October 2008
15 posts
Trucker | The Onion - America's Finest News Source →
Looks like the Onion had a story similar to “Joe the Plumber” back in 1993.
Obamacon Watch →
OMFG. That may sound a bit high school girlish, but I think it is deserved. This just proves how intelligent and non-biased the staff at the Economist are. I wish I still had a subscription and the…
Palantir Build Contraption →
Of read of people coming up with similar contraptions before, but it was nice to see video of one in action. I like the light that lights up at the developer’s desk. Shared by Google Reader
Berry Beer Baked Beans →
Erin said no to making these for the party this weekend. I still think we should. Shared by Google Reader
A fine wensleydale? →
Neil attempts to go play with a G1 in Minnesota and is stymied by the T-Mobile sales people. Choice quote from the salesman “It won’t do the Google here. Neil attempts to go play with a G1 in…
Chris and Keri's Blog " Blog Archive " Internet... →
This guy bought a radio tower off of craigslist and used it to get better reception for the signal his wireless ISP was sending.
“A simple rule dictates my buying: Be fearful when others are greedy, and be...”
– Warren Buffet, Buy American, I Am
The Android Fine Print →
It would be nice if Apple had the same policy. It would probably kill the market for 99 cent applications the are fun for about the first five minutes before they are ignored by the user. Shared by…
Working with Labels in Visual SourceSafe
We’re forced to use Visual SourceSafe (VSS) at work for the project I’m on. VSS uses the concept of Labels to mark a set of files across folders. There isn’t any intuitive way to work with these labels. There are no buttons to call out how to delete them or move them.
One of my team members let me in on a trick today that I never found in the 2.5 years I’ve worked in...
The 2008 Australian motorcycle Grand Prix →
These pictures are crazy. I’m not a motorcycle nerd, but these action shots look really cool Shared by Google Reader
Naked Shorts Warned You →
When I heard the piece on This American Life I thought naked short selling was a bad practice. It is interesting to flip it around to see if they actually provided some stability. Shared by Google…
Bloviate - Wikipedia →
From the article:
To bloviate means “to speak pompously and excessively,” or “to expound ridiculously.” A colloquial verb coined in the United States, it is commonly used with contempt to describe the behavior of politicians, academics, pundits or media “experts,” sometimes called bloviators, who hold forth on subjects in an arrogant, tiresome way.
Animal Cracker Cookies →
I really have to make time to try out some of the recipes from this site. I’m now jonesin’ for animal crackers. Shared by Google Reader
270 to Win →
It is amazing to see how much of a landslide Nixon had in 1972. To think he planned the Watergate break-in to get the upper hand in the election. He probably could have played by the rules and had a…
Palin on which newspapers she reads: ‘Um, all of... →
I think she just didn’t want to say Highlights. You know, the magazine you read as a kid and you tried to spot the difference between two images. http://www.highlights.com/ Shared by Google…