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Breathing and Writing
The CPAP continues to work, removing any belief it might have been mostly a placebo. There's no way I could go three weeks without a single nap otherwise. My ability to delude myself isn't that strong. Otherwise, life… -
The Maine Man
So.I'm writing all my 'from Maine' entries marked private for now, then opening them up when I get home. This preserves the 'daily view' sort of focus for the blog, as opposed to writing a big entry when I get home where… -
The Old "Hide The Explosives In The Bricks" Trick!
Would you believe....Mel Brooks (a JEW!!!) secretly hinted at how the WTC would be destroyed in the late 1960s -- years before it was even built?Probably not -- but this nutter does. -
I'm Not Evil!
Best. HP. Fanfic. EVAR. -
More Fun With Felines
The cats have their own water. It is changed regularly. It is in a nice water tray which they can pretend is a savannah lagoon, where they can lay and wait for the crippled wildebeests to happen by.Why, then, does Boris … -
As If I Wasn't Depressed Enough Already...
We have this version of the Total Perspectvie Vortex (0.001a) to show us that, as the Animaniacs said:"It's a great big universe, and we're all really puny."Next, look at the hydrogen atom.EDIT: It works fine with Firefo… -
Good News, Everyone!
Futurama Returns!Crack open a can of Soylent Cola in celebration!But will it come in suppository form? -
Spot The Bug!
Hey, boys and girls! Are you smarter than Lizard? Probably! What's wrong with the following?for(int i=0;i<data.length;i++) { for(int j=0;j<data[i].length;i++) { … -
Great Art Of The 21st Century, Continued
Centuries past have created many forms of art...cave painting, dance, theatre, radio, film, television...but it took the power of the Internet to create the first truly original art form of the 21st century: Classic movi… -
Danger: Rapid Weight Gain
From the latest WoW patch notes:"Eating and Drinking: You will no longer fall through a chair you are sitting in if you eat or drink." -
Cat vs. Commoner
Cats remain among the most lethal creatures in the D&D arsenal, though they're much less deadly than they used to be. -
Mark Hamill, Teen Idol
Or something.Sorry about all the micro-posts, folks, but it seems like today is just chock-full of finding oddities on the web. Like this bit from Tiger Beat, showcasing a certain actor a full four years before he whined… -
Three Cheers For Mr Coffee Nerves!
I mean, if this is how they're selling coffee nowadays., give me the anti-coffee mascot of the 1950s! I've seen only a handful of other commercials which moved me as much towards buying an Uzi...I like those coffee comme… -
Owlbear, Shmowlbear!
Never mind the creations of mad wizards. Here's the real thing. -
Programming. Feh
In Java, like in C and C++, = != ==.I need to remember that. Or my compiler needs to warn me about it. -
Home Sweet Home...
I love living in the Midwest. -
Help The Mentally Handicapped...
..re-elect your Congressman.Watch and laugh. And weep for democracy, if you had any faith in it. Fortunately for me, I didn't. The best, and most relevant, part comes at the end, where the Congresscritter in question can… -
Treks That Might Have Been
It is no secret that Babylon 5 creator J Michael Straczynski once pitched a 'reboot' of the Star Trek universe to Paramount, nor that it was rejected. However, the exact details were always unknown. Until now. Pretty coo… -
Now THAT'S Synergy!
Nestle buys Jenny Craig...Amusing little ditty spoiler protected for the sensitive and delicate. Scroll down to read..."My grandfather sells prophylacticsHe punctures each one with a pin...My grandma does back room abort… -
I Love Teh Interweb...
Where else can you find a scan of the mid-1950's SF Fanzine where the first deliberate use of the word 'filk' has been located? It's interesting to note that while the technology of fandom has changed, the sarcastic and … -
Cats Are Weird
Well, that kind of goes without saying.Earlier this week, Skitter spent the whole day under the bed. For no reason that we could see. He just set up camp and didn't come out until late at night.Right now, three out of fo… -
There's an Old Saying...
"Fiction is harder to write than non-fiction because fiction must be believable."Case in point. -
Context is Everything...
Something I just posted over on rpg.net..The main plot of the last major arc in our D&D game dealt with a Cloud Giant who had decided to kidnap the best pie baker in the world, who happened to be the mother of an ex-… -
Starting To Sympathize With Anya
Level 74 Rabbits."Bunnies aren't just cute like everybody supposes!They got them hoppy legs and twitchy little noses!" -
The New Toy
Ah, to open one's door and find this waiting on the porch...Work-related, too, so I didn't have to pay for it. I've got a way-cool boss...2 gig RAM, 120 gig HD, 512 meg graphics card (on a LAPTOP!), DVD burner, humongous… -
W00t Hobbits!
