Online Intimidation
A few stories have cropped up over the past week that cause me to worry quite a bit about free speech protections on-line. First up is the silencing of GayPatriot by a gay activist convinced that if you’re gay, Republican’s…
Month March 2005
Holy Cow.
If the screenshots attached to this BeyondUnreal article are in any way indicative of the caliber of graphics we’ll be seeing in the next Unreal Tournament game, we’re in for a real treat. Jeepers. Just go and check those shots…
Curse You, Eticulitermes Flavipes!
Setting the Stage We’ve got termites. Actually, let me rephrase that. That’s the rational statement of fact. My own personal, irrational, hyperbolic statement is that we are beset by a plague of nigh Biblical proportions. This all began early last…
And Now For Something Completely Different: The Top 20 Python Sketches
As Brad kindly pointed out, Entertainment Weekly has ranked their top 20 favorite Monty Python sketches of all time. I’ve no beef with their choices, although the fact that “Dennis the Anarcho-Syndicalist” from The Holy Grail is missing is rather…
Site Outtage Tonight
Just got the following email from my hosting provider: Dear Doug, The primary hard drive on Unix10 has been identified has having serious physical damage and will need to be removed for testing immediately. We have scheduled a window starting…
From The “Some People Take Stuff WAY Too Seriously” Dept.
MMORPGs are engrossing, even addicting at points – the king of them all, Everquest, has been referred to as “Evercrack” because of this. However, at some point, you have to realize that they’re just games. I have seen others lose…
Signs That You May Not Be As Highly Regarded As You Think
From a letter of commendation I received recently: [Company Logo] [Company Address] Doug Stewart [My Address] Dear Chuck: I wish to congratulate you… *sigh*
Credit Card “Fraud” Made Funny
What, exactly, does it take these days to get your credit card declined? Those devils over at Zug have done the research for you, to quite humorous effect, if I do say so myself. Go ye and read, for it…
Helpful Wedding Advice For Grooms-To-Be
Brad, are you taking notes? In the wake of SarahK and FrankJ’s engagement announcement, Harvey over at IMAO has posted some helpful advice for those men who are going to get married soon. A sampling: Remember this, Mr. Groom: you…
Easter 2005: Selected Snapshots
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