June 2009
116 posts
LOL OMG Grandma, Read The FAQ →
(We have an older patron who comes into the library to use the Internet. She’s around 65 and not computer literate, so we help her out whenever she needs us.)
Patron: “Miss, could you help me? I…
#297640 →
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BWHAHAHAHAHAHA
<Cronos> Farrah Fawcett dies, and goes to Heaven.
<Cronos> God says to her “You’ve been such a good sport, I’ll let you have one wish.”
<Cronos> She wishes…
Making Security Measurable →
James Howard Kunstler →
It’s fascinating to follow the coverage of Michael Jackson’s death, but especially the lavish tributes to his “genius” and general wonderfulness. He was, in fact, a monster, and an apt reflection of America’s extreme collective cultural confusion. He was a distillation of the lies America tells itself. He was infantile, grandiose, horrifying, and probably dangerous....
A Penny Lost Is A Penny Earned →
Me: “Would you like to sign up for our free checking account?”
Customer: “No, I usually keep my money in my sofa for safe keeping.”
Me: “You shouldn’t do that.”
Customer: “But it gains…
Some People Can’t Handle The Power →
Shared by Ben Jackson
BUT I NEED TO PRESS THE BUTTON!
Me: *on the phone* “Hello, how can I help you?”
Customer: “My cable won’t stop changing channels.”
(I walk the customer through a basic…
herestothefuture:
innismir:
herestothefuture:
innismir:
Wally watches “Little Einsteins”
So…your baby and cat like to get together and watch trippy shit like this? This afternoon is gonna rock!
Yes. The issue is that Wally stands in front of the TV blocking Brady’s view.
So he’s missing the key components that make it a development tool, and really all it’s doing is making him...
herestothefuture:
innismir:
Wally watches “Little Einsteins”
So…your baby and cat like to get together and watch trippy shit like this? This afternoon is gonna rock!
Yes. The issue is that Wally stands in front of the TV blocking Brady’s view.
Study Says People Dissatisfied with Netbooks →
Interesting… Although…
The study also dives into why people were dissatisfied, and this is where the cat comes out of the bag. As it turns out, people were expecting netbooks to deliver the same kind of performance and functionality as a normal notebook does. Consequently, they are dissatisfied when they discover that a netbook simply doesn’t deliver.
</facepalm>
(via...
Very cool, but likely of zero interest to most of...
For those who have S-Band receive capability the Lunar Recon. Orbiter can be heard at 2271.190Mhz+/- doppler. It is a carrier and best found with a DSP audio spectrum program or an SDR. I found the signal to be in excess of 10db over the noise with a 80cm offset feed dish and LNA. I found it slightly below and behind the path of the sun today. It is about 1/2 way to the moon.
Very Cool. (via...
Arduino nixie shield →
Reader [Bradley] sent in his ArduiNIX project, an Arduino shield designed for driving nixie tubes. The shield allows the Arduino to drive and multiplex nixie tubes without any additional…
Now In Original & Extra Bandwidth Flavor →
Shared by Ben Jackson
I like the Extra Crispy WiFi instead of the original flavor.
(I work at a sandwich place, where we have signs up promoting free Wi-Fi. A uninformed lady comes in to the…
Gumball Machine Fail →
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“Awwww Shit” “What?” “I dumped the bouncy balls in the gumball machine” “Dammit. Well. Put a sign on it, not our problem then.”
Picture by: dunno source….
15 Geeky Road Trip Gadgets →
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Look, I like the note at the end, but my sister and I amused ourselves regularly with nothing more then books and “road trip bingo” (bingo with various things you see on a…
Month may become dimmest on record →
I’m sorry, but I’m completely OK with this. I’ve been able to drive without sunglasses almost every day.
Twitter Monitoring Typewriter (TwypeWriter) →
Oomlout has hooked up a Typewriter to physically type twitterstreams. I don’t know if I should be impressed or feel sorry for them. I’m thinking a combonation thereof.
June VHF QSO Party →
Last Saturday both myself and Matt, KB1OSV, headed down to the SEMARA clubhouse to particpate in the ARRL June VHF QSO Party. I had previously participated in the January VHF Sweepstakes at the…
Pixar grants girl’s dying wish with home viewing... →
fajitatime:
cosmicsquirreljustice:
evanwalsh:
Please read this.
(via John Gruber)
Doing stuff like this is why I think Pixar is so damn awesome.
'Jon & Kate' to make 'announcement' →
I can’t wait for “Jon & Kate plus a prolonged custody battle!”
Woman downloads 24 songs, fined 1.9 million →
insertname:
(via morningstar)
This is disgraceful! Was this woman the head of a multinational music piracy ring, I don’t think so! $80,000 a song is ludicrous how can it be justified!
Because she flat out lied to the Jury. Don’t expect sympathy from people you lie to.
I Phone Therefore I Am →
This weblog entry essentially boils down to someone saying on a car weblog “GMC cars suck, therefore you’re stupid for wanting to buy a Toyota. Nyah!”
A totally unbiased comparison of Firefox, Chrome,... →
“Sure, Firefox may win in sheer number of add-ons, but many of the customizations you’d want to download for Firefox are already a part of Internet Explorer 8 – right out of the box.”
Hahahaha! Oh wait, you’re serious. Let me laugh even harder: BWHAHAHAHAHAHA!
I think the only one I found myself agreeing with was the “management” one. But, oddly enough, my IT...
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lisapizza:
cashmolly:
I’ve wanted to do something like this for awhile, but never had the guts/patience. This guy is a true champion.
More here.
this is pretty ridiculously awesome.
Finally! When someone says “You have far too much time on your hands” there is someone I can point to and say “Yeah, well, at least I’m not *this* guy.”
1934 All Over Again →
Many of you have no doubt seen this cartoon that appeared in the Chicago Tribune in 1934. It is complex in a way that few contemporary cartoons are, but otherwise it could have been printed today:…
