July 2007
125 posts
Extreme telecommuting - CNNMoney.com →
This is a really interesting life-style. I wonder if I could make this work with my current job. I could really focus on my landscape photography while waiting for a Support Ticket to chime in.
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That is freakin’ cool! I wonder if I could mod our fireplace to do this … hmm
Use email to alert you that malware has infected... →
This is your PC. This is your PC infected with something nasty. This is your wife mad at you ‘cause you sent her the ‘something nasty’. This is your Boss asking you why you are sending him pictures of Britney Spears NEKKED! This is your System Admin locking out your Exchange account for sending out mass emails and bringing the Network down. This is you at the unemployment line....
Add Sudo to Your Last Bash Command With "!!"... →
Hulk go Bash!
Google Cheat Sheet (Version 1.06) →
Now you too can improve your google-fu, my young apprentice.
Kid converts dead PCs for the poor →
He started at age 9. At age 9 my brother was still crying when he heard the ice-cream truck song.
Aquafina: Aquafina Changes Label, Admits It's Tap... →
I knew there was something I didn’t like about Aqua-not-so-fina - now there are at least two.
Mini-Movie Review
Captivity: Not living up to the advertisement hype. Kinda boring, but Elisha Cuthbert is a cutie.
Shooter: Kinda fun and exciting, lots of guns and a few explosions. Featuring my new fav weapon - the .50-caliber rifle (“the Rolls Royce of sniper rifles”). I dig Mark Wahlberg’s acting chops.
Top Fall Pilots Leaked Online - TVWeek - News →
”Some said they were anticipating that critic and industry screener copies would leak eventually as smattering of fall pilots have found their way online during the past few years. All networks contacted declined official comment.”
ORLY? Ya think?
DSL on Vacation
Richard calls into the helpdesk. Complains his DSL isn't working. He needs to get it working so he can finish some work he has to do and that I should make this my top priority.
I'm sorry Richard lets see what I can do for you, when did it last work for you?
Yesterday before we left for Florida on vacation.
If you're on vacation in Florida, how do you know your DSL is not working?
Richard got more agitated at this question. "I plugged it in, turned it on, and it isn't working. The lights aren't blinking - what more do you need from me - just FIX IT!"
Richard, did you take your DSL modem with you on vacation?
"Duh, How else am I going to use it?"
“Self-documenting
Pilot fish writes a custom program that performs certain...”
– Chain of demand-Computerworld
World Series of Video Games - CBS - TV - New York... →
Two things impress me: #1. It’s reported in NYTimes, #2. They are talking about CBS.
Fuel Efficiency: New Honda Accord Diesel Gets... →
ORLY? Maybe they’ll make some SUVs that i like diesel.
A day in the life of Mr.Lee - the cat photographer →
He’s got potential, if he would just keep his chin out of the frame.
Meeow-vision: Mr Lee Gives Cat's-Eye View of the... →
oooOOOooooh, this me thinks me needs. Isis! Pinky! I want photos on my desk by the end of the week!
Spotswood drum PC case brings the beat back -... →
Papa likes!
Panda poop to be recycled into souvenirs - Yahoo!... →
”Nothing says “I love you” like a photo frame made from panda poop.”
Poland's oldest parachutist jumps at 84 | Oddly... →
“Babcia Krysia is not your ordinary gran”
Cell phones light up operating room during... →
I’d like to credit my wife with this one: using a cell phone to light up a car’s engine during a bit of startup trouble.
» Oops - state website directs sexual assault... →
Ouch! That’s years of therapy right there, not to mention pole-dancing and eventually money will exchange hands.
Medison promises money back if it can't deliver...... →
A little update from out “favorite” laptop manufacturer …
8th Annual
System Administrator Appreciation Day →
That’s right - kneel before me!
Rockin' on without Microsoft | Newsmakers | CNET... →
Great interview article with a guy who is not techncal, talking about switching to open source. He makes a lot of great arguments from a simple business stance, and he has very few complaints. Rock on.
Ride the Pony Sound Drop →
Sarah Vowell doing a little voice-over work on the Adam Carolla show.
Goes to Elementary School - Wired Blogs →
Kiddix Computing has come up with a Linux-based operating system designed especially for children aged 5-10.
- What about my future child, how is he/she going to email from the womb?
