True Stories From The Officeplace
I actually had occasion to use the word grognard in a work email the other day. I guess all those years of reading CGS Plus finally paid off. *grin*
Category Observations
Ouch. Very Ouch, Baby.
Tammy Bruce really let John McCain have it today. From “John McCain Thinks Americans Are French”: Let me be blunt. McCain is a self-serving, opportunistic pig. He, like other open-borders, Americans-Are-Lazy politicians, is a man who has grown soft and…
I Feel Dirty. Dirty And Ashamed. Stupid, Too.
So Apple released a little piece of beta software called Bootcamp today. I don’t know if you’ve heard of it, but it allows Intel Mac owners to install Windows onto their new Macs. Being the tinkerer that I am, I…
I Think Someone Broke The Weather
On my way in to work, I encountered in the space of roughly 20-30 minutes: Rain Snow Sleet Frozen rain Rain and snow, simultaneously Clouds Bright sunlight …The heck? I blame solar flares, robot emissions, and Al Gore. UPDATE: It’s…
“Bush Was Right”
Just try getting this out of your head: Odd seeing pro-Bush pop propaganda (“popaganda”, perhaps?).
Taking The Long View In Iraq
Strategy Page argues that we should be watching trendlines, not headlines. Sounds like what we “neocons” have been arguing for a long time – too bad our “bleeds/leads” media can’t be bothered to make similar observations. Observing trends doesn’t sell…
It All Makes Sense Now
For years, I’ve been under the (incorrect) assumption that the two primary powers in American politics are the Democratic and Republican parties. Dafydd ab Hugh points out that I’ve been sorely mislead – the real power in D.C. lies not…
Technolust… Engage!
As previously noted in this space, things were not-so-rosy in the land of MacBooks – I think my Bad Customer Service/Technology Mojo kicked in and delivered unto me a substandard MBP. However, things are looking rather decidedly up, as Amazon…
Best Immigration Metaphor Yet
While many patriotic Americans have been distracted recently by the utter disrespect to America and its flag shown by hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants, we have been missing out on an important part of the debate, a part which…
Ding Dong, The Width Is Dead! Which Old Width? The Wicked Width!
Jeff Harrell notes the official passing of a long-held web design “rule”: the 800 pixel max width constraint. Web designers have had it drilled into their brains for years that any design operating at wider than 800px is simply asking…
