Archive for May, 2007

May 31st, 2007

reality

Jobs vs. Gates: Who’s the Star?
But these perceptions are wrong. In fact, the reality is reversed. It’s Gates who’s making a dent in the universe, and Jobs who’s taking on the role of single-minded capitalist, seemingly oblivious to the broader needs of society.
A good read.  Granted, Jobs could secretly be giving money to causes, but [...]

May 31st, 2007

make firefox remember

Curiosity is bliss: Various Greasemonkey user scripts
Allow Password Remembering removes the autocomplete=”off” attributes that dictate the browser to never remember the tagged fields (usually for security or privacy reasons).
basically what the description says. If you trust your computer to be safe and secure, I say why not let firefox remember some stupid passwords [...]

May 30th, 2007

lightning removes bark

MyTown – Boulder community news, events, photos and blogs
Caption: Tree struck by lightening – North Boulder
Credit: Bonnie Eckert

in 1 easy step!   I bet that was extra loud.

May 30th, 2007

Public Role for Grads

Ex-President Urges Public Role for Grads – washingtonpost.com
“You are only a free person when you recognize that every moment of every day, no matter what happens to you, no matter what is said to you, no matter what is done to you or your crowd, you still are free to decide how to respond.”
I was [...]

May 29th, 2007

sweet sweet interwebs

Finally the move is mostly complete (brian just has a few things left, my old apartment is CLEAN and empty)
and I finally, just a few minutes ago, got set up for the sweet sweet interweb connection that i have been craving.
I don’t know what i will do @ work today without my home computer to [...]

May 24th, 2007

I CAN HAS CHEEZBURGER?

I just have to say that I love I CAN HAS CHEEZBURGER and this one is hilarious
I CAN HAS CHEEZBURGER? » Blog Archive OFF TO WERK «

also, see
Dune Cat – Meme Cats

May 23rd, 2007

Packing

I started packing some bigger stuff today, the big day is coming soon and i don’t think I am all that ready.
Last night i emptied out my desk drawer and cleaned off my desk (all into a big Rubbermaid container)
Today I put my socks and underpants, as well as all of my gym clothes in [...]

May 22nd, 2007

best-of-craigslist

best-of-craigslist
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* if you are under age [...]

May 21st, 2007

HSBC, how i loathe thee

HSBC Bank USA, N.A., Checking, Savings, Mortgages, Loans and More
so their online savings account gets 5.05% interest, but I can never log into the damn thing because of their username + password + click your password on our javascript keyboard crap.
Normally I just lock myself out of it and have to call them, i swear [...]

May 18th, 2007

new server

If you can see this you are on the new server!
it might be a bit slower (it is only 850Mhz) but it should be fine, plus I am still configuring lots of things so it is doing more than just serving the web right now anyway

May 17th, 2007

definition of irony

FOXNews.com – 4 Police Killed in Northern Mexico – International News | News of the World | Middle East News | Europe News
and the anti-kidnapping chief in another northern Mexico state was reportedly kidnapped.
wow, sucks to be him

May 17th, 2007

Soft-Shelled Turtle

Discovery Channel :: News – Animals :: Rare, Soft-Shelled Turtle Found
A rare soft-shell turtle thought to be on the brink of extinction has been discovered in Cambodia in a former stronghold of the Khmer Rouge, conservationists said Wednesday.
doesn’t stop it from being damn ugly

May 16th, 2007

least boring answer

xkcd – A webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language – By Randall Munroe
I read all of xkcd today, and there were a bunch I liked alot, but this is one of last ones (i started at the end and went backwards) and I like it so here it is.
One thing I usually hate about [...]

May 15th, 2007

Now with Riddles

Job Interview 2.0: Now With Riddles! – Worse Than Failure
One reader shared with me the story of his brainteaser interview.
During a screening interview, I was asked how I would design a bike fit for someone visually impaired. I responded something to the effect of, “What, like, for blind people?”, and she answered yes.
I thought for [...]

May 15th, 2007

The X-ray Eye

bunnie’s blog » Blog Archive » The X-ray Eye — Now in Full Motion
I love looking at PCBs using x-rays.
Me too, I always want to look @ the x-ray machine @ the airport when my laptop goes through, but I can’t ask or anything, they will think I am evil.  Really I am just [...]