Stubborn and hard-hearted. Ambitious and serious. Loves to teach and be taught. Always looking at people's flaws and weaknesses. Likes to criticize. Hardworking and productive. Smart, neat and organized. Sensitive and has deep thoughts. Knows how to make others happy. Quiet … [Read more...] about January…
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VP5 Report
My Viable Paradise report from 2001 has been rescued from the archives of my old sff.net website. Enjoy. … [Read more...] about VP5 Report
Catch-all post
Dorcus Menswear for Men is exactly as painful as it sounds. From the incomparable Lileks. JohnKerryIsADoucheBagButImVotingForHimAnyway.com is my new favorite URL. I was really cranky on Friday, in case you couldn't tell. Saturday was entertaining. It's not every day you get … [Read more...] about Catch-all post
Stuff
I was really cranky on Friday, in case you couldn't tell. Saturday was entertaining. It's not every day you get to see someone take a pair of scissors to a dress that costs about what I make in a month, let me just say. After the fitting, I dashed back here for a shower hosted by … [Read more...] about Stuff
Move along
There will be nothing interesting here today. Go away. … [Read more...] about Move along
IE7 0.5.1
Holy crap. IE7 has been updated and now there's box model and PNG transparency support. 'Scuse me, I must be dancing in the streets now. … [Read more...] about IE7 0.5.1
List of next three events from Movable Type calendars
This morning I needed a way to get the next three upcoming events from the HSC Calendar listed on the home page. Here's how I got it to work. I already had the calendar set up with some PHP to filter out events that happened before today (notes on how this was done). What I … [Read more...] about List of next three events from Movable Type calendars
Mother Nature is my hot water heater
The temperature has been over 80 for several days now, and all of a sudden the water coming out of the cold taps is almost as hot as the heated water. You could probably get a reasonably comfortable shower without using a hot water heater at all, if you had a mind to. By July … [Read more...] about Mother Nature is my hot water heater
Silmarillion humor
Another addition to the LOTR humor file: the Silmarillion in 1000 words. LAST ALLIANCE OF ELVES AND MEN: Push off. SAURON: Make me. ISILDUR: Whack. SAURON: Ow. ELROND: Hey, you got his ring. Let's ditch it. ISILDUR: No. ELROND: This sucks. ISILDUR: Tell me about it. … [Read more...] about Silmarillion humor
Still more random fun
I really should get a b-links blog going. In the meantime: No G5 Powerbooks anytime soon. They're too hot. (OW! My thigh!) As a G4 TiBook owner, I can tell you that if Apple thinks these things are hot, they must be melting the flesh from engineers' bones. On the bright … [Read more...] about Still more random fun
