A Project For Vinny
Vin: Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to brew up a batch of the world’s first Open Source beer. It’s got guarana!
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Jeepers
For those who may have noticed long load times for the front page: Sorry about that. I activated Owen’s old Adhesive plugin and it caused the front page to load every post I’ve ever authored, thus the huge front page.…
I Think Scott Adams Works At MY Company…
How else can you account for him recounting our idiotic oh-so-fair performance review process?
Public Service Announcement
When preparing lunches for the day, it is inadvisable to attempt to catch any items that one happens to drop (perhaps a large bag of carrots, for instance) using only one hand and the remainder of one’s body to trap…
New Rule
I’m not normally the cussing type, but today just about pushed my limits in terms of rational, reasoned responses using polite and gentrified language. Therefore, I would like to set forth a New Rule: Computer Operations Service Request Rule #4,862:…
Gastronomic Dementia Avoidance Techniques
A word of advice, if I may: One should avoid eating Trader Joe’s Shredded Beef and Bean Burritos within a few hours of going to bed unless one really enjoys dreaming about being fired for bringing a female visitor in…
Programming Geek Help Solicitation Update
After my solicitation for geeky advice, I’ve been recommended two products that look as though they may fit the bill: Text Wrangler and SubEthaEdit. I’m going to give both a try and I’ll report on my findings later.
The Days Are Just Packed
To borrow a phrase from Bill Waterson, my days have been just packed as of late and today was the best one that I’ve seen in a long while. It started out early for a Saturday in our household. We…
A Request For Advice: Family Edition
With the birht of our first child right around the corner, I’ve been contemplating the “need” for a camcorder. We already have a nice 5.1 Megapixel digital camera which is capable of taking short movies with mono sound. So, to…
Preparing For My Child, Geek-Style
With the arrival of our first child a little over two months away, my wife and I have been making preparations for their entrance into the world, albeit at a slower pace than either of us is really comfortable with.…
