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Archive for May, 2009

While perusing a lead, I came across this prominent graphic on a company’s web site. While I’m certain they intended to convey an active, aggressive and vigorous image, what I immediately thought was “What the heck are these people fleeing from?” Zombies, fallout, killer bees, TPS Reports? Whatever it is, they appear highly [...]

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Thank you IE8 for ruining yet another decade of web browsing and design. #
Cupcake is installing on my phone! #
Just what you need for “BBQ Like A Pirate Day”: http://www.thinkgeek.com/homeoffice/kitchen/bbf3/ #

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I have a new standard of bizarre… Christopher Lee sings a cover of “Ghostriders in the Sky”. Not a spoof, as far as I can tell. #
SuperPreview… is neither truly Super or truly a Preview. Control Panel | Add/Remove Program | Uninstall. #

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Seattle Bikewise, crashes, hazards & theft geo-mapping for cyclists: http://www.bikewise.org/ #
Sometimes I think the Internet exists to make up and assign holidays for all unclaimed dates on the calendar. #
To heck with bowflex. Hauling 30 to 60lb boxes up 4 flights of stairs will get you pumped. #
Moving boxes is always more fun when you [...]

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Best line from a job posting today: “Must have a good eye for esthetic detail with solid command of the English language.” #
If I’m ever struck severely in the head, I’m not going with amnesia. The real fun is in Confabulatory Hypermnesia. #
Oh neat, bike-taxis in Seattle. #
In what is no doubt a tie-in to [...]

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Ugh, sometimes aspirin is not enough for some headaches. Now where did I leave my Trepanation tools? #
Be as leet as you can be, dudez: http://tinyurl.com/othy9k #
We have a Councilwoman who sounds like a villain from a scifi/fantasy movie: http://www.komonews.com/news/46101427.html #
Flying coding fingers, fly! Deadline looms! #
Maybe count_01 is right, I do watch too [...]

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mmmmn, tomato soup #

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I’m pretty sure I know the inspiration for Brian from Spaced in real life. #
I usually don’t friend/follow indiscriminately in social networks (see also Twhore) but I still inevitably end up with a couple WTFs. #

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Curse the toe-tapping temptation of Wayne Hancock’s Honky Tonk… yes, I said Honky Tonk. #

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For the most part I’m not the Jyhad/Crusade sort, but there are a handful of issues which I believe human beings are justified in clashing over.  Among these are:

Putting toilet paper in the holder “underhanded”.
Not turning clothes right-side out before putting them in the hamper
The belief that all dishes & pots need to be soaked [...]

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