Concoctions of Caliginosity #3
Delta pilots took another voluntary paycut, so maybe my eighty-five-cent shares will be worth something yet. Plus this year's leap second, which you will need to remember to adjust your clocks for. Good luck with that.
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Concoctions of Caliginosity #2
More thinking on Word Verification parsing, and I think it's doable without a Ph.D. Reduce each letter to line segments, match left to right against tolerances, and handle naughty letters that touch. Plus a beautiful piece of art: free cat.
Concoctions of Caliginosity #1
I'm launching a new series in which I shamelessly substitute substance with grotesque imagery. First up: psychotic cat. Click, then just stare. It sees into your soul. Use only as directed.
Steam Powered Harleys
A Slashdot piece on BMW's new steam engine that reclaims energy from exhaust heat. The real treasure is the comments, which only land if you know the factions inside the biking community. Steam-engine performance for Harley owners, basically.
When in Doubt....
Everyone's heard about the air marshals who shot the man claiming to have a bomb. Investigators then spread the bags on the tarmac and blew up two of them. So much for the art of defusing; apparently the easiest way to neutralize a bomb is to detonate it.
They're Lucky We Allow Them To Exist
A collection from mediamatters.org of commentary on Canada, starting with some amusing Ann Coulter and building to a CNN segment that is entirely hysterical. Turn up the volume and listen carefully.
Recruiters
Every field has its annoyance, and in tech it's the Recruiter, who performs keyword matching with breathtaking inaccuracy. When asked to rate myself 1 to 10 on a skill, I asked: relative to what? A very brief moment of hope followed.
Impiety, n.
One of the finer entries from the Devil's Dictionary: "Impiety, n. Your irreverence toward my deity."
The Mailbox Militia
I have no photographic proof, but all evidence points to my mailbox's repeated mauling being an orchestrated attack by the Union of Soccer Moms. My proposed defenses escalate from a concealed concrete pillar to a small tactical nuclear device.