Fat: Japan's Pizza Hut Double Roll is Ultimate... →
Little bacon wrapped sausages littered across the crust, and mini hamburger patties on top of the mushrooms, soy beans, corn, paprika, garlic chips, green peppers, and pepperoni, mozzarella, cheddar and parmigiana. It comes with ketchup and maple syrup for extra flavor.
Boing Boing: House cat history →
”In the United States, cats are the most popular house pet, with 90 million domesticated cats slinking around 34 percent of U.S. homes.”
Solar powered servers for the masses | Tech news... →
This was totally my idea. I can prove it - there was another person in the car when I laid out the whole plan. Maybe he had a secret recording device?
The Human Brain Cloud "Game" →
This is really addicting, but in a fun way. It’s all just words, after all.
Create batch file to log CHKDSK results →
So I don’t forget.
US Senators call for universal Internet filtering... →
In other news, US Senators are out of touch with reality and technology. One smart comment:
“Also, the entire thing strikes me as rather confusing. Do they want to filter child porn (which is already banned and cannot be reasonably filtered because those engaged in swapping it will hide it from filters if any were implemented), do they want to stop children from watching porn (which would...
Nursing home cat can sense death | Science |... →
Good kitty!
Interesting Facts from The Making of Star Wars
1. In between the second and third drafts, Luke was changed to be a girl.
2. Because of its size and proximity to the Tunisia-Libya border, the Sandcrawler set was searched by the Libyan army to make sure it wasn't a secret Tunisian military weapon.
3. The R2D2 robot went out of control and wandered into the set of Franco Zeffirelli's "Jesus of Nazareth," which was also filming in the Tunisian desert.
4. Alec Guinness got mad and almost quit when, midway through production, George Lucas decided that Obi-Wan Kenobi would die.
5. During the entire production, only two people were fired and no one quit. (p. 255)
6. Carrie Fisher stood on a turntable to film the R2D2 hologram message.
7. After playing the part of C3P0 for the entire production, Anthony Daniels was almost replaced during voice-over recordings by someone who could make the character sound more like an American used-car salesman.
8. The trench that the rebels fly through isn't the one that runs around the equator of the Death Star. It's one of 18 vertical trenches that start halfway up from the equator and run toward the north pole.
9. The motion picture review board rated "Star Wars" a G, until the studio went back and demanded a PG rating. Also, some of the raters fell asleep during the screening.
10. Lucas and Steven Spielberg swapped profit points on their two movies, "Star Wars" and "Close Encounters of the Third Kind," each believing the other's would do better.
11. Twentieth Century Fox's stock jumped 450% immediately after the movie came out.
Mystery of the three seashells solved! Kinda |... →
Yes, there is a site called ‘PoopReport’ and yes, they did a story about the 3 sea shells.
How to Deal With the Need to 'Pass Gas' in Public... →
Some people look for destructive things on the Internet - I find these more instructive ones more useful.
How to Use a Bidet - wikiHow →
Seriously - some of us didn’t know. And now you know and your “area” will thank you.
Medison Celebrity, $150 of Linux laptop for the... →
Too good to be true you say? I wouldn’t mind getting one.
Techdirt: Politicians Blame P2P Software For Not... →
This is yet another case where politicians want to regulate a technology they don’t understand.
Canada? Any seats left on the train?
MySpace erases 29,000 sex offenders | The Register →
In other news, 28,999 new accounts have been created with bogus info. Yes, that’s right folks, one sex offender was too stupid to use a fake name.
Your very own R2 unit multimedia machine | Reg... →
Must … resist … the … force …
Bedtime stories a problem for many parents | The... →
One in 10 parents struggle to understand the bedtime stories they read to their children, a survey by adult learning organisation Learndirect has found.
- I give up! Why even have children. Why does the number and chances of offspring increase as intelligence levels decrease?
Some Potter fans find pages missing - Yahoo! News →
“I’m just that psychotic about it,” she said.
- Yep, no one is gonna argue with that.
Canines for Combat Wounded →
Hoorah! Support our wounded troops!
Massive Leak of Pre-Air TV Shows: Piracy or... →
Who are the sources of the leaks of these shows? TV reviewers and critics? The industry is the biggest contributor to the bittorrent scene.
Femi Kuti: Don't pity Africa, visit it and trade... →
”Bono doesn’t need to tell us that we are poor. We know we are poor. All these concerts come and go and nothing changes in Africa.”
That’s what I’ve been saying for years!
RIAA says its legal crusade is pointless →
If it ain’t workin’, keep at it some more.