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Disturbing things about German, #62
So I was reading the introduction to this baby book in German. Part of the reason for this is that while my German is passable (depending on the phase of the moon), I know absolutely no baby vocabulary, which could … Continue reading
Fun with liquids and gels…
Snagged from Bruce Schneier’s blog – great SNL skit about the TSA:
The AOL generation tries to reproduce. I’m afraid. – 4 of 30
I think it can safely be said that the prospect of having children can and should scare the crap out of anyone. Not because it’s a bad thing, but because it’s a huge thing. But for women, even the trying … Continue reading
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Tagged humor, idiots, Internet, Life, reproduction, thirty posts in thirty days
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(From Slashdot:) Translation of Macromedia’s Response to Steve Jobs on DRM
I don’t normally repost from Slashdot, but this one is funny. In response to Steve Jobs’ Open Thoughts on DRM, global DRM giant Macrovision published this corporate crap as a response. Daring Fireball translates this into actual human-speak for us. … Continue reading
Medieval Tech Support
Stolen from Librarienne. Next time good ole’ Mom calls up because she “broke the Internet”, causing you to long for the good old days before computers, give this one a watch: See? It could be worse
Revenge of the casual gamer…
This one is not really safe for work (there is a moment in there that’s not for kids or bosses… ) – but it is freaking hilarious… For those who’ve tried to be the “casual gamer” amongst a group of … Continue reading
Who needs to write about Los Angeles?
While I lived in L.A., I wasn’t writing much for public consumption because of my job. I figured that once I left, I’d sit down and write a bunch of posts about the place, because it’s truly unbelievable. (And yes, … Continue reading
News from the future…
Link taken from Bruce Schneier’s blog: Future history: 19-year-old Diebold Technician Wins U.S. Presidency (If only the truth behind it were that funny!)
The Stupidest… Hacker… Ever.
Link yanked from Peter Forret’s blog – may I present: The Stupidest Hacker Ever. Come on… laugh. Old Guard of the Internets, you know you want to… I don’t know if it’s apocryphal or not, but it did make me … Continue reading


