May 2007
30 posts
Nudity the Cause for Halo 2 Vista Delay →
The initial release of Halo 2 for Vista suffers from what Microsoft terms a “content error.” Apparently the map editor occasionally throws a .ass error and shows, well…
» How to please your IT department →
My Favorite: 6. When an IT person is eating lunch at his desk, walk right in and spill your guts right out. We exist only to serve.
Hancock's father files suit against restaurant →
The story of Cardinals pitcher Josh Hancock’s drunk driving death is a sad one. What I don’t understand is what his father thinks a lawsuit against the bar, the flatbed truck that he hit, and the motorist being serviced by said truck is going to accomplish. It won’t bring Josh back. It is unfortunate that there doesn’t seem to be any sense of personal responsibility left...
WatchAmplify your car remote signal with your head
UglyDolls.Com - How To Make Millions Selling... →
GOOGLE ANNOUNCES PURGE OF AD-HEAVY WEB SITES →
I’m surprised they waited this long to crack down on the “Made-for-AdSense” sites. Hopefully this means more money for people that actually work hard to provide real content.
Trent Reznor and the "Thieves" that run his record... →
I’ve never been a huge Trent Reznor fan, but I love his insight into the sad state of today’s music business. If only the record labels would realize that they are the problem.
Hack My Son's Computer, Please →
This 91-year-old dad finally found a way to get his loser perv son out of the house; he let the Feds come in and find his kiddie porn.
Top 4 Ways You’re Wasting Gas When You Think... →
I’ve been trying to accelerate slowly the past few weeks in an effort to try to be more efficient. It looks like maybe I should push down on the pedal a little harder.
“We promise that after trying Penis Enlarge Patch you dick wont look like overly...”
– Spam I got this morning
Souvenir makers hopeful Junior's decision comes in... →
Nothing against Budweiser (other than the yellow fizzy beer substitute that they purvey), but I really hope that Jr. switches sponsors for next year just so I can watch how quickly the sea of red sheep in the stands changes to (blue|orange|yellow|pink|whatever). Oh, what I’d give to see Junior drive a pink car every week…
A wireless felony →
A Sparta, MI man was charged with a five-year felony for using a coffee shop’s wifi signal from the parking lot (don’t worry, he got off with community service and a small fine).
My favorite quote, from Sparta Police Chief Andrew Milanowski (emphasis mine):
“I had a feeling a law was being broken,” the chief said, “but I didn’t know exactly what.” He...
Sex-Changing Chemicals Can Wipe Out Fish, Study... →
Apparently women on birth-control pills are peeing out synthetic estrogen, which gets into rivers and streams, and can cause boy fish to turn into girl fish. All girl fish and no boy fish means no baby fish…
WatchMod a $5 flashlight into a $95 light (via Metacafe)
New Grand Rapids hotel to have women-only floor,... →
People would be throwing a fit if they tried to have a men-only floor (of course, who would actually want to stay there?).
3 kittens found alive in dumpster →
Whoever did this is a complete piece of shit.
Gas prices climb again →
Gas prices are up again, and the slacktivists are back with their “don’t buy gas on Tuesday” emails. IT. WILL. NOT. WORK. Don’t waste your time sending this stuff. At my old job, some guy down in maintenance sent one of these to everyone in the entire company. He got ridiculed so bad that he ended up sending another blanket email as an apology, and then he went home early...
Anti-God Starbucks cup has customer steaming →
Why would they put (pro- or anti-) religious messages on their cups? I would think that alienating large sections of your customer base isn’t exactly sound business practice.
Teachers stage fake gunman attack on sixth-graders →
Do people even think anymore?
HBO Exec Wants to Rename DRM →
Yeah, because calling it “Digital Consumer Enablement” will make everyone fall in love with it. This is why MBAs drive me nuts.
“Learning is not compulsory…neither is survival. ”
– Dr. W. Edwards Deming
How to Use Apostrophes →
Apple’s - .89 per pound
If that looked OK to you, do yourself a favor and read this article.
Cool Tool: Peanut Butter Mixer →
When our last jar was getting low, we decided to try natural peanut butter. I finally opened it up over the weekend and made a mess with all the oil at the top. I finally got it all stirred, but I might have to get this little guy for next time.
“I get a lot of “My home computer is all screwed up, runs slow, browser...”
– tit4tat (Digg Comment)
“We are more ready to try the untried when what we do is inconsequential. Hence...”
– Eric Hoffer
Doesn't the lottery money go to schools? →
If you’re one of those poor fools that rationalizes your lotto gambling addiction with the old “but I’m helping the children!!” you need to read this.
Blogger predicts gas prices →
It’s up to $3.25/gal here in Michigan…ouch!
First Macs with LED backlighting due this year →
Good news for the environment and battery life…now if only I could just get some reasonably priced LED light bulbs to screw into my lamps at home.