For all those in the Saturday game.Randomly interesting stuff later. -
Some Secret....
Google Earth responds correctly to typing in "Area 51". That's just cool.Google Earth is also terrifyingly addictive. And interesting. Some areas, such as NYC, are clear down almost to the pedestrian level -- you can eas… -
Alright. I'm a Nerd
Slashdot had an article on "Password complexity in the enterprise", and I immediately assumed it had to do with those lame 'passwords' that are always used on TV shows like Star Trek, stuff that wouldn't survive a 21st c… -
Well, This Is Cool...
iTunes is now offering episodes of Lost In Space for download -- along with Buffy and Firefly. Rather far apart on the 'quality' poles, true, but LIS always has a special place in my heart. (Well, in the shriveled, black… -
W00t CPAP!
So I got my CPAP machine yesterday. Something like the Borg, I am now committed for life -- short of aurgery, there is no real cure for apnea, esp. as severe as mine turned out to be. (My something-or-other score was 103… -
Not a Dream, Not A Hoax, Not An Imaginary Story...
Remember my rant a bit back on Transformers porn? Well, it appears that, over in Japan (home of the 'Breastforce' line of Transformers), there is a new line called...Kiss Player (June 9th strip) where, uhm, human females… -
Beware Of The Blob...
So, last night, thanks to the wonders of TiVo, Jane and I ended up watching, of all things, the mid-80s remake of the 50's classic "The Blob". Then, today, by seemingly sheer coincidence...or...was it?...I stumbled on th… -
Ok, I Am Psyched...
This is Damn Cool.Really.The tagline is perfect -- Their War, Our World. Nicely sums up what made the series so cool in the first place and the main theme which the newer, more adult, comics have taken even further: The … -
In this RPG...
...The PCs are disguised detectives out on the docks who, with genetic modifications, fight witches for pocket change to save Christmas.More here. Just keep htting 'reload'. And, of course, you can use this for charact… -
A Horse Is A Horse...
Hits way too close to home. IIRC, in the D&D game I ran back in Walnut Creek, the party managed to lose their horses with alarming frquency, yet always found replacements somewhere... -
Breaking Paradigms...
Sometimes, breaking paradigms is a good thing.For example, Java, which is a strongly typed object oriented language, uses the == operator to determine if two objects are the same. This works great, until you're trying to… -
Blinded Me With Science Department
Let me do my bit to spread the latest viral meme (thanks to Velexia for a link which actually worked for me...), showing what happens when scientists combine mentos and coke. This reminds me of the famous LOX BBQ, with a… -
Yogurt, Yogurt, Everywhere....
In the course of trying to get the mustard out of the fridge, I managed to upend a quart of unflavours yogurt onto the floor, where it landed with a most satisying sploosh. If you know what bukkake is, you know what it l… -
Cats Don't Type...
"Respondent is not a common cat, that is not a Felix domesticus."From this very real court decision. -
Random stuff...
Over on my political site, I prove those who oppose gay marriage are commies. I just figured I'd mention that.David: No, the set of the Wizard Of Oz is not involved. But there is a dead munchkin. Not a midget playing a m… -
Viral Meme Of The Nanosecond II
Your Bumper Sticker Should BeEven if the voices aren't real - they've got some great ideasWhat Bumper Sticker Should Be On Your Car? -
W00t!
Two thousand more words on the Dead Munchkin story. I love the premise, as usual, it's the plotting I have trouble with. We'll see how it goes. -
Lizard Recommends A Marketing Slogan
iPods:So Simple, Even A Cat Can Totally Scramble Your Preferences.Love my widdle fuzzies. Yes I do. I will not make them into warm, soft, slippers. No I won't. -
Do Not Use Discount Assassins
Uhm...so they thought they could hire someone to kill four people for 100 bucks? Sheesh. The minimum I've ever heard is 10K.And...uhm...why the dog? I could see if it was a pig -- it might squeal. Or a canary -- it might… -
Oh, the pain...the pain...
Headache. Bad headache. Compunded with the realization that I need to rethink certain aspects of the underlying architecture of my program, and fast.
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