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Redundancy

In Foolishness, Technology on 12 July 2008 with 3 comments

As if we need more URL-shortening services, a la TinyURL or (the defunct) URL Tea, there is yet another: ZombieURL. I mention it because I have a soft spot for shambling flesh eaters…and zombies, too.

Top of Mind

In Foolishness on 23 June 2008 with no comments

No, You Didn’t Ask, But So What?
Some thoughts:

During some of my moods, I’m not a great lover of people. At those times, the poor human verisimilitude provided by automated telephone menus makes me, in no uncertain terms, want to kill all of you.
Ladies: If you’re wearing shoes that look uncomfortable, e.g., you look like [...]

Holy (No.) One

In Aldous, Foolishness on 23 June 2008 tagged export with no comments

George Carlin died yesterday, at the age of 71. It’s hard to estimate Carlin’s value in the Western culture; his Seven Words are, today, somewhat less powerful than they were in 1972, and no matter his one-time popularity, their deflation is not significantly his doing, I think. At his height, TV love scenes [...]

Apropos of Transitivity

In Aldous, Foolishness, Uncategorized on 28 May 2008 with 2 comments

It’s Not Irony When It’s Ignorance
I run to catch the bus. I always run after class. The day is hot, I’m in a thin, woolen, long-sleeve pullover. The sun is still a benefactor; give it a week.
I’m waiting in line at the stop, and a younger guy lets me in front of [...]

Bits for 05/03/08

In Foolishness, Muse on 3 May 2008 with no comments

Or Miscellaneous Shit

Saw Iron Man. Yes.
I’m not a designer. I have a knack for the obvious, yes. But, I’m good with people (even if they’re pompous, annoying, cognitively dissonant, or ignorant), and I find myself explaining technical things successfully. I’m also irrationally persistent in some ways. So, I’ve applied, not [...]

Greenfield

In Aldous, Foolishness on 3 May 2008 with no comments

Opportunity in Desperation
Heard the other morning, via NPR, a story about venture prospecting in the heart of Iraq’s capital. The gent, nearly breathlessly, described Baghdad as one of the last “greenfield opportunities,” which is marketing speak for “The DoD gave us money to build theme parks in an attempt to prove just how cold [...]

A Few Things

In Aldous, Family, Foolishness on 19 February 2008 with no comments

Potluck
I can’t seem to get myself to a point where I can write up what I want to, so I’m going to dump a grab bag of half-baked observations and their attendant cognitive fumbling, in the hopes that you’ll find something worth reading among them. Maybe I’ll create yet another class of personal electronic [...]