Author: cdwan

Naturally, from jwz: “I know, it’s so hard to tell any more in these post-ironic times. Half the time I can’t tell whether I’m serious or not.”

Hamsters in hats. capital_l take note.

The Freegans are serious freaks, living only on that which the rest of us have thrown away. As B3TA says: “We don’t know how they power their site either.” The prosecution refers you to Exhibit A: Pitcairn Island. An island of tropical isolation and beauty that’s more Lord of the Flies than socialist utopia.

I want to play mindball. Jen actually played this at a conference once. Two really competitive people, trying to relax enough to win. I love it.

I really want a TV B Gone. Christmas?

I will give a cold beer (or beer equivalent as desired) to the first person who can explain to me what the H3LL I Love Egg is doing in my world. Just check out the animation to understand my horror. Again with the quoting B3ta: We’d never really thought about it before, but eggs are brilliant.

This one is for my mom, and all the other cat allergy people out there. A genetically modified (evil! mutant! GMO!) hypoallergenic kitty.

I got to level 10

Finally! A good solution! I went to http://compreviews.about.com/od/tutorials/ and got this in a popup!

We see that you are using a version of the Safari browser. Due to technical difficulties, we cannot effectively determine which version you are using. If you are using version 1.2 or above, please excuse this intrusion and carry on. If you are using an older version, please be aware that there are some known issues in earlier versions that may preclude you from having a complete user experience on About.com. We recommend that you download the latest version of Safari. Not only will you be able to fully view our site, but the rest of the Web will look better, too.

Now that, that’s reasonable.

I have a question about computers.   You keep posting on your website that your browser is not supported by places on the internet.  Why is it?  I know you have the most recent stuff.  Is it because you have Apple and everybody else has PC?  Or what?  Sorry, I don’t understand.

Here’s how the web works, to a first approximation.

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Drury Hotels FAILS to get my business because their online reservation system says:

Drury Hotels has a brand new booking engine!
We have worked to design a better, faster reservation system. In this site, you can set up a guest profile and have your reservations booked in 3 easy steps! Unfortunately, your browser version is not supported.

Please click here to make a reservation on our old booking engine or see below for tips on updating your browser.

VALHALLA!!!!!!!! I AM COMING!!!!!!!!!! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dammit, I like Drury hotels too. They have good breakfast in the morning, free internet in the rooms, and the desk staff tend to be able to solve problems on the spot. Alas.

Bad: I’m about to attempt my morning commute by car all the way into Boston.
Good: All the residents of Boston ought to be incredibly hung over from the RED SOX WINNING THE WORLD SERIES, which will make early traffic lighter than usual
Good: As a result of this trip, I will have a rack mountable G5 Xserve in my very own home this evening.

1. At 8:25pm EDT tonight, the Rod Sox started playing the game which, barring a nasty bout of intestinal flu, will hand them their first world series victory in living history.

2. At 9:15pm EDT tonight, the moon will be completely eclipsed by the earth. A phenomenon known as the “hunters” moon will occur, in which the moon is said to turn “blood red.”

3. All of these events are occurring perilously close to the millennium (which never seems to have happened, probably due to clock skew), to Halloween, and to Samhain.

To say more would be crazy talk.

From The Onion

DETROIT—The Detroit Tourism Board is scaling back the city-sponsored “Hidden Detroit” program following the deaths of 24 tourists in the past month, city officials announced Monday. “The campaign did draw tourists to historically significant places that usually go unnoticed, like the rough-and-tumble honky-tonks of Ypsilanti and the site of the 1967 riots,” tourism board director Lauren Essleman said. “But ultimately, unfolding the free ‘Detroit Off The Beaten Path’ maps in the middle of the Purple Gang’s old turf was not a good idea.” Essleman said that, in addition to the 24 tourists, the program resulted in the loss of more than 60 vehicles.

Current RSVP list for the Halloween party on Saturday: 8 adults. One baby. The baby is reported to be showing up in costume.

There is nothing cuter than infants in costumes. I hope she’s dressed as a pumpkin or something.

Okay, incredibly tiny primates are cute too.

Life heaps indignity on top of real problems. Not only is my plumbing FUBAR, but we have ants crawling in via the FUBAR-ness. Ants, for God’s sake. Ants. I love it most when the cats sit and stare at them. Come on! Defend our territory, guys!

Ignite the fire moat, indeed.