Category: lj-import

So I was walking back from Safeway tonight, you see, and this old car it rolls right on up beside me, and this ol' man he leans outta the car and he says, middlin' excited-like, \”Hey, man, you want some jumpsuits?\” I look over at him, and he's just a-sittin' there as happy as he…

Two things: First, go read this amusing fake article concerning the blame game and Katrina: \”Bush administration promises speedier response to national disasters\” Second, completely aside from being a practical article on writing sensible e-mail messages, this one wins oodles of points with two significant quotes… One major piece of advice is \”write a great…

Well, good news to everyone. Opera has gotten rid of the ads. What was hardly an incentive not to use their browser now doesn't exist. Go free software! Kudos to Opera! Opera! Of course, this doesn't mean I'm switching. (Firefox still has extensions.) Just letting people they have options besides the devil. Who wants to…

Have you ever been annoyed when people post images that are too wide on LiveJournal? Have you thought it rude for them to have the audacity to make you scroll horizontally through your entire friends page if you want to keep them as a \”Friend\”? Well, I haven't. But some people have. So, I programmed…

Are You A Pirate?

For those of you who aren\’t lucky enough to know Jess, I\’m quoting her blog: Many of you know, or should know, today is International Talk Like A Pirate Day. However, it was pointed out to me that since most of us are bloggers, perhaps we should spend our time today trying to Type Like…

Digital Computer Programming is the easiest class in existence. It supposedly lasts from 2:10 to 5:00, but I've not yet failed to finish before 3:40. The first day was an overview of the class. Then the second day was a history of computers. On the third day we \”studied\” cout and commenting. Today, we used…

John Scalzi says it.

http://www.newyorker.com/talk/content/articles/050905ta_talk_surowiecki Tipping is an odd thing. Fundamentally, the idea is to reward someone for good service. But we only tip certain kinds of people. Waiters at restaurants get tips, and boys who carry your luggage to your room at a hotel get tips. Why don't we tip the handiman who fixes our kitchen sink? Or…