My vacation has been very enjoyable so far; after the obligatory family time, I’ve enjoyed my traveling quite a lot. New Years Eve in Singapore is interesting – the noise level since midnight has been constant and very high (it’s 12:45AM here on 1/1; I’m 16 hours ahead of California time right now here) and… Continue reading Happy New Years…
Month: December 2005
Tech stuff.
Two quick notes: 1) WordPress 2.0 is out. I plan to upgrade when I get back to the states; I’m not convinced it’s really going to be an improvement, but I need to keep up to date with the security patches, so there’s not much choice. Hopefully my old style/theme will still work. If not,… Continue reading Tech stuff.
This is only a test…
Ok, this is just a test to see how well posting works from my little PDA thingee. So far I am not terribly impressed with how this site looks on the mobile screen but logging I and bringing up the post form works OK and the miniature keyboard is not half bad – if a… Continue reading This is only a test…
“P.S. I am not a dictator!”
From today’s Presidential Press Conference: Q Thank you, Mr. President. I wonder if you can tell us today, sir, what, if any, limits you believe there are or should be on the powers of a President during a war, at wartime? And if the global war on terror is going to last for decades, as… Continue reading “P.S. I am not a dictator!”
My new toy…
I bought a new PocketPC/Phone device this weekend, and switched to Sprint: PPC 6700 from Sprint All-you-can-eat mobile IP access (email and web, mainly) is a very, very cool thing. I still need a memory card for it (it’s got about 40mb of free storage on it’s own… *sigh* I remember when that would have… Continue reading My new toy…
What goes around comes around…
…and I don’t mean karma. I was reminded of a wonderful coinage I was witness to on RASFF: “The Napoleon-Clarke Law: Any sufficiently advanced incompetence is indistinguishable from malice” Trying to find the exact phrasing, discovered it cited on someone’s blog. This in turn led me to another USENET post, one I missed, pointing out… Continue reading What goes around comes around…
Matthew David Edel: 10/5/1941 – 12/5/1990
15 years ago today, my father passed away. It was half my life ago, within about a month of exactly. I don’t really really think about it most of the time, but for some reason I was reminded of it last night… I actually wrote this post then, and took it down because it didn’t… Continue reading Matthew David Edel: 10/5/1941 – 12/5/1990
No! Not the … squirrels?
Russian squirrel pack ‘kills dog’ Squirrels have bitten to death a stray dog which was barking at them in a Russian park, local media report. BBC News, Last Updated: Thursday, 1 December 2005, 18:14 GMT Passers-by were too late to stop the attack by the black squirrels in a village in the far east, which… Continue reading No! Not the … squirrels?
Wacky Seniors file: police mistakenly impound driver with car
Police mistakenly impound driver with car TORONTO (Reuters) – An 85-year-old Canadian man spent hours inside his impounded car in freezing temperatures after his vehicle was ticketed for illegal parking and then towed to a police compound, police said on Thursday. […] “They accessed the vehicle and sure enough there was an elderly man inside.… Continue reading Wacky Seniors file: police mistakenly impound driver with car
Fun with wikipedia
Check out the article on 52 Pickup, on Wikipedia. The joke may be gone soon, but it will likely be just edited out – look for the one in the history dated 14:21, 30 November 2005 by anonymous @ 161.112.232.22
Hey, a minor victory for the good guys…
From: Walgreen’s puts 4 Illinois pharmacists on leave for refusing to fill prescriptions for emergency contraception at AmericaBLOG I go to the pharmacy for medicine, not spiritual advice. If you’re opposed to the death penalty, don’t apply for a job as an excecutioner. If you’re allergic to animals, don’t become a vet. Refers back to… Continue reading Hey, a minor victory for the good guys…