Things I’m laughing at
Today was weirdly bifurcated between hacking and sightseeing. Morning and late night I spent working on Luke Macken’s irssi-notify script, which Thorsten wrote about earlier today. At Luke’s suggestion, I put a quick project page up at Google Code. Hopefully folks will feel free to make (reasonable) suggestions for improvements. …
Frankly, I’m outraged that my favorite didn’t make it to the list of Firefox Flicks that will be advertised on TV. Before you cringe, note the similarities between this ad and other highly successful (if annoying) ad campaigns: Simple, memorable, and annoying repetitive meme (cf. “Where’s the beef?”, “Whassuuuuuup,” and …
(Cached on disk since Tuesday evening, just got online to post it tonight.) It’s been an extraordinarily long time, relatively speaking, since I last posted, but I swear, Dear Reader, that it’s only because I was trapped under something heavy, called WORKLOAD. It’s a heartless monster that spirits you away …
Tonight Eleya pointed out the cover of this month’s Parenting magazine, which featured the blurb, “6 Surprising Things Your Baby Really Needs.” Of course, before reading the article, we had to come up with our own list: Ferrari Walther PPK Expense account Butcher knife Bartending guide Mistress Needless to say, …
How to make a Paul Frields Ingredients: 1 part friendliness 1 part humour 1 part ego Method:Combine in a tall glass half filled with crushed ice. Add a little cocktail umbrella and a dash of caring Username: Personality cocktailFrom Go-Quiz.com
Wait Tom, I’d like to make a list including a few more of the more heinous crimes against humanity perpetrated in the name of strengthening a dead writer’s estate: After the Ring: Stories in Honor of J. R. R. Tolkein Total Recall Extensions to “Dune” by Brian Herbert and Kevin …
I think we now know who’s dealing with software patents at the USPTO.
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In answer to Dave’s “stop the madness” comment — agreed. To wit: If y1u a1e t1e f3t p4n w1o c1n g3s t2s e4e m5e c7y, a1d p2t t1e a4r as a c5t in my b2g, I w2l s2d y1u a g3s b2t f2m t1e S4t.
Especially if said pimp’s modus operandi includes copious amounts of taffy. Yes, I got my permanent crown put in today, and boy is it shiny!. Thankfully it’s a back molar, so it won’t show much, but I’m using my new mouth bling as an excuse to smack Eleya on the …