October 2007
24 posts
“…or perhaps Al Qaeda is planning to infiltrate a cable news channel and staff it...”
– Jon Stewart in response to a Fox News clip suggesting the next wave of terrorist attacks will come in the form of starting wildfires.
“I was ready for an all-new look in Leopard; I was ready for Aqua’s...”
– Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard: the Ars Technica review
The Dock
Hmm, how can we make this more “Leopard”? We’ll have to decrease the usability in some obvious ways. I’ve got a few ideas there. Let’s start by removing the uniform background, leaving the icons partially hanging over the desktop. That’ll be sure to cause some visibility issues. Next, the already-small triangles that appear under running application icons can...
Proud bosses
Client: why do all the links that my assistant put up on redirect to the login page on
Me: because the links are to articles in the admin section
Client: so my assistant is an idiot?
“A programming language is low level when its programs require attention to the...”
– Alan Perlis
“To be clear: Barack will support a filibuster of any bill that includes...”
– Obama campaign spokesman Bill Burton
Did it have the word 'penis' in it?
Me: I tried to send you an email, but it bounced.
Client: Did it have the word 'penis' in it?
Me: maybe…
“I have an ego the size of a small planet, but I’m not always right…”
– Linus Torvalds
“It’s antithetical to everything this country stands for.”
– attorney general nominee Michael B. Mukasey on the legality of torturing suspected terrorists
“‘Tis better to give in volume. Surprise your employees and clients with a...”
– Apple in an email about their corporate gifting and rewards program
“…that’s what I call trickle-up journalism.”
– Amy Goodman on mainstream media using the independent media as sources
Red Diaper Baby
describes a child of parents who were members of the U.S. Communist Party (CPUSA) or were close to the party or sympathetic to its aims. (from Wikipidia)
WatchHistory of Religion in 90 Seconds
DayJet: On-demand jet travel →
Jon Udell interviews Edward Iacobucci, co-founder of DayJet. Widely known in IT circles as the co-founder of Citrix, he left in 2000 to pursue his interest in aviation. In 2002 he co-founded DayJet, a company whose mission is to deliver on-demand, per-seat jet travel service.
“It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his job depends on not...”
– Upton Sinclair
Morbid if not entertaining: How does it feel to... →
“Starting with about 20 models for 2009, [OnStar] will be able to slowly halt a...”
– and then Big Brother will step out from behind the telescreen (via Yahoo! News)
“I think Radiohead has everything going for them except their music.”
– slap from Eric Lyon via Marginal Revolution
“You must be registered with the correct party to vote for Ron Paul in closed...”
– The correct party? Which one is that? from Ron Paul’s website
Chamber of Justice by Vusi Mahlasela
I have been to a place Where criminals are given awards And politicians slide through revolving doors Where talk of the rule of law Becomes a tool in a tug of war And leaders become bidders in the stock exchange At the expense of the poor I’ve been to a place where they send people to the moon While others become prophets of doom A place where every omen warns Of the coming counter-storm But...
“What do you call it when you drag a pointer over a checkbox to select or...”
– IBM Patents Checking a Box