Last night I got my Google Voice invite that I’ve been ever so patiently waiting for, and man is it slick. Setup took about 10 minutes total, and my first test of their transcriber went like so:
Which was transcribed to:
Hey moron. Let’s see how good Google Voice. Transport sincere garbage that you’re leaving on their share [...]
I had been reading about del.icio.us for quite a while now, and about how cool it was. Last week, I broke down and gave it a shot. Wow. It’s pretty slick. For those of you out there you haven’t heard of del.icio.us yet, it’s a social bookmarks manager. You get an account (it’s all free), [...]
Her name is mod_rewrite. Ever heard of her? She’s an Apache module, and man is she gorgeous. We first met last year. At first she really confused me and sent me mixed signals. On one minute, off the next; you know, like code or something. Always leaving me wondering “Is this really going to work?” [...]
Let’s face it. New toys rule. Especially when they are geeky new toys. We got a new HP DesignJet 800PS 42 inch plotter at work a few months back, and I’ve been dying to use it. Hell, I’ve been so busy with other stuff, I never got around to printing anything on it. But I [...]
As I write this, across the hall from my office, there is a professor giving a PowerPoint presentation to his class. His choice of font? Comic Sans. What kind of example is he setting? He should be taken out and flogged in public. Okay, maybe that’s too severe a punishment, but you get my [...]
Just when you think that there is no one out there that cares about you, all you have to do is go to your Inbox. Here are some emails I have received lately from some very generous and caring people (subject line followed by sender):
Dirty thoughts of you – Britney
Horneeey wifes – Joey
Solve your erectile [...]
To quote the old man from the movie “A Christmas Story”: “It’s here, it’s here, hot damn it’s here!”
My new second monitor finally got here today! Now I have dual 18-inch LCDs, and it is truly a beautiful thing. Except now I just have figure out how to get twice the amount of work done.
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