Sorry blogging has been a bit light here. Besides writing a very long expert report during the past month, I’ve also driven (with Sandra) a few thousand miles over the past several days, with over a thousand more to go. Last week, we made a quick trip to Utah to see some close friends from [...]
OK, this is the best hack I’ve seen in years:
And he’s my favorite quote from Ron Patrick’s website:
You have to give the California Department of Motor Vehicles (the DMV) credit for creativity on this one. A DMV insider has disclosed to me that the DMV has made a formal request to a federal agency to [...]
But I’m sure my dad would have liked some of this gear back in WWII or even during Vietnam. It’s my son’s military, now. This article by Nate Anderson over at Ars Technica shows just what R&R techno-gear our military folks over in Iraq and Afghanistan can get hold of:
One of Mikhail Woltering’s strangest experiences [...]
I’m flying out of town on business and won’t be back until Saturday. I may have some time to do blogging over the next few days, but I wouldn’t count on it. ..bruce..
I’ve searched YouTube. I’ve watched YouTube. YouTube is my favorite “TV channel”. Believe me, Current TV is no YouTube. Let me explain.
Tom Bevan, over at the excellent Real Clear Politics, points to a San Francisco Chronicle article by Joe Garofoli that compares and constrast’s Al Gore’s CurrentTV channel with the YouTube website. Garofoli starts [...]
[UPDATED BELOW as of Saturday, 9:41 pm - final update]
(Friday morning, 10:30 am) Sandra and I have somewhere between 50 and 80 people coming over for a potluck BBQ late Saturday afternoon. And I’m in charge of the meat. After two weeks of intense work on a case with a short deadine, not to mention [...]
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UPDATED (8/11/06): Here’s a story at Slashdot linking to an analysis by Paul Thurrott who feels that Apple is copying from Microsoft, rather than the other way around. The comments section at Slashdot quickly devolves into a techie equivalent of a junior high food fight.
In the meantime, Danial Eran slaps back at Paul Thurott.
ORIGINAL: I [...]
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…at least, for the next few days:
All Your Snakes Are Belong to Us.
Do I really need to say more?
Well, if I do, here’s the All Your Base Are Belong To Us web site (though you can find the video on YouTube if the AYBABTU site bogs down), and here’s the Snakes on a Plane web [...]
DHS has released a new set of important guidelines regarding renegade hormones; you can see the interactive Flash presentation here.
Hint: start with Low and work up.
As the presentation says: Just remember — hormones are out there, and they know where you live.
Heh.â„¢ ..bruce..
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Here in the West, we sometimes wonder why people go into reality shows and game shows only to make fools of themselves. (“What, and give up show business?”)
But who in their right mind signs up for something like this?
Hat tip to Dave Barry. ..bruce..