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Jul 04
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Ass kicking

  • Rob: so no luck on pog google searches?
  • Rob: wikipedia was as useful as a one legged man in an ass kicking competition
  • cdleary: dude, those are the best competitors
  • cdleary: he has to make sure the foot gets stuck in there
  • Rob: ouch
Nov 06
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Entrepreneurship boils down to the simple fact that a team of really smart people who can get things done are going to get smart, useful things done.
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Nov 03
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Your password will expire in 42 days

I really dislike the inevitable “Your password will expire in N days” dialog on Windows XP machines, which I assume is enforced by group policy. I really don’t need to be constantly informed of this — I use the damn computer every day. Just tell me when the password has expired, and I’ll change it.

Plus, it makes a really loud beeping sound when I unlock the computer. I should probably disable the system speaker. :/

I presume it’s designed for people who take forever to think up a new password that don’t like to be caught off guard. Coming in on a Monday and finding that your computer forces a password change as you struggle to get ready for your important meeting would make people angry. I, on the other hand, think of new passwords quickly and don’t have important meetings. Boo group policy settings!

Nov 02
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Linux has always been a great operating system for programmers. Since the late 90s, however, there’s been a big push to make Linux more attractive to people that don’t have Mountain Dew addictions.
Oct 31
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Gibbon, Heron, Ibex

I wonder if anybody else finds it weird that we end up calling the Ubuntu distributions by the adjective instead of the noun. Seems linguistically odd.
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XML 1.1 is/was, effectively ignored in many circles. Now we have XML 1.0 fifth edition which includes a revisitation of the same swampy grasslands as XML 1.1.
Oct 30
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Beer is actually a good source of folate, niacin, magnesium, potassium and niacin.
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Anti-Laziocracy

Irresponsible people are seriously underrepresented in our anti-laziocracy. If only we irresponsible people could vote by watching TV or playing video games…
Oct 28
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The traditional concept of innovation, defined by Joseph Schumpeter in 1934 in The Theory of Economic Development, is that manufacturers are the ones who develop new products for users. By contrast, von Hippel suggests that users can be a major source of innovation.
Oct 27
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Oct 24
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