My wife sent this story to me today, from the eBay forums. I thought it was pretty good. An old lady gets pulled over for speeding… Old Lady: Is there a problem, Officer? Officer: Ma’am, you were speeding. Old Lady: Oh, I see. Officer: Can I see your license please? Old Lady: I’d give it… Continue reading Speeding
Author: Jon
Technology Predictors
Tim Bray is running some good articles on his blog on predicting the success or failure of new technologies. Good stuff. You can find the articles here; the series is still ongoing.
The Story of America
Does this seem counterintuitive? I’m currently reading The Story of America, by Hendrik van Loon, published in 1927. First edition, too, I think. Why? Because I wanted to get a perspective on American history from nearly 80 years ago. This was a time when the booming Roaring Twenties were in full swing, before the Great… Continue reading The Story of America
Homes
Since it’s all official, I guess I’d better blog it: We’re buying a new house! (Insert fanfare sound effects here.) Not just any old house, either, but one that we’re buying through the company I’m working for, Pennbrook Homes (so essentially I’m getting even more into bed with my employer, yeah yeah…). Pennbrook builds homes… Continue reading Homes
Just Another Friday Night
Long week, and this turned into a pointless post. Interesting. I’ve got some ideas for articles to write, but they all take more energy than I have this Friday night. So, a pointless post that’s cluttering up the aggregators and the search engines. Hm. There’s a kernel of an idea in there somewhere.
CafePress.com
Started playing around with CafePress.com at work today (setting up a basic store for the company), and I’m fairly impressed with it. I’ve been toying with the idea for a while now of setting myself up with an account and opening a chuggnutt.com store (and play around with others); now I see how things operate,… Continue reading CafePress.com
PHP: Best of Breed
I’ve been meaning to write this article for a while now, mainly to point to some really good PHP applications and spread some kudos. There are many good applications and classes out there, but I’m limiting to those that I’ve had hands-on experience with. Even so, this is hardly a comprehensive list; I may do… Continue reading PHP: Best of Breed
Best of 2003
As promised, here’s some of my own “Best Of” lists for 2003. All of these are my opinion only. Best Comic Books Smax. This limited series isn’t quite done yet, but it’s some of the best and most fun Alan Moore stuff since Top 10 and League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. Thor: Vikings. This really freaked… Continue reading Best of 2003
NetOffice Fix
This is a follow-up to last month’s post about NetOffice. I’ve gotten several emails from people wanting to know specifically what I changed to fix the session error I was running into. First of all, these fixes apply to version 2.5.3 of NetOffice only. Other versions, you’re on your own. In the file includes/library.php: Comment… Continue reading NetOffice Fix
The Governator Ale
From this press release on MacTarnahan’s Brewing’s website (MacTarnahan’s and Portland Brewing are the same company): Thirty-five million Californians are getting their first taste of The Governator—a new beer commemorating the Golden State’s 38th governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger. Brewed and bottled by Pumping Iron Brewing Company [a DBA for MacTarnahan’s], The Governator Ale comes in a… Continue reading The Governator Ale