August 2008
2 posts
best spam I've seen in a while
This spam came through Google’s spam filter the other day. It seems to have no value at all (no links to clicks or stocks to buy). Maybe it’s a test message spammers were using to see if they could get something through? I like the closing. ”bedazzle myself”.
Subject: theme bitch chairlady revisal bedazzle
race papyrus literate? doctor, doctor mollusk. myself...
“the road to Hell is paved with global variables”
– Steve McConnell
July 2008
1 post
“Yeah, Moe, that team sure did suck last night. They just plain sucked!...”
– Homer Simpson, apparently referring to the Boston Red Sox after being swept by the Angels for the second time, this time in Fenway.
June 2008
3 posts
“The Celtics gave the Lakers a 12-minute crash course of ubuntu in the second...”
Schilling on the NBA finals
I’ve been following the NBA finals and found this review of the game written by Curt Schilling. This is the first of his blog posts that I’ve read and I found it very interesting. He talks more about the players interacting with each other, rather than the simple overview of the game you can find anywhere. As a star himself he brings a unique perspective and highlights some of the...
May 2008
3 posts
Code Organization Guidelines for Large Code Bases →
Time for Pats fans to embrace the dark side →
“Embrace the hate. We’re Darth Vader. And they’re living on Alderaan.”
Storm Troopin' →
April 2008
5 posts
“Mutability is the new spaghetti code.”
– Rich Hickey, developer of the Clojure language.
http://www.rememberthemilk.com/ →
“I have my master plan for world domination above my computer. Every time I look...”
– dprevite in response to “What keeps you motivated on hobby projects?”
april fools
I guess I’m sick of Internet April Fools jokes. A few years ago they were clever and funny. This year they’re just predictable and annoying.
Poor Gagne
I feel bad for Eric Gagne. I thought last year with the Red Sox he get a bad start and just couldn’t recover mentally. Maybe a new team, new league, and some time off would get him back to where he wanted to be. Apparently not. Giving up a single, walk, and three run homer on opening day is probably not what he was hoping for.
March 2008
5 posts
I had never been logged into a Linux system that didn’t have man installed until today. After getting a xen image up and running I found out it didn’t have even the most basic tools like man, patch, or ed. I guess that’s why xen-tools can create an image so quickly. I need to figure out the meta-package Ubuntu uses to install all the basics.
no comments here
One interesting feature (or lack of feature) here at tumblr is that there are no comments. This surprised me at first but now I see that this is part of the point - you’re posting for your own enjoyment. I have seen tumblr blogs that merge in comments with an external system like Disqus but for now I think I’ll go strictly comment free here.
ffffound →
social bookmarking for photos. invite only makes them high quality.
my new phone
got the blackberry pearl from verizon. great so far. I really like the Opera Mini browser. Now I just need something to sync it with either a Mac or Linux.