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Wednesday, June 25th, 2008I am in New York City this week and I always like to have a little fun at this great city’s expense.
All out of townees should be required to have a compass and a map when riding the subway. This way they will know what exit to proceed to when they leave the subway car.
Blarney […]
Where’s Whurley
Friday, May 30th, 2008It’s been almost a year since we have been able to catch up with old Mary McFly…
So to my surprise here I am in Stuttgart Germany and I find out that he has traded in his skateboard for a microphone. Yep folks, I found him, he is now a lead vocalist in a […]
Off-Topic: Man V Wild
Saturday, April 5th, 2008Hint: In the world according to Jon Krakauer, wild always wins.
Last night I made the huge mistake of watching “Into the Wild” in my hotel room. I should have read the book first. I really like Krakauer’s other books, “Into Thin Air” and “Under the Banner of Heaven”, and I was convinced by […]
Top 10 Do’s and Dont’s in NYC
Friday, March 28th, 2008Don’t eat at McDonalds when you are in NYC.
Do eat at Smith and Wollensky’s Bar and Grill Side (Ask for George we played in a Rock Band in High School together).
Don’t ask subway attendants any questions; they will just stare at you.
Do say, “Hi” to people when walking down the street. After the initial shock, […]
Operation Dumbo Drop - An Easter Egg Hunt Gone Wild
Monday, March 24th, 2008In this particular case, the “Dumbo” was not an elephant. The “Dumbo” this Saturday was the well-intentioned idiot(s) who set up operation EggDrop in Cartersville, Georgia. The idea behind the Cartersville EggDrop was to replace the old boring egg hunt with a helicopter dropping 10k Easter eggs onto a small section of a football field. […]
Hookernomics vs. Freakonmics
Friday, March 14th, 2008Why do Hookers live with their parents?
I guess I find it mildly ironic that valleywag.com would be making fun of a person like Sudhir Venkatesh. In the grand scheme of things making fun of Scobel and Arrington really doesn’t really amount to a hill of beans. However, when Melissa Gira Grant commenting on Sudhir Venkatesh […]
Phony PHD’s - Wasup
Friday, March 14th, 2008I could possibly see why someone would get a fake degree, but a phony PHD, that’s really pushing it. In the end, why bother going to the trouble and why not just lie about the whole thing in the first place. A while back I was doing some research on diploma mills and […]
My Kids Run Linux and I Don’t - Wasup
Wednesday, March 12th, 2008Pistachio
Tuesday, March 11th, 2008There are times in history when a certain event just has to be documented no matter how obscure it might seem. This event occurred last Saturday evening at BarcampAustin III, and it just simply needs an historical footprint. The stage is set with a karaoke band called Karaoke Apocalypse (KA). […]
BarCampAustin III - Bot Eats Air Conditioner - Bot’s Gone Wild
Sunday, March 9th, 2008No Country for Old IT Guys - Ontario
Wednesday, March 5th, 2008Top Ten Reasons for This Photo
Friday, February 29th, 2008Let me set the stage for this slide show. A customer was involved in a long and intense beta program and, as a reward, the vendor sent six mugs in an unpacked box. Only three of the six survived.
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One Drupal Per Child
Friday, February 29th, 2008This is a very cool article on how to install Drupal on an XO (OLPC).
Building Open Source Applications for OLPC with Drupal
Top 10 Worst Captchas
Saturday, February 16th, 2008Don’t you just love Captchas? CAPTCHA is an acronym for “Completely Automated Public Turing Test.” Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart.” I just call them PITA (pain in the ass). Here are my top 10 worst Captcha’s ever.
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When a “LivePerson” Goes Bad!
Friday, February 1st, 2008Welcome to Gloversville
Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008I became a huge Malcolm Gladwell fan after I finished the first page of the Tipping Point. I have read Blink, and I usually listen to my audio copy over and over again on long trips. Now, with the advent of pod-casting, I have become a junkie for anything Gladwell. In fact, I would […]
Amazing Youtube Video
Friday, December 14th, 2007What if I only had a hour to live?
Thursday, December 6th, 2007I was flipping channels this evening in my hotel room and heard a very touching story about a man who wrote a short Xen like essay about all the things he would do if he had only one hour to live. By the way, he dies shortly after completing the essay. Then, I started […]
Couldn’t Sleep
Saturday, October 13th, 2007I Just woke up and I turned on the TV. One of my all time favorite scenes was just starting. Fats (Jackie Gleason) racks ‘em up, and Fast Eddy wins the break. This is the first round, and, IMHO, it’s one of the most well-acted scenes ever.
The Hustler
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Best songwriter in the whole world
Tuesday, September 18th, 2007“Townes van Zandt is the best songwriter in the whole world and I’ll stand on Bob Dylan’s coffee table in my cowboy boots and say that.†- Steve Earle
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