I don’t think I’m enough of a music geek to get this, but it’s an amusing quiz: Your result for What’s your key signature?… C# Minor C Sharp. C sharp run. You’d only know I was reusing this joke from C# Major’s headline if you cheated.
Month: December 2008
Good housing crisis article.
via Flyertalk: A housing crusade that went awry Today, administration officials say it is fair to ask whether Bush’s ownership push backfired. Paulson said the administration, like others before it, “over-incented housing.” Keith B. Hennessey, Bush’s current chief economics adviser, put it this way: “I would not say too much emphasis on expanding homeownership. I… Continue reading Good housing crisis article.
Discovery of the day.
McDonalds’ Bacon Ranch Salad, which I’m occasionally eaten over the last couple of years, is just as good without dressing – the bacon and cheese basically work as dressing. In fact, the amount of bacon and cheese on it may be a bit much without being masked by dressing, but it’s easy to pick around… Continue reading Discovery of the day.
The Spirit of the Season
Sadly, e-sheep is gone, but Saturnalia lives on thanks to the Internet Archive. (Above link not safe for work.)
The Zimbabwe hyperinflation, in pictures
What the real crisis is like! No quote: the linked-to site is billed as “humor”, and the lead-in and text are minimal, but it’s fascinating to put some pictures to the facts. Latest news seems to be on $200M notes.
For the record.
I do not now, and I have never owned an iPod or Zune. I’ve owned three MP3 players: * the first was a POS $200+ hard disk based one I bought 4-5 years ago, of which the less is said the better. * The favorite of my current pair is an off-brand (Truly, maybe?) player-in-a-memory… Continue reading For the record.