A Very Merry Un-Birthday, To Me? To Me!

Well, it’s time to celebrate your birthday, it happens every year We’ll eat a lot of broccoli and drink a lot of beer You should be good and happy that there’s something you can eat A million people every day are starving in the street Your daddy’s in the gutter with the wretched and the [...]

Posted by Doug on December 29th, 2005 | 6 Comments Posted in Family, Food, Outright Geekage, Television

Mondo Mac Tips

As I’ve previously discussed on this blog, I’ve really been enjoying my experiences with Mac OS X. One of the truly nice things about the OS is that, due to the fact that it is a true UNIX, all of the UNIX toolchains are available for it. Additionally, Apple makes its own development tools available [...]

Posted by Doug on December 1st, 2005 | 1 Comment Posted in Macintosh, Outright Geekage, Technology

Your UNIX Geekout Moment Of The Day

If you have even a passing interest in the history of operating systems, then you owe yourself a look at the comprehensive timeline of UNIX’s existence. Dang. Just try to follow some of those OS family trees…

Posted by Doug on November 28th, 2005 | Comments Off Posted in Asides, Linux, Outright Geekage

Test Your CBGIQ

Just how well do you know your comic book superheroes? What is your Comic Book Geek I.Q.? If you think yourself a real comic book afficionado, BBSpot has a quiz worth taking titled Superhero or Household Cleaner?. See how well you do. Me? You scored 17 out of 20. Excellent job. I dub thee Captain [...]

Posted by Doug on November 21st, 2005 | Comments Off Posted in Asides, Humor, Outright Geekage

For Science!

Step 1: Construct servo-powered Airsoft robotic sentry gun (think Aliens…). Step 2: In a time-honored tradition, convince younger brother to volunteer for test run. Be sure to videotape the test. Step 3: Post video and design photos to Internet[s]. Step 4: Profit!

Posted by Doug on November 11th, 2005 | 2 Comments Posted in Humor, Outright Geekage, Technology

In Case Of Robot Attack, Break Glass

When the eventual robot rebellion comes, don’t you want to be insured? Remember, “Old Glory Insurance. For when the metal ones decide to come for you – and they will.” Heh.

Posted by Doug on November 1st, 2005 | 1 Comment Posted in Asides, Humor, Outright Geekage, Technology
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