Cat vids
It’s been a long time since I’ve thought about this little animated gif: Facebook protip: follow the link back to the blog to see the animation in its full glory
For your amusement
Because it speaks to the AdBuster in me: http://stilldrinking.org/trolling-marketers-for-profit-and-pleasure Culture jamming big data
The most unwanted song
Vicki [1], of Do-or-DIY [2] fame, filled in for a show on WFMU [3] over Christmas Eve. I’ve been subscribed to the Do-or-DIY podcast feed [4] since I was a wee lad. And now I’ve finally caught up to Christmas in my podcast listening. All of this to say that about halfway through the show…
Consternation
This is not at all surprising. And yet I chafe at the idea that my suspicions have been confirmed. The ‘Door Close’ button on most elevators isn’t even wired up. http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/595/do-close-door-buttons-on-elevators-ever-actually-work.
Elegant
I just wrote some damned elegant XSL today. Feeling moderately chuffed about that.
Chilly
The National Weather Service graphic somehow makes it seem worse…
In remembrance
This is the sort of obituary I want when I go: http://www.neatorama.com/2015/01/02/obituaries-to-remember/
It’s hockey time in Omaha
Ready for a Hamms tallboy or three and the opportunity to direct some verbiage at my least favorite USHL team–Waterloo. Here’s to hoping they got into town too late to hold their traditional referee potluck dinner so we get the calls this time around.
Death by fire
Yet another reason for hating on Microsoft: NTLM. Specifically, that some folks insist on running SOAP services protected by NTLM. More particularly, SOAP services that are intended to be consumed by platforms other than Windows. And especially that no cross-platform scripting or programming language has native support for NTLM. With the coup de grace being…
Vibratory wrist
I’m experiencing alert fatigue. For the last 50 or so minutes, my watch has been buzzing me every 30 seconds to keep me abreast of the Leicester City vs. Tottenham score. Soccer does not move that fast. Please, just tell me when the score changes. Similar issues with hockey and football games. Once Google Now…