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| 2002/07/30 | |
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Your own little piece of Dilbert This comes from a friend of mine, via email: This is how crap my boss is. Courtesy of Tarce. | |
| 2002/07/27 | |
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I'm Ken Williams ... and I wear boxers. Those wacky folks at the O'Reilly conference this week decided to make some spoofs on the Apple switch ad campaign. Check out some of their results. | |
| 2002/07/21 | |
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From Slashdot:*sigh* (Score:5, Funny) | |
| 2002/07/17 | |
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The Pointer Sisters I'm so excited, And I just can't hide it. Hook up my Mac to A. D. Yeah, I think I'll like it. "Jaguar" (MacOS X v10.2) was announced today with the usual cools for the home user that just wants to have fun with their Macs, but the big thing that's got me going is that there's much better business support on the new version, shipping 24 August for $129. In the new version, there will be improved file sharing with Windows networks, interoperability with Active Directory, and PPTP VPN capabilities. Which means I'm a giant leap closer to sticking a Mac on my office's network. Now if I can only get document management to work, I'd be flying high. Or win the MegaMillions lottery. That'd do it, too. | |
| 2002/07/16 | |
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Hello, Kitty  Me and Hello Kitty, we be friends.Taken at the Sanrio store on 42nd St. by Julia, who's visiting the city for MacWorld. I hear that Steve Jobs is going to announce that he's going to do this year what he's been doing every year, Pinky^H^H^H^H^HBilly. Try to take over the world! (Funny little side story: while taking this picture, I had to displace the security guard for the store and his friend, who were talking right in front of Hello Kitty. Actually, as I approached from the back of the store, it really looked like Hello Kitty was giving the guard's friend a hummer, but that just wasn't right to commit to film. Anyway, after this picture was taken, the guard's reaction was a rather emphatic, "You did NOT just do that! You did NOT just do that!" Oh yes, I did... and I didn't even bring the stuffed beaver along. That reminds me, I need to finish off a roll of film in my old camera so that you can see all the beaver shots I took.) | |
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One Last Sandwich An odd thought that popped into my head today as the lunch hour started to creep around: If you could have one sandwich -- any sandwich, made by whoever you wanted to make it -- but this would be the last sandwich you would ever eat, what would it be? Originally, I thought of some of the best sandwiches I've had, like a roast turkey on a toasted kaiser with alfalfa sprouts and avocado back at Ruloff's in Collegetown in Ithaca. Or the T-Sui from the Hot Truck, also from my college days. I waxed nostalgic of the first time I had a Woody Allen (pastrami and corned beef) at Carnegie Deli. I thought of the mortadella and mozzarella on semolina from Lisa's Deli just down the street from my apartment, that I've bought practically every time I've gone in there. I've had a few great sandwiches, a lot of mediocre ones, and more crappy ones than I care to remember, but... If it were the last sandwich I was ever going to have, I'd want it to be a peanut butter (creamy) and jelly (strawberry) on white bread, with the crust. And I'd want Elvis to make it. | |
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And I want my blankie, too! If there's one thing that delis are woefully missing here in NYC (or anywhere else that I've seen), it's a plain jane, standard, comfort food: PBJ on white bread. I want a PBJ... | |
| 2002/07/15 | |
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There's stupidity... ... and then there's thinking with your groin. Too bad he took one too many knocks on his thinking "head." | |
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There's love... ... and then there's stupidity. Talk about the blind leading the blind. You want to understand blindness? Wear a blindfold for awhile. Having your brother do actual damage to your eyesight is just plain moronic. If I were the girl, I'd go find someone who was smarter. Courtesy of Mo the Debaucheress. | |
| 2002/07/13 | |
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Da One Ring, Turkey Trey rings 4 da Elven-kings unda' da sky, Seven 4 da Dwarf-lords in deir halls o' stone, Nine 4 Mortal Dudes doomed t' die, One 4 da Night Lord on wassups night throne In da Land o' Mordor where da damn Shadows lie. One Rin' t' rule them all. One Rin' t' find them. One Rin' t' brin' them all an' in da darkness bind them In da land o' Mordor where da damn Shadows Lie. | |
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Looking for an au pair? Check out this guy. What he doesn't tell you is that he moonlights as a hitman for God. | |
| 2002/07/09 | |
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What you say? Tech1: somebody set up us the monopoly. Tech2: main monitor turn on! CEO: It's you! Gates: Hello gentlemen Gates: All your Windows 2000 are belong to us Gates: You are on the way to my complete and utter domination of everything CEO: What you say?!?! Gates: You have no chance to avoid liscencing fees. Make your time. Gates: BWAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA CEO: *sob* (Rhinobird, on Slashdot) On a more serious note, albeit biting, The Register reports that Microsoft is killing off Windows 2000, and forcing people to buy Windows XP and subscribe to Licensing 6.0. I've had personal experience with licensing products through Licensing 6.0. It sucks the royal balls. Courtesy of Slashdot. | |
| 2002/07/08 | |
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Can you smellllllllllllllllll what the Beaver is cooking? Guess who's got his domain name back? C-T-H-B! That's B for Booyah! Many many thanks to Scott and the anonymous people in sales over at Hosting Matters for getting me my groove on. | |
| 2002/07/03 | |
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Cryomouse If you've ever wanted to turn your mouse into a cryogenic chamber for hapless LEGO amputees, this is the place to learn how to be that kind of villain. Of course, if you're going to do that, get yourself some pure-cut hashish and buy up on other villain accessories. Style is everything, after all. Courtesy of B3TA. | |
