It works

My ghetto stir plate in action: Cannibalized computer case fan and some cheap parts from Radio Shack make the stir bar go around. LED light is totally gratuitous.

Shoot the receptionist first

Why I Drink reason #376: Security theater emails that make the most convenient doors off-limits because they’re “unsupervised”. They’re badge-access controlled and have video monitoring but apparently that is not enough. So now when a disgruntled employee wants to shoot up the place, they’re just going to have to shoot the receptionist first I guess.…

Historical record

It was nearly a decade ago when I first watched Pure Pwnage [1]. Weird because in today’s planning meeting I was reaching for a jokey reference during a conversation about how a co-worker’s gamer skills are now as to compared with his skills in the Atari 2600 era. I asked if he had uber micro…

Quitely rebelling

I’m hoping the polite reply, with CC’s to the entire sales and marketing teams, suggesting that someone’s CRM data is flawed properly conveys my annoyance. Sending out cold-call emails insinuating we had previously discussed a project leveraging a firm’s product really touches me here. /me points to a “bad” place on the doll. Do people…

Randtopia!

The Libertarian Police Department [1]. [1] http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/shouts/2014/03/libertarian-police-department.html