Lambda lambda lambda

It can help ya help ya help ya. It’s Python’s lambda function1! Pesky urllib2 not allowing you to construct a DELETE request? Environment Overlords not letting you install a sane http module like Requests2? Don’t like what a module you have no control over is doing for you? Lambda the damn thing! For example urllib2…

The binary scale

My manager type person just asked me if I though a proposed story was something I could bang out. To which I replied thought it was bangable. Which makes is a “1” on the binary scale. Which, if you get right down to it, is the scale that matters way more than the traditional 1…

Fantasy whinge

I am the Dusty Baker of fantasy baseball management. Betancourt brings this year’s Beatniks count of season/career ending injuries to at least three and possibly as many as five depending on how Marshall and Revere shake out. On the pitching side of the roster there are six DL residents, further evidence of my Bakerness. Also…

Eating crow…sort of

In the past I’ve made no bones about rather having Cory Schneider in goal rather than Roberto Luongo. Schneider is the more technically adept goalie. He has likely has better instincts. Most importantly, however, he isn’t prone to the kinds of meltdowns that turn Luongo into merely an above-average NHL goalie. On the other hand,…

Addiction

The degree to which my morning commute is structured around the likelihood of scoring Spitz Cracked Pepper sunflower seeds is approaching silly. Even sillier? It’s been three days and I haven’t found any in the usual spots. I’ve been reduced to Giants’ inferior product.

A close approximation

The mighty M-981 available as a 1:35 plastic model: http://www.scalemates.com/products/product.php?id=107510. Notable features: Two realistic crew figures Plentiful accessories For the sake of realism I hope those plentiful accessories include cans of beer, pr0n magazines, tins of smoked oysters and other potted meats, and goth chicks to provide entertainments on the weekends. Additional models not shown:…