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Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter No, really, it's a movie. Filmed in my hometown of Ottawa, ON, Canada, apparently. Too bad it's not out on DVD or VHS yet. They're taking it around for screenings, though. Check out the film maker's website, Odessa Filmworks. Courtesy of Pitfriend off the Feng Shui mailing list. | |
| 2002/07/02 | |
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The Pledge of Allegiance "I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic, for which it stands; one nation under CANADA, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all." There. Problem solved. | |
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Gee, bad At the risk of sounding far too similar to Words Mean Things, there's a group of people that want to designate 11 September as "God Bless America Day". I'm going to be lazy and refer you to Michele, who summarizes my thoughts quite well in a letter to the group. Miguel's suggestion? Holy Fucking Shit Day. Word. | |
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J. C. Watts Here in the US, J. C. Watts is not planning to run again for his seat in Congress. This is a big deal for Republicans as he is one of the few Black Republicans. But I remember him as the quarterback of the Ottawa Rough Riders of my youth. If you think that's jarring, Alanis Morrisette sang Britney-esque teenie bop candy fluff in Canada when I was in high school. Nyah. (She also went to my rival high school, so I hate her on principle.) | |
| 2002/07/01 | |
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Mosquitoes 9 Ian 2 There are a lot of things that I have missed about not living in Ottawa, many of which I was reminded of this past weekend when I returned for the first time during the summer in at least five years, possibly seven. One thing I don't miss is being eaten alive by mosquitoes. My fight with the mosquitoes started and pretty much ended right away on the first evening back on Chris Cooper's deck after his rehearsal dinner. Pretty much all of the bites I got, I got that night. I managed to keep it from being a shutout by killing two later that evening, one male and one female. They're dead, but I'm still itching. For those that don't know, I went home to Ottawa this weekend for Chris and Kristina's wedding. My weekend started Friday morning with a flight home in the morning. Things were somewhat rushed as I had to make a last minute run for the dry cleaners to grab my suit for the wedding on Saturday, as I was delayed at work the night before and I couldn't get it in time. Napped the afternoon away before going over to Chris'. Saturday was the blessed day itself. I slept in. I didn't have anything to do. Unfortunately, I also missed the S. Korea-Turkey game, but I was willing to take that hit for the extra hours of sleep. Went out for a dim sum lunch with my parents.and came back and relaxed a bit before heading over to the Museum of Natural History only three blocks away from my parents' place. I admit I'd never have thought that the Museum of Natural History (dinosaurs and all) would be available as a venue, but apparently it's also available for bar mitzvahs (Matt Orrbine, the best man's, but I didn't find that out until this weekend). The ceremony was heartfelt and simple, the kind that's rife with symbolism without the pomp and circumstance of church weddings. It was officiated by Diane Smolka from the Humanist Association of Canada. There was a symbolic pouring of wines from both families to give the couple their blessing, complete with tension-relieving laughter as Kristina tries to tip the goblet for Chris but found him just a bit too tall and her lovely dress just a bit too constraining. There followed a cocktail hour with the usual hobnobbing and hors d'oeuvres. Ran into some old friends, including Mike Shaver and his wife Tyla from high school and Kevin from a Superbowl here in Manhattan a couple of years ago. It was great to talk with everyone again, but it seems like all of the folks my age are all in the middle of changing jobs. It was a little discouraging, but fortunately it didn't last long. The receiving line and dinner was upon us. They had a really cool idea for place settings. Each table was set with a gem or dinosaur theme, such as "Tyrannosaurus Rex," "Velociraptor," "Agate," or "Rose Quartz," in keeping with the whole Museum of Natural History thing. Each of our name plates had a magnet with our table's theme on it, guiding us to our tables. I thought it was quite fun. Dinner was buffet style, punctuated by the usual speeches and toasts. Instead of the usual kissing in response to the clinking of glasses, we were rewarded only for performances of some sort, whether it be poetic, musical, or some other act. There were plenty of poems, some better than others. There was also an attempt at juggling by the parents' table and an a capella rendition of "The Love Boat" theme by the University of Guelph crew. There was also plenty of kissing. Booyah. There was dessert, dancing, plenty of laughs, a shockingly accurate replay of the dance stylings of Vanilla Ice, and in the end, we all went home tired, but happy. But before going home, I stopped for poutine with Matt, his girlfriend Michelle, and his friend, Marius. Sunday was pretty quiet. Watched the World Cup final with my parents on replay on a Chinese station in. That was pretty interesting. I've watched the games in English (bleah), Spanish (more fun), and Cantonese (odd). Thank God Brazil won. Kick ass! After that, everything else was pretty much anticlimactic. Lunch at a less than stellar Korean restaurant nearby, flight home, yadda yadda yadda. And that was my weekend. How was yours? | |
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Strange Games Probably one of the funniest games I've ever seen, if only for the subject matter: Porno!" | |
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Happy Canada Day! To all my Canadian brethren, Happy Canada Day! Had a great time over the weekend at Kris and Chris' wedding (as Mike Shaver put it, it's strategically wiser to be on Kris' side), but I haven't the time to write about it now. I'll get to it tonight and put up some pictures. | |
