today's random observations

[geekchick]

Today is Boomtime, day 10 in the season of The Aftermath, 3269.

The sun is out for the first time in three days, and I'm getting glare off of a white truck parked outside my window. I'm feeling better already.

Sorting one's iTunes library in alphabetical order by track is almost as good as hitting shuffle. Parts of what's played, in order, so far (2.4 days worth left!):

• "Alchemy Mondays" - Voltaire
  
• "All My Shootin's Be Drive-bys" - MC Hawking
  
• "All Tomorrow's Parties" - June Tabor and Oysterband
  
• "Alternative Polka" - Weird Al
  
• "American Bad Ass" - Kid Rock
  
• "Anatano Ichibann Ni Naritai (Martian Successor Nadesico)" - Ultra Anime Eurobeat Series
  
• "Andromeda and the Milky Way - Me'Shell Ndegeocello
  
• "Antmusic" - Adam and the Ants
  

Some people have taken the idea that "if you're going to post a rant, please don't let pesky things like facts and accuracy get in your way" far too much to heart. (This is not meant to be indirect communication with anyone likely to be reading this.)

Mastering mod_rewrite is truly one of the dark arts and probably requires a much bigger sacrifice than anything I happen to have on hand in the office. Wonder what I'd get for sacrificing a rubber chicken?

@Stake issues Mac OS X advisories

Why on earth do I need to be protected from pornography? They also could use a proofreader, who might have caught that they left a word in as "exploi-ta-tion". Or was that intentionally left in because Bush can't handle words more than three syllables long?

Insert gratuitous plug here for nikkinewsnet.

Watching last night's "Nova" episode on string theory would've been even nicer if I hadn't had someone in the room ranting about how the proponents are complete crackpots. For that, I missed "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown"?

Comments

[gsh]

Yes, but did the person ranting have a lower crackpot index than the people on the Nova show?

[geekchick]

Well, the main offender was The One I Live With ranting from the kitchen, who probably has an equal but different crackpot index. =) There was actually a minimum of "these people are insane" on the Nova episode, possibly due in no small part to the fact that it was, I believe, hosted by the guy who wrote "The Elegant Universe". ;)

[macropixi.livejournal.com]

ahh that's where our sunshine went

[brian1789.livejournal.com]

2.3 days worth... you must have recatalogued and transferred most of your online collection!

[patgreene.livejournal.com]

You need "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" on video or DVD. I think they have a box set that includes "A Charlie Brown Christmas" and "A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving". : D

[geekchick]

If it helps, it left here in a big hurry several hours ago. Not sure where it was headed.

[geekchick]

"951 songs, 2.7 days, 3.54 GB"

[geekchick]

Have it. =)

[anotheranon.livejournal.com]

Can you bring it Friday? I love the Great Pumpkin!

[anotheranon.livejournal.com]

Why on earth do I need to be protected from pornography?

Yeah, I'm still trying to sort that one out too - I love these pop-up ads that cry "You might have pornography on your computer!" (well, yes - and I put it there, dammit!)

Just another attempt to get rid of something because it makes a few folks uncomfortable, but of course they'll trot out the famous "it's for the childen!" excuse :(

[geekchick]

Of course! Which reminds me, can we bring anything else?

[anotheranon.livejournal.com]

Not sure yet - I'm putting out the call to get an idea of what people are (or are not) bringing so I can send D. out to the grocery Friday. So far all we've got is chili, so just about anything else!