Category: ramblings

After reading this article at Coding Horror, I’m inclined to get one of those Kill-A-Watt things to see just how much juice I’m sucking up.

I was going to buy a new t-shirt with this design, because I used to have one that I loved for all of a day, and then the first time it got washed it shrunk beyond fitting. (Darn close-cut American Apparel shirts.) So rather than wasting money on a new one, I post one here, in memoriam.

I guess technically you’re not supposed to do this, but an interesting way to obfuscate a message would be to enter it in TinyURL and get back a short url that you could pass on, upon linking to which, the recipient would see your message in the browser address window (or the domain error message). Of course anyone who has access to the URL has access to the message, so it’s not at all secure, but an interesting exercise.

Another entry for the Gallery of Regrettable Food, methinks.

No joke. I believe it is now a statute in 43 states. Of course, you may love the leo-hair instead, as an option. Unfortunately, neither Alex nor Scott are eligible for substitution.

Thanks be to the Urban Ape for this spectacular new universal version of Thumbscrew. [Thumbscrew has been discontinued —ed. 2015-08-15]

HowTube Episode 5 [No longer online —Ed. 2015-08-14] shows you how to use the beta DarwiinRemote software to control your Mac with your Wiimote. Yes, it’s a bit silly, but it’s fun!