.

I’m curious what happens when you have to go to the bathroom.

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3. The most expensive, ridiculously over-the-top fish aquarium money could buy

I have an aquarium at home right now. I have a catfish, two angelfish, and a beta among a few others.

What I don’t have at home is a 2,500 gallon beast of a tank, filled with with exotic corals and tropical fish/sharks/octopi. I want multiple main chambers spread around the rooms of my house with glass tubing running through the walls, connecting the chambers. It’d be pretty much the most baller thing ever.

I’d definitely throw some lion fish in there too.

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Let me wrap this all up with a favorite quote: shoot for the moon, because if you fall short, you’ll land amongst the stars (credit goes to my 13-year-old cousin Katie’s bulletin board).

Until next time, world.

Sincerely yours,
Daniel Sundquist