Pages Tagged “TODO: Split”
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- New Year’s Eve & Avatar
10 years ago I had just started working at an Internet provider and was very glad they didn’t want me in the server room at midnight for Y2K. I just ordered tickets to Avatar in IMAX 3D. It actually *was* cheaper to see Xanadu on stage, even including parking! Made it into Avatar. Got surprisingly […]
- Galaxy and a Twist
Awesome, indeed! @BadAstronomer says: Awesome awesome AWESOME pic of the Milky Way’s heart, by 3 magnificent observatories. Meanwhile, in a brilliant move, I have just twisted my shoulder funny 5 minutes before driving home. At least it’s the left shoulder. Still: Ow!
- Hero, Headlines & Spam
Just learned “Holding Out for a Hero” is cowritten by Jim Steinman. Explains why it keeps turning into “Good Girls Go to Heaven” in my head Writing for Twitter Spam vs SPAM. I suspect it’s way too late to close the barn door on this one. Kinda like “hacker.”
- Comp Bits
Huh. I don’t think I’ve ever encountered a power-only USB cable before. Would be nice if it was LABELED as such. Ugh. “Refurb Madness.” Bad pun. Stay in the corner.
- Stalker Watch, Immortality, Fast Food Crossover
Spam subject: “Your watch will find you no matter where you are.” What if I don’t want Stalker Watch to follow me around? @BadAstronomer writes a short-short story: Beware of what you wish for… Immortality is boring. Waiting for food at Rubio’s. Employees are trying to get the lyrics straight for the latest Jack-In-the-Box commercial.
- Goodbye Ed and the :-) Key
Pair of spam subjects: “Say goodbye to ED” and “A person is missing!” Well, yeah, after Ed left… Just noticed the android virtual keyboard has a key for 🙂 when typing text messages.
- Roomba Path, TV Campaign Advice, and…NINE
Long-Exposure Shot of a Roomba’s Path Shows Beautifully Organized Chaos (src: SignalTheorist) Things to consider when running a “save our show” campaign & what NOT to do. (via @johannadc and @mikesterling) Whenever I get order #9 or take-a-number, I imagine the disembodied voice saying “Number 9…Number 9” from the Beatles’ song Revolution 9
- Satellite Market, Fast Food Options, Ada and More
Last night I learned that the Satellite Market near Disneyland is still there, but the Sputnik-style sign has been replaced. Old & new photos. Side salad vs. fries study: Adding a healthier option caused people to choose the unhealthy option more often. It’s made me a lot more aware of what I order for lunch. […]
- Self-DMCA, Antivax Anger, Specter Switch
Warner Music issued a DMCA takedown notice to an official Warner Music video channel. I think I need some popcorn. From @david_colquhoun via @BadAstronomer: Guardian science editor’s daughter gets measles. He’s angry with the anti-vaccination brigade. I nearly mistyped “foreign” as “foregin.” It sounds like an appetizer you should eat before drinking gin. Senator Arlen […]
- Amazon Annoyance, ATM Stupidity
Grr. Amazon wants to stop paying me because they think I’ve been buying search keywords to link to them. No, I haven’t. Update: Two days later, they responded: it’s a bad form letter, and even if I were buying keywords, they’d only stop paying referral fees on those links. More concerned than usual about person […]
- WaMu, Bees and Vortex
WaMu building has taken down its sign. Giant Chase banner at street level. Guy w/ sign by side of road: “Homeless kind soul stuck in vortex.” I get the 1st half, but WTF does “stuck in vortex” mean? Downward spiral? From @ThisIsTrue: possible cause identified for honey bee colony collapse.
- Pop-Ups & Cake! 11111!
Glanced up at server monitors. It was 11:11:11 on the 11th, tiled 3 times. OMG!11111111 Cake Wrecks: The Problem With Phone Orders. Now back to work… How appropriate: BNL’s “Shopping” in background of a Kohl’s commercial! Also: the pop-up summary bits on the LOST rerun are seriously annoying. Fortunately I’m managing to tune them out.
- Zune Fail, Comment Win & Holiday Creep
Weird: Zunes all over the world froze up at the same time overnight. Comment win: “like she was going to rip his arm off and beat his spleen to death with it. Not him; just his spleen” Just a quick store run – yeah along with everyone else in town. More holiday creep! I still […]
- Santa Hats, Translation, Expelled
Saw a bunch of Santa hats lying alongside the entire length of the 55 South to 405 South ramp – and it’s a long bridge. Maybe a box came open? Got tech support question in Spanish for wrong company. Replied in bad Spanish with link. Checked against Google Translate. Google has a better vocabulary than […]
- Clarify and Classify
If only the super high-tech jet fighters had identified, clarified & classified, they’d have seen the attack for what it really was. Good grief. “Traditional marriage” didn’t go away when gays were let into the club. It doesn’t need a discriminatory law to “restore” it. South Coast Plaza has Christmas decorations up ALREADY. Halloween doesn’t […]