Steve Ballmer: “In the next six months, we’ll catch Google in terms of relevancy.”
Yeah, you go on thinking that, Steve. *pats him on head* *smirk*
(tags: google microsoft funny as.hell pathetic)
“A friend gave me some great advice about sunburns. She said I should take a hot shower with the water as hot as I [...]
‘King Kong’ Movie Trailer
Wow. I have absolutely no interest in seeing this movie.
(tags: movies stupid)
Slashdot: Google Earth Launching For Free: “They have a few famous sightseeing places included by default, and just rotating and zooming around the Three Sisters or Yosemite was almost breathtaking.”
Yeah, but could we PLEASE have a Mac version? I [...]
More incredible goodness from John Rogers, again quoted far too much simply because I can’t let you get away without reading this:
Howard Dean doesn’t like the heads of the Republican party — he didn’t accuse them of FUCKING TREASON from extension phone to the Oval Office. That’s not spin. That’s McCarthyism, pure and goddam simple. [...]
From the Tribune:
Hermes has apologized to Oprah Winfrey for turning her away from one of its Paris boutiques last week, saying it was closed for a public relations event when she came knocking.
[...]
King said it’s unlikely that Winfrey will shop there again.
The store closes at 6:30 p.m., although high-end shops are known to make exceptions [...]
Blogger John Rogers has a brilliant piece from last Friday in his blog “Kung Fu Monkey”. I’m going to violate my usual principles on this and repost the whole entry, because you’ve just got to read this, but so that he doesn’t get pissed off at me, you’ve got to swear to add his [...]
My sister recently asked her LiveJournal readers, What would you do with a year off of work (and enough money to support yourself during that time)?
My answer:
Heavily increased exercise routine; exploration of Chicago and its accompanying museums and traveling exhibits; more extended visits with immediate and extended family; heavier reading schedule (I have a booklist [...]
Firefly Photo Essay
“Squeeeeeeeee!” (I have no idea what the slang term means, but somehow, the word nevertheless feels appropriate.)
(tags: tv scifi interesting photos)
Astromech.net Tutorials
“Instructions and experiences to help you build your droid.”
(tags: scifi movies weird funny interesting reference)
Tribune: “Then the interviewer hit the 24-year-old Chicagoan with this: ‘So, we call you guys the ‘Entitlement [...]
I recently came across an excellent rant on AC adapters (I think he meant that and not DC adapters) that totally pinpoints their design problems:
Why do DC adapters cover more than one hole in a power strip?
Worse, why are there so many different types–if I lose an adapter, I can’t just replace it with another [...]
Chicago Tribune: “Workers at the Justice Department on Friday removed the blue drapes that have famously covered two scantily clad statues since 2002.”
Finally! Wherever Ashcroft is resting his little fundie ass, I hope he’s simmering in his censoring fascist booties …
(tags: funny cool government)
Whatever: Oh My God! They Look Just Like Us!
“[T]he gay/straight cultural [...]
Tonight’s The Simpsons — before it aired, I saw, in the traditional white on black:
This episode contains discussion of same-sex marriage. Parental discretion is advised.
What the fucking hell?
If I used Firefox, this would be an incredibly handy way to exterminate the scourge of blocker-immune pop-up windows:
This has come up before, but I’m too lazy to link to the discussion so I’ll tell you what to do:
Type “about:config” in the address bar and hit enter.Right-click anywhere and choose New>Integer.Name it “privacy.popups.disable_from_plugins” and give [...]
There’s a very famous Ray Bradbury short story which I think was the first to introduce the idea that a small change made far back in time can massively affect the present.
The story is called “A Sound of Thunder,” and a mistakenly stomped-upon butterfly ends up causing not only a change in the correct spelling [...]
Just to prove that I can call non-Bush Administration people fascists, too, our Democratic mayor has decided to take a giant leap towards a police state recently, through a new website called CLEARPath. I am purposefully not linking to it because I dispute the legality of this website, and I’m not going to increase [...]
Slashdot: Copyright Law Protection for Employees?
“I’ve been constantly asked by my employer to install software (Office, XP, etc) on unauthorized computers, as well as duplicate copyrighted material (video, CD’s) en masse.”
(tags: geekery interesting)
WGN Weather Weblog: “The Chicago area, already struggling with one of the worst early season dry spells since the Dust Bowl years of [...]
Chicago is going through its hottest period in two years.
Hopefully needless to say, I am not precisely pleased.
It is 10:57 pm at night here, and it is 88 degrees out.
That’s fucking insane.
The fourth-floor walkup with no air conditioning is not the most welcoming domicile at the moment.
And that’s putting aside the issue of my recalcitrant [...]
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