Don’t… Want… To Jinx… Anything…
My MacBook arrived today. I’ve plugged it in and verified that it 1) suspends on lid close 2) runs at a decent speed and 3) does not crash when USB peripherals are plugged in. Thus far, I’m ahead of my…
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…
Hearty Congratulations Are In Order
Please join me in congratulating AndyOne and his wife on the arrival of their second child, Kaela Morgan. Both she and mother are doing spectacularly by all accounts. Pictures are available at Andy’s blog.
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…
Haw.
A caller to Rush Limbaugh’s program today just identified himself as an “undocumented Border Patrol agent”, i.e. a part of the “Minuteman Project”. Heh. Linguistic turnabout’s fair play.
“There’s no point to the internet now, it’s not going to get any better than this.”
Have you heard of the jaw-dropping genius of Snakes on a Plane, a forthcoming thriller starring Samuel L. Jackson. If you need a plot summary, it’s right there: Snakes on a Plane. Starring Samuel L. Jackson. In any event, a…
From The “What Were They Thinking?” Files
If you managed to catch any of the coverage of the pro-illegal-immigrant rallies held over the weekend, you more than likely noted the presence of extreme numbers of Mexican flags and banners carrying slogans like “We demand equality!” and “This…
Genetic Photoblogging On A Saturday Night
Great-Grandpa B. holding Yours Truly, ca. summer 1978. I don’t remember Great Grandma and Grandpa B. very well – they died when I was around three or four years old. My grandparents found these shots, scanned ’em and sent them…
It’s Times Like These That Make Me Love This Crazy World Of Ours
Ever heard of the WCBO? No? It stands for “World Chess Boxing Organization”. Participants in this new sport alternately play 4 minute rounds of speed chess and 2 minute boxing rounds with around a minute or two between rounds for…
