Here are some hot topics that I specifically chose not to blog about recently:
You’re welcome.
I’ve discovered a bug in my clock that’s been causing me all sorts of headaches. It’s really messing with my ability to complete projects when others are expecting them. If I can’t find a fix soon, I’m definitely going to have to get a new clock.
See, the problem is that this clock only counts 24 hours in a day. I think I need to upgrade my clock to a 36 hour model. That would probably give me enough time to do all my work, spend some time with my family, and maybe even get some sleep every once in a while. Yep, a 36 hour clock is what I need. . [...]
Today I turn the big Four-Oh. I’m not sure how I should feel about that. Since I’m a web development geek, how about we consider some possible responses in terms of HTTP 1.1 Status Codes:
I suppose the expected response would be 406 Not Acceptable. How could I possibly be forty? Where did the years go? Many people’s reaction is 416 Requested Range Not Satisfiable, also known as a “mid-life crisis”. As Adam from Mythbusters would say, “I reject your reality, and substitute my own!”
I don’t really feel any different, though. [...]
I don’t usually do this, but I think this is serious enough that we need to get the word out. This virus sounds particularly nasty, so make sure you take every precaution — update your anti-virus software, backup your systems, buy extra bread, milk, and eggs, and keep your kids indoors: Virus Alert – “Bedtime”.
Wherein you get the benefit of the sillier side of my lunchtime browsing…
There’s only one week left until Talk Like a Pirate Day! If you haven’t already downloaded my Text Filter Suite, which contains the awesome tfs-pirate filter, then you’d better hop to it! What’s that? You want to know what it does? It turns your blog into pirate-speak on Talk Like a Pirate Day! Well, it does some other stuff, too, but we’re mostly concerned with the piratey bits here.
For example, if you typed this:
I was driving to my girlfriend’s house the other day, and some guy cut me off and almost ran my car off the road! I hate when people do stupid things like that. [...]
Here’s an awesome list of titles for Klingon Fairy Tales. Some of my favorites:
There’s no telling how this post is going to affect my Google ads or my status in certain website blocking systems, but here we go…
We’ve all seen television commercials for Viagra, Cialis and other “male performance enhancement” medications. And depending on your particular sensitivities, you might be embarassed, amused, or intrigued by these things. I probably fall in the middle group. What I love about these advertisements are the legal disclaimers.
“Certain sexual side-effects may occur.”
What, exactly, do they mean by a “sexual side-effect”? I mean, is that a bad thing? Be more specific, please. [...]
A few minutes ago, I was checking the status of my Google AdSense account. I have a friend who I think could benefit from that program as well, so I used the “refer a friend” link to zap him a note. After my message was sent, I received the following choices:
Your email is on its way to your friendWhat would you like to do next?
Share
the word about AdSense with another friend
Go to the
AdSense home page
Win the Powerball lottery, buy a 155 foot tri-deck yacht and retire to Palau
Okay, ignoring the horrid non-semantic HTML, which I’ve cleaned up a little to avoid breaking my page’s validation, I love that last option. [...]
International Delete Your MySpace Account Day
I just found out that January 30th is International Delete Your MySpace Account Day. What an awesome birthday present — I’m there, dude!
The only reason I even have a MySpace account in the first place is because at my last job, we needed to test how to format our video player embed code on MySpace. [...]