Archive for January, 2006

Ode to a black tank-top

by @ Friday, January 20th, 2006. Filed under Misc

Five days ago I did laund-r-y It was Sunday, I did laund-r-y Alas, the tank-top planned for rogue-er-y (slam, slam, slam) The clothes were piled high-er-ly Five loads of clothes I did painstaking-ly But Strange female suit-items engaged in conspiracy (slam, slam, slam) In an effective coup of clothes-ery An obviously scripted tank-top escape-ery Has [...]

IPod Review

by @ Thursday, January 19th, 2006. Filed under Misc

Recently I cashed in five years of company incentive points for an IPod 60 Gig Video. Positives: The interface is nice. Good size – not too small, not too large. Control is nice – simple, intuitive, and comfortable. Screen resolution and quality is excellent. ITunes management system is nice – metatagging management is good, automated [...]

Reef podcasts

by @ Tuesday, January 17th, 2006. Filed under Fishtank/Reef

Rob Weatherly has weekly reefkeeping podcasts here.

Name this illegal drug.

by @ Tuesday, January 17th, 2006. Filed under Misc

A patent for this item was originally filed on Christmas eve 1912 by the German pharmaceutical company Merck, and granted two years later (to the day). At the time,it was not known to be a drug in its own right; rather, it was patented as an intermediate chemical used in the synthesis of a styptic [...]

A T-Shirt for EvilBastard

by @ Monday, January 16th, 2006. Filed under Misc

If he’s still around somewhere.

Mike Vallely – badass

by @ Saturday, January 14th, 2006. Filed under Misc

From Wikepedia, ” Mike Vallely, a.k.a. Mike V, (born June 29, 1970 in Edison, New Jersey) is a professional skateboarder who resides in Long Beach, California. His career began in 1986. He was first featured on the cover of Thrasher Magazine performing a Sad Ho-Ho Plant. Lance Mountain recognized Mike’s talent and upon his recommendation, [...]

Great Irony Here: New York Pirates Rebroadcasting Howard Stern Free

by @ Friday, January 13th, 2006. Filed under Technology

Pirate broadcasters in Brooklyn and Queens are rebroadcasting Howard Stern’s satellite radio show on Pirate conventional FM frequencies, and the irony on this one is sweet. Will the FCC, which chased Stern off the public airwaves, now crack down on the pirates? The agency needs a complaint to begin an investigation. Will Stern or Sirius [...]

Steve Gibson, of GRC accuses Microsoft of putting a backdoor into Windows.

by @ Friday, January 13th, 2006. Filed under Security

Steve: And so, you know, because I’m a developer when I’m not being a hacker, I wanted to understand – oh, and the other thing is, I want to write a robust testing application, you know, that always works all the time. So I wanted to know, like, okay, what bytes have to be set [...]

Md. Passes Rules on Wal-Mart Insurance

by @ Friday, January 13th, 2006. Filed under Asshats in the News!

Maryland lawmakers yesterday approved legislation that would effectively require Wal-Mart to boost spending on health care, a direct legislative thrust against a corporate giant that is already on the defensive on many fronts nationwide. “We’re looking for responsible businesses to ante up . . . and provide adequate health care,” said Sen. Thomas M. Middleton [...]

Macworld 2006 Keynote online

by @ Tuesday, January 10th, 2006. Filed under Misc

Pretty interesting stuff, you can check it out here.

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