Sometimes I Hate Myself
…For instance, when I drop my PowerBook for the umpteenth time, this time right on the corner, permanently bending it. Arrrrrgh.
Doug
Husband & father with youngins; Presbyterian; Will devops for boardgames; Dadjoke Enthusiast; Longtime WordPress user; The failure mode of “clever” is...
The Snare Of Stride Synchronicity
Whoa: LONDON (Reuters) – A natural phenomenon rather than a design fault caused London’s Millennium Bridge to wobble and sway, forcing its closure just two days after opening in 2000. The elegant pedestrian walkway was conceived as a blade of…
The Ghost City of Cyprus
There are quite a few odd corners of this great world of ours, filled with all sorts of strange sights. Michael J. Totten has had the great fortune of seeing quite a few of those sites, many of which lie…
Has The Whole World Gone MAD?
Seventy degrees. And thundering. In Pennsylvania. In November. What gives? I blame ChimpyMcBushHitlerCo and his unwillingness to sign the Kyoto protocol. *grin*
Mmmmmm, Alpo!
Microsoft trusts its own technology, as any user of MS products will readily attest to. The compilers they release to the general public are feature-filled and rarely compromised by bugs of staggering size and scope. They are also unequivocal in…
I Think I Just Broke My Irony Meter
Did I really just see protestors in Argentina waving placards decrying President Bush’s visit using Nazi swastikas in place of the “S” in “Bush”? Really? In Argentina? Well, I guess they are the experts on displaced Nazis, after all.
A Question For My South Carolinian Readers
What the heck is wrong with your governor? First, refusing to recognize Pope John Paul II and now, Rosa Parks? I don’t believe that the South is inherently more racist than the North, as many of my fellow Yankees seem…
U-S-A! U-S-A!
U.S. to the rest of the world, in re: their attempt to wrest control of the Internet from its birthplace and primary supporter: “Nuts! to that. We’re declaring a new Monroe Doctrine for the Internet.” Sweet. (Via Instapundit. Monroe Doctrine…
Them Duke Boys Better Be On The Lookout
…cause it looks like Roscoe P. Coultrane now has access to a Hemi-powered Charger of his very own. The General Lee better watch its metaphorical back.
Either National Review Reads Andy(I)’s Site
…or great minds think alike. Matthew J. Franck on the Miers nomination: “It all could have been a strategy. It wasn’t. But it would have worked as one